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ST ELIZABETH – Park Mountain Primary and Infant School has received a significant boost to its recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa, through a $7 million donation from the iPrint Group of Companies, facilitated by the National Education Trust (NET), an agency of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information. The contribution will support the restoration of critical infrastructure and learning spaces, enabling the school to return to a safe...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Colombia's military said Monday that about 80 troops were believed to be dead after a transport plane crash in the south of the country. A military source told AFP that two platoons -- 80 people -- were feared to have been aboard the Hercules aircraft, which crashed on takeoff from Puerto Leguizamo, near the southern border with Ecuador.

St George’s College (STGC) has appointed Andrew Price as technical director of its football programme, marking a significant "homecoming" for the veteran coach. Price, a distinguished alumnus and two-time "Triple Champion" for the "Light Blues", will officially assume his role on April 1, 2026, following the conclusion of the current schoolboy football season, the school said in a press release. In his capacity as technical director, Price has been tasked...

CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) —The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has welcomed the first-ever large-scale commercial flight originating from the Caribbean directly to the African continent. In a statement, the St Lucia-based OECS Commission described the flight which departed from the Robert Bradshaw International Airport in St Kitts, as a “landmark achievement for South-South cooperation and regional integration”. The flight, which had been organised by the Nigeria-based Aquarian Consult Limited,...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Service restrictions have been announced by the National Water Commission (NWC) for communities served by the Constant Spring System, with upper and lower areas to receive service on alternating 12-Hour Cycles beginning Monday In a statement on Monday, the National Water Commission said despite rainfall experienced over the past several days, water levels at the Hermitage Dam continue to decline and are now approaching the critical threshold...

UNITED NATIONS  (CMC) — United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, Monday announced the appointment of Daniela Kroslak of Germany as head of the newly established United Nations Support Office in Haiti (UNSOH). She previously served as chief of staff in the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) and in various other senior positions at United Nations Headquarters and with the UN in the field, including Sudan, the Democratic...

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Monday the United States (US) and Iran had held "very good" talks towards ending the three-week Middle East war, putting threatened US attacks on Iran's power plants on hold in a stunning about-turn. In a social media post that immediately sent oil prices tumbling, Trump said Washington and Tehran had held "productive conversations" over the last two days towards "a complete...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two former employees of the security services have been found guilty in separate cases involving embezzlement and firearms breaches, according to the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) In a statement on Monday, MOCA said in one matter, Gwendolyn Ward, a senior accounting clerk of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), was found guilty on multiple counts of falsification of accounts, forgery and embezzlement when the case...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Over 2,500 kilograms of cocaine were seized offshore St Elizabeth over the weekend following the interception of a vessel travelling in Jamaican waters. The Maritime Air and Cyber Command of the Jamaica Defence Force seized the cocaine, which has an estimated street value of around $1.4 billion, from the vessel approximately 10 nautical miles (NM) southeast of Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, on Saturday. Reports are that the First...