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Jamaican father convicted for incest with 2 teenage daughters freed
A Jamaican father who was in 2017 convicted for incest and sexually assaulting his two teenage daughters was earlier this month acquitted by the...
Dutch king says slavery apology start of ‘long journey’
Dutch King Willem-Alexander welcomed the government’s apology for the Netherlands’ role in 250 years of slavery in his Christmas address on Sunday, saying it...
CWI launches new four-day series to culminate West Indies Championship
Next year’s West Indies Championship will again be contested over five rounds, starting February 1, and only Antigua, Grenada, and Trinidad will stage matches,...
Jamaican girl, 14, gives birth to Christmas twins; pledges to return to school
A 14-year-old who was the first to give birth on Christmas Day at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital Sunday has resolved to repay the faith...
Winter Storm: Americans and Canadians face mass outages on Christmas Day
More than one million Americans and Canadians are facing Christmas Day without power as a massive winter storm continues to pummel North America.
A bomb...
NYPD Bomb Squad rushed to JFK Airport over grenade discovered in box
The NYPD Bomb Squad rushed to JFK Airport on Sunday when customs agents found a box that contained a grenade, police and law-enforcement sources...
Passenger laptop fire forces plane evacuation at JFK Airport
Emergency responders evacuated a JetBlue flight at JFK International Airport in New York City as a result of a small fire in a passenger’s...
King Charles pays tribute to late mother
King Charles paid tribute to his late mother Queen Elizabeth in his first Christmas address as monarch, championing her belief in community and those...
Jamaican teacher dies of COVID-related illness
The Jamaica College family is mourning the loss of a member of their staff who succumbed to illness.
The deceased is Jeovannie Baxter, a teacher...
Pele’s family gathers at hospital in Sao Paulo
Family members of Brazilian soccer great Pele are gathering at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo where the 82-year-old global icon has been...
Regional Female Calypso Show is Back at Montserrat Carnival 2022
LITTLE BAY, Montserrat (December 24, 2022) – The region’s top female calypsonians are preparing to descend on Montserrat Carnival 2022 for the Queen of...
CHTA thanks partners as COVID-19 threat level falls and the Caribbean registers record arrivals
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (December 24, 2022) – As a growing number of Caribbean destinations continue to set record tourism arrivals, expenditures and hotel occupancies,...
Cubans search for holiday food amid deepening crisis
As Belkis Fajardo, 69, walks through the dense streets of downtown Havana with a small bag of lettuce and onions in hand, she wonders...