LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — A Nigerian Air Force plane crashed on Monday in the country's southwestern Ondo state, killing all 32 people on board, President Bola Tinubu said. It is one of the worst air disasters in recent years in Africa's most populous country. The passenger aircraft was on a "routine mission" from Benin City in southern Nigeria to the economic hub of Lagos when it went down at Igbokoda...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is calling for better planning in the water sector amid ongoing drought conditions During a recent public education webinar, the OUR called for stronger coordination, long-term planning and accountable investment across Jamaica's water sector to improve service delivery and strengthen resilience in the face of increasing climate and operational challenges. It comes as Jamaicans face water lockoffs and increasing food prices....

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Moscow on Monday downplayed reports that a laboratory technician had died of plague, stressing that post-mortem tests had not detected the disease, while Washington said it was closely monitoring the situation. Reports on Friday that plague had killed a 28-year-old woman named Darya Shipilova, who had been working for the anti-plague institute in Siberia's Irkutsk region, sparked alarm. The news outlet People of Baikal, citing unnamed...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan former first lady Cilia Flores has a "very delicate" heart condition, her son-in-law told AFP on Monday, calling for her release from the United States (US)  prison where she was jailed alongside Nicolas Maduro. Flores, 69, was arrested alongside Maduro by US forces during a raid on Caracas on January 3 and taken to the United States to face trial on drug trafficking charges. She...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The University of the West Indies (UWI) says it will dedicate a research scope in honour of former St Vincent and the Grenadines prime minister and academic, Dr Ralph Gonsalves. Principal of the UWI Cave Hill Campus, Professor R Clive Landis, made the announcement during the Fifth Owen Arthur Distinguished Lecture last Saturday, at which Dr Gonsalves was the featured speaker. Professor Landis said the University...

KFC Jamaica says production challenges being faced by its sole vegetable supplier has resulted in a shortage of lettuce at the restaurant. In an advisory to customers on Monday, the fast food giant said the challenges being faced by its supplier is due to the ongoing drought impacting Jamaica. "Therefore, the availability of lettuce in certain meals will be temporarily impacted," the restaurant said in a post on social media....

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Traffic along a section of Ocean Boulevard in downtown Kingston is currently at a standstill after a container fell from a trailer, reportedly bringing down a power line and damaging a car. Reports are that the trailer was turning the corner in the vicinity of Digicel when the container fell, hitting the car and bringing down the power line. According to an eyewitness report, no one was...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)– Trinidad and Tobago former prime minister Stuart Young on Monday blamed the Kamla Persad-Bissessar administration for the decision of Canadian fertiliser giant Nutrien Limited to shut down its Trinidad Nitrogen operations at the Point Lisas Facility in the twin-island republic. The Canadian company said that it had taken the decision following an extensive review of strategic alternatives and engagement with relevant stakeholders. “Due to ongoing...

ST ANN, Jamaica—A St Ann businesswoman has been slapped with multiple fraud-related charges in connection with an alleged United States work and travel scheme dating back to 2023 and 2024. She has been identified as 43-year-old businesswoman Snovia Campbell of Orange Hill, Brown’s Town, St Ann. Reports are that between 2023 and 2024, three persons paid Campbell for US work-and-travel opportunities and visa appointment fees. They allegedly paid a combined...

CARACAS, Venezuela(AFP)—Ousted former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro's jailed wife Cilia Flores has a "very delicate" heart condition requiring surgery, Maduro's son told AFP on Monday, after Flores requested to be released on house arrest. Flores, 69, was arrested alongside Maduro by US forces during a raid on Caracas on January 3 and taken to the United States to face trial on trafficking charges. She is being held in the same...

While hosting the recently held Arit Fuller Foundation Inc’s Gala Dinner Druise in New York, Jamaican-American model Camille McDonald was surprised with a proclamation and citation from Senator Kevin Parker and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke respectively. McDonald, who has a BA in advertising from Howard University, was born to Jamaican parents in New York but grew up in St Thomas for a short time with her maternal great grandmother. She has...

HAMILTON, Bermuda(CMC) – Bermuda Premier David Burt said he remains hopeful that all six people on board an air ambulance aircraft that left Bermuda for the United States last Saturday would be found, even as the United States Coast Guard on Sunday night suspended its search for them. The Bermuda government said in a statement that it continues to monitor developments in the ongoing search for the air ambulance aircraft...