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MANCHESTER, Jamaica— A truck carrying sand overturned along the Hatfield main road in Manchester on Wednesday morning. Work is now in progress to clear it. Motorists are being advised to expect a delay when travelling the route. (Video: Karl Mclarty)

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Bill Gates has admitted making a "huge mistake" in associating with Jeffrey Epstein, telling staff at his charity foundation that he had affairs with two Russian women but denying involvement in the disgraced financier's crimes. The Microsoft co-founder is among the prominent names appearing in documents released by the US Justice Department that revealed close friendships, illicit financial dealings and private photos with convicted sex offender Epstein....

KINGSTON, Jamaica —Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is calling for urgent review and reform of school grooming policies across Jamaica and is inviting principals and school boards islandwide to sign its Child Dignity & Inclusive School Culture Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). FWCF, in a media release on Wednesday, said recent national conversations surrounding grooming infractions in schools have highlighted the need for policies that protect, not penalise, students. It follows...

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told regional leaders Tuesday, “who vex loss”, as she reiterated her full support for the United States military presence in the Caribbean to address, according to Washington, the illegal drug trade. Addressing the ceremonial opening of the 50th ordinary meeting of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), Persad-Bissessar also criticised the political situation in Cuba and took yet another jab...

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A schoolgirl is among five people who sustained injuries in a multi-vehicle crash on the Winston Jones Highway in Manchester on Wednesday morning. Police said the student attends the McIntosh Memorial Primary School near Williamsfield and Royal Flat in the parish. Preliminary reports are that sometime before 8:00 am, there was slow-moving traffic travelling downhill on the Winston Jones Highway due to a broken-down vehicle. Police said...

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged member states to adopt a more grounded and strategic vision of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to advance regional integration. Holness, who was speaking at the opening session of the 50th regular conference of Caricom heads of government in St Kitts and Nevis on Tuesday, emphasised that Caricom is not monolithic but is aligned in critical areas that matter most to its people. “We...

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged member states to adopt a more grounded and strategic vision of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to advance regional integration. Holness, who was speaking at the opening session of the 50th regular conference of Caricom heads of government in St Kitts and Nevis on Tuesday, emphasised that Caricom is not monolithic but is aligned in critical areas that matter most to its people. “We...

BASSETERRE (AFP), Saint Kitts and Nevis—United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio will seek to address Caribbean leaders' concerns about Cuba at a summit on Wednesday, as Washington ramps up pressure on the communist island fresh after removing Venezuela's president. Rubio, a Cuban-American who has spent his political career hoping to topple Havana's government, is also looking for sustained cooperation on Venezuela and troubled Haiti as he takes part...

ST JAMES, Jamaica — A man believed to be homeless was mowed down along Howard Cooke Boulevard in Montego Bay in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The man, whose identity has not yet been ascertained, succumbed to injuries he sustained as he attempted to cross an intersection in the area. According to reports, just after midnight, he was first struck by a car travelling towards the town centre and...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie says fines under the Litter Act will be increased for persons caught littering in public spaces in the upcoming legislative year. “In the new legislative year, which hopefully by the middle of the year, those legislations will be tabled and passed. You're going to be seeing a difference in terms of how public order on our streets is executed,”...