The nomination of controversial political figure and former TV anchor Kari Lake Halperin as the next United States ambassador to Jamaica has drawn mixed reactions from local commentators over what the potential appointment could mean for the island’s relations with Washington. Lake Halperin is considered a MAGA (Make America Great Again) diehard, whose time as the head of the US Agency for Global Media saw her controversially move to terminate...

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police in St Elizabeth on Friday distributed 30 helmets to motorcyclists in Junction as part of a road safety initiative. Head of the St Elizabeth police Superintendent Coleridge Minto, said the division has recorded 12 road fatalities so far this year compared to 14 for the corresponding period last year. “While we are seeing a decline in road fatalities motorcyclists continue to lead in the number...

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The NCB has donated $525,000 in vision kits for children through the Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB) as the country marks Child's Month. “I couldn’t see what the teacher wrote on the board, and after a while my eyes would start to hurt,” said Ashayna Williams, a Grade six student at John Austin Primary School. “With the glasses, I can see so much better already! At first, I...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago  (AATT) Friday night said that a Ukrainian aircraft impounded at the Piarco International Airport after explosives were discovered onboard, had been given the authorisation to leave following extensive investigations by security agencies. In a statement, AATT said that Flight CVK-7078 had arrived in Trinidad and Tobago from The Bahamas on May 14 for a technical refuelling stop...

KINGSTON, Jamaica Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness departed the island on Friday for the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) where he is scheduled to participate in the official opening of Sandals Resorts International’s Treasure Beach Village. The prime minister will return to the island on Sunday. During the prime minister’s absence, Dr Horace Chang, deputy prime minister and minister of national security and peace, will be in charge of the...

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The NCB has donated $525,000 in vision kits for children through the Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB) as the country marks Child's Month. “I couldn’t see what the teacher wrote on the board, and after a while my eyes would start to hurt,” said Ashayna Williams, a Grade six student at John Austin Primary School. “With the glasses, I can see so much better already! At first, I...

Falling electricity rates pushed Jamaica’s inflation rate back into negative territory in April, offering consumers some relief from rising food and fuel costs and strengthening expectations that inflation could remain within the Bank of Jamaica’s target range in the near term. Data released Friday by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) showed that the All Jamaica Consumer Price Index declined 0.3 per cent in April, reversing the 0.3 per cent...

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Power was restored across Cuba on Friday following a large-scale blackout, but the island's energy crisis remained acute, with oil supplies tapped out. The Caribbean island of 9.6 million people, under a United States (US) energy blockade since January, has suffered critically low energy supplies in recent days. Some 65 per cent of Cuban territory endured simultaneous blackouts on Tuesday, data compiled by AFP showed. And...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Scotiabank Jamaica launched audio guidance at some of its automated teller machines (ATM) across the island, the bank said Friday. “We believe banking should be accessible to everyone and we are proud to introduce that our ATMs now have audio guidance. This feature enables individuals in the sight loss community to conduct transactions with greater independence, facilitating a seamless experience at our ATMs,” the bank said in...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, May 14, ended trading at $159.02, down 17 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily exchange trading summary. Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar ended trading at $115.78 down from $116.42, and the British pound at $213.08 down from $216.88  

TACOMA, United States – A Jamaican man who was extradited to the United States (US) on lottery scam charges in 2025 was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday. Roshard Andrew Carty,34, was sentenced in a US District Court in Tacoma after pleading guilty to a lottery scheme that cost an elderly victim more than $600,000, the United States Attorney’s office said on Friday. According to records filed in...