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Washington, United States (AFP)—A US manufacturing slump deepened last month as uncertainty related to President Donald Trump's tariffs rippled through the sector, according to survey data published Thursday. The US leader unveiled sweeping tariffs against most countries in early April, before changing course for many nations but leaving China facing new duties totalling 145 percent before sector-specific measures are taken into account. The stop-start rollout of the levies, and the...

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — Political parties in this British Overseas territory are now scrambling to form coalitions on Thursday, after no single party clinched a majority following Wednesday’s general election. According to two preliminary results, the People’s Progressive Movement won seven seats in Parliament, the most out of all parties, but was three short of a majority. Meanwhile, two newly-formed parties — the Cayman Islands National Party, founded...

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) — Premier of the British Virgin Islands, Dr Natalio Wheatley, has dismissed suggestions that the British Virgin Islands is a haven for criminal activity, saying such characterisations are false and do not reflect the territory’s values or reality. Speaking during a recent broadcast of Virgin Islands Voice, Wheatley denounced sections of a United Kingdom (UK) commissioned law enforcement review, which he said misrepresented the BVI....

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) and the PNP Patriots have welcomed the Government’s decision to adopt and implement a key component of the party’s proposed programme to provide free breakfast to students across public schools. In a release on Wednesday, the Ministry of Education and Youth announced that it will be investing more than $1 billion to provide breakfast for approximately 69,000 students under the...

MIAMI, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) Coast Guard on Wednesday said the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa at Port Everglades offloaded about 3,750 pounds of cocaine and marijuana, worth an estimated US$12.3 million, seized in the Caribbean Sea. The US Coast Guard said the seized contraband was the result of two interdictions in the Caribbean Sea by the crew of USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul and their...

ST ANN, Jamaica — Four teams will be seeking their first win when the St Ann Football Association Major League continues with a double header at Drax Hall on Thursday. In the first game, Steer Town FC, who were held 0-0 in their opening game last week by Higgin Town FC, will play Lewis YC, who were beaten 3-2 by Black Star. In the second game, Exchange United, who are...

Barcelona, Spain (AFP)—Barcelona defender Jules Kounde is set to miss the Champions League semi-final second leg clash with Inter Milan after he was diagnosed with a hamstring injury on Thursday. The French right-back went off hurt during the thrilling 3-3 first leg draw on Wednesday, with the return next Tuesday at the San Siro. "Tests carried out this morning have shown that first team player Jules Kounde has a hamstring...

After spending two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to production of false identification documents and bank fraud, dancehall artiste Stamma Gramma has returned reformed and ready to regain his place in the industry. The entertainer whose given name is Michael Williams rose to prominence in 2013 with Scammer Anthem. In this case, the life of the entertainer who holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems was,...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Four men who were detained after police found a submachine gun in a car they were travelling in on Monday have been charged. They are Mark Wright, 46, a construction worker from Rushworth Avenue; Ramone ‘Prince’ Fisher, 27, forklift operator from Dilpath Crescent; Oshane Gayle, 32, from Camoy Road, and 25-year-old Giovanni Bonitto from Barbados Road, all in Kingston 11. The four were charged with possession of...

Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP)—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called for pressure on Russia to come to the negotiating table, after an overnight drone strike on the city of Odesa killed two and wounded 15. "We need further pressure on Russia to force it to be quiet and to negotiate. The more effective the sanctions are, the more incentives Russia will have to end the war," Zelensky said on Telegram. Apart...

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WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A forensic science officer assigned to the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine on Wednesday testified in the ongoing Mario Deane case that tests conducted on 16 samples and items collected from the crime scene for analysis showed that all except two had the presence of blood.   However, the tests could not verify the origin of the blood.   The 12th witness, who continued her...