World News
January 23, 2026
TikTok finalises deal to form new American entity, avoids ban that would have affected 200 million users
TikTok has finalised a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years on the platform now used by more than 200…
January 22, 2026
Resilience through science
Renée Peters will graduate on January 31 from the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica with first class honours, a GPA of 4.04, and the title of valedictorian for the Faculty of Science and…
January 22, 2026
Bustamante High gets modern technology labs
Nearly two years after a fire severely damaged two Information Communication Technology (ICT) laboratories at Bustamante High School, the Clarendon-based institution has received new state-of-the-art…
January 22, 2026
37 cartel members extradited to the US
MEXICO CITY (AP): Mexico sent 37 cartel members to United States at the request of the US Justice Department, with President Claudia Sheinbaum saying Wednesday that it was a “sovereign decision” by…
January 22, 2026
US gov’t warns it will take action if Haitian politicians destabilise country
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The US warned the transitional council in charge of Haiti against making changes to the troubled country’s government late Wednesday, as pressure mounts for the unelected…
January 22, 2026
UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ hunger crisis in Nigeria as food aid funding runs out
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United Nations World Food Program said Thursday that more than a million people in northeastern Nigeria could lose access to emergency food and nutrition aid within weeks…
January 22, 2026
Cayman Islands bracing for surge in Cuban migrants
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Deputy Governor of the Cayman Islands Franz Manderson says the Government is gearing up for a potential surge in migrants from Cuba amid the possibility of further…
January 22, 2026
Trump sues JPMorgan for $5 billion, alleges bank closed his accounts for political reasons
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump sued banking giant JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion on Thursday over allegations that JPMorgan stopped providing banking services to him and…
January 21, 2026
Suriname monitoring increase cases of Chikungunya
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – Suriname has confirmed an outbreak of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, with none of the individuals who tested positive having travelled overseas in recent times. The…