Caribbean/Latin
Government Backlog Grows as 96 Parliamentary Questions Remain Unanswered
August 14, 2026 -WILLEMSTAD – The Curaçao government's backlog in answering written questions from Members of Parliament increased sharply during the second quarter of 2026,...
Miramar mobilizes relief drive for families affected by 7.4-magnitude Colombia earthquake
August 12, 2026 -The City of Miramar is mobilizing residents, businesses and community organizations to support families affected by the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck western...
Saint Lucia launches EC$1,000 newborn grant program for eligible families
August 5, 2026 -CNW -The Government of Saint Lucia has officially launched its Newborn Grant Program, providing a one-time payment of EC$1,000 to mothers of...
Miami-Dade, Palm Beach issue dengue alerts after locally acquired cases
August 5, 2026 -CNW -South Florida health officials are urging residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites after confirming locally acquired cases of dengue in...
JN Money lauds diaspora as Jamaica celebrates 64
August 6, 2026 -As Jamaicans locally and overseas celebrate the nation's season of Emancipation and 64 years of Independence, General Manager of JN Money Horace...
Proposed Transfer Levy Could Put Curaçao Businesses at Competitive Disadvantage, Analysis Says
August 5, 2026 -WILLEMSTAD – Introducing a tax on international financial transfers in Curaçao without a similar measure in Sint Maarten could make Curaçao-based businesses...
Entertainment
Masicka makes his case for why he’s next to wear dancehall’s crown
August 13, 2026 -Reggae and modern dancehall have thrived on feuds and lyrical clashes since the 1960s. From the golden days of dancehall clashes, with...
Busy Signal, Wayne Wonder to receive Reggae Icon Award at Jamaica’s Independence Grand Gala
August 5, 2026 -CNW -Dancehall heavyweight Busy Signal and reggae singer Wayne Wonder will be among the biggest stars of Jamaica's 64th Independence celebrations on...
Caribbean Music Awards expands to Trinidad and Tobago
August 3, 2026 -After three successful years at Brooklyn, New York’s historic Kings Theatre, the Caribbean Music Awards (CMA) is expanding beyond its traditional awards...
Portland’s Christina Williams crowned Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2026
August 3, 2026 -Christina Williams of Portland has been crowned Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2026 after emerging victorious in the national competition held Saturday night...
‘Bob Marley: One Love’ actor Brian-Todd Anthony Boucher shot and killed in St Catherine
August 3, 2026 -Brian-Todd Anthony Boucher, the actor who portrayed Jamaican gangster Claudie Massop in the 2024 film Bob Marley: One Love, was shot and...
Leroy Sibbles says he’s earned the title ‘King of the Reggae Bassline’
August 3, 2026 -Bob Marley is remembered as the King of Reggae. Yellowman, Vybz Kartel and Beenie Man have each worn the crown of King...
Business News
Social media companies sued over deaths of four teens as pressure, lawsuits over child safety mount
July 31, 2026 -The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years...
India wants to join the strawberry superpowers
July 30, 2026 -In the west of India, the mountainous region of Mahabaleshwar is home to most of India's strawberry farms. Around 85% of India's...
Amazon and Apple just told us more about their AI plans – here are three things we learned
July 30, 2026 -The world's biggest technology companies - including Microsoft, Meta, Google, Apple and Amazon - updated Wall Street this week on their finances....
Anthropic’s Claude AI escapes to hack into three organisations
July 30, 2026 -US technology firm Anthropic says its AI models hacked into the systems of three organisations on their own, during a private security...
Oil prices plunge as US and Iran pause strikes over Strait of Hormuz
July 27, 2026 -Oil prices eased in early trading on Monday, falling further from a two-month high set last week, after the United States and...
China memory chipmaker CXMT’s shares soar in blockbuster listing
July 27, 2026 -Shares of CXMT, China's largest memory chipmaker, soared on Monday after they began trading in Shanghai in mainland China’s biggest initial public...
Sports
Greaves, Chase rescue West Indies after Pakistan fightback in second Test
August 3, 2026 -Justin Greaves and captain Roston Chase produced a composed, unbeaten partnership to wrest back control for the West Indies after Pakistan threatened...
Skubal to Dodgers, Peralta to Rays as MLB teams add pitching at trade deadline
August 2, 2026 -Two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal is on the move to the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving the two-time defending champions even...
Sparks send Kelsey Plum to Mercury for a 2026 1st-round pick and Monique Akoa Makani
August 2, 2026 -The Los Angeles Sparks traded All-Star guard Kelsey Plum to the Phoenix Mercury for a first-round pick next year, Monique Akoa Makani...
Fifa says ‘nobody selling football’ as plan continues
July 31, 2026 -FIFA says that "nobody is selling football" as it vowed to continue with the controversial plan to sell stakes in its competitions...
Shohei Ohtani expected to pitch again this season, but Dodgers in no rush
July 29, 2026 -LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers expect Shohei Ohtani to pitch again this season, but they’re not rushing the two-way...
Seales’ five-for completes heroic West Indies fightback against Pakistan
July 30, 2026 -What began as a precarious fourth day for the West Indies ended in spectacular fashion. Jayden Seales ripped through Pakistan’s lower order...
Technology
Social media companies sued over deaths of four teens as pressure, lawsuits over child safety mount
July 31, 2026 -The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years...
‘Unprecedented’: OpenAI model autonomously hacked a rival firm, fuelling fears of rogue agents
July 22, 2026 -OpenAI has admitted one of its models exploited a hidden flaw to escape a controlled test and break into Hugging Face's servers,...
Chinese AI model Kimi K3 halts new signups amid skyrocketing demand
July 20, 2026 -Moonshot AI paused new subscriptions to its Kimi K3 model just days after launch, as surging demand strained its computing capacity amid...
America In Focus: US inflation cooled in June, but AI build-out poses latest threat
July 18, 2026 -The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips...
Xi calls for global AI cooperation as US restrictions squeeze China’s tech access
July 17, 2026 -As US restrictions continue to limit China's access to advanced technology, Xi Jinping used a major summit to rally developing nations around...
Your phone is destroying your thumbs — and here’s how to stop it
July 17, 2026 -The way we use smartphones is wreaking havoc on our hands, and can cause texting thumb, carpal tunnel and arthritis. Doctors say...