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Jamaica gets a new Ministry of Mining and Geology. Plus: Caribbean leaders tell Britain an apology is not enough at CHOGM, Americans vote in the midterms, a $40-a-year HIV prevention shot advances, and a Haitian gang leader asks the UN for talks.
Jamaica's central bank governor tells a shrinking BPO sector to pivot. Plus: a new Doppler radar and a retreating shore at Alligator Pond, Guyana's opposition leader remanded, a record US early vote, and Europe's youth protests.
P.J. Patterson calls Jamaica's Cuba abstention a betrayal as the government pushes back. Plus: NIDS for disaster grants and a new plan for Black River, Britain open to a slavery apology, Iran's two-day Hormuz offer, and a Black Sea grain push.
CAPRI sets out 16 lessons from Hurricane Melissa as builders push back on NaRRA. Plus: Jamaica's water squeeze and the NWC's 51% rate request, CHOGM opens in Antigua, America votes Tuesday, and Binance loses a record US$6.3 billion.
Jamaica signals a longer pause on its fiscal rules as recovery costs mount. Plus: most US transit deportees leave Jamaica, Haiti sets July 2027 elections, tankers ablaze in Hormuz, and central banks hold firm on stubborn inflation.
Jamaica abstains for the first time on the UN Cuba embargo vote as CARICOM splits. Plus: the King on slavery in the Caribbean, Spain's deadly train crash, Britain's first Burnham-era budget, and Flávio Bolsonaro's flight to Miami.
One year after Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica adds billions for roof repairs. Plus: floods and a Salvadoran troop surge in Haiti, the UN's Cuba embargo vote, a cliffhanger count in Israel, and Ebola's grim milestone in Congo.
A year after Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica faces hard questions on relief, proposes tougher gun laws before a UN review, and looks to CHOGM in Antigua, while Trump weighs Iran and Brazil's Lula wins a historic fourth term.
A year after Hurricane Melissa, a new report questions the pace of relief. Plus: Jamaica's proposed 20-year gun sentence, Lula's narrow win in Brazil, a humanitarian truce in Ukraine, and María Corina Machado's return to Venezuela.
Rain and landslides put eight Jamaican parishes on alert as Hurricane Melissa's anniversary nears. Plus: a government travel freeze and today's other top stories.