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Read more about the article Top Five: Mining Ministry, CHOGM, US Votes, HIV Shot & Haiti
Today's Top Five: Jamaica & the World. Graphic: cbeharie.com.

Top Five: Mining Ministry, CHOGM, US Votes, HIV Shot & Haiti

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.

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Read more about the article Top Five: BPO Pivot, Radar, Guyana, US Vote & Europe Protests
Today's Top Five: Jamaica & the World, Monday, November 2, 2026. Graphic: cbeharie.com.

Top Five: BPO Pivot, Radar, Guyana, US Vote & Europe Protests

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.

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Read more about the article Top Five: Cuba Row, NIDS, Slavery Apology, Hormuz & Black Sea
Today's Top Five: Jamaica & the World, November 1, 2026. Graphic: cbeharie.com.

Top Five: Cuba Row, NIDS, Slavery Apology, Hormuz & Black Sea

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.

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Top Five: Melissa Lessons, Water, CHOGM, Midterms & Binance

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.

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