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Search our comprehensive guide to caribbean events in NYC for more local events — or submit your own! Battery Dance returns to the waterfront in spectacular fashion this August, transforming Wagner Park into a vibrant hub of movement, music, and cultural celebration in partnership with Battery Park City Authority. Battery Dance told Caribbean Life on Friday, May 22, that the festival begins on Aug

Public passenger vehicle operators will start receiving their approved 16% fare increase today, with Transport Minister Daryl Vaz saying the adjustment will be split across this month and July.

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. May 26, 2026: Silicon Valley was once just real estate

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright, has joined Mastercard in calling for greater adoption of digital payments among Jamaica’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), arguing that broader payment options can help businesses grow, reach more customers and strengthen long-term competitiveness. Speaking at the recent Mastercard Day Jamaica 2026 at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston, Seiveright said Jamaican businesses must increasingly position themselves to meet the changing expectations of consumers while taking advantage of emerging opportunities in the digital economy

Businesses seeking government contract funding must be ready for tighter reporting duties, including progress updates, financial statements and compliance records, or risk penalties and termination.

View from the North Great Wall Beijing, China. It is a site that is on every itinerary when you start researching for your Beijing trip

Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett departed the island yesterday for a series of high-level tourism engagements in New York and Spain aimed at strengthening global partnerships, expanding airlift opportunities and advancing Jamaica’s Tourism 3.0 vision. Minister Bartlett is participating in the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Caribbean Week in New York from June 1-5, where he will join regional tourism leaders, travel trade partners and industry stakeholders in discussions focused on the future of Caribbean tourism

Jamaica’s Bradon Cover battles for possession of the ball with Nigeria’s Samson Tuani during the Unity Cup final on Saturday, May 30, 2026. Nigeria won 3-0

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the rehabilitated Fontabelle to Geddes Town Road in St

Spanish Town Primary marked its return to the top of the INSPORTS National Primary Championship with a community parade through the old capital after winning the All-Island crown at the National Stadium.

Jamaican long jumper Carey McLeod has accepted a two-year Athletics Integrity Unit suspension after three whereabouts violations within 12 months, ruling him out until May 2028.

Dolphin Cove moved from profit to loss in 2025 as revenue weakened and impairment losses rose sharply, though the company says it remains compliant with accounting standards.

Normal operations have resumed at the Spanish Town Hospital following a bomb threat late last night. Enhanced security measures are now in place

CVM’s Lead Story examined whether Parliament should table a confidential Integrity Commission report on the Firearm Licensing Authority, while also spotlighting Portmore road repairs and motorists’ insurance complaints.

As Iran engages in negotiations with the United States to end the three-month war, it is confronted with a water crisis that has been overshadowed by the conflict. Iran was already facing a multi-year drought and decline in precipitation, but the US-Israel war has added to the water woes after desalination plants, water pipelines and other civilian infrastructures were hit

Bianca Wallace, 22, died Monday after being struck during a three-vehicle crash along the Rose Hall main road. Several other people, including two female students, were taken to hospital.

A troubling surge in the number of people being taken to Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) and University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and abandoned was highlighted during a discussion on homelessness in the capital city with a senior social worker cautioning that unless urgent action is taken to stem the problem it could spiral into a full-blown crisis. “I’m in the hospital, but homelessness does not only affect me in the hospital, or affect the hospital; it’s a social issue

After 11 months at sea aboard one of the world’s largest aircraft carriers, Jamaican-born United States (US) Navy officer Stefano Crowl is preparing for what he describes as a historic homecoming. When the Nimitz-class USS Nimitz called at the port of Kingston on Monday, Crowl was not just returning as a member of the ship’s crew, he was coming home aboard the first US aircraft carrier to ever visit Jamaica

St Elizabeth police say Romele Johnson, found dead with auto dealer Melvin Blythe in Longwood, had been tied to vehicle-theft matters across several parishes before Sunday’s fatal incident.

Justice Dale Palmer criticised defence lawyers after late requests halted the Crown’s bid to place Shaniece Roberts’s statement before the court in the Tesha Miller matter.

Police say Salt Spring in St James has recorded no murders or shootings since the start of 2026, with Project STAR and community groups credited for helping rebuild trust and reduce violence.

News|US-Israel war on Iran United States President Donald Trump said on Monday that Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to halt hostilities in a major de-escalation effort after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered attacks on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday. Netanyahu’s office on Monday said attacks on Beirut would proceed if Hezbollah continued attacks on Israeli cities, while military operations in southern Lebanon would continue as “planned”

News|Russia-Ukraine war Ukrainian authorities say at least 12 people have been killed and dozens wounded in Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow was preparing a major assault. Russia launched 656 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s air force said on Tuesday

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has announced a new government featuring several members and allies of a party led by sacked prime minister and estranged ally Ousmane Sonko, who has pledged his group would not join it. Faye’s announcement came on Monday during a live television broadcast, less than two weeks after he fired Sonko, his former mentor, and dismissed the cabinet following disagreements, including over the troubled economy

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rodrick Reid, acting operations officer for the St James Police Division, said the improvement reflects years of sustained collaboration between residents and law enforcement in an area once considered unsafe. He made the disclosure while addressing a town hall meeting organised by Project STAR at the Salt Spring New Testament Church recently, where updates on the project’s progress in the community were presented and residents provided feedback on areas for improvement

ST JAMES, Jamaica — Senior Parish Judge Kaysha Grant-Pryce will rule later this month on whether a case against a faith-based group involving charges of cruelty to children is to be dropped. It follows a May 29 application for Grant- Pryce to dismiss all charges brought against members of Montego Bay- based faith group, Yahweh Qahal