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St Mirren confirm King’s move

St Mirren confirm King’s move

PAISLEY, United Kingdom (CMC): JAMAICAN INTERNATIONAL defender Richard King has sealed a transfer to Scottish Premiership side St Mirren FC, the club confirmed yesterday. The 23-year-old former Cavalier SC captain has signed a contract until 2027,...

Panama starts fast, cruises to Gold Cup victory over Guadeloupe

Panama starts fast, cruises to Gold Cup victory over Guadeloupe

Panama forward Eduardo Guerrero, center, battles for the ball between Guadeloupe defenders Jérôme Roussillon (4) and Dimitri Cavaré (15) during the first half of their CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match on Monday, June 16, 2025, at Dignity Health...

Ravens fall to GCB of Guadeloupe in Kreyol Basketball Festival Final

Ravens fall to GCB of Guadeloupe in Kreyol Basketball Festival Final

Ravens Basketball Club’s promising run in the Kreyol Basketball Festival concluded on Monday night with an 87-73 loss to GCB of Guadeloupe in the Northern Division championship game. Despite a valiant effort and a strong tournament showing, the...

Trump mourns ‘unimaginable tragedy’ as deaths rise to 78 in Texas floods with 10 girls still missing from Camp Mystic

Trump mourns ‘unimaginable tragedy’ as deaths rise to 78 in Texas floods with 10 girls still missing from Camp Mystic

DONALD Trump has signed a disaster declaration in response to the "unimaginable tragedy" in Texas as officials say at least 78 people have died. Rescuers continue to search for 10 missing Camp Mystic kids and one counsellor after at least 78...

Steve Sarkisian’s Wife in ‘Tears’ Over Texas Flood as She Rallies Fanbase to Take Action

Steve Sarkisian’s Wife in ‘Tears’ Over Texas Flood as She Rallies Fanbase to Take Action

Though the Texas Longhorns look primed for a brilliant season this year, the state is going through a horrific crisis. “Praying for Central Texas” seems to be the phrase of the hour, as the region is currently battling a tragic flooding, that has...

A group exhibition traces the complex history of colonial-era plantations

A group exhibition traces the complex history of colonial-era plantations

Global art non-profit KADIST and ILHAM Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, are presenting the group show The Plantation Plot from April 20 - September 21, 2025. The exhibition features artists from communities who were most impacted by large-scale...

Major UK mobile network with 10 million customers brings back free roaming

Major UK mobile network with 10 million customers brings back free roaming

UK tourists heading to the European Union have been told Three Mobile will bring back the massive perk for them. A major mobile network with 10 million customers will bring back FREE roaming while abroad this summer. UK tourists heading to the...

Fascism’s New Face is Still The Same!

Fascism’s New Face is Still The Same!

On July 3, the Meeting of Promoting Teams of the Antifascist International is taking place at a right time. The stated objective is “to update and strengthen our shared agenda in a critical moment of regional and global tension amid the escalation...

Woman, 22, swept 20 MILES by killer Texas floods & left clinging to tree before rescue after storms left 27 dead

Woman, 22, swept 20 MILES by killer Texas floods & left clinging to tree before rescue after storms left 27 dead

A YOUNG woman was miraculously rescued after being swept 20 miles downriver in floods that have killed at least 27 and left dozens of young girls missing. The 22-year-old was scooped up by fast-moving water from her campsite in Kerr County, Texas...

Vybz Kartel, Spice, Steel Pulse, Kes among big acts for the WCMF, Kassav returns for the silver jubilee

Vybz Kartel, Spice, Steel Pulse, Kes among big acts for the WCMF, Kassav returns for the silver jubilee

Dancehall sensation, Vybz Kartel and Spice are among the acts on Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival’s star-studded line up for 2025. Dubbed 25 in 2025 organisers have put together a large collection of local, regional and international acts...

Texas flooding death count increases to 52

Texas flooding death count increases to 52

A day after flooding rains rapidly overwhelmed the Guadalupe River and sent deadly floodwaters through a swath of central Texas, authorities said hundreds of people had been saved from the danger but many remained missing – and the death toll...

Update: At least 24 dead, over 20 children missing from summer camp in 'catastrophic' Texas flood

Update: At least 24 dead, over 20 children missing from summer camp in 'catastrophic' Texas flood

Officials have recovered at least 24 bodies after rains overwhelmed the Guadalupe River in Texas on Friday, causing it to rise as much as 26 feet in less than two hours in the dark, predawn morning. Frantic parents were desperate for news about a...

Looming Cuts to Clean Energy Incentives Cast Shadow over Santa Barbara Supervisors Meeting

Looming Cuts to Clean Energy Incentives Cast Shadow over Santa Barbara Supervisors Meeting

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. U.S. senators pulled an all nighter on Monday, eventually sending President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” to the House on Tuesday, with a tie-breaking vote cast by Vice...

Wetin be di Scholarship opportunity wey Tinubu wan give Carribbean students for Nigeria University

Wetin be di Scholarship opportunity wey Tinubu wan give Carribbean students for Nigeria University

Nigeria President Bola Tinubu don announce scholarship opportunities for Nigerian universities for students wey dey come from di Organisation for Eastern Carribbean States (OECS). According to di statement wey im make for joint statement wit di...

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025

Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

‘DON’T FIRE HIM!’

‘DON’T FIRE HIM!’

Although Steve McClaren’s position as head coach of the national team is in question, former Reggae Boyz defender Damion “Stew Peas” Stewart and former Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President Tony James say he should be supported ahead of the...

The OECS at UNOC3: Caribbean Leadership in Action for a Healthy Ocean

At the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France (June 9–14), the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) demonstrated strong regional leadership and innovation on ocean sustainability. With the ocean playing a central...

Guadeloupean coordinator: Europe preventing us from maintaining our economic independence

Guadeloupean coordinator: Europe preventing us from maintaining our economic independence

"Guadeloupe’s inclusion as a peripheral region of the European Union allows it to benefit from the rights recognized by the EU, but the country is unable to utilize these rights. Europe’s competitiveness policy prevents Guadeloupe from maintaining...

Poor Gold Cup showing could prove a blessing in disguise

Poor Gold Cup showing could prove a blessing in disguise

All agreed with Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President Mr Michael Ricketts earlier this month that Jamaica couldn’t have had a more advantageous draw for the final round of Concacaf World Cup qualifiers. “… I don’t think you could have gotten...

Monaco Tops Japan As The World's 'Oldest' Nation

Much of the Western, industrialized world is worrying about falling birth rates and aging societies. While reaching 65 is still a privilege in most parts of the world, social security and welfare systems typically rely on a growing working-age...

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