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Dominica opposition leader Thomson Fontaine barely held onto his job after beating Pastor Randy Rodney by eight votes in the United Workers Party leadership race, and he told everyone to stop tearing the party apart from the inside if they actually want to win elections. The economist pulled 83...

RJRGLEANER Communications Group CEO Anthony Smith died after getting sick for a short period, and the Jamaican media company dropped the news over the weekend. Smith took the top job back in early 2024 after working as deputy chief for print and digital operations since late 2022, and his...

Antigua and Barbuda just locked down visa deals with the UAE, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, and Benin after Foreign Affairs Minister E.P. Chet Greene told Parliament the country wants better travel options for its citizens while building economic connections. Greene said the arrangements are meant to...

CARICOM's crime agency helped Virgin Islands cops pull off a massive drug bust that netted over 772 kilos of cocaine and six arrests after intelligence reports flagged sketchy boat activity in local waters. The December operation brought together the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, customs...

A jury in St. Thomas nailed former US Virgin Islands budget director Jenifer O'Neal on bribery and money laundering charges after prosecutors showed she approved fake invoices worth an extra $70,000 that were supposed to fund ex-Police Commissioner Ray Martinez's restaurant. O'Neal, who came...

The Dominican Republic just let the US military park some aircraft at San Isidro Air Base and Las Américas International Airport for Caribbean operations that involve surveillance and transport missions. The government approved temporary permits for planes like the KC-130 tanker and C-130...

The US and Canada hyped up a December conference in New York where 18 countries pledged troops and resources for Haiti's Gang Suppression Force after the place kept getting wrecked by violent gangs. Chad apparently offered 1,500 soldiers, while Bangladesh and Sri Lanka threw in combat units, and...

Zimbabwe police threw an awards ceremony for detectives who nabbed the crew suspected of murdering businessman Joseph Mutangadura, and Commissioner Crispen Charumbira said Commissioner-General Stephen Mutamba wants cops locking up over 20,000 criminals before February hits. The Criminal...

A UN prison advisor swung through Zimbabwe and basically fanboyed over how the corrections system runs things with actual humanity instead of just warehousing people. Meissner Phillip from the crime prevention unit said Commissioner General Moses Chihobvu and the Pathways to Reintegration...

President Mnangagwa commissioned 60 new garbage trucks for Geo Pomona Waste Management and told everyone that cities need to stop being trash heaps since the country was just got voted the best travel destination for 2025. The president said waste management needs to transform from bleeding...

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube told business people at a Bulawayo budget meeting that Zimbabwe is about to hit a golden era with single-digit inflation expected by early 2026 for the first time since 1997. The government dropped the ZiG currency back in April 2024, and inflation already fell from...

ZANU-PF is going hard with door-to-door campaigning for the Nkulumane Constituency by-election after the seat opened up when CCC legislator Desire Moyo died. Candidate Freedom Murechu said the party hit up almost three-quarters of voters through house visits since people stopped showing up to...

Former Warriors midfielder Esrom Nyandoro thinks assistant coach Kaitano Tembo could be the secret weapon for Zimbabwe's Africa Cup of Nations run in Morocco. Nyandoro said Tembo's background playing at elite African competitions, plus his knowledge of South African Premiership players, gives...

Bulawayo small businesses are trying to cash in on the holiday season by targeting all the weddings, parties, and events happening while people blow their bonuses. Sithabile Bhebhe from the Bulawayo Chamber of SMEs said entrepreneurs need to get creative with their offerings and push deals on...

Police are warning Zimbabweans to stay alert during the holiday season because crime usually spikes when families bounce to rural areas or vacation spots. Inspector Nomalanga Msebele from Bulawayo said criminals lurk on social media looking for people posting their travel plans, then target...

The Bulawayo Arts Awards ceremony is going down with a heavy dose of remembrance this year, honoring five legendary artists who died recently. The organizers renamed major award categories after Ishmael Muvingi for dance, Desire Moyo for poetry, Pathisa Nyathi for literary work, Babongile...

AFCON kicks off in Morocco with 67 years of continental football history backing it up, and Egypt sits at the top with seven titles, while Cameroon grabbed five and Ghana landed four. The tournament evolved from political statements during decolonization into pure sporting drama that reflects...

Zimbabwe's skills minister, Paul Mavima, says the whole brain drain panic is overblown because professionals working overseas actually bring back knowledge that helps local development. The government wants to flip the narrative and treat diaspora workers like a resource instead of a loss...

South Africa ran the G20 summit and apparently pulled it off without drama, which surprised people who expected a mess. Gina Din was on the ground in Johannesburg, watching delegates handle debt reform and climate stuff with actual focus instead of performative nonsense. The Ubuntu philosophy...

Manufacturing bigwigs told Zimbabwe's government to pump more cash into factories after the sector hit 15 percent of GDP but still got tiny budget scraps. Busisa Moyo from United Refineries said neighbors are throwing heavy support at industry while local funding sits at maybe eight percent of...