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[00:03:08]Tonight in CVM News at 7, world's largest naval vessel to dock in Jamaica on Monday. Mocha seeks help in unmasking a mystery thug. Social cases weighing down local hospitals. Some patients are in hospitals for nearly a decade.

[00:03:27]There's farming forward and later on in sports, one Jamaican named in Westl's 15-man ODI squad.

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[00:04:22]Hello from Kingston, Jamaica. This is CVM News at 7 for Sunday, May 31, 2026.

[00:04:29]It's the last day of this month. I'm Kolin Brown. Thanks so much for joining us.

[00:04:35]The United States embassy has confirmed that the Nimttz class aircraft carrier USS Nimttz will make just naval vessels in the world will anchor at the port of Kingston, hosting expert exchanges and welcoming distinguished visitors, including government officials, members of the Jamaica Defense Force, and students from local universities who will observe carrier operations. s firsthand. Beyond strengthening maritime ties, the visit is expected to foster peopleto-people connections and deliver economic benefits as sailors engage in community projects and experience Jamaica's culture and hospitality. Now, this milestone highlights the depth of US Jamaica cooperation and reflects America's continued commitment to advancing shared security and prosperity across the hemisphere. Here's a closer look now at the vessel from Mighty Ships to this followup. Now, the major organized crime and anti-corruption agency, MOA, and the Jamaica Constabulary Force have issued an urgent appeal for help in locating a suspect.

[00:05:57]The masked male threatening to kill multiple people, including a woman said to be connected to the Catholic Church.

[00:06:05]In a video recording, the suspect brandishing what appeared to be a firearm accuses a female of borrowing money from a criminal mastermind and warns of violence if the debt is not repaid. Authorities stress the threat is serious and must be addressed quickly.

[00:06:26]They're calling on the public to help identify or locate the suspect before the situation escalates. Mocha and the JCF also emphasize even the smallest detail can make a difference. Now, anyone with information is urged to share it with the nearest police station by calling the police 119 emergency number or MOA at 876-9065848.

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[00:07:04]The Strong Fathers Foundation is on a mission to bring hope and meaningful intervention into the lives of children who are navigating loss and despair after losing their fathers to violence.

[00:07:19]Mothers left to fend on their own are also offered support. Here's more from Natasha Williams.

[00:07:27]My father's voice still walks with me in quiet moments no one sees.

[00:07:34]Through every smile, through every tear, I still can feel his presence near.

[00:07:41]>> Reports show that nearly 91% of all murder victims and 88% of shooting victims in Jamaica are male. The result, too many children are fatherless. In response, the Strong Fathers Foundation has announced the Father's Day initiative. It's aimed at celebrating fatherhood and supporting the educational development of children, especially those who have lost their fathers to gun violence. Speaking at the foundation's first anniversary celebration on Friday, member of Parliament for West St. Andrew, Anthony Hilton, urged the community to support what he called the creation of a critical and good institution. And I stress institution because in the end a good idea can come like good music can come and in time disapp but a good institution will be sustained. Five children have already benefited from last year's inaugural staging of the foundation through cash vouchers and back to school supplies. While the focus is on strengthening education, Hilton also encouraged the foundation's involvement in providing children with mental and emotional support.

[00:09:05]>> Children who do not have the presence of strong fathers are in many instance, not all instance because you have some strong mother and strong families, but in many instances these children suffer a deficit in one way or the other. The foundation's co-founder and chief executive officer Rox Roy McClean says the support and partnership with veteran music producer King Jammy, local musicians, and the Saint Andrew South Police have been very instrumental in making the community focused events a success. Fathers and the foundation organizers are encouraged to continue on the path of creating a nation of strong men.

[00:10:07]>> I just want to say how encouraging it is to see two young people who started a foundation like this and it's going in the second year now and I'm here to support it 100% anytime you're ready and that's all I'm encouraging our young men to do to be good fathers to be good mentors for your children you might not have achieved much even in your own pursuit of your dreams but that doesn't limit how much you can inspire them to achieve above and beyond that which you can do >> Natasha Williams CVM news >> and CVM News at 7 will continue in just a moment. Please stay with us.

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[00:11:50]Every dream conquered is another dream game. I land and I fly again like a jet heading straight in the direction cuz I'm riser one step closer I'm winning cuz I work so hard and the music keeps playing and the people never say we are maring don't stop dreaming keep on believing in the I hope you're feeling whatever you want. Take a chance in your heart. Step in your dance. You got a spark. Don't for Welcome back to CVM News at 7. The Kingston and Saint Municipal Corporation says its cleaner Kingston initiative is making progress downtown. However, officials warned some vendor structures are now creating challenges for police enforcement efforts. Ake explains. City engineer at the Kingston and Saint Andrew Municipal Corporation, Xavier Shioans, says police are facing challenges with vendor star pollings stretching across the street. He explains the structure is blocking the public camera's view in the area, making it difficult for police to carry out law enforcement effectively. We have gotten some complaints also from the police as with regards to the top parlings which at times would have a poor visibility to the cameras in the area which which um which will affect their enforcement activities. So we are partnering with the police to ensure that the areas remain sterile and the roadway is free for for maneuverability and the vendors have their specific areas that they can fly the >> Mr. Chevans says the city will introduce measures to prevent vendors from returning to the streets after roadways have been cleared. Well, we have a terms of reference in place with our enforcement department to ensure that we have our period periodically enforcement activities to ensure that whenever we carry out these activities, we do the necessary followup and you would have seen other areas which would have borne fruit like out in Awood Street and other areas to ensure that we have a periodical follow up to prevent anything to go from going back to us. The KCMC under its Cleaner Kingston initiative is continuing efforts to rid the streets of downtown Kingston of garbage and other impediments. So far, Beckford Street, Haywood Street, and New Chapel Lane have been washed and cleaned as part of the ongoing operation. The cleanup drive is expected to continue each weekend with additional streets set to be addressed in the coming days. Akim Art for CVM News. Now, relief could soon be coming for Caribbean businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, after the Caribbean Development Bank and IDB Invest signed a new agreement aimed at making it easier for businesses to export goods across the region. In an exclusive interview with CVM News, CEO of IDB Invest also spoke about the organization's ongoing work to help Caribbean countries grow stronger economies. Here's a Moy Harriet with more.

[00:15:58]>> Small and medium-sized enterprises account for as much as 70 to 85% of businesses across the Caribbean and provide roughly half of all jobs in the region. Yet many still struggle to access the financing needed to trade internationally. It's why regional leaders now hope a new agreement between the Caribbean Development Bank and the private sector arm of the Interamerican Development Bank, IDB Group, IDB Invest, could help ease some of those challenges by making trade financing more accessible. James Scriven is CEO of IDB Invest. He says the agreement was signed on Wednesday. So together with the Caribbean Development Bank and ourselves, we've got a program to be able to helpmemes, medium-siz enterprises to be able to export within the continent and outside of the continent, and this trade facilitation program will allow them to do that.

[00:16:55]>> Mr. Scriven is in Barbados for the IDB Invest Sustainability Week alongside some 800 business leaders from 46 different countries. Part of the mission, he says, is to help businesses do more than just turn a profit, but also help Caribbean countries build stronger, more resilient economies, especially as many of them continue to recover from major economic losses in recent years.

[00:17:19]>> When it comes to the Caribbean, there are two very big areas in which we work in. One, renewable energy. The benefits that the Caribbean has is access to solar, to sun, and access to wind. So a lot of the work that we do is working with companies to be able to generate their own energy with using solar panels and wind farms.

[00:17:44]>> The other area he says has to do with adaptation.

[00:17:48]As you know, the Caribbean is is unfortunately a very vulnerable sub region in our continent. Uh subject to acts of nature, hurricanes, droughts and many acts that could affect businesses could affect physical infrastructure. So a lot of the business that we do is making those physical structures more resilient to effects of climate. Now 2025 was a record year for IDB Invest with the institution reporting more than 13 billion US in financing and investments across Latin America and the Caribbean this year. Mr. Scriven says the goal is not just to surpass those figures but to ensure the investments translate into real impact for people in the region. So access to financial services. We lend to institutions to lend to MSNmemes, small and medium-siz enterprise. We talk about how many ports we built. We talk about how many roads we built and how many kilometers. So everything we do targets indicators of development. And we've got a a special tool that we call Delta that is a development effectiveness tool that measures every work we do. access to beds when it comes to health and education, access to teachers. So all these indicators are particularly a focus of developmental impact that we do.

[00:19:17]>> Amoy red, CVM news.

[00:19:20]>> And now some regional and international stories.

[00:19:27]We begin with news in the region.

[00:19:29]Hundreds of Cuban residents and Argentine supporters marched through central Buenos Iris in a show of solidarity with Cuba, condemning US sanctions and the decadesl long blockade on the Caribbean nation. Protesters carried Cuban flags and banners denouncing what they called economic pressure and imperialism while demanding dialogue and peaceful relations.

[00:19:53]In Guyana, the Ministry of Education has launched an emergency fasttracked investigation after a highly disturbing video surfaced on social media depicting what appears to be physical and psychological abuse perpetrated against vulnerable students at the David Rose special education needs school in Georgetown.

[00:20:14]More from HGPTV News. On Wednesday, the Wii Invest in Nationhood Green Party shared video on its Facebook page raising concerns over alleged abuse of children with special education needs at the David Rose special education needs school. when on its social media platform called on the ministry to immediately investigate the disturbing incident. Hours later, Education Minister Sonia Parag in a statement said she was deeply disturbed and hurt by the video which appears to show acts of abuse being perpetrated against the students of the David Rose special education needs school. Karak said no child should ever be subjected to such treatment particularly in a school environment entrusted with their care, development and protection.

[00:21:06]>> In international news, a total of 219 people have been injured in clashes between football fans and police across France after Parisa PSG won the Champions League final against Arsenal.

[00:21:20]The latest from the BBC. We've seen huge celebrations all across the evenings.

[00:21:26]Now, there were several flash points in different areas in the city, especially around the Agdri in the Shan Avenue where people were clashing with police quite heavily. Now, obviously this number of arrests also took place, many arrests also took place near the park de France which is in the southwestern part of town. Uh many of these arrests were uh controlled by the police. That's according to the words of the interior minister Lauren Nunes who had a presser about an hour or so ago saying that overall the situation was very much under control by the police officers. A dozen dozens of them have police officers have been injured in the in the clashes. But personally I would say that on my end I've seen very huge celebrations and people very very happy to see that win uh the team win a backto-back title here and making history. And I mean just look at the numbers and the turnout here. We are right there. So, the Eiffel Tower and the Shonda Mouse is just there. We're on the side of it, which for now, all the fans have been waiting and I've been waiting for a good hour or so now. And this is going all the way down there.

[00:22:31]We're expecting around 100,000 people today to celebrate the players that would arrive in the afternoon. They're currently flying uh from from Budapest back to Paris and they will be celebrating with their players. They wanted a change from last year when they paraded across the shel and then now they'll be in front of the Eiffel Tower which obviously is the symbol and on every single shirt that we seeing here and u so the turnout has been absolutely immense. People have been gathering here for a few hours and telling me simply that they are so excited about today.

[00:23:05]They want to see their players again.

[00:23:07]They've made history. They've won back-to-back European titles. something that only Real Madrid, the mighty Real Madrid, have been able to do.

[00:23:14]>> That's it for regional and international news. I'm Nika Lewis.

[00:23:19]>> And back to a local story we've been tracking. Social worker managers from the University Hospital of the West Indes. Kingston Public Hospital and the Victoria Jubilee Hospital say many people continue to be abandoned or forced into homelessness and they are still living in hospitals. And based on the growing number of these patients, there is additional strain on the already limited space and resources.

[00:23:48]Stay with us. We'll be right back.

[00:24:05]del deep into the issues. We'll take you beneath the surface. Greetings and sanitation panel begins and it's another edition of Fan Central talking to the people at the heart of the top sporting stories. Hear from your favorite sportsmen and women and the administrators who work tirelessly to make it all happen. It's a live sports talk. I've wrote written an entire article >> looking at all the major issues every Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. It's Fan Central.

[00:24:50]What is the Popeye's Challenge Cup? The Popeye's Challenge Cup is Jamaica's newest and boldest football competition featuring David versus Goliath matchups as the best of the best in the country's club football take on those in the second tier.

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[00:26:06]Welcome back. A Jamaican broiler farmer in St. Catherine continues to enjoy the benefits of incorporating an industrial scer and a plucker into a business passed down by his father. Now, while automation turns days of work into ours, he's happy to share that good management practices helped to move the poetry organization from 500 to 3,600 and growing.

[00:26:40]Farming Forward is brought to you by Neutramix. We saying right here with you. We are literally right there with them and ensuring that once they win, we will win as well. One, two, three.

[00:26:57]That's technology at work. This is an element of automation at work on a broiler farm. It may seem like luxury brushing aside hands-on care, but for Kenoi Blair, it's efficient hands off control.

[00:27:13]>> I can be on the road right now and I can just take my phone, turn on the fan if the time is too hot, I can actually set it at a schedule to turn on at a certain time. Whenever there's the temperature is either rise or stuff >> much easier and importantly building on the legacy of his father's once manually operated smaller business. Basically, it's a oneman operation, but you know, my father is older and I don't really want to put a lot of work on him. It was a small group and some round stick and he had around 50 25 to 50 then 75. Then when we go to 75, push go inside the cube and kill all the most 75 and leave only three. You see what I'm saying? Although laughing.