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December 29, 2025
Jamaican man among criminal illegal immigrants nabbed for Laken Riley Act crimes, DHS says
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says several Caribbean nationals, including a Jamaican man, have been arrested among over 17,500 criminal illegal nationals for crimes under the…
December 29, 2025
70-y-o taxi operator dies after being hit by truck on Boxing Day in Manchester
A taxi operator who was hit by a truck on Boxing Day in May Day, Manchester, has since succumbed to his injuries in hospital. He has been identified by police as 70-year-old Anthony Williams of the…
December 29, 2025
2 pilots killed after helicopters collided in New Jersey
Authorities on Monday identified two pilots who died after their helicopters collided mid-air in southern New Jersey. Kenneth Kirsch, 65, and Michael Greenberg, 71, were friends who both lived in New…
December 29, 2025
RADA encourages soil-centred approach to crop production
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is encouraging a measured, soil-focused approach to restoring crop production, following heavy rains. Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer…
December 29, 2025
OUR backs roll out of JPS emergency mobile power unit
Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) Ansord Hewitt has thrown the regulator’s full support behind the commissioning of the Jamaica Public Service’s (JPS) Emergency Mobile Power…
December 29, 2025
Traffic changes for sections of downtown Kingston for fireworks show
The police have announced traffic changes ahead of the annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display hosted by the Urban Development Corporation along Ocean Boulevard at the Kingston waterfront. The…
December 29, 2025
Jamaican man among four charged, denied bail in Bahamas over marijuana and cocaine bust
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Four men, including a Jamaican, in The Bahamas have been denied bail on charges stemming from an alleged attempt to smuggle cocaine and marijuana into the country. The…
December 29, 2025
Hawaii hopes stricter laws will quiet illegal fireworks after deadly New Year’s Eve blast
HONOLULU (AP) — Mike Lambert heard fewer illegal fireworks exploding in his suburban Honolulu neighbourhood in the months after a chain of blasts at a house party last New Year’s Eve led to the deaths…
December 29, 2025
Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is 'stable' after car crash in Nigeria
(AP) — Anthony Joshua, the British boxer and former world heavyweight champion, is “stable” in hospital after a car crash that killed two other passengers in Nigeria on Monday. “Life is much more…