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September 2025
New York’s commuter rail system averts possible strike as unions ask Trump for help
NEW YORK (AP) — A potential strike has been averted that could have shut down the nation’s largest commuter rail system this week. Unionised workers for the Long Island Railroad announced they voted…
September 2025
St Andrew businessman charged with fraud over car deal
Thirty-five-year-old St Andrew businessman Nicholas Morgan has been charged with fraud in connection with a failed car-buying transaction. According to reports from the Portmore Criminal…
September 2025
by Bryan Miller
New MP plans to tackle perennial problems in Hanover western
Western Bureau: Attorney-at-law Heatha Miller-Bennett, the member of parliament-elect (MP) for Hanover Western, does not plan to be a missing person (MP) representative because, as a native of the…
September 2025
Case dropped against three of seven in Central Village illegal slaughterhouse matter
Three of the seven people who were arrested and charged over an illegal slaughterhouse that was discovered in Central Village, St Catherine, last December were today freed as the prosecution withdrew…
September 2025
Two men sentenced to prison in Zambia for plotting to kill president with witchcraft
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — A judge in Zambia on Monday sentenced two men to two-year terms in prison with hard labour after they were convicted of plotting to kill the president using witchcraft. The men,…
September 2025
by Lester Hinds
Education minister calls for closer cooperation with alumni umbrella group
NEW YORK: Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon has called for greater cooperation between the ministry and the US-based Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (UJAA) to help move the sector…
September 2025
by Mickalia Kington
Negril gets five new skips to address garbage collection issues
WESTERN BUREAU: Negril has taken another step towards cleaning up its streets and public spaces with the installation of five new garbage skips, thanks to a partnership between the Tourism Enhancement…
September 2025
Gang attack on armoured vehicle in Haiti leaves two police officers injured and one driver dead
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gunmen attacked an armoured vehicle in a community near Haiti’s capital, leaving two police officers injured and one driver dead, authorities said Monday. The attack…
September 2025
Motorists warned about traffic delays amid Holness’ swearing-in
Motorists are being advised by the police to expect delays along Hope Road, East Kings House Road, and surrounding areas in St Andrew on Tuesday as Prime Minister-designated Dr Andrew Holness is to be…