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 A woman stands in front of the home where a New Year's Eve firework explosion killed and injured people, January 1, 2025, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)
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

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…
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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…
Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation, Ansord Hewitt.
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…
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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…
AI agents are artificial intelligence systems that can use other software tools and act on their own.
December 29, 2025

Thomas Şerban von Davier | The rise of AI agents in 2025 and what 2026 brings

In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to research labs and prototypes began to appear as everyday tools. At the center of this transition was the rise of AI…
Debris from a helicopter is shown after two helicopters crashed in Hammonton, N.J., on Sunday, December 28, 2025. (WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP)
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

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…
Nathaniel Antoney Sterling
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…