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Police stand guard at the entrance of Ghana electoral commission office in Accra Ghana, December 9, 2016.
24 Oct, 2025 0

Police rescue 57 Nigerians in human trafficking, cybercrime crackdown

ACCRA (AP) : Police in Ghana rescued 57 Nigerians trafficked to the west African country and arrested five people suspected of operating a cybercrime and human trafficking ring, authorities said…
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with members of the media before he boards a government plane in Ottawa on Friday.
24 Oct, 2025 0

Trump says he’s ending trade talks with Canada over TV ads

WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump announced he’s ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad opposing US tariffs that he said misstated the facts and called “egregious…
Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon at a meeting of the St James Municipal Corporation.
24 Oct, 2025 0

Find a shelter if you are vulnerable, says MoBay mayor

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon has issued a stern warning to residents of flood-prone communities in St James to relocate if Tropical Storm Melissa impacts the parish and weather…
Delroy Williams (left), principal of Iona High, delivers the keynote address at the Nurses Association of Jamaica’s (NAJ’s) 55th Island Conference at the Moon Palace Hotel in Ocho Rios, St Ann, recently. Listening on are (from left): Dawn Marie Richard
24 Oct, 2025 0

Growth & Jobs | Nurses power economies

STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS the education, finance and health sectors have issued a collective call to recognise nurses as critical to national productivity and economic growth, urging stronger investment in…
Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley.
24 Oct, 2025 0

Rowley 'embarrassed' by Trinidad's stance on US military actions in the region

Former ‎Prime Minister‎ of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, has joined former CARICOM heads in registering concern about the military build-up of the United States in the region, while expressing…
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a round table on criminal cartels with President Donald Trump in the State Dining Room of the White House, on Thursday, in Washington.
24 Oct, 2025 0

10th strike on suspected drug-running boat in the Caribbean kills 6

WASHINGTON (AP): The US military has conducted its 10th strike on a suspected drug-running boat, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, blaming the Tren de Aragua gang for operating the vessel…
The JCPD reminds the public that the safety and well-being of persons with disabilities remain a national priority.
24 Oct, 2025 0

Disabled Jamaicans and their families urged to prepare for TS Melissa

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) is encouraging all persons with disabilities and their families to take precautionary steps now to prepare for Tropical Storm Melissa and the…
Letters
24 Oct, 2025 0

Unlock tourism’s potential by integrating with other sectors

THE EDITOR, Madam: Tourism has long stood as one of Jamaica’s most resilient and dynamic pillars, yet the country continues to struggle with how to make this sector deliver greater and more inclusive…
Grace Lyons, founder and music director of Heritage Singers Canada.
24 Oct, 2025 0

Heritage Singers Canada archival collection now accessible

Grace Lyons, the founder and music director of Heritage Singers Canada, is overjoyed that the Heritage Singers Canada archival donation is now housed in the Clara Thomas Archives and Special…