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21 Sep, 2026 0

Jamaica to get direct flights to Mexico

Jamaica is poised for the first time to get direct flights to Mexico. Jamaicans do not need a visa to visit Mexico. Aeroméxico, Mexico's flag carrier and one of Latin America's best-known…
Sunderland’s Granit Xhaka, left, and Arsenal’s Declan Rice challenge for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Sunderland and Arsenal in Sunderland, England, Saturday, September 12, 2026.
21 Sep, 2026 0

Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka admits using fake vaccination documents, skips Nations League games

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka acknowledged errors Monday and withdrew from the national team squad after admitting he used fake documents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
Dean Jones
21 Sep, 2026 0

Dean Jones | Higher landlord costs could push Jamaican rents up

The next squeeze on Jamaican renters may begin somewhere they rarely look, not with the monthly rent notice, but with the cost of owning and maintaining the property itself.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with responsibility for Land Titling and Settlements, Robert Montague (right, foreground), greets residents while touring sections of the Coopers Pen community in
21 Sep, 2026 0

Displaced Coopers Pen families receive relocation grants

Families displaced by last month’s demolition of homes at Coopers Pen in Trelawny have been provided with relocation grants by the Government, coinciding with the planned departure of the first group…
21 Sep, 2026 0

Police on high alert amid alleged threats against west Kingston cops

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has heightened security in the Kingston Western Division following intelligence about alleged threats against police personnel in the wake of the fatal police…
FILE - A traveler with a smartphone walks past an air traffic control tower at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia on March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
21 Sep, 2026 0

Flights disrupted across US Northeast because of technical problems at key air traffic centre

Hundreds of flights were cancelled in the US Northeast on Monday due to technical problems at a key regional air traffic control centre, halting operations at every major airport in the New York City…
Dr Carl Bruce, medical chief of staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies.
21 Sep, 2026 0

Neurosurgeon Carl Bruce acquitted in 19-year-old assault case

Consultant neurosurgeon Dr Carl Bruce has been found not guilty on all charges in an assault case in which he was accused of beating fellow neurosurgeon Dr Roger Hunter and damaging his shirt and tie…
A fiery roadblock mounted along Red Hills Road in St Andrew by residents protesting a fatal police shooting on September 16, 2026. - Contributed photo
21 Sep, 2026 0

Seiveright calls for impartial probe into fatal police shooting in North Central St Andrew

Member of Parliament for North Central St Andrew, Delano Seiveright, has called for a thorough, impartial and timely investigation into the September 16 fatal police shooting of 35-year-old Shane…
16-year-old Rishane Roberts was electrocuted while picking coconuts in Clarendon on Sunday.
21 Sep, 2026 0

16-year-old boy electrocuted while picking coconuts in Clarendon

A 16-year-old boy is dead after he was reportedly electrocuted at his home in Gimme-Me-Bit, Clarendon, on Sunday. He has been identified as Rishane Roberts, a student of Garvey Maceo High School in…