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FILE - The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education, March 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
18 Sep, 2026 0

Judge strikes down Trump policy that cut millions in teacher-training money

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday struck down a 2025 order from the Trump administration that cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money. US District Judge Angel Kelley in…
NHT
18 Sep, 2026 0

NHT workers stage industrial action over wage talks

Ancillary, clerical and administrative staff at the National Housing Trust (NHT) extended their nationwide industrial action into a second day Friday, disrupting some services, following a collapse in…
18 Sep, 2026 0

Man shot dead during police-military operation in Westmoreland

A man was shot and killed during a joint police-military operation in Seaford Town, Westmoreland, early Friday morning. He has been identified by the aliases ‘Pepper’ and ‘Jordan’. The shooting took…
Deputy Superintendent of Police and Operations Officer for the Traffic Enforcement Division, Marcus Graham.
18 Sep, 2026 0

Motorcycle riding culture has to change – JCF

Changing the culture around motorcycle use, particularly among young men, is identified as critical to reducing unsafe riding practices and road fatalities in Jamaica. Deputy Superintendent of Police…
People watch as the bodies of their relatives who were killed in a gang attack are carried away by morgue workers in the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
18 Sep, 2026 0

New human rights report unveils details and blames police for recent massacre in Haiti

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A human rights group in Haiti has revealed new details about one of the country’s biggest massacres in recent years and unveiled security holes as authorities struggle to…
18 Sep, 2026 0

Jamaican men in Antigua charged over ganja seizure remanded

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Three Jamaican men in Antigua will go back to court on November 25 after they were arrested during a police sting operation on September 14 and charged with several…
Police investigators collecting evidence at the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries in October 2021.
18 Sep, 2026 0

Former church member recalls being stabbed after pastor said he had to die

A former member of the flock led by the now-deceased church leader Dr Kevin Smith said he had been perplexed when the pastor told him that he would have to be killed. “When that was said to you, how…
JFF President Michael Ricketts
18 Sep, 2026 0

Ricketts excited by cohort of young Reggae Boyz in Nations League squad

Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President Michael Ricketts says the organisation will be relying on a number of young and exciting players to help lead the Reggae Boyz’s campaign in their upcoming…
Cavalier SC’s Nicholas Hamilton (right) comes under pressure from Portmore United’s Clifford Thomas during their Concacaf Caribbean Cup football match at the National Stadium yesterday.
18 Sep, 2026 0

Final-four bound

Mount Pleasant Football Academy and Portmore United booked places in the final four of the 2026 Concacaf Caribbean Cup after securing victories over Cavalier and Cibao FC, respectively, in the final…