US freezes funding for security mission tackling Haiti’s gangs

Reading Time: 3 minutesUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) More than US$13 million in funding for an international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti has been frozen under President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on…

USPS lifts ban imposed on Hong Kong, China packages

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe United States Postal Service (USPS) reversed the ban imposed on all inbound mail and packages from Hong Kong, China, after prohibiting this trade arrangement a day before.

After the US imposed an additional 10 per cent tariff on Chinese goods, the post office on Tuesday announced that it would no longer accept packages from China and Hong Kong.

Motorists now required to print online certificate of fitness receipts from TAJ portal 

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAll motorists are now required to print their online Certificate of Fitness receipts obtained from the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) portal before proceeding to any Island Traffic Authority (ITA) Service Hub. …

Jamaican Government rolling out its latest drought mitigation plan

Reading Time: 4 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor Agriculture Minister Floyd Green has announced the rolling out of the government’s latest drought mitigation plan, which includes the allocation of an additional $40-million. In making the announcement…

Brazil’s Lula rejects Trump plan for Gaza and tariff threats as ‘bravado’

Reading Time: 2 minutesBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to take over the Gaza Strip, and dismissed his expansionist ambitions and tariff threats against trading partners as “bravado”.

What are Ukraine’s rare earths and why does Trump want them?

Reading Time: 4 minutesU.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted Ukraine to supply the country with rare earths in return for financially supporting Kyiv’s war effort against Russia.