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‘Gangs are not your friends’, warns Holness
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Jan 26, 2025
Britain and Jamaica ink multimillion-dollar deal to install 55 bridges across Jamaica
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe United Kingdom (UK) is throwing its support behind Jamaica’s infrastructural development through a multimillion-dollar Accelerated Bridge Renewal Programme. This transformative initiative, financed by UK Export Finance (UKEF), will see…
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Jan 26, 2025
Thousands to benefit from J$75M Jackson Town pipeline project
Reading Time: 3 minutesApproximately 2,500 residents from several communities in southern Trelawny will benefit from more reliable access to potable water under a J$75 million project being undertaken by the National Water Commission…
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Jan 26, 2025
Trump makes 2,000-pound bombs available to Israel, undoing Biden pause
Reading Time: 2 minutesWASHINGTON (Reuters) Republican President Donald Trump said on Saturday (January 25) that he instructed the US military to release a hold imposed by Joe Biden on the supply of 2,000-pound…
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Jan 26, 2025
‘Gangs are not your friends’, warns Holness
Reading Time: 3 minutesPrime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is appealing to law-abiding citizens in Spanish Town, St. Catherine to not support gangs that have been wreaking havoc on the old capital. “There is…
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Jan 26, 2025
Professor Kwame Dawes installed as Jamaica’s new poet laureate
Reading Time: 4 minutesProfessor Kwame Dawes was formally invested as Jamaica’s Poet Laureate for the 2025–2028 term in a grand celebration of his life’s work held in the ballroom of King’s House in…
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Jan 25, 2025
Stacey Knight calls for Chuck’s resignation
Reading Time: 3 minutesPeople’s National Party (PNP) candidate for St Andrew North East, Stacey Knight, has called for the resignation of Justice Minister Delroy Chuck following recent comments that assets belonging to the…
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Jan 25, 2025
Killing of Ribbiz worker leads to INDECOM probe
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ribbiz Ultra Lounge worker Jermaine Richards was brutally shot to death by an off-duty policeman from the Denham Town division. Our Today understands that police watchdog, the Independent Commission…
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Jan 25, 2025
Congo repels overnight rebel advance on Goma city, say sources
Reading Time: 2 minutes(Reuters) Congolese troops pushed back an attempted overnight advance by Rwanda-backed rebels on the eastern city of Goma, two Congolese army sources said on Saturday (January 25), after the sound…
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Jan 25, 2025
Hegseth narrowly wins confirmation to become US defence secretary
Reading Time: 5 minutesPete Hegseth narrowly secured enough votes on Friday to become the next U.S. defence secretary, a major victory for President Donald Trump after fierce opposition from Democrats and even some Republicans to his controversial nominee.
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Jan 25, 2025
South Korea to release preliminary report of Jeju Air crash by Monday
Reading Time: 2 minutesSEOUL (Reuters) South Korea will release by early next week a preliminary report on last month’s Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people, the deadliest air disaster on the…
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USA
Jan 25, 2025
Trump, at zenith of power, moves quickly to ‘take over’ Washington
Reading Time: 4 minutesDonald Trump has been in office for five days, and yet he has already imposed his will on Washington with ruthless speed and efficiency, showing that even his most radical campaign promises were far from just bluster.
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Jan 25, 2025
Trump administration asks federal agencies to terminate diversity roles
Reading Time: < 1 minuteU.S. President Donald Trump’s administration asked U.S. federal agencies on Friday to terminate roles and offices related to diversity, equity and inclusion programs, a memo circulated by the Office of Personnel Management showed.