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NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes. The strike was taking place at The Mount Sinai...
The St James Municipal Corporation is exploring the establishment of night markets in downtown Montego Bay to support vendors who make most of their income during evening hours. Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the corporation, Councillor...
The police have arrested a woman and a man after a gun was seized during an operation in Spicy Grove, Oracabessa in St Mary, early Saturday morning. According to the Oracabessa police, about 5:30 a.m., a team conducted an operation at a premises...
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched an enquiry into a police-involved shooting that injured a man said to be of unsound mind at a market in Mandeville, Manchester on Saturday. It's reported that around 10:45 a.m.,...
Rehabilitation works on several roadways impacted by Hurricane Melissa are slated to start by the end of January, the National Works Agency (NWA) says. The Government has allocated an initial $5 billion to undertake repairs to sections of the...
(AP) — United States President Donald Trump on Sunday fired off another warning to the government of Cuba as the close ally of Venezuela braces for potential widespread unrest after Nicolás Maduro was deposed as Venezuela's leader. Cuba, a major...
The Transport Authority says it will start motor vehicle examinations on Monday in preparation for the renewal of public passenger vehicle (PPV) road licences, which expire on March 31, 2026. The examinations are intended to facilitate the timely...
A man was arrested on Friday night after police in St James seized 39 rounds of ammunition during an operation in Appleton Hall. The police report that about 9:30 p.m., a team responded to explosions heard in the area and searched a premises....
Police have not yet established a motive for the killing of a St Catherine teacher and construction consultant along Gordon Boulevard in Spanish Town on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as 44-year-old Damion 'Billy' Dunn of Gulf...
Sports Minister Olivia Grange has hailed the late Dorothy Hobson as a pioneering force who “helped to shape generations of women athletes and administrators" in cricket in Jamaica and the Caribbean. The former Jamaican cricketer and...
Iran’s parliament speaker warned Sunday that the United States military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if the US strikes the Islamic Republic over the ongoing protests roiling the country. US President Donald Trump has threatened action...
(AP) - Rebecca Anyango stood outside the house she has called home for 26 years, wondering how long it will remain hers. As a widow, she’s been threatened with eviction for years by her late husband's family, who claim she has no inheritance...
The police are investigating whether speeding and failure to keep left contributed to Saturday's crash along the Font Hill main road in St Elizabeth that left four females dead, including three children. The collision occurred about 5:30 p.m....
