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WiredJA News Team News 29 December 2024

JAMAICA | Water Flows Only During Elections, Stewart Town Residents Claim

STEWART TOWN, Trelawny, In a bitter twist of irony that speaks volumes about Jamaica's political landscape, residents of Stewart Town, Trelawny, have found themselves high and dry since the day after recent by-elections, sparking outrage from community leaders and calls for immediate government intervention.

WiredJA News Team News 29 December 2024

JAMAICA | Water Flows Only During Elections, Stewart Town Residents Claim

United States | Detroit’s reparations task force now has until 2025 to make its report, but going slow with this challenging work may not be a bad thing

United States | Detroit’s reparations task force now has until 2025 to make its report, but going slow with this challenging work may not be a bad thing

The work of crafting reparations at the municipal level is fierce. Detroiters know. In November 2021, residents voted to create a reparations committee that would make recommendations for housing and...

Joel Abrams News 29 December 2024

AFRICA | From trash to power: how to harness energy from Africa’s garbage dumps - and save billions in future damage

AFRICA | From trash to power: how to harness energy from Africa’s garbage dumps - and save billions in future damage

New research on garbage dumps in 44 sub-Saharan African countries shows that 95% are unregulated. The landfill sites still take in new garbage even when they are filled to capacity....

Nkweauseh Reginald Longfor, Sophia University News 29 December 2024

JAMAICA | The parish of St. James commomorates December 27 as Sam Sharpe Day

JAMAICA | The parish of St. James commomorates December 27 as Sam Sharpe Day

MONTEGO BAY, December 27, 2024 - In a historic stride toward reconciling Jamaica's past with its present, the nation today commemorates Sam Sharpe Day, marking 193 years since a young...

Calvin G. Brown News 27 December 2024

GAZA | Israel hits broadcast van killing five Palestinian journalists in Gaza

GAZA | Israel hits broadcast van killing five Palestinian journalists in Gaza

GAZA, Palestine, December 26, 2024 - Al Jazeera - In a devastating assault that has intensified concerns about press safety in the Gaza conflict, Israeli forces targeted a clearly marked...

WiredJA News Team News 26 December 2024

SURINAME | Desi Bouterse, Suriname's Strongman-Turned-Fugitive, Dies at 79

SURINAME | Desi Bouterse, Suriname's Strongman-Turned-Fugitive, Dies at 79

PARAMARIBO — Desi Bouterse, the former coup leader and president of Suriname who died Tuesday at 79, spent his final days as a fugitive from justice, marking a dramatic end...

WiredJA News Team News 26 December 2024

PANAMA| A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own

PANAMA| A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to which the people of this republic will look back with the highest pride.” More...

Will Weissert reported from West Palm Beach, Florida, AP News 23 December 2024

ANTIGUA | George Wehner to represent the UPP in the St. Peter By-Election

ANTIGUA | George Wehner to represent the UPP in the St. Peter By-Election

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, December 23, 2024 - The United Progressive Party (UPP) has announced George Wehner as its candidate for the upcoming St. Peter By-Election, scheduled for January 14, 2025.

WiredJA News Team News 23 December 2024

ANTIGUA | LIAT20 Launches Historic Kingston Route, Revolutionizing Caribbean Travel

ANTIGUA | LIAT20 Launches Historic Kingston Route, Revolutionizing Caribbean Travel

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, December 23, 2024 - Regional carrier LIAT (2020) Ltd has launched a groundbreaking nonstop service between Antigua and Kingston, dramatically reshaping travel patterns across the Caribbean region.

WiredJA News Team News 23 December 2024

JAMAICA| Trade Imbalance Strangling Jamaica's Port Operations, Opposition Warns

JAMAICA| Trade Imbalance Strangling Jamaica's Port Operations, Opposition Warns

KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 22, 2024 - In a scathing critique of the government's port management, Opposition Spokesperson Anthony Hylton has blamed systemic trade imbalances and poor planning for the chronic...

WiredJA News Team News 22 December 2024

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