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Mayor Michelle Wu Appoints Clare Kelly as Chief of Staff

Mayor Michelle Wu Appoints Clare Kelly as Chief of Staff

Mayor Michelle Wu today announced Clare Kelly as her next Chief of Staff starting November 17, 2025. Kelly currently serves as the Director of Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) for Mayor Michelle Wu. Kelly will be stepping into her new role...

Owner:  American Government
During Democrats’ Government Shutdown, ICE Continues to Arrest the Worst of the Worst Including Pedophiles, Domestic Abusers, and Drug Traffickers

During Democrats’ Government Shutdown, ICE Continues to Arrest the Worst of the Worst Including Pedophiles, Domestic Abusers, and Drug Traffickers

Our law enforcement officers are risking their lives every single day to arrest heinous criminals without pay because of the Democrats’ Government Shutdown WASHINGTON — During the Democrats' government shutdown, U.S. Immigration and Customs...

Owner:  American Government
Deputy Minister Alvin Botes: Second Mapungubwe Dialogues / First Edition of Diaspora Week

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes: Second Mapungubwe Dialogues / First Edition of Diaspora Week

Theme: “Promoting Socio-Economic and Cultural Rights as Forms of Reparatory Justice” It gives me great pleasure and privilege to welcome you all to this, the Second Mapungubwe Dialogues, held appropriately to coincide with the First Edition of the...

Owner:  South African Government
City of Boston Licensing Board Approves four new Liquor Licenses

City of Boston Licensing Board Approves four new Liquor Licenses

The businesses—who were approved for zip code restricted licenses—are located in East Boston, Roxbury, and the South End Today, the City of Boston Licensing Board has approved four new liquor licenses for restaurants across Boston. The approved...

Owner:  American Government
October 24, 2025 Traffic Advisory

October 24, 2025 Traffic Advisory

People attending these events are encouraged to walk, bike, or take public transit. Information on Bluebikes, the regional bike share service, may be found on the website and information on the MBTA may be found online. The MBTA advises riders to...

Owner:  American Government
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Jamaica’s Major Airports Closed Ahead of Hurricane Melissa

Both of Jamaica’s international airports have suspended operations as Hurricane Melissa draws closer to the island. Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston ceased operations following the final incoming flight on Saturday (October...

Owner:  Jamaican Government

Government to Implement Creative Education Pathway

The Government has announced plans to implement a creative education pathway designed to formalise Jamaica’s creative education system and develop a skilled cultural workforce. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator, Dr. the...

Owner:  Jamaican Government
Jamaica Braces for Melissa Landfall As Storm Winds Reach 145 Miles Per Hour 

Jamaica Braces for Melissa Landfall As Storm Winds Reach 145 Miles Per Hour 

The slow-moving but increasingly powerful Hurricane Melissa continued to churn toward Jamaica on Sunday, its maximum sustained winds reaching 145 miles per hour — with even higher gusts recorded by NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters. By Sunday evening, the...

Owner:  Alexander Britell
Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa as category 4 storm threatens Caribbean

Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa as category 4 storm threatens Caribbean

Residents in Jamaica prepared for Hurricane Melissa as it strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane on Sunday (26 October). Melissa, the 13th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to reach Jamaica's southern coast late on Monday...

Owner:  Evgeny Lebedev
Melissa strengthens into Cat 4 hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica

Melissa strengthens into Cat 4 hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A strengthening Melissa grew into a Category 4 hurricane and could reach Category 5 status Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti...

Owner:  Smith Family
#EyeOnMelissa: IOM and World Food Programme preparing for post-Melissa assistance to Jamaica

Keeping Jamaicans Powered A Priority – JPS

Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Hugh Grant, says that keeping Jamaicans powered up during and after the hurricane is a priority. “Let me reassure you that we are prepared to do all that we can to...

Owner:  Jamaican Government
Gov’t Coordinates Support For TT Students In Jamaica

Gov’t Coordinates Support For TT Students In Jamaica

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs Sean Sobers says his ministry has been coordinating efforts to ensure the safety and well-being of Trinidad and Tobago students at the UWI Mona campus in Jamaica, as that country braces for the impact of...

Owner:  Trinidad & Tobago Government
Authorities in Jamaica Ask Its Inhabitants To Seek Refuge From Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica as Category 4 storm
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