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Jamaican fishermen in Colombia could be back home by next week

Jamaican fishermen in Colombia could be back home by next...

The 34 Jamaican fishermen held in Colombia on allegations of illegal fishing may...

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Two men fatally shot in police confrontation in St James

Two men fatally shot in police confrontation in St James

Two men were shot and killed during a confrontation with the police in Dallas, Glendevon,...

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St Thomas organic farmers tackle food insecurity, climate change through EU project

St Thomas organic farmers tackle food insecurity, climate...

Farmers in St Thomas are working together to promote more sustainable farming practices...

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Norwood under curfew after two men are killed in house fire

Norwood under curfew after two men are killed in house...

A curfew has been imposed in Norwood, St James, following the discovery of charred...

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Garvey Maceo-Manchester clash postponed

Garvey Maceo-Manchester clash postponed

The much-anticipated ISSA daCosta Cup round of 16 clash between defending champions...

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Johnson Smith bushes aside corruption criticisms against the gov’t

Johnson Smith bushes aside corruption criticisms against...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Kamina Johnson Smith has sought to brush...

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Jamaica working on repatriation of fishermen in Colombia – Johnson Smith

Jamaica working on repatriation of fishermen in Colombia...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith says active steps...

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Bodies found following house fire in Norwood, St James

Bodies found following house fire in Norwood, St James

The St James police are probing the deaths of two men whose bodies were discovered...

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Several injured in major Melrose Hill Bypass crash

Several injured in major Melrose Hill Bypass crash

At least three people were killed and several others injured in a two-vehicle crash...

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Man shot and injured off Maxfield Avenue

Man shot and injured off Maxfield Avenue

A man was shot and injured by masked gunmen along Fitzgerald Avenue, off Maxfield...

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Food manufacturers must ensure basic requirements are met – NCRA

Food manufacturers must ensure basic requirements are met...

The National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) is reminding food manufacturers...

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Update | Shooting of policeman at Old Harbour home was self-inflicted – Bailey

Update | Shooting of policeman at Old Harbour home was...

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Fitz Bailey has reported that the shooting of...

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Outstanding DNA report delays cocaine case against businessman

Outstanding DNA report delays cocaine case against businessman

An outstanding DNA report today delayed the case of Oral Johnson, the businessman...

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Severe weather alert issued for Jamaica

Severe weather alert issued for Jamaica

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica has issued a severe weather alert for the...

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Lay magistrates pushing for burn unit in Jamaica

Lay magistrates pushing for burn unit in Jamaica

The Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) has resolved to step outside its...

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Depositors to be refunded amid change of plans for Residences at Terra Nova

Depositors to be refunded amid change of plans for Residences...

The developers of the Residences at Terra Nova project are to refund depositors...

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Policeman killed in St Thomas collision

Policeman killed in St Thomas collision

Police constable Kemar Nelson was killed yesterday as a result of injuries sustained...

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Salute to a good man

Salute to a good man

Detective Sergeant Victor Francis was laid to rest yesterday, following a thanksgiving...

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St Ann police investigating teenager's death

St Ann police investigating teenager's death

The St Ann's Bay police have yet to make a breakthrough in the murder of a teenager,...

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Robin Russell is new JHTA president

Robin Russell is new JHTA president

Montego Bay hotelier Robin Russell has been named president of the Jamaica Hotel...

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Alleged J'can lottery scamming mastermind makes appearance in US court

Alleged J'can lottery scamming mastermind makes appearance...

A St James businessman alleged to be the mastermind behind a local lottery scamming...

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Uganda to deploy experimental Ebola vaccine in 2 weeks, says WHO official

Uganda to deploy experimental Ebola vaccine in 2 weeks,...

Experimental Ebola vaccines will be deployed in Uganda in about “two weeks,” a World...

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Kingston Freeport invests US$20 million on new straddle carrier fleet

Kingston Freeport invests US$20 million on new straddle...

Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited has acquired a new fleet of straddle carriers...

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Trump must sit for deposition in defamation lawsuit

Trump must sit for deposition in defamation lawsuit

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will have to answer questions under...

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US Social Security payments set for big increase

US Social Security payments set for big increase

NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of millions of older Americans are about to get what may be...

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Bahamas announces minimum wage hike, price controls for chicken, eggs, bread

Bahamas announces minimum wage hike, price controls for...

The Bahamas government has announced an increase in the minimum wage as well as...

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Two men arrested over gun seizure during St Catherine spot check

Two men arrested over gun seizure during St Catherine spot...

Two men were arrested following the seizure of a gun during a police spot check...

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Power outage leaves dozens of communities in St James and Hanover without water

Power outage leaves dozens of communities in St James and...

A power outage at a treatment plant has left large parts of St James and several...

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Europe turns to Africa in bid to replace Russian natural gas

Europe turns to Africa in bid to replace Russian natural...

A new liquefied natural gas (LNG) project off Africa’s western coast may only be...

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Child protection agency conducting workshops to fight bullying in schools

Child protection agency conducting workshops to fight bullying...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has partnered with the Anti-bullying...

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477 whales die in ‘heartbreaking’ New Zealand strandings

477 whales die in ‘heartbreaking’ New Zealand strandings

Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand...

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PNP admits turncoat Meadows

PNP admits turncoat Meadows

WESTERN BUREAU: DENNIS MEADOWS, a former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) senator who...

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Tropical Storm Karl forms in Gulf off southern Mexico coast

Tropical Storm Karl forms in Gulf off southern Mexico coast

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Karl formed off Mexico's southern Gulf coast Tuesday...

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NWC continues crackdown on illegal connections in St Elizabeth

NWC continues crackdown on illegal connections in St Elizabeth

The National Water Commission (NWC) has disconnected several illegal connections...

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UNDP calls for debt relief for four CARICOM states

UNDP calls for debt relief for four CARICOM states

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states are included...

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Probe launched into illegal land sales by persons linked to political parties

Probe launched into illegal land sales by persons linked...

Highlighting the illegal sale and occupation of lands by persons with political...

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IMF dims outlook for 2023 global economy

IMF dims outlook for 2023 global economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is downgrading its outlook for...

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Man hospitalised following St James knife attack

Man hospitalised following St James knife attack

A man is in hospital in critical condition following a knife attack along Barnett...

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St James businessman fined $50,000 over seizure of exotic birds at his home

St James businessman fined $50,000 over seizure of exotic...

Chad Headley, the St James businessman who pleaded guilty last month to unlawful...

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Businesses encouraged to report cybersecurity vulnerabilities

Businesses encouraged to report cybersecurity vulnerabilities

As the Government continues to build resilience in Jamaica's cyber ecosystem, businesses...

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BOJ to get technical support to identify climate risks in financial sector

BOJ to get technical support to identify climate risks...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is to receive technical support from the French Development...

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Broadcasting Commission bans playing of scamming, Molly and gun music

Broadcasting Commission bans playing of scamming, Molly...

The Broadcasting Commission has imposed an immediate ban on the playing of music...

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Taxi man murdered in Grants Pen, St Andrew

Taxi man murdered in Grants Pen, St Andrew

A taxi man was gunned down along Dulwich Drive in Grants Pen, St Andrew this morning....

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Lionel Town among almost 20 Clarendon communities without water supply

Lionel Town among almost 20 Clarendon communities without...

Lionel Town and Rocky Point are among almost 20 communities in southern Clarendon...

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New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers

New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers

New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm...

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Israel announces sea deal with Lebanon, but doubts remain

Israel announces sea deal with Lebanon, but doubts remain

Israel’s prime minister said Tuesday that the country has reached a “historic agreement”...

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Backwood residents fearful after one killed, four injured in gun attack

Backwood residents fearful after one killed, four injured...

WESTERN BUREAU: RESIDENTS LIVING in the small farming community of Backwood in German...

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House breaker caught under bed charged

House breaker caught under bed charged

Twenty-five-year-old Romaro Parker of Cheesefield district, Linstead in St Catherine...

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Updated | Gun attack at German Town shop leaves one dead and four hospitalised

Updated | Gun attack at German Town shop leaves one dead...

Five people are in hospital and one is dead following a gun attack at a shop in...

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UPDATE | 'Central again?' - Kingston lock-up battles latest high-profile escape

UPDATE | 'Central again?' - Kingston lock-up battles latest...

Senior police officers and King's Counsel Peter Champagnie are questioning security...

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Demolition of illegal homes in Portmore under way, resident laments $800K loss

Demolition of illegal homes in Portmore under way, resident...

The demolition of informal settlement on the outskirts of Clifton in Portmore, St...

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Gambia urgently recalls syrups blamed for 66 child deaths

Gambia urgently recalls syrups blamed for 66 child deaths

Gambia has launched an urgent door-to-door campaign to remove cough and cold syrups...

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Greece: 21 dead, dozens missing, after 2 migrant ships sink

Greece: 21 dead, dozens missing, after 2 migrant ships...

Bodies floated amid splintered wreckage in the water off a Greek island Thursday...

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14 listed as persons of interest by Kingston West police

14 listed as persons of interest by Kingston West police

The Kingston West police have listed 14 men as persons of interest. The police say...

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Grenadian PM says Caribbean politics seeing progressive wind of change

Grenadian PM says Caribbean politics seeing progressive...

Grenadian Prime Minister,  Dickon Mitchell, says a progressive wind is blowing throughout...

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JLP councillor Christopher Townsend fined for traffic breach, to face fraud case

JLP councillor Christopher Townsend fined for traffic breach,...

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor for the Olympic Gardens division in St Andrew...

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St Thomas man charged for fatal stabbing of brother

St Thomas man charged for fatal stabbing of brother

The police in St Thomas on Thursday charged a man for the fatal stabbing of his...

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Motorists encouraged to get T-Tag to benefit from reduced toll rates

Motorists encouraged to get T-Tag to benefit from reduced...

Amid outcries against the pending rate increases for Highway 2000, the operator...

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Police in Clarendon probing separate fatal shootings

Police in Clarendon probing separate fatal shootings

The Clarendon Police are investigating the shooting deaths of two men in separate...

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JMEA wants BOJ to halt further increases in policy rate

JMEA wants BOJ to halt further increases in policy rate

The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) is calling for the Bank...

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Couple in $85 million cocaine seizure each granted $5M bail

Couple in $85 million cocaine seizure each granted $5M...

A July 26 return date has been set for the couple charged in relation to the seizure...

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11 arrested, illegal guns seized in Newlands, Portmore police operation

11 arrested, illegal guns seized in Newlands, Portmore...

Some 11 persons were arrested this morning by the police in an operation in Newlands, Portmore,...

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Shopkeeper murdered in Manchester

Shopkeeper murdered in Manchester

The police in Manchester are probing the murder of a shopkeeper at his business...

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Old Harbour man charged for fatal bus park shooting

Old Harbour man charged for fatal bus park shooting

The police have now charged a man who shot two bystanders, one fatally, as he and...

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Nephew held for murder of his 77-year-old uncle

Nephew held for murder of his 77-year-old uncle

A nephew who was listed as a person of interest in the grisly murder of his 77-year-old...

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Trump dismissed Jan 6 threats, wanted to join crowd, aide tells US committee

Trump dismissed Jan 6 threats, wanted to join crowd, aide...

Former US President Donald Trump rebuffed his own security’s warnings about armed...

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Guyana president denounces assassination threat as protests continue

Guyana president denounces assassination threat as protests...

(CMC) - President Irfaan Ali Tuesday said that the protest by residents over the...

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Questions for Holness on funding of Johnson Smith's C'wealth campaign

Questions for Holness on funding of Johnson Smith's C'wealth...

Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson has tabled questions in Parliament...

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Father now a wanted man in shooting death of child's mother

Father now a wanted man in shooting death of child's mother

The Kingston Western police have upgraded to wanted, the status of a man previously...

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Six men in Portmore robbery caught after car crashed, charged

Six men in Portmore robbery caught after car crashed, charged

Six alleged robbers who were nabbed by the St Andrew police when their getaway car...

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Gov't will not seek SOE extension in St Catherine

Gov't will not seek SOE extension in St Catherine

National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says the Government has decided against...

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Fitz Jackson and Nigel Clarke clash in House over bank fees

Fitz Jackson and Nigel Clarke clash in House over bank...

Finance and the Public Service Minister Dr Nigel Clarke and members of the parliamentary...

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Man killed in Shortwood Road gun attack

Man killed in Shortwood Road gun attack

A man was shot and killed along Shortwood Road in St Andrew this afternoon. He has...

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Psychiatric evaluation ordered for Clarendon quintuple murder accused

Psychiatric evaluation ordered for Clarendon quintuple...

Alleged Cocoa Piece, Clarendon quintuple murder accused Rushane Barnett is to undergo...

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St Catherine cabbie held with gun charged

St Catherine cabbie held with gun charged

A St Catherine taxi operator who was held with an illegal gun inside his car has...

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