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Clarendon family seeks help to locate missing senior

Clarendon family seeks help to locate missing senior

The family of 87-year-old Jasper Wright is appealing to the public for assistance...

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Policeman arrested after allegedly found with illegal gun at checkpoint

Policeman arrested after allegedly found with illegal gun...

A policeman was this morning taken into custody after allegedly being held with...

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Education Ministry looking to recruit more bursars for schools

Education Ministry looking to recruit more bursars for...

The Ministry of Education is looking to recruit more bursars within the public school...

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Bunting hits back at Chang's police 'defunding' comment

Bunting hits back at Chang's police 'defunding' comment

People's National Party (PNP) Senator Peter Bunting has lashed National Security...

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New modern facility for May Pen Infant School

New modern facility for May Pen Infant School

Educators and students at the May Pen Infant School now have access to a comfortable...

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Firearm and ammo seized in Spanish Town, four arrested

Firearm and ammo seized in Spanish Town, four arrested

The police in St Catherine seized an illegal firearm and over 30 rounds of ammunition...

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PNP to decide on SOE next step, says Golding

PNP to decide on SOE next step, says Golding

Opposition Leader Mark Golding has indicated that the People's National Party (PNP)...

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Victoria Town residents angry at mob killing verdict

Victoria Town residents angry at mob killing verdict

Patrick Matthias, brother-in-law of Chieftin Campbell, who was beaten by a mob in...

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#JLP79 | Holness: 'Comprehensive plan' coming to deal with chaos in towns and capitals

#JLP79 | Holness: 'Comprehensive plan' coming to deal with...

The Government has promised a "comprehensive programme" geared towards redeveloping...

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UPDATE | Police get 90 guns in amnesty, says Holness

UPDATE | Police get 90 guns in amnesty, says Holness

The number of guns handover in the just expired amnesty is now 90, according to...

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#JLP79 | Gayle credits Holness admin with 'one of best increases' for gov't workers

#JLP79 | Gayle credits Holness admin with 'one of best...

President of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), Kavan Gayle, says the...

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#FootballFever | World Cup dismay for Qatar as Ecuador wins opening game

#FootballFever | World Cup dismay for Qatar as Ecuador...

The large swathes of empty seats in the second half summed up the Qatar football...

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#JLP79 | Johnson Smith gets special mention from Holness

#JLP79 | Johnson Smith gets special mention from Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness, specially recognised the work of the Minister of...

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British woman boarding flight in MoBay caught with cocaine valued at $9m

British woman boarding flight in MoBay caught with cocaine...

A 20-year-old British woman has been arrested over the seizure of approximately...

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#JLP79 | Veteran supporters pleased with party's performance

#JLP79 | Veteran supporters pleased with party's performance

Several veteran Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters are hailing party leader Prime...

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#JLP79 | Ruling party needs 20 consecutive years in power, argues Juliet Holness

#JLP79 | Ruling party needs 20 consecutive years in power,...

Jamaica Labour Party Member of Parliament Juliet Holness has argued that the ruling...

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80 guns handed over as amnesty expires

80 guns handed over as amnesty expires

National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says 80 firearms were handed over to...

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#JLP79 | 'Times tough, but JLP best party to get us through' - says Portland labourite

#JLP79 | 'Times tough, but JLP best party to get us through'...

The leadership of the Jamaica Labour Party in Portland says it's surprise at the...

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Curfews imposed in McVickers Lane and Homestead in Spanish Town

Curfews imposed in McVickers Lane and Homestead in Spanish...

The police have imposed curfews in sections of Spanish Town in the St Catherine...

US Coast Guard offloads more than US$101 million in illegal drugs seized in Caribbean Sea

US Coast Guard offloads more than US$101 million in illegal...

The United States Coast Guard says the crew of its cutter Northland (WMEC 904) on...

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Qatar to open Mideast’s first World Cup before leaders, fans

Qatar to open Mideast’s first World Cup before leaders,...

Qatar is ready to open the Middle East’s first FIFA World Cup today before global...

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NEWS IN BRIEF

NEWS IN BRIEF

The 50 new garbage trucks that landed in Jamaica last weekend are expected to hit...

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Climate compensation fund approved, other issues up in air

Climate compensation fund approved, other issues up in...

Negotiators early Sunday approved a historic deal that would create a fund for compensating...

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Musk restores Donald Trump’s Twitter account after online poll

Musk restores Donald Trump’s Twitter account after online...

Elon Musk reinstated Donald Trump’s account on Twitter on Saturday, reversing a...

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New garbage trucks should cut complaints by 50% - NSWMA chief

New garbage trucks should cut complaints by 50% - NSWMA...

The 50 new garbage trucks that landed in Jamaica last weekend are expected to hit...

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60-y-o man held for chopping-death of his ex-girlfriend's partner

60-y-o man held for chopping-death of his ex-girlfriend's...

A 60-year-old man from Retirement district in Watt Town, St Ann is in police custody...

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Clansman Gang Trial | Summation by Sykes postponed until next year

Clansman Gang Trial | Summation by Sykes postponed until...

The resumption of the Clansman-One Don Gang trial in the Home Circuit Court has...

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FTC says coordinated taxi strike against the law

FTC says coordinated taxi strike against the law

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has stated that coordinated strike action by public...

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Woman's body found along Port Royal main road

Woman's body found along Port Royal main road

Scene of crime detectives are now at a section of the Port Royal main road in Kingston...

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American cruise passengers arrested in major cocaine bust

American cruise passengers arrested in major cocaine bust

Police on Wednesday arrested eight American cruise ship passengers who allegedly...

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PNP chides Warmington for racial comments about Golding

PNP chides Warmington for racial comments about Golding

The Opposition People's National Party has expressed disgust at what it says are...

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Earth Today | Jamaican scientist contributes to ‘The Climate Book’

Earth Today | Jamaican scientist contributes to ‘The Climate...

JAMAICA AND the Caribbean’s Professor Michael Taylor has contributed to a new book,...

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248 studio apartments for St Andrew community

248 studio apartments for St Andrew community

A total of 248 studio apartments are to be constructed in St Andrew under the National...

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Assault rifle handed over in St Mary under amnesty

Assault rifle handed over in St Mary under amnesty

An assault rifle was handed over to the Port Maria police in St Mary today under...

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Driver of garbage truck that killed Clan Carthy schoolboy pleads guilty

Driver of garbage truck that killed Clan Carthy schoolboy...

The driver of the garbage truck that overturned, killing Clan Carthy Primary School...

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Gas prices up $0.25, diesel up $3.06

Gas prices up $0.25, diesel up $3.06

Motorists will pay more for gas when they go to the pumps on Thursday. The state-owned...

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$16m for fisherfolk affected by Rio Cobre pollution

$16m for fisherfolk affected by Rio Cobre pollution

The government is proposing to pay $16 million in compensation to fisherfolk affected...

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PSOJ condemns Warmington's 'racially divisive' comments

PSOJ condemns Warmington's 'racially divisive' comments

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has condemned recent utterances...

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Illegal gun seized in St James

Illegal gun seized in St James

The St James police seized an illegal firearm and seven rounds of ammunition during...

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JDF officer in sexual misconduct scandal back in Jamaica

JDF officer in sexual misconduct scandal back in Jamaica

The senior military officer at the centre of the unfolding sex scandal in the Jamaican...

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Police seeking man who used robbery victim's bank card at ATM

Police seeking man who used robbery victim's bank card...

Detectives assigned to the Half Way Tree Criminal Investigations Branch are seeking...

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Mixed results for Jamaican candidates in US midterms

Mixed results for Jamaican candidates in US midterms

Wes Moore, an African-American of Jamaican heritage, is the new governor of Maryland,...

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Unions divided on whether to accept Government's compensation offer

Unions divided on whether to accept Government's compensation...

Tension is building among member groups within the Jamaica Confederation of Trade...

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No illegal fishing, Johnson Smith warns fishers

No illegal fishing, Johnson Smith warns fishers

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is to develop and implement protocols...

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Portland labourer accused of rape freed

Portland labourer accused of rape freed

A Portland labourer who was accused of raping an 11-year-old girl two years ago...

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Clarendon mason charged for gun attack on cattle farmer

Clarendon mason charged for gun attack on cattle farmer

The police in Clarendon have charged a man who allegedly carried out a gun attack...

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Stony Hill Market to be reopened on November 22

Stony Hill Market to be reopened on November 22

Renovation of the Stony Hill Market in St Andrew is more than 90 per cent complete,...

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Gov’t considering future of Vale Royal

Gov’t considering future of Vale Royal

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government is now considering proposals for...

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Gov't proposing approximately $60 billion increase in National Budget

Gov't proposing approximately $60 billion increase in National...

The Government is proposing to increase the National Budget by approximately $60...

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N.C.B. Foundation shifts CSEC bursary support to IT students

N.C.B. Foundation shifts CSEC bursary support to IT students

The N.C.B. Foundation is reporting that it has decided to now shift its bursary...

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