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Jamaica-born Karen Green eyes history in Florida congressional run

Jamaica-born Karen Green eyes history in Florida congressional...

Jamaica-born Rev Dr Karen Green has announced her candidacy for a seat in Florida’s...

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US Customs officers seize cocaine concealed in cooler cups shipped from Jamaica

US Customs officers seize cocaine concealed in cooler cups...

PHILADELPHIA, CMC – The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency...

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Reverend Barrington Daley new head of Moravian Church

Reverend Barrington Daley new head of Moravian Church

Reverend Barrington Daley is the new head of the Moravian Church in Jamaica. Daley...

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Lionel Town Hospital pushing nutrition one bite at a time

Lionel Town Hospital pushing nutrition one bite at a time

Doctors at the Lionel Town Hospital in Clarendon are staging a two-day symposium...

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Rogue JP resigns following Sunday Gleaner exposé

Rogue JP resigns following Sunday Gleaner exposé

Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has revealed that a rogue Justice of the Peace (JP)...

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JDF says it is cooperating with probe into injury of civilian in Denham Town

JDF says it is cooperating with probe into injury of civilian...

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says it is fully cooperating with investigations...

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Businessman, secretary shot in Discovery Bay

Businessman, secretary shot in Discovery Bay

A businessman and his secretary were shot and wounded by two gunmen travelling on...

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Man crashes stolen car in Manchester

Man crashes stolen car in Manchester

The police in Manchester are on the hunt for a man who today crashed a stolen motor...

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Woodsville Bridge in Hanover closed as structure deemed unsafe

Woodsville Bridge in Hanover closed as structure deemed...

The Woodsville Bridge along the Cascade main road in Hanover has been closed as...

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Spanish Town man gets 25 years for armed robbery

Spanish Town man gets 25 years for armed robbery

A St Catherine man who shot and injured a businessman during a robbery in Spanish...

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Way cleared for extradition of former Haitian senator to US

Way cleared for extradition of former Haitian senator to...

The way has now been cleared for the extradition of Joseph Joel John, the former...

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Man in custody over attempted theft of fibre optic cables in St Andrew

Man in custody over attempted theft of fibre optic cables...

A man has been arrested in relation to the attempted theft of fibre optic cables...

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Johnson Smith formally launches candidature for Commonwealth Secretary-General

Johnson Smith formally launches candidature for Commonwealth...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith today formally...

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Omicron BA.2 variant confirmed in Jamaica

Omicron BA.2 variant confirmed in Jamaica

The Ministry of Health & Wellness is reporting that the highly transmissible Omicron...

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US to provide $500 million more in financial aid to Ukraine

US to provide $500 million more in financial aid to Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will provide an additional $500 million in financial...

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Man U hire Erik ten Hag as fifth manager in nine years

Man U hire Erik ten Hag as fifth manager in nine years

Once a model of coaching stability in Alex Ferguson’s long trophy-filled tenure,...

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Update | Child shot in Hanover attack dies in hospital

Update | Child shot in Hanover attack dies in hospital

The child who was among three people shot in Cascade, Hanover last night has succumbed....

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Turning eyesores into beautiful wonders

Turning eyesores into beautiful wonders

Five years ago, Raymond Brown’s passion for beautification and flower gardening...

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Child among three shot, one fatally in Hanover

Child among three shot, one fatally in Hanover

A child was among three people shot in Cascade, Hanover about 8:30 p.m on Wednesday....

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Gun seized following fatal shooting in Manchester

Gun seized following fatal shooting in Manchester

Cops assigned to the Manchester Police today seized a firearm and several rounds...

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PM concerned about labour shortage in construction

PM concerned about labour shortage in construction

With seven major developments on the horizon along the north coast and a labour...

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UWI chaplain elected Anglican Bishop of Kingston

UWI chaplain elected Anglican Bishop of Kingston

University of the West Indies chaplain, the Reverend Canon Garth Minott, has been...

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Update | Trial of man accused of killing Lynvale Bloomfield again postponed

Update | Trial of man accused of killing Lynvale Bloomfield...

The long-awaited murder trial of the man accused of killing former Portland Eastern...

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Murders, sex offences top cases before Home Circuit Court

Murders, sex offences top cases before Home Circuit Court

Murder and sex offence cases continue to account for the bulk of matters before...

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Trial of man accused of killing Lynvale Bloomfield expected to begin today

Trial of man accused of killing Lynvale Bloomfield expected...

The judge-alone murder trial of the man charged with the stabbing death of then...

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PNP proposes win-win solution to quell Little Bay land dispute

PNP proposes win-win solution to quell Little Bay land...

The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) is urging the Government to immediately...

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Car dealer shot dead in Manchester

Car dealer shot dead in Manchester

The Manchester Police are probing the murder of a car dealer at a bar in Hatfield...

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Court orders release of laptops in WIPL saga

Court orders release of laptops in WIPL saga

Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Montaque on Tuesday ordered the release of laptops...

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Body of 12-year-old child found after being swept away by floodwater

Body of 12-year-old child found after being swept away...

There was uncontrollable grief at the Montego Bay wharf in St James late this evening...

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Another athlete killed in Kenya, boyfriend on the run

Another athlete killed in Kenya, boyfriend on the run

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Another female runner has been killed in the high-altitude...

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Flash flood warning in effect for five parishes

Flash flood warning in effect for five parishes

A flash flood warning is now in effect for Portland, St Mary, St Ann, Trelawny and...

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DEVELOPING STORY: Woman, child swept away in MoBay flood waters

DEVELOPING STORY: Woman, child swept away in MoBay flood...

An elderly woman and a child were swept away by floodwaters in Westgate, St James...

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INDECOM serves notices on eight soldiers for statements in Denham Town killing

INDECOM serves notices on eight soldiers for statements...

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it has served on eight...

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MoBay’s acting mayor wants slaughterhouse talks with agri groups

MoBay’s acting mayor wants slaughterhouse talks with agri...

Montego Bay’s Acting Mayor Richard Vernon wants to meet with representatives of...

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St James police seize gun hidden in abandoned building

St James police seize gun hidden in abandoned building

The St James Police yesterday seized a Glock 9mm pistol with a magazine containing...

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Health Ministry ramps up cervical cancer awareness with Pap Smear Week

Health Ministry ramps up cervical cancer awareness with...

The Health Ministry has declared April 24-30 as Pap Smear Week as part of efforts...

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Cheers and fears as US ends mask mandates for travel

Cheers and fears as US ends mask mandates for travel

The decision of a federal judge to strike down a national mask mandate was met with...

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Major int’l conference for MoBay in June

Major int’l conference for MoBay in June

More than 1,000 persons are expected to arrive in June for the island’s first major...

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St James district constable found dead at home

St James district constable found dead at home

Sixty-one-year-old St James district constable Marlon Brown was found dead at his...

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Little London Market to be restored

Little London Market to be restored

The Ministry of Local Government is exploring options to revitalise the Little London...

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St Catherine police partner with specialists to deal with mentally ill

St Catherine police partner with specialists to deal with...

The unfortunate and sometimes deadly encounters with individuals who suffer from...

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Grant banking on increased coffee production to boost prices

Grant banking on increased coffee production to boost prices

President of the Jamaica Coffee Exporters Association, Norman Grant, is expressing...

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Man murdered at fish fry in Manchester

Man murdered at fish fry in Manchester

A man was shot and killed last night at a fish fry in the community of Davyton in...

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Jamaica stands to benefit from special economic zones investment

Jamaica stands to benefit from special economic zones investment

Jamaica stands to benefit significantly from investment in special economic zones...

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Entertainer among two shot dead in St Ann

Entertainer among two shot dead in St Ann

Two men were shot dead over two days in St Ann in cases that are being investigated...

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Court upholds lawyer’s lifetime ban

Court upholds lawyer’s lifetime ban

The lifetime ban imposed on an attorney who failed for several years to hand over...

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Help coming for indigent Westmoreland family

Help coming for indigent Westmoreland family

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development will be providing housing...

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Life certificate to be introduced for Social Pension Programme

Life certificate to be introduced for Social Pension Programme

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be rolling out a life certificate...

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Adhere to champs traffic changes, police urge public

Adhere to champs traffic changes, police urge public

The police are reminding the public about traffic changes implemented in the vicinity...

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Home Office’s snail pace is no longer acceptable

Home Office’s snail pace is no longer acceptable

We are now almost four years since the revelation of the Windrush scandal, which...

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