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Rockets hit near US embassy in Iraq capital: security sources
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — A volley of rockets landed near the US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad Sunday, two security sources told AFP, in the latest unclaimed attack on American installations in the country. Read More
Work on to fully reopen section of West End, Negril roadway
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) says work is now underway to reinstate the section of the West End Road in Negril, Westmoreland that was reduced to single lane due to inclement weather associated with the cold front that impacted the island last week. Read More
Deportee, attempted murder convict said involved in cop's injury by taxi
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police say the man wanted in connection with an incident where a cop was mowed down by a taxi in Kingston last week was a deportee from the United States who was convicted for attempted murder. Read More
Haiti-bound murder suspect caught by cops
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The suspect held in connection with the murder of eight-year-old Galen Buchanan was trying to flee the island by boat to Haiti when he was arrested by detectives in Trelawny yesterday. Read More
East Kingston Police Division saw 49% increase in murder rate —PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the decision was made to implement a state of public emergency in the East Kingston Police Division after a 49 per cent increase in the murder rate. Read More
SOE declared for East Kingston Police Division
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a state of public emergency in the East Kingston Police Division.Holness made the announcement at a press briefing just now at Jamaica House. Read More
Two arrested following firearm seizure
HANOVER, Jamaica — Two people were arrested following the seizure of a Glock pistol fitted with a magazine containing eight 9mm rounds of ammunition in Jump Town district, Hopewell in Hanover yesterday. Read More
Police seeking driver of vehicle involved in fatal crash
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Barnett Street police are appealing to the driver of a Toyota Mark X motor car that was involved in a fatal crash on Barnett Street, Montego Bay, yesterday to turn himself in immediately. Read More
Proposed Hong Kong virus quarantine building firebombed: police
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Protesters threw petrol bombs Sunday night at an empty public housing complex in Hong Kong that had been earmarked to become a temporary quarantine zone, police said, as the city battles an outbreak of the SARS-like Novel Coronavirus. Read More
Weekly Round-up: Port Royal welcomes cruise ship… Four men killed in Trelawny crash... Call for swimming to be part of Champs
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Port Royal welcomed its first cruise ship ever on Monday, when the Marella Discovery 2 docked in the historic city. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett reported that some 2,000 passengers were on board. Read More
Boeing's new 777X airliner takes off on first flight
EVERETT, United States (AFP) — Boeing's new long-haul 777X airliner made its first flight on Saturday, a step forward for the company whose broader prospects remain clouded by the 737 MAX crisis. Read More
Fight against mosquitoes will continue after 3-day clean up, says Grange
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has hailed volunteers across the island who are participating in the three-day national dengue clean up activity. Read More
Suspect in murder of 8-y-o Kingston boy held in Trelawny
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The suspect wanted in relation to the killing of eight-year-old Galen Buchanan was held in Trelawny, this morning, the police have confirmed. Read More
MoBay crash kills one, injures four
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A motor vehicle crash this morning in Montego Bay, St James, along Barnett Street resulted in the death of one and the injury of four, the Road Safety Unit (RSU) in the Ministry of Transport and Mining is reporting. Read More
No crime, Trump lawyers argue: Dems want to nullify election
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyers plunged into their impeachment trial defence Saturday by accusing Democrats of striving to overturn the 2016 election, arguing that investigations of Trump's dealings with Ukraine have not been a fact-finding mission but a... Read More
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