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The Government has defended the slower-than-expected pace of the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) program...
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The four-year discount granted to Jolyan Silvera for his guilty plea in the killing of his wife Melissa was rooted in the fact that for over two years...
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FACED with recent criticisms over the slow take up of units at the $6-billion Morant Bay Urban Centre, the Government on Thursday inked a deal with 13...
Serial rapist gets 15 years: Teen boy among victims
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MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Matthew Smith, who police here have described as a serial rapist, is to spend just over 15 years in prison for sexual assault...
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THREE-TIME defending champions Frazsiers Whip FC are confident as they kick off the Jamaica Women’s Premier League against Los Perfectos FC, in a repe...
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Melissa Silvera’s family says 20-year sentence for killer spouse fair, but not enough
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Lilliput Rovers can take over the lead in Zone B of the St James Football Association/Sandals Resorts International Major League t...
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