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Residents of Cooper’s Pen stage protest as follow-up demolition looms

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Residents of Cooper’s Pen stage protest as follow-up demolition looms

August 22, 2026

TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Several residents of the Cooper's Pen community in Trelawny are currently staging a protest regarding the planned further demoliti...

6-y-o dies at hospital after sister, parents drown in UK beach outing

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6-y-o dies at hospital after sister, parents drown in UK beach outing

August 22, 2026

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A six-year-old girl from a British-Palestinian family has died in hospital after a seaside drowning tragedy that claime...

US judge strikes down Trump’s 75-country immigrant visa ban

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US judge strikes down Trump’s 75-country immigrant visa ban

August 22, 2026

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A United States (US) federal judge has struck down a government ban on visas to nationals from 75 countries, includi...

Man Utd humiliated by Hull in dismal start to Premier League season

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Man Utd humiliated by Hull in dismal start to Premier League season

August 22, 2026

KINGSTON UPON HULL, United Kingdom (AFP) — Manchester United crashed to a humiliating 2-0 defeat at promoted Hull on Saturday in a dismal start to the...

Fans valued at $1.7m donated to Princess Margaret Hospital

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Fans valued at $1.7m donated to Princess Margaret Hospital

August 21, 2026

ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Patients and staff at the Princess Margaret Hospital in St Thomas can now look forward to a cooler and more comfortable environme...

Jamaica to open Nations League campaign at home against Guatemala on Sept 25

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Jamaica to open Nations League campaign at home against Guatemala on Sept 25

August 21, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz will host their first two games in the fifth edition of the Concacaf Nations League, it was confirmed on Fri...

Shericka Jackson pulls up, falls in 200m at Lausanne Diamond League

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Shericka Jackson pulls up, falls in 200m at Lausanne Diamond League

August 21, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Olympic Games and World Championship medallist Shericka Jackson failed to complete the women’s 200m on Friday’s Wanda Di...

Murder suspect Marko “Shella” German shot dead by police in Rollington Town

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Murder suspect Marko “Shella” German shot dead by police in Rollington Town

August 21, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man who was being sought in connection with a murder on Wednesday, was shot dead by the police on Waterloo Road in Rollington T...

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