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KINSTON, Jamaica— A police sergeant was shot and killed moments ago on the compound of the Half-Way-Tree police station in St Andrew. A reliable polic...
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ST JAMES, Jamaica— There has been a 32 per cent decrease in major crimes across St Elizabeth, says Head of the parish’s Police Division, Superintenden...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica— With their constituents often forced to travel many miles to access automated banking machines (ABMs), Members of Parliament (MPs) ...