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Two people injured in car attack as violence resumes in Spanish Town

Son killed, dad injured in Bob Marley beach attack

Accused phone thief charged

Dennis Meadows makes grand entry to PNP conference

Mother of slain man happy person of interest surrendered

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The mother of a young man who was killed while attending a wake is happy that a man named as a person of interest in the case has turne...

Protests in US after release of video of police killing black man

OHIO, United States (AFP)— Several hundred protesters marched Sunday in Akron, Ohio after the release of body camera footage that showed police fatally shootin...

WATCH: Senior, Wheatle win top prizes at JABBFA national champs

Adam Senior and Deana Wheatle were crowned overall champions of the 2022 Mayberry/Jamaica Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Association (JABBFA) National Senior ...

Bartlett hails huge stopover visitor arrivals in June

KINGSTON, Jamaica- Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has announced that stopover arrivals to Jamaica last month climbed to 224,000, surpassing the 222,000 re...

IOC boss says Ukraine 'flag will fly high' at Olympics

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP)— Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Sunday said the organisation would ensure that Ukrainian athletes could compete at the 2024 Games despite th...

Tufton hails healthcare workers as heroes

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, is hailing the nation’s over 25,000 healthcare workers as heroes, “who continue to g...

West Indies ease to T20 victory over Bangladesh

ROSEAU, Dominica (AFP)— Contrasting half-centuries by Rovman Powell and Brandon King highlighted a formidable West Indies batting effort on the way to a 35-run...

Five tips for safe driving this summer

KINGSTON, Jamaica- Director of the Road Safety Unit (RSU) Deidrie Hudson Sinclair is renewing the call for road users to exercise caution on the nation’s roads...

US officials urge calm after releasing video of police killing black man

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)— Authorities in the US state of Ohio appealed for calm Sunday after releasing body camera footage that showed police fatally sh...

Alpine glacier chunk detaches, killing at least 6 hikers

ROME (AP) — A large chunk of an Alpine glacier broke loose Sunday afternoon and roared down a mountainside in Italy, sending ice, snow and rock slamming into h...

Several dead in Copenhagen mall shooting; suspect arrested

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A gunman opened fire inside a busy shopping mall in the Danish capital on Sunday, killing several people and wounding several others...

Russia claims control of pivotal eastern Ukrainian province

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia claimed control Sunday over the last Ukrainian stronghold in an eastern province that is key to achieving a major goal of Moscow's ...

JUTC revenue plummets $100 m in 2021 -ESSJ

KINGSTON, Jamaica— The cash-strapped Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) saw its revenue intake plummet from $425 million in 2020 to $325 million last year. T...

Body of man found with gunshot wounds in St Mary

ST MARY, Jamaica - Police detectives have launched a probe into the murder of a 22-year-old man whose body was found with gunshot wounds in Comma district in S...

Six more COVID fatalities, 143 new cases

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica reported 143 new cases of COVID-19 and six fatalities on Saturday, July 2, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of H...

‘Minions’ set box office on fire with $108.5 million debut

“ Minions: The Rise of Gru ” brought in an estimated $108.5 million in ticket sales from 4,391 screens in North America, Universal Pictures said Sunday. By the ...

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