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Jackson welcomes security operations in SSL fraud case
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Jackson welcomes security operations in SSL fraud case
December 27 12:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on National Security and Member of Parliament Fitz Jackson has welcomed the start of security operations link...
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Woman dies in motor vehicle crash in Trelawny
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Woman dies in motor vehicle crash in Trelawny
December 27 12:24 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — A woman is now dead and a man nursing injuries following a motor vehicle collision along the One Mile main road in Falmouth Saturd...
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SLB to further enhance digital portal as part of ongoing transformation
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SLB to further enhance digital portal as part of ongoing transformation
December 27 12:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is looking to further enhance its digital portal, a move that underscores the role of technology i...
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Man dies in motor vehicle crash in St James
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Man dies in motor vehicle crash in St James
December 27 10:39 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A man is now dead following a motor vehicle crash on the Rosemount roadway on Saturday morning. He has been identified as 46-year-...
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Former SSL executive in custody
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Former SSL executive in custody
December 27 10:22 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A former high-level executive of Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) is in police custody as investigations continue into the mult...
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Ukraine anti-corruption agency tries to raid parliament
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Ukraine anti-corruption agency tries to raid parliament
December 27 09:44 AM
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukraine's anti-corruption agency said security services were preventing officers from raiding the parliament on Saturday, as inv...
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Major multi-agency raids underway as part of SSL fraud probe
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Major multi-agency raids underway as part of SSL fraud probe
December 27 07:11 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A significant coordinated law enforcement operation, involving multiple elite agencies, is currently underway across Jamaica, with...
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Attorney threatens legal action against JCF over failure to return ganja to Rastafarian
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December 27 12:20 AM
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J’cans encouraged to use LED lights
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J’cans encouraged to use LED lights
October 8, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Finance and the Public Service Minister, Audley Shaw, is encouraging more Jamaicans to utilise light-emitting diode (LED) bu...
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All St Mary SE residents got from PNP was ‘Pip-Pip’, says Holness
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All St Mary SE residents got from PNP was ‘Pip-Pip’, says Holness
October 8, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the well known nickname of former St Mary South Eastern member of Parliament Harry Douglas, “Pi...
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PNP’s Golding nominated in St Andrew Southern
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PNP’s Golding nominated in St Andrew Southern
October 8, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People's National Party (PNP) caretaker Mark Golding was a short while ago nominated to represent the party in the upcoming St And...
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Police fatally shoot man during robbery attempt
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Police fatally shoot man during robbery attempt
October 8, 2017
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — A man was fatally shot by the police on Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston 11 during an alleged robbery attempt about 1:50 pm yesterda...
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23 killed in China rainstorms
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JLP’s Dr Dunn nominated
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JLP’s Dr Dunn nominated
October 8, 2017
ST MARY, Jamaica — Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for St Mary South Eastern Dr Norman Dunn has just been nominated to represent the party in the...
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US scientists engineer corn to boost protein
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No slackening for Zimbabwe series, assures Holder
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No slackening for Zimbabwe series, assures Holder
October 8, 2017
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Britain, EU clash over who takes next Brexit step
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Labourites jubilant in Annotto Bay
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Labourites jubilant in Annotto Bay
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ST MARY, Jamaica — The bells are ringing and music blaring as scores of jubilant Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters dance through the streets of An...
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Transport Authority concerned over reports of rapists operating illegal taxis
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Transport Authority concerned over reports of rapists operating illegal taxis
October 8, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Transport Authority is expressing grave concern over reports of young women being sexually abused while travelling on illegall...
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‘I am ready to debate anytime, anywhere,’says PNP’s Alexis
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‘I am ready to debate anytime, anywhere,’says PNP’s Alexis
October 8, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party (PNP) candidate for South-East St Mary, Dr Shane Alexis says he is ready to debate Dr Norman Dunn of t...
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NSWMA to address collection backlog in Ewarton and Linstead
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NSWMA to address collection backlog in Ewarton and Linstead
October 8, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is apologising to residents of Linstead and Ewarton in St Catherine who have...
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Trinidad police to charge high school students for extortion
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Trinidad police to charge high school students for extortion
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Police are expected to lay charges against students of a secondary school here after a video surfaced showed them enga...
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Administering of HPV vaccine going smoothly — Tufton
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Administering of HPV vaccine going smoothly — Tufton
October 8, 2017
ST JAMES, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Health, Dr Christopher Tufton, says administering of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to grade-seven girls...
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Brown Burke nomination ‘a great day in history’ says Phillips
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Brown Burke nomination ‘a great day in history’ says Phillips
October 8, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People's National Party (PNP) leader Dr Peter Phillips a short while ago told comrades that the party is witnessing "a great day i...
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No PNP squabble in St Andrew South West, Phillips insists
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No PNP squabble in St Andrew South West, Phillips insists
October 8, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Leader of the Opposition Dr Peter Phillips today rubbished claims made by Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Chairman Robert Montague of a...
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Venus heads back to Sydney after 20 years
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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Evergreen Venus Williams will headline the Sydney International in January to kick off her 2018 season, returning to the tou...
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J’cans in Canada urged to strengthen ties with home
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J’cans in Canada urged to strengthen ties with home
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TORONTO, Canada (JIS) — Wife of the Prime Minister, Juliet Holness, is urging members of the Jamaican diaspora in Canada to strengthen partnership wit...
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Gov’t taking strategic approach to improving road network, says Holness
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Gov’t taking strategic approach to improving road network, says Holness
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says the Government is taking a strategic approach to improving Jamaica's road network. He po...
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Man caught smuggling cocaine from Jamaica gets 13-year prison sentence
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Man caught smuggling cocaine from Jamaica gets 13-year prison sentence
October 8, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man who tried to smuggle £300,000 worth of cocaine from Jamaica into Britain in tins of chocolate powder mix has been jailed for...
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Sumfest’s Russell gets CD for contribution to entertainment and tourism
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Sumfest’s Russell gets CD for contribution to entertainment and tourism
October 8, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Having contributed four decades of his life to entrepreneurship and development of the hospitality, tourism and entertainmen...
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