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...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
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Dover residents say flooding worse than Melissa, blame lack of drain cleaning
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January 12, 2026
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MoBay deputy mayor wants June 8 named Police Day in St James
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Seven of nine Portland police stations still below health standards
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St CATHERINE, Jamaica – A St Catherine taxi operator has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in Portmore, St Catherine on J...
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ST MARY, Jamaica–An American sterile surgical technician is among two charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of am...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—A total of 3,444 special needs students across the Caribbean, the majority of whom were visually-impaired, sat examinations administ...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica has registered a total of 1,334 candidates for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Caribbean Targeted Education Certifi...
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ST ANN, Jamaica —Thirty-three year-old Kemar Brown, otherwise known as Mars, was shot and killed, whilst Norma Linton, also known as Barbara, was shot...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —In observance of Earthquake Awareness Month throughout January, the St James Municipal Corporation will intensify its routine publi...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Thirty-two people were killed in 27 fatal crashes during the month of December 2025 according to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA)....
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Sports Minister Olivia Grange has extended condolences to the family, friends, and the wider sporting fraternity following the passi...
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Once revered as a prophet, Kevin Smith’s legacy is now defined by a deadly cult ritual that claimed lives and led to posthumous charges of murder, con...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Transport Authority will commence motor vehicle examinations on Monday, January 12 in preparation for the renewal of road licen...
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica —Three children and an adult died following a two-vehicle collision on the Crawford to Font Hill main road near the St Elizabeth...
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