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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
December 30 08:35 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  (CMC) –  Trinidadian police say the body of a 46-year-old fireman, who had been abducted from his home last weekend, was foun...
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
December 30 07:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six men, including two taxi drivers and a 62-year-old, have been slapped with multiple offences for their alleged involvement in a...
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
December 30 07:03 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged after allegedly firing shots in a public place. Charged with possession...
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
December 30 06:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With many individuals dealing with emotional scars in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, licensed clinical psychologist and trauma spe...
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
December 30 06:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 30, ended trading at $159.83, down nine cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
December 30 05:52 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A $250,000 Christmas donation from NCB Foundation’s Grant a Wish initiative is helping to strengthen  hurricane relief efforts led...
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 30 05:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Campari has signed a year-long title partnership with popular event series Sandz Music Festival.  The collaboration comes into eff...
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Fire brigade urges parents to discourage children from making prank calls
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Fire brigade urges parents to discourage children from making prank calls
December 30 05:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is appealing to parents and guardians to discourage children from making prank calls to emergency ser...
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Jamaican among four denied bail on drug charges in The Bahamas
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Jamaican among four denied bail on drug charges in The Bahamas
December 30, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Four men, including a Jamaican, have been denied bail and will return to court on April 16, 2026 on charges of attempting to s...
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Two cops granted bail of $200,000 in relation to 2023 assault incident
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Two cops granted bail of $200,000 in relation to 2023 assault incident
December 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Two policemen were each granted bail in the sum of $200,000 after they were charged with assaulting a man on September 1, 2023 at th...
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Bail extended for tenant accused of housebreaking and larceny
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Bail extended for tenant accused of housebreaking and larceny
December 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Bail was on Tuesday extended for a primary tenant who is charged with housebreaking and larceny in relation to a dispute involving...
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No bail for alleged stabber
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No bail for alleged stabber
November 21, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Kenneth Campbell, no stranger to the criminal courts, will have to stay behind bars as he faces fresh allegations of stabbing ...
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Security guard granted bail after $370,000 fleeced from woman’s bank account
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Security guard granted bail after $370,000 fleeced from woman’s bank account
October 24, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A security guard was granted bail of $150,000 with up to three sureties, while his two co-accused had their station bail extended ...
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Man in $1m cocaine case offered bail
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Man in $1m cocaine case offered bail
August 20, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A farmer who was wanted by police on cocaine charges for over a year before surrendering was offered bail in the Manchester Pari...
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Farmer charged for imitation firearm granted $400,000 bail
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Farmer charged for imitation firearm granted $400,000 bail
August 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A 31-year-old farmer from Lawrence Town who was arrested and charged with possession of an imitation firearm, was granted $400,000 ...
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‘No exceptional circumstances’: Diddy’s bail request denied again
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‘No exceptional circumstances’: Diddy’s bail request denied again
August 4, 2025
A federal judge has once again denied Sean “Diddy” Combs’ request for bail, ruling there are no “exceptional circumstances” warranting his release ahe...
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Man pleads guilty to cocaine charges, granted $400,000 bail
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Man pleads guilty to cocaine charges, granted $400,000 bail
July 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man charged with possession of cocaine, dealing in cocaine and attempting to export the drug was granted bail in the sum of $400...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail after prostitution conviction
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail after prostitution conviction
July 2, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail on Wednesday after a trial in which he was convicted on federal prostitution charg...
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Man in viral video killing granted $2m bail
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Man in viral video killing granted $2m bail
June 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A man charged after he was caught on video shooting another man was granted bail in the sum of $2 million in the Corporate Area Pari...
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Bail extended for pregnant woman, partner accused in motor vehicle theft
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Bail extended for pregnant woman, partner accused in motor vehicle theft
May 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman accused of conspiring with her partner to steal her co-worker’s motor vehicle had her bail extended when she appeared in t...
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Bail denied for accused nurse beater
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Bail denied for accused nurse beater
Jason Cross | Reporter 
May 21, 2025
Sixty-five year-old businessman Robert Bell, the man allegedly seen in a viral video assaulting a nurse while clutching his firearm, has been denied b...
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US singer Chris Brown freed on £5M bail in UK assault case
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US singer Chris Brown freed on £5M bail in UK assault case
May 21, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — American R&B singer Chris Brown, former boyfriend of superstar Rihanna, was on Wednesday ordered released on bail in an...
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Man remanded, co-accused granted bail following brawl outside Kingston court
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Man remanded, co-accused granted bail following brawl outside Kingston court
May 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — One man was remanded in custody, while another was granted bail in the sum of $150,000 for disorderly conduct, following an allege...
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Teen accused of robbing biker granted bail
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Teen accused of robbing biker granted bail
April 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A teen accused of robbery with aggravation and malicious destruction of property was granted bail when he appeared in the Kingston...
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Bail extended for man who failed to deliver vehicles
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Bail extended for man who failed to deliver vehicles
April 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An elderly man, who is currently before the court for failing to deliver vehicles despite collecting payments from two parties, ha...
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$500,000 bail granted for brothers caught with over $1m in Apple products
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$500,000 bail granted for brothers caught with over $1m in Apple products
April 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two brothers were granted bail of $500,000 each when they appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday to answer...
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WATCH: Bail application deferred for Mandeville licensed firearm holder amid outstanding CCTV footage
March 19, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Patrick Thompson, the licensed firearm holder who is accused of killing two women and injuring three others last month, was furt...
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Attorney charged in multi-million dollar real estate fraud granted bail
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Attorney charged in multi-million dollar real estate fraud granted bail
March 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Mark Gordon, the attorney charged in connection with a multi-million dollar real estate fraud, was granted bail in the sum of $400,...
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Bail granted for man who allegedly tricked aesthetician with counterfeit US dollars
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Bail granted for man who allegedly tricked aesthetician with counterfeit US dollars
February 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of tricking a medical aesthetician into accepting counterfeit US dollars was granted bail when he appeared in the Ki...
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Bail denied again for man accused of murdering Bahamian former legislator.
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Bail denied again for man accused of murdering Bahamian former legislator.
December 6, 2024
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – A Bahamian court has denied bail to the man accused of slaying former Opposition legislator Donald Saunders. The court’s presi...
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
December 30, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  (CMC) –  Trinidadian police say the body of a 46-year-old fireman, who had been abducted from his home last weekend, was foun...
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six men, including two taxi drivers and a 62-year-old, have been slapped with multiple offences for their alleged involvement in a...
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
December 30, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged after allegedly firing shots in a public place. Charged with possession...
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With many individuals dealing with emotional scars in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, licensed clinical psychologist and trauma spe...
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 30, ended trading at $159.83, down nine cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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