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Ammunition found in taxi handed over to St Mary police
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ST MARY, Jamaica — The St Mary police are commending the actions of a taxi operator in Bailey’s Vale, Port Maria, who reported the recovery of ammunit...
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St Vincent gov’t says situation in Venezuela of ‘grave concern’ to region
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — The St Vincent and the Grenadines Government says it is monitoring the situation in Venezuela very closely, following th...
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TOKYO, Japan — A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record US$3.2 million for a giant bluefin tuna Monday at an annual prestigious new year auction in...
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Assaulted Vincentian grandmother agrees with jail sentence for grandson
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — A 38-year-old St Vincent man has been sentenced to 11 months in prison for assaulting his 80-year-old grandmother, after...
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Flash flood watch extended for eastern and south-central parishes
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) has extended the flash flood watch for low-lying and flood-prone areas of St M...
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Caribbean community activists denounce US military strikes, capture of Maduro
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NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Two Caribbean-born community activists in New York have strongly denounced the United States (US) military strikes in ...
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Businessman charged with wounding with intent
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September 12, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica – A 33-year-old businessman has been charged with wounding with intent following an incident at a bar in his community on Sunday, June...
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Businessman charged with larceny of motor vehicle
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September 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A Kingston businessman has been charged with larceny of motor vehicle and conspiracy to larceny of motor vehicle following an inci...
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Businessman accused of hitting man with board in market
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Businessman accused of hitting man with board in market
August 28, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A businessman who is accused of hitting another with a board in a market on Brigade Street in Black River, St Elizabeth on Wed...
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Trelawny licensed firearm holder charged after allegedly pointing gun at man
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Trelawny licensed firearm holder charged after allegedly pointing gun at man
June 21, 2025
FALMOUTH, Jamaica  –  A   58-year-old Trelawny businessman has been charged with assault at common law and using a firearm to commit a scheduled offen...
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Stop order made against businessman in alleged $96m POS scam
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Stop order made against businessman in alleged $96m POS scam
June 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jerhoden Hinds, the businessman accused of stealing over $96 million from a local bank by manipulating a point-of-sale (POS) machi...
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Curfew imposed in community following businessman’s death
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Curfew imposed in community following businessman’s death
April 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A curfew has been imposed in the Retreat community and surrounding areas in St Mary as police fear reprisals following the shootin...
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Businessman Samuel ‘Fraughty’ Dixon killed in St Mary
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Businessman Samuel ‘Fraughty’ Dixon killed in St Mary
March 24, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — The police are now investigating the shooting death of popular St Ann businessman Samuel “Fraughty” Dixon at his home in Tower Isle...
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Businessman charged with wounding with intent
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March 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A Kingston businessman has been charged with wounding with intent following an altercation in St Andrew earlier this month. Kevin ...
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Businessman charged in deadly St Andrew gun attack
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Businessman charged in deadly St Andrew gun attack
March 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Swift investigations by the St Andrew South police have resulted in a businessman being charged in connection with a deadly gun att...
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St Catherine businessman charged with assault
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St Catherine businessman charged with assault
December 29, 2024
Thirty-year-old Kevaugn Bailey, a business owner of Planters, Old Harbour in St Catherine, has been charged with assault occasioning bodily harm follo...
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Businessman caught with illegal firearm in targeted operation
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December 14, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A businessman of Farewell Avenue in St Andrew was arrested after he was caught with an illegal firearm and ammunition during a tar...
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Businessman charged in chopping death of Westmoreland woman
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Businessman charged in chopping death of Westmoreland woman
November 7, 2024
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica - A businessman of Truro district in Frome, Westmoreland has been charged with murder in relation to the chopping death of a wom...
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Chinese supermarket operator beaten with hammer in Christiana
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Chinese supermarket operator beaten with hammer in Christiana
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A manhunt has been launched for a man said to be of unsound mind after he allegedly used a hammer to physically assault a Chines...
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Businessman Dean Shaw gunned down at Shortwood Plaza
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Businessman Dean Shaw gunned down at Shortwood Plaza
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Businessman Dean Shaw was shot dead at Shortwood Plaza in St Andrew on Saturday. Details surrounding the shooting are not yet avai...
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