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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Kenya began administering the first dose of a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug in a Nairobi slum on Thursday. Lenacapavir, ta...
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Bills rising, but taps still dry
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MPs demand answers over ‘mind-boggling’ NWC bills
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US eases ban on Venezuelan oil to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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US eases ban on Venezuelan oil to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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February 26 12:12 AM
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As Washington softens oil embargo, Cuba coast guard kills 4 on Florida-registered boat
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As Washington softens oil embargo, Cuba coast guard kills 4 on Florida-registered boat
February 26 12:11 AM
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Caribbean Flavours Take Centre Stage at Jamaica Food and Drink Festival 2026
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17-y-o  implicated in St Mary businessman’s murder
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17-y-o implicated in St Mary businessman’s murder
February 21, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica—A 17-year-old boy from Boscobel, St Mary, has been charged with conspiracy to rob and possession of criminal property in connection w...
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Kingston businessman charged with fraudulent conversion
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Kingston businessman charged with fraudulent conversion
February 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A businessman has been charged with fraudulent conversion following an investigation into payments made for the importation of a mot...
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Businessman charged with wounding with intent
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Businessman charged with wounding with intent
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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Businessman charged with larceny of motor vehicle
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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Businessman charged with wounding with intent
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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Businessman caught with illegal firearm in targeted operation
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
August 22, 2024
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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Bills rising, but taps still dry
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Romeich, Slyda di Wizard aim to revive reggae’s youth with Love Echoes rhythm
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US eases ban on Venezuelan oil to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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