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Protection of wetlands linked to long-term development goals
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Protection of wetlands linked to long-term development goals
February 2 02:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, says the protection of wetlands is critical to achieving the co...
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Police capture wanted man ‘Bones’ for murder
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Police capture wanted man ‘Bones’ for murder
February 2 02:53 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica—The St Mary police have captured a man wanted for a murder in Jack Vale district, Bull Bay, St Andrew, in November 2025. Thirty-two -...
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Belgium’s Prince Laurent admits meeting Epstein twice
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Belgium’s Prince Laurent admits meeting Epstein twice
February 2 02:40 PM
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Belgium's Prince Laurent said Monday he had two "one-on-one" meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, after his name appeared in files rela...
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Teacher charged following seizure of firearms, ammo at his home in Portmore
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Teacher charged following seizure of firearms, ammo at his home in Portmore
February 2 02:36 PM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica—A 44-year-old teacher has been charged with possession of prohibited weapon, dealing in prohibited weapon, unauthorised possessi...
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Percy Junor Hospital get US$30,000 in supplies
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Percy Junor Hospital get US$30,000 in supplies
February 2 01:33 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Percy Junor Hospital (PJH) in Manchester has received a donation of supplies from newly formed United States (US) based diaspo...
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Tourism minister says Jamaica on track to achieve good winter season
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Tourism minister says Jamaica on track to achieve good winter season
February 2 12:26 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica’s tourism sector is rallying from the after effects of Hurricane Melissa with r...
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Jolyan Silvera pleads guilty to manslaughter in wife’s death
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Jolyan Silvera pleads guilty to manslaughter in wife’s death
February 2 12:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2023 shooting d...
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St Kitts and Nevis implements new initiative to safeguard CBI programme
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St Kitts and Nevis implements new initiative to safeguard CBI programme
February 2 11:44 AM
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — The St Kitts and Nevis authorities say they are implementing biometric data collection for both new Citizenship by Invest...
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70-y-o Norwegian woman dies in St Ann car crash
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70-y-o Norwegian woman dies in St Ann car crash
January 26, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — A 70-year-old Norwegian woman succumbed to injuries sustained after she was reportedly hit by a motor vehicle along Milford Road, Oc...
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Ex-boxing champ Joshua discharged from hospital after fatal car crash
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Ex-boxing champ Joshua discharged from hospital after fatal car crash
December 31, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP)—Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital, state officials said Wednesday, days a...
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British boxer Anthony Joshua injured in Nigeria car crash — reports
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British boxer Anthony Joshua injured in Nigeria car crash — reports
December 29, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was injured in a fatal highway accident that killed two people Monday, his pro...
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
December 28, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – A driver and his passenger were rushed to hospital Sunday morning after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a utilit...
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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, 2025
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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WATCH: Woman narrowly escapes serious injury in Manchester crash
December 7, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A woman narrowly escaped serious injury after the car she was driving overturned during a two-vehicle crash in Williamsfield, Ma...
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Two drivers hospitalised after crash on Rose Hall main road
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Two drivers hospitalised after crash on Rose Hall main road
November 12, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Two people, a man and woman, were rushed to hospital following a motor vehicle crash on the Rose Hall main road in St James on Wed...
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Taxi operator killed in Salt Spring crash
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Taxi operator killed in Salt Spring crash
September 6, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A taxi operator succumbed to injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle crash on Friday night. According to reports, 45-year-old Dwa...
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UPDATE: Two succumb to injuries sustained in Manchester crash
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UPDATE: Two succumb to injuries sustained in Manchester crash
August 27, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Two people, including a child, have succumbed to their injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision along the Winston Jones Hig...
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Jamaican college student, best friend killed by alleged drunk driver in US
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Jamaican college student, best friend killed by alleged drunk driver in US
August 5, 2025
A Jamaican family is now mourning the tragic loss of their son, who was killed alongside his best friend in a fiery car crash after an alleged drunk d...
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WATCH: Man and child among those injured in Mandeville crash
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WATCH: Man and child among those injured in Mandeville crash
August 1, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Firefighters had to be called in to extricate a man who was pinned inside a car resulting from a two-vehicle crash on Ward Avenue...
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3-y-o child among two feared dead in Clarendon Highway crash
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3-y-o child among two feared dead in Clarendon Highway crash
July 21, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — A three-year-old girl and a 29-year-old are feared dead after the BMW motorcar they were traveling in crashed in a cow pasture on...
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Car crashes into Black River hospital A&E, no reports of injuries
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Car crashes into Black River hospital A&E, no reports of injuries
June 18, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A car crashed into the Black River Hospital in St Elizabeth on Wednesday morning, disrupting its Accident and Emergency Depart...
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Man hospitalised, ganja seized following two-vehicle Manchester crash
June 1, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man has been hospitalised following a two-vehicle crash on the Fine Grass to Chudleigh main road in north east Manchester on S...
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32 killed in 27 fatal crashes in April says ITA
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32 killed in 27 fatal crashes in April says ITA
May 17, 2025
Thirty-two people were killed in 27 fatal crashes in Jamaica during the month of April. Fatalities decreased by nine per cent when compared to April 2...
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Driver crashes car in bushes after failing to negotiate corner
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Driver crashes car in bushes after failing to negotiate corner
May 17, 2025
A young driver seemed to have escaped serious injury when his 2011 Subaru Impreza motorcar ran off the road along Chesterfield Drive in Seaview Garden...
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Bail conditions relaxed for university student in ‘good Samaritans’ road death
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Bail conditions relaxed for university student in ‘good Samaritans’ road death
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May 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — After much back and forth in court, Tor McIntosh, the university student charged with two counts of death by dangerous driving, wi...
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UPDATE:14 Hampton students treated at hospital following St Elizabeth crash
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UPDATE:14 Hampton students treated at hospital following St Elizabeth crash
May 12, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Fourteen Hampton students are being treated at hospital following a crash on the Holland Bamboo main road on Monday morning. P...
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Man killed in two-vehicle crash in Mandeville
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Man killed in two-vehicle crash in Mandeville
May 10, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man died as a result of injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle crash on the Winston Jones Highway in Mandeville on Saturday af...
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Driver rushed to hospital after car overturns on Salt Marsh main road
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Driver rushed to hospital after car overturns on Salt Marsh main road
May 9, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — A driver was rushed to the Falmouth Public General Hospital early Friday morning after sustaining injuries when the car he was dri...
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One dead, four injured in Trelawny crash
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One dead, four injured in Trelawny crash
May 1, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — One man is dead and four others injured following a head-on crash involving two vehicles on the overhead bridge in Martha Brae, Tr...
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UPDATE: Nigerian doctor killed in St Mary car crash identified
April 21, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — The police have identified the medical doctor of Nigerian descent who succumbed to injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle collisi...
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Protection of wetlands linked to long-term development goals
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, says the protection of wetlands is critical to achieving the co...
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Police capture wanted man ‘Bones’ for murder
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Police capture wanted man ‘Bones’ for murder
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ST MARY, Jamaica—The St Mary police have captured a man wanted for a murder in Jack Vale district, Bull Bay, St Andrew, in November 2025. Thirty-two -...
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Belgium’s Prince Laurent admits meeting Epstein twice
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Belgium’s Prince Laurent admits meeting Epstein twice
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Belgium's Prince Laurent said Monday he had two "one-on-one" meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, after his name appeared in files rela...
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Teacher charged following seizure of firearms, ammo at his home in Portmore
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Teacher charged following seizure of firearms, ammo at his home in Portmore
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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica—A 44-year-old teacher has been charged with possession of prohibited weapon, dealing in prohibited weapon, unauthorised possessi...
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Percy Junor Hospital get US$30,000 in supplies
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Percy Junor Hospital get US$30,000 in supplies
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