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Politicians highlight need for collaboration to achieve sustainable infrastructure
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Politicians highlight need for collaboration to achieve sustainable infrastructure
June 18 07:57 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister with responsibility for Works, Robert Nesta Morgan, says infrastructure is one way to foster equality, admitting that loc...
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11th Diaspora Conference ‘greatest homecoming experience’, says Jarrett
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11th Diaspora Conference ‘greatest homecoming experience’, says Jarrett
June 18 07:36 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Chairman of the 11th Jamaica Diaspora Conference and CEO of The Jamaica National Group, Earl Jarrett,  has described its culminati...
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Horror injury overshadows Canada’s first World Cup win
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Horror injury overshadows Canada’s first World Cup win
June 18 07:28 PM
VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) — Canada thrashed nine-man Qatar 6-0 to clinch their first ever World Cup victory on Thursday in a Group B match marred by a h...
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Cuba unveils historic package of free-market reforms
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Cuba unveils historic package of free-market reforms
June 18 06:40 PM
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba on Thursday unveiled nearly 200 historic free-market reforms aimed at rescuing the communist island from a severe crisis agg...
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Duckie assumes head coach role at Waterhouse
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Duckie assumes head coach role at Waterhouse
June 18 05:32 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica  — Top coach Donovan Duckie has taken over the reins at Waterhouse FC, following the sudden resignation of Argentine Javier Aintein....
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Morgan eyes World U20 slot
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Morgan eyes World U20 slot
June 18 05:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Edwin Allen High’s Joel Morgan ran an easy 1:54.25 to lead the qualifiers for the finals of the Under-20 boys 800m on Thursday’s o...
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UK man charged with attempted murder after 3-y-o thrown to alligators at zoo — reports
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UK man charged with attempted murder after 3-y-o thrown to alligators at zoo — reports
June 18 04:51 PM
CAMBRIDGESHIRE, United Kingdom — A toddler was rushed to hospital on Thursday after he was allegedly thrown into an alligator enclosure at a Cambridge...
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Alleyne strikes as West Indies edge Scotland in Women’s T20 World Cup
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Alleyne strikes as West Indies edge Scotland in Women’s T20 World Cup
June 18 04:47 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Aaliyah Alleyne's late three-wicket burst helped West Indies survive a huge scare at Headingley on Thursday as they bea...
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Taxi operator slapped with larceny charges
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Taxi operator slapped with larceny charges
July 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A taxi operator of Burnside Hill, Red Hills, St Andrew,  is facing larceny-related changes following an incident on Burke Road, Sp...
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Supervisor charged with embezzling over $1.3 million from business
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Supervisor charged with embezzling over $1.3 million from business
July 28, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 28-year-old supervisor has been charged with embezzlement after allegedly failing to deposit over $1.3 million collected for...
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Kingston man slapped with multiple robbery charges
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Kingston man slapped with multiple robbery charges
July 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man has been charged with robbery with aggravation and possession of a prohibited weapon in relation to two incidents, according...
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Constable Walters is the 40th cop to be charged over 19 months — Indecom
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Constable Walters is the 40th cop to be charged over 19 months — Indecom
July 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) is reporting that Constable Patrick Walters, who was recently charged with ...
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Security guard charged with possession of prohibited weapon
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Security guard charged with possession of prohibited weapon
July 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A security guard of Carlos Road in Kingston 11 has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon following an incident at the...
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‘Genocide’ slapped with several charges after allegedly shooting at teen
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‘Genocide’ slapped with several charges after allegedly shooting at teen
July 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 35-year-old landscaper accused of shooting at a teenager who confronted him about an incident in the Majesty Garden community la...
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Export officer accused of transferring over US$2,500 to personal PayPal account
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Export officer accused of transferring over US$2,500 to personal PayPal account
July 19, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — An export officer, who is accused of transferring over US$2,500 from a business establishment in Portmore, St Catherine to her...
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Policemen charged in relation to 2024 shooting incident following Indecom investigation
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Policemen charged in relation to 2024 shooting incident following Indecom investigation
July 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force appeared  before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Thursday, in relation to...
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St James chef faces robbery charge
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St James chef faces robbery charge
July 17, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica— A St James chef has been charged with robbery with aggravation following an incident on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in the parish on Tues...
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Two women charged after mummified remains discovered in Westmoreland
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Two women charged after mummified remains discovered in Westmoreland
July 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Several charges have been laid against two Westmoreland women following the discovery of the body of 69-year-old woman in a mummif...
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Two men charged for receiving stolen property
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Two men charged for receiving stolen property
July 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two men have been charged with receiving stolen property and conspiracy to receiving stolen property following an incident in Mike...
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Westmoreland carpenter charged after 2023 chopping
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Westmoreland carpenter charged after 2023 chopping
July 10, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – A 33-year-old carpenter, has been charged after allegedly chopping a man from his community in 2023. Kerick Green, otherwise k...
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44-y-o production designer accused of assaulting woman
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44-y-o production designer accused of assaulting woman
July 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 44-year-old production designer has been charged with assault following an altercation with a woman in Potters Row, Kingston on ...
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‘Berritta’ charged after 2024 Clarendon shooting
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‘Berritta’ charged after 2024 Clarendon shooting
July 9, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica– A second man has been charged in connection with the shooting of a police officer and another man on Inverness Drive, Sandy Bay, C...
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Manchester man charged with murder, abduction of car mart dealer and family
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Manchester man charged with murder, abduction of car mart dealer and family
July 4, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Detectives in Manchester have charged a man in relation to the murder of a car mart dealer, the abduction of the businessman’s f...
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Hotel server charged with possession of counterfeit notes
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Hotel server charged with possession of counterfeit notes
June 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Thirty-two-year-old server Obrian Sittal, otherwise known as ‘OB’ of Spot Valley, Little River, St James, has been charged with two ...
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Kingston man accused of robbing boy of iPhone at gunpoint
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Kingston man accused of robbing boy of iPhone at gunpoint
June 22, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – A labourer has been charged with robbery with aggravation following an incident at the intersection of Burke and Port Henderso...
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Kingston woman charged with embezzlement
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Kingston woman charged with embezzlement
June 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A 25-year-old clerk has been charged with embezzlement at a Kingston business establishment between March and June 2025. Desi-Ann ...
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Credit union worker to return to court in $6 million larceny case
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Credit union worker to return to court in $6 million larceny case
June 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman will have until October to repay over $6 million she allegedly stole while working as an employee at a credit union or go ...
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Main doctor charged in actor Matthew Perry overdose to plead guilty
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Main doctor charged in actor Matthew Perry overdose to plead guilty
June 16, 2025
Los Angeles, United States (AFP)-The main doctor charged in connection with the drug overdose of "Friends" star Matthew Perry is expected to enter a g...
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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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Woman freed of charges in larceny case
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Woman freed of charges in larceny case
June 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A young woman on Tuesday had her charge of simple larceny dismissed when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. ...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister with responsibility for Works, Robert Nesta Morgan, says infrastructure is one way to foster equality, admitting that loc...
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11th Diaspora Conference ‘greatest homecoming experience’, says Jarrett
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11th Diaspora Conference ‘greatest homecoming experience’, says Jarrett
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Chairman of the 11th Jamaica Diaspora Conference and CEO of The Jamaica National Group, Earl Jarrett,  has described its culminati...
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Horror injury overshadows Canada’s first World Cup win
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Horror injury overshadows Canada’s first World Cup win
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VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) — Canada thrashed nine-man Qatar 6-0 to clinch their first ever World Cup victory on Thursday in a Group B match marred by a h...
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Cuba unveils historic package of free-market reforms
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Cuba unveils historic package of free-market reforms
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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba on Thursday unveiled nearly 200 historic free-market reforms aimed at rescuing the communist island from a severe crisis agg...
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Duckie assumes head coach role at Waterhouse
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Duckie assumes head coach role at Waterhouse
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KINGSTON, Jamaica  — Top coach Donovan Duckie has taken over the reins at Waterhouse FC, following the sudden resignation of Argentine Javier Aintein....
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