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Nesta continues dancehall quest with Ride
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Nesta continues dancehall quest with Ride
January 10 04:58 PM
Guyanese singer Nesta, a many-time Calypso Queen in her country, continues the quest to make her name in dancehall music with Ride , a song produced b...
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JFB, health ministry reaffirm readiness for major earthquake
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JFB, health ministry reaffirm readiness for major earthquake
January 10 04:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness have reaffirmed their readiness to respond effectively in th...
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Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro’s fall
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Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro’s fall
January 10 03:44 PM
GUATIRE, Venezuela (AFP)—The prisoner's face lit up when his wife visited and told him that the man responsible for his detention was himself behind b...
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NSSC calls for student inclusion in decisions on CXC’s modified 2026 CSEC/CAPE assessments
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NSSC calls for student inclusion in decisions on CXC’s modified 2026 CSEC/CAPE assessments
January 10 03:25 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC) is urging school administrators to involve students in the decision-making process ...
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Two arrested after firearm, ammo seized in St Mary
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Two arrested after firearm, ammo seized in St Mary
January 10 02:58 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica—A man and a woman are now in custody following the seizure of a firearm in Spicy Grove, Oracabessa in St Mary, on Saturday, January 1...
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Semenyo scores on Man City debut in 10-goal rout of Exeter
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Semenyo scores on Man City debut in 10-goal rout of Exeter
January 10 01:40 PM
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom -- Antoine Semenyo scored on his Manchester City debut as the Ghana forward's new side crushed Exeter 10-1 in the FA Cup th...
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CXC develops new literacy and numeracy standards aimed at improving performance in key subjects
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CXC develops new literacy and numeracy standards aimed at improving performance in key subjects
January 10 01:30 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has developed new numeracy and literacy standards as part of its efforts to improve the out...
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Female cop receiving medical treatment after being mowed down by taxi driver
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Female cop receiving medical treatment after being mowed down by taxi driver
January 10 01:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A policewoman is now receiving medical treatment at hospital after she was mowed down by a taxi operator on Friday afternoon at th...
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‘Don’t come back’, judge tells pair who had their matter resolved through mediation
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‘Don’t come back’, judge tells pair who had their matter resolved through mediation
April 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Presiding Judge Peter Wilson cautioned a man and a woman against returning to court after they resolved their issues through media...
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Man fined $2000 for carrying ratchet knife
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Man fined $2000 for carrying ratchet knife
April 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man who was caught in possession of a ratchet knife was fined $2,000 on Tuesday after pleading guilty to carrying an offensive w...
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Man fined $4k for ‘birthday’ ganja
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Man fined $4k for ‘birthday’ ganja
April 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was ordered to pay a fine of $4,000 or face 30 days in prison when he appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Cour...
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Warder vs warder at Kingston court
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Warder vs warder at Kingston court
April 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two correctional officers were present at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday, however, one was in the prisoners' d...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces more charges ahead of criminal trial
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces more charges ahead of criminal trial
April 4, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — United States (US) prosecutors have added two charges to the criminal racketeering and sex trafficking case against Se...
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Security guard gets probation for slapping woman out of ‘stress’
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Security guard gets probation for slapping woman out of ‘stress’
April 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A security guard voluntarily apologised in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday after slapping a woman in the face. ...
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Mario Deane case stood down
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Mario Deane case stood down
April 3, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The case against the three cops charged with the 2014 death of Mario Deane while in police custody has been stood down. The ma...
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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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Woman breaks down over potential $1m fine for long-standing electricity theft
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Woman breaks down over potential $1m fine for long-standing electricity theft
March 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman who appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court for stealing electricity broke down in tears on Tuesday when s...
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Man admits he was ‘jealous’ as he pleads guilty to injuring his ex-girlfriend
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Man admits he was ‘jealous’ as he pleads guilty to injuring his ex-girlfriend
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON Jamaica — A jilted ex-boyfriend admitted that he was “just jealous” as he pleaded guilty to attacking and injuring his former partner during ...
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Brothers fined $20,000 each for disorderly conduct at NMIA
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Brothers fined $20,000 each for disorderly conduct at NMIA
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two brothers who pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct at an airport were sentenced to pay a fine of $20,000 each or spend 30 days ...
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Men admit guilt in robbery of school children, calling it a ‘terrible mistake’
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Men admit guilt in robbery of school children, calling it a ‘terrible mistake’
March 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two men have been issued suspended sentences after admitting to robbing school children. Kamar Neil, 19, and Dwayne Barret, 29, ha...
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Security guard, co-worker accuse each other of assault after fistfight
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Security guard, co-worker accuse each other of assault after fistfight
March 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A female security guard appeared in court on Tuesday accusing her co-worker of assault, only to discover that a warrant had been i...
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Wife watching porn not grounds for divorce, Indian court rules
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Wife watching porn not grounds for divorce, Indian court rules
March 20, 2025
BENGALURU, India (AFP) — An Indian court has ruled that wives watching pornography is not grounds for divorce, adding that women retain the right to m...
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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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Bahamian father found guilty of having sex with daughter
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Bahamian father found guilty of having sex with daughter
March 19, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — A Bahamas High Court judge has set June 11, 2025, as the date for sentencing a father, who was unanimously found guilty of inc...
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Mario Deane Trial:  Cop says he began to write up bail but crossed it out
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Mario Deane Trial: Cop says he began to write up bail but crossed it out
March 18, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A cop who was stationed at Barnett Street Police Station when Mario Deane was fatally beaten in the lockup testified, under cr...
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Hispanic national charged with murdering Antiguan child remanded
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Hispanic national charged with murdering Antiguan child remanded
March 17, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – A 20-year-old Hispanic woman appeared in the St John’s Magistrates’ Court in Antigua on Monday as police maintained a heigh...
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Woman charged with murder of 9-y-o Antiguan student
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Woman charged with murder of 9-y-o Antiguan student
March 17, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — A 20-year-old woman is due to appear in Antiguan court on Monday charged with the murder of nine-year-old Chantel Crump, as...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty to new indictment
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty to new indictment
March 14, 2025
New York, United States (AFP)—Sean "Diddy" Combs pleaded not guilty Friday to a new indictment that added accusations to his US federal sex traffickin...
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Businessman freed of money laundering charges
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Businessman freed of money laundering charges
March 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Sixty-year- old businessman Carl Ranglin was today found not guilty of breaches of the Proceeds of Crime Act in the Corporate Area...
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Judge calls for help for high school dropouts; Wolmerians share ideas for change
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Judge calls for help for high school dropouts; Wolmerians share ideas for change
March 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell is calling for more to be done to cut down truancy among Jamaican students, which she describe...
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Nesta continues dancehall quest with Ride
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Nesta continues dancehall quest with Ride
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Guyanese singer Nesta, a many-time Calypso Queen in her country, continues the quest to make her name in dancehall music with Ride , a song produced b...
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JFB, health ministry reaffirm readiness for major earthquake
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JFB, health ministry reaffirm readiness for major earthquake
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness have reaffirmed their readiness to respond effectively in th...
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Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro’s fall
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Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro’s fall
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GUATIRE, Venezuela (AFP)—The prisoner's face lit up when his wife visited and told him that the man responsible for his detention was himself behind b...
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NSSC calls for student inclusion in decisions on CXC’s modified 2026 CSEC/CAPE assessments
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NSSC calls for student inclusion in decisions on CXC’s modified 2026 CSEC/CAPE assessments
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —The National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC) is urging school administrators to involve students in the decision-making process ...
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Two arrested after firearm, ammo seized in St Mary
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Two arrested after firearm, ammo seized in St Mary
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