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Warner Bros. resuming talks with Paramount on its buyout offer
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Warner Bros. Discovery said on Tuesday it is reopened talks with Paramount Skydance on its buyout offer, giving the comp...
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St Andrew man sentenced to life in prison for illegal gun, ammo possession
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St Andrew man sentenced to life in prison for illegal gun, ammo possession
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A St Andrew man arrested and charged in 2023 for breaches of the Firearms Act has been sentenced to life imprisonment. He received...
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Australia, Ireland out of T20 World Cup as Zimbabwe qualify after washout
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Australia, Ireland out of T20 World Cup as Zimbabwe qualify after washout
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KANDY, Sri Lanka (AFP)—The 2021 champions Australia were knocked out of the T20 World Cup on Tuesday, with Zimbabwe qualifying for the Super Eights af...
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Haitian prime minister reiterates commitment to deal with criminal gangs
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At least two killed in northeastern US ice rink shooting
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PAWTUCKET, United States (AFP)—At least two people were killed and three wounded in a shooting at an ice rink in the northeastern US town of Pawtucket...
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Two men injured in crash on Reading main road
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Two men injured in crash on Reading main road
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Two men were injured in a motor vehicle crash along the Reading main road in St James on Tuesday morning. Reports indicate that th...
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Los Angeles mayor calls for 2028 Olympics chairman to step down over Epstein files
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Los Angeles mayor calls for 2028 Olympics chairman to step down over Epstein files
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)—Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in an interview Monday she wants Casey Wasserman, whose name was mentioned in the E...
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Holness mourns passing of US civil rights activist Jesse Jackson
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Holness mourns passing of US civil rights activist Jesse Jackson
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed sadness at the passing of American civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson, who die...
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February 17, 2026
PAWTUCKET, United States (AFP)—At least two people were killed and three wounded in a shooting at an ice rink in the northeastern US town of Pawtucket...
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Powerful cyclone kills 20 in Madagascar
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Powerful cyclone kills 20 in Madagascar
February 11, 2026
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AFP)—A cyclone packing violent winds killed at least 20 people as it struck Madagascar, toppling houses and causing major fl...
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Bus accident kills at least 16 pilgrims in north-east Brazil
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Bus accident kills at least 16 pilgrims in north-east Brazil
February 3, 2026
SAO PAULO, Brazil(AFP)—A bus returning from a religious festival in northeast Brazil veered off the road on a curve and overturned on Tuesday, killing...
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Police identify men killed in Trelawny crash
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Police identify men killed in Trelawny crash
February 2, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Police have identified the two men who died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision on a section of the North Coast Hig...
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WATCH: Police identify four killed in Manchester
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WATCH: Police identify four killed in Manchester
February 1, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police have identified the four men who were gunned down in three incidents overnight in Manchester. They are Dejaune Hamilton; ...
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‘At least 200’ feared dead in DR Congo landslide — gov’t
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‘At least 200’ feared dead in DR Congo landslide — gov’t
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KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — The Democratic Republic of Congo's government said on Sunday it feared "at least 200 dead" in a "massive" landslide that st...
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WATCH: Bloodshed as four killed in Manchester overnight
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WATCH: Bloodshed as four killed in Manchester overnight
February 1, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Detectives in Manchester were kept busy on Saturday night into Sunday morning as gunmen went on a rampage killing four men in th...
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Pedestrian, motorist killed in separate crashes in Westmoreland
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Pedestrian, motorist killed in separate crashes in Westmoreland
January 20, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Two men, a pedestrian and a motorist, died as a result of injuries sustained in two separate motor vehicle crashes in Westmore...
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Education Ministry mourns lives lost in St Elizabeth/Westmoreland border crash
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Education Ministry mourns lives lost in St Elizabeth/Westmoreland border crash
January 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Education Minister Senator Dana Morris Dixon is mourning the tragic loss of three children and an adult following a two-vehicle cr...
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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
January 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Thirty-two people were killed in 27 fatal crashes during the month of December 2025 according to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA)....
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Two shot dead in Manchester
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Two shot dead in Manchester
December 23, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Two men were shot dead by gunmen at a bar on Manchester Road in Mandeville on Monday night. Their identities have not yet been r...
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WHO says 114 killed in strikes on Sudan kindergarten, hospital
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WHO says 114 killed in strikes on Sudan kindergarten, hospital
December 8, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The World Health Organization said Monday that 114 people, including 63 children, were killed in "senseless" strikes on a ho...
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Two men shot and killed in Burger Gully
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Two men shot and killed in Burger Gully
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Two men were reportedly shot and killed by the police on Thursday afternoon in Burger Gully community in St Andrew. The deceased men...
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Traffic deaths surge during third quarter – ITA
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November 29, 2025
The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is reporting what it calls a “concerning rise” in road fatalities across Jamaica. In its year-to-date report, the I...
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Gunmen seize 315 in latest Nigerian mass school kidnapping
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Gunmen seize 315 in latest Nigerian mass school kidnapping
November 22, 2025
Lagos, Nigeria (AFP)—Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group sa...
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Tuberculosis killed 1.23 million last year– WHO
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November 12, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) –Tuberculosis remains the world's leading infectious killer, claiming an estimated 1.23 million lives last year, the UN heal...
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‘We will exhume the bodies if we have to’ — Holness
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‘We will exhume the bodies if we have to’ — Holness
November 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has vowed that there will be an accurate count of the number of Jamaicans killed as a result of H...
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#MelissaAftermath: Tufton says teams accessing reports of dead bodies in remote areas
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November 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, says environmental health teams are working closely with the Jamaica Defen...
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US kills 14 in strikes on alleged Pacific drug boats
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US kills 14 in strikes on alleged Pacific drug boats
October 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US forces killed 14 people in strikes that destroyed four alleged drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, D...
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Typhoon Ragasa slams into south China after killing 14 in Taiwan
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Typhoon Ragasa slams into south China after killing 14 in Taiwan
September 24, 2025
YANGJIANG, China (AFP)-Fierce winds, pounding rain and rough seas battered southern China on Wednesday as powerful Typhoon Ragasa made landfall in Gua...
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Children killed in drone attack in Haiti
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September 23, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The director of the Haiti Observatory within the Global Initiative Against Organised Crime, Romain Le Cour, has called o...
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Sudan rescuers pull 370 bodies from Darfur landslide
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Sudan rescuers pull 370 bodies from Darfur landslide
September 4, 2025
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP)-Rescuers have recovered 370 bodies from a landslide that wiped out a remote mountain village in Sudan's Darfur region, a local c...
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