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Woman dies after alleged police shooting at protest in Granville
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Woman dies after alleged police shooting at protest in Granville
May 17 07:22 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A woman who was shot earlier Sunday, allegedly by the police, has died. READ: Woman allegedly shot by police in Granville She has ...
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Trelawny motorcyclist dies in Manchester crash
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Trelawny motorcyclist dies in Manchester crash
May 17 05:33 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A motorcyclist succumbed to injuries he sustained following a two-vehicle crash on the Sedburgh main road near Christiana in Man...
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Woman allegedly shot by police in Granville
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Woman allegedly shot by police in Granville
May 17 05:00 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Granville community is again tense following reports that a woman was allegedly shot by the police, a short while ago. Reports...
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Gov’t moves to take back agro-park lands not put to production, says Green
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Gov’t moves to take back agro-park lands not put to production, says Green
May 17 04:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Ministry of Agriculture has moved to take back agro-park lands from holders who have not put the properties into production. Agr...
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Phillips says Govt’s decision to securitise future cash flow at Jamaica’s airports mortgages future generations
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Phillips says Govt’s decision to securitise future cash flow at Jamaica’s airports mortgages future generations
May 17 04:44 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Opposition spokesman on Transport, Mikael Phillips, has asserted that “the Government’s short-sighted decision” to securitise future...
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Nine hantavirus contact cases due in at UK—health agency
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Nine hantavirus contact cases due in at UK—health agency
May 17 03:50 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Nine people were due to fly into Britain Sunday from UK overseas territories after coming into contact with a person with...
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West Ham on brink of Premier League relegation, Man United seal third
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West Ham on brink of Premier League relegation, Man United seal third
May 17 03:20 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—West Ham's 3-1 defeat at Newcastle left Tottenham realistically only needing one more point to win the battle for Premier...
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Tielo Lanez drops ‘Redemption’ single on the Mercy Lap rhythm project
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Tielo Lanez drops ‘Redemption’ single on the Mercy Lap rhythm project
May 17 02:50 PM
Music producer Ricco Diplomats is teaming up with a duo of young emerging production houses to release a new dancehall banger, Redemption , by emergin...
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Prosecutor threatens to sue Wildman
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Prosecutor threatens to sue Wildman
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May 8, 2026
Prosecutor Kathy-Ann Pyke on Thursday threatened to sue attorney Hugh Wildman over alleged defamation of character while the defence lawyer was conduc...
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African charity sues Prince Harry for defamation
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African charity sues Prince Harry for defamation
April 10, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—An African Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) charity co-founded by Britain's Prince Harry said on Friday it had ...
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Former JLP MP dares Golding to repeat ‘defamatory’ comment outside Parliament
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Former JLP MP dares Golding to repeat ‘defamatory’ comment outside Parliament
April 1, 2026
Former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ann North West, Othneil Lawrence is daring Opposition Leader Mark Golding to repeat...
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Councillor Hamilton serves cease and desist to MP Williams, threatens further action
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Councillor Hamilton serves cease and desist to MP Williams, threatens further action
March 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Rae Town Councillor Rosalie Hamilton has issued a cease and desist to Kingston Central Member of Parliament (MP) Donovan Williams ...
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MP Williams threatens to sue Councillor Hamilton over ‘defamatory’ comments
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MP Williams threatens to sue Councillor Hamilton over ‘defamatory’ comments
March 25, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Attorneys representing state minister and Member of Parliament for Kingston Central Donovan Williams have demanded the "publicatio...
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Trump refiles $15 bn defamation lawsuit against New York Times
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Trump refiles $15 bn defamation lawsuit against New York Times
October 17, 2025
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump has refiled a US $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, cou...
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KD Knight’s attorney calls for Tufton to issue apology, retract attribution of voice note to his client
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KD Knight’s attorney calls for Tufton to issue apology, retract attribution of voice note to his client
August 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Attorney representing prominent attorney KD Knight, Bert Samuels, is demanding that Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher T...
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Macrons file defamation suit against US podcaster Candace Owens
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Macrons file defamation suit against US podcaster Candace Owens
July 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, filed a defamation lawsuit on Wednesday against a right-wing United States p...
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Battle of the neurosurgeons: UHWI backs Dr Carl Bruce following alleged ‘defamatory’ claims by Dr Roger Hunter
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Battle of the neurosurgeons: UHWI backs Dr Carl Bruce following alleged ‘defamatory’ claims by Dr Roger Hunter
May 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – There’s a major twist in the ongoing saga involving two prominent neurosurgeons at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHW...
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Dawes faces Thursday ‘deadline’ to apologise amid Williams’ lawsuit threat
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Dawes faces Thursday ‘deadline’ to apologise amid Williams’ lawsuit threat
May 22, 2025
Opposition Spokesman on Health, Dr Alfred Dawes is facing the prospect of a multi-million dollar lawsuit should he not apologise Thursday and withdraw...
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Defamation lawsuit against Queen Ifrica goes into case management on May 8
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Defamation lawsuit against Queen Ifrica goes into case management on May 8
April 24, 2025
The family of Derrick Morgan is once again requesting a public apology from his daughter Queen Ifrica, real name Ventrice Morgan, who has been hit by ...
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Jury finds New York Times did not libel Sarah Palin
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Jury finds New York Times did not libel Sarah Palin
April 22, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A US jury found Tuesday that The New York Times did not libel former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate ...
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McKenzie threatens to sue Crawford for defamation, demands apology
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McKenzie threatens to sue Crawford for defamation, demands apology
March 4, 2025
Opposition Senator Damion Crawford is facing the threat of a multi-million dollar defamation suit from Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie unle...
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Spice sued by spiritual advisor RT Boss for defamation
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Spice sued by spiritual advisor RT Boss for defamation
March 4, 2025
Spiritual advisor Nardo Smith, more popularly known as RT Boss, has filed a defamation lawsuit against dancehall star Spice over allegations reportedl...
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Vaz slaps vlogger Stephens with cease and desist letter, threatens lawsuit
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Vaz slaps vlogger Stephens with cease and desist letter, threatens lawsuit
February 22, 2025
An attorney representing Member of Parliament Daryl Vaz has issued a letter to controversial vlogger Andre Stephens, threatening a lawsuit over percei...
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Queen Ifrica sued for allegations against her father
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Queen Ifrica sued for allegations against her father
June 14, 2024
The family of Jamaican ska singer Derrick Morgan has filed a defamation lawsuit against Morgan’s daughter, popular reggae singer Queen Ifrica, allegin...
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Woman dies after alleged police shooting at protest in Granville
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — A woman who was shot earlier Sunday, allegedly by the police, has died. READ: Woman allegedly shot by police in Granville She has ...
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Trelawny motorcyclist dies in Manchester crash
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A motorcyclist succumbed to injuries he sustained following a two-vehicle crash on the Sedburgh main road near Christiana in Man...
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Woman allegedly shot by police in Granville
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Woman allegedly shot by police in Granville
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Granville community is again tense following reports that a woman was allegedly shot by the police, a short while ago. Reports...
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Gov’t moves to take back agro-park lands not put to production, says Green
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Gov’t moves to take back agro-park lands not put to production, says Green
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Ministry of Agriculture has moved to take back agro-park lands from holders who have not put the properties into production. Agr...
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Phillips says Govt’s decision to securitise future cash flow at Jamaica’s airports mortgages future generations
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Phillips says Govt’s decision to securitise future cash flow at Jamaica’s airports mortgages future generations
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Opposition spokesman on Transport, Mikael Phillips, has asserted that “the Government’s short-sighted decision” to securitise future...
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