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GCT to be imposed on digital services and intangibles supplied from overseas – Williams
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GCT to be imposed on digital services and intangibles supplied from overseas – Williams
February 12 08:04 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaican— The imposition of General Consumption Tax (GCT) on digital services and intangibles is estimated to raise $300 million in revenue ...
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Prices of locally-manufactured products set to rise with increase in Environmental Protection Levy
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Prices of locally-manufactured products set to rise with increase in Environmental Protection Levy
February 12 07:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The prices of locally-manufactured goods are set to rise as the Government has moved to increase the Environmental Protection Levy...
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WATCH: Crawford says disagreement led to PAAC exit, eyes PNP leadership spot
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WATCH: Crawford says disagreement led to PAAC exit, eyes PNP leadership spot
February 12 07:44 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People's National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament Damion Crawford says he was not pressured into leaving the Public Administratio...
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BBC to cut costs by 10% as ‘financial pressures’ bite
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BBC to cut costs by 10% as ‘financial pressures’ bite
February 12 07:30 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The BBC said Thursday it expects to make further savings of around 10 per cent of its costs over the next three years ...
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GCT to apply on vehicles imported by public sector workers
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GCT to apply on vehicles imported by public sector workers
February 12 07:11 PM
Government is tapping into the motor vehicle concession regime for public sector employees in a bid to raise revenues following the fallout caused by ...
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Caribbean-American congresswoman leads letter urging exemption from US$100k fee for H-1B visas
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Caribbean-American congresswoman leads letter urging exemption from US$100k fee for H-1B visas
February 12 06:37 PM
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette  Clarke has collaborated with New York Congressman Michael Lawler i...
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Dunbeholden hold Arnett to draw in JPL
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Dunbeholden hold Arnett to draw in JPL
February 12 06:32 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Arnett Gardens moved up three places to fifth in the points table despite playing out a 1-1 draw with Dunbeholden FC in their resc...
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Annual withdrawals of $11.4 billion from NHT to continue – Williams
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Annual withdrawals of $11.4 billion from NHT to continue – Williams
February 12 06:31 PM
Government will continue the annual withdrawal of $11.4 billion from the National Housing Trust (NHT) for budgetary support which has been made more c...
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Reputed gang leader ‘Bloodstain’ charged with double murder in Molynes shooting
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Reputed gang leader ‘Bloodstain’ charged with double murder in Molynes shooting
February 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A reputed gang leader has been charged with multiple offences, including murder, following a deadly shooting on Grenmeade Road in ...
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Police probe double murder in Norwood ZOSO
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Police probe double murder in Norwood ZOSO
February 3, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding a double murder in the Norwood Zone of Speci...
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Falmouth double murder victims identified
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Falmouth double murder victims identified
December 30, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The police have released the identities of the two men who were fatally shot in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Monday afternoon. The decea...
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Double murder mars Christmas Day on March Pen Road
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Double murder mars Christmas Day on March Pen Road
December 26, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Despite an increased police presence, gunmen struck on March Pen Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Christmas Day leaving t...
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UPDATE: Police identify Manchester double murder victims
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UPDATE: Police identify Manchester double murder victims
December 23, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Two men who were shot dead by gunmen at a bar on Manchester Road in Mandeville on Monday night have been identified. Police name...
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Labourer charged with 2011 double murder in St Elizabeth
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Labourer charged with 2011 double murder in St Elizabeth
December 21, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A 41-year-old labourer has been charged in connection with the murder of two men in Middle Quarters, St Elizabeth in 2011. The...
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Two charged in murder of cops on Waltham Park Road
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Two charged in murder of cops on Waltham Park Road
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Two men have been charged in connection with the killing of two policemen on Waltham Park Road in St Andrew last month. The two men...
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Cabbie wanted in killing of teacher and daughter found dead in suspected suicide
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Cabbie wanted in killing of teacher and daughter found dead in suspected suicide
November 14, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Brandon Maine, the taxi operator who police on Thursday named as a person of interest in the murder of a St Catherine teacher and...
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Two cops killed in Waltham Park shooting identified
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Two cops killed in Waltham Park shooting identified
November 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Authorities have identified two policemen shot and killed on Waltham Park Road in St Andrew Thursday evening. The deceased are Cha...
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Police investigating double murder of St Catherine teacher and student
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Police investigating double murder of St Catherine teacher and student
November 13, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The police have launched an investigation into the murder of a teacher and a high school student after their bodies were disco...
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Double murder in Clarendon
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Double murder in Clarendon
September 24, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Two men were fatally shot by unknown assailants in Spring Plain District, Milk River, Clarendon, on Tuesday evening. The deceased...
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Most wanted named as suspect in Maverley double murder
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Most wanted named as suspect in Maverley double murder
September 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police have released the names of two men who are being sought in connection with Monday night’s gruesome double murder in Mav...
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Burchell mourns double murder of young teacher, taxi operator in Montpellier
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Burchell mourns double murder of young teacher, taxi operator in Montpellier
June 21, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica -- People’s National Party (PNP) caretaker for St James South, Nekeisha Burchell is expressing deep sorrow and outrage following the...
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Update: Mandeville licensed firearm holder charged for double murder
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Update: Mandeville licensed firearm holder charged for double murder
February 27, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The licensed firearm holder accused of killing two women and wounding three others on the weekend was a short while ago charged ...
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Manchester man charged in two double murders
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Manchester man charged in two double murders
December 24, 2024
Police in Manchester have charged a man with four counts of murder stemming from two incidents including the killing of his relatives. Charged is Toby...
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Double murder in Old Braeton
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Double murder in Old Braeton
December 12, 2024
ST CATHERINE. Jamaica -Two people, a male and a female, were gunned down in the Reid's Pen community of Old Braeton in Portmore, St Catherine Thursday...
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Licensed gun holder turns himself over to cops after two killed in Clarendon
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Licensed gun holder turns himself over to cops after two killed in Clarendon
December 12, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica— A man who shot and killed two people, and injured another in Bog Hole district, James Hill in Clarendon on Wednesday has turned hi...
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WATCH: Double murder in Porus
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WATCH: Double murder in Porus
December 3, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Two people are confirmed dead after gunmen attacked patrons at a bar in Porus, Manchester on Tuesday night. Among the dead are a ...
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17-y-o student charged for Craig Town double murder
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17-y-o student charged for Craig Town double murder
August 14, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Swift investigations by the Kingston Western police have resulted in a 17-year-old student being charged for a double murder, whic...
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17-y-o slapped with double murder charges
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17-y-o slapped with double murder charges
August 11, 2024
HANOVER, Jamaica — A 17-year-old teenager of Logwood district in Hanover has been slapped with several charges following a gun attack that claimed the...
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Double murder rocks Craig Town
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Double murder rocks Craig Town
July 29, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two men were shot dead by gunmen at a bar on Union Street in Craig Town, Kingston, on Sunday. One of the dead men has been identif...
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Two gunned down minutes apart in Greenwich Farm
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Two gunned down minutes apart in Greenwich Farm
July 4, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hours after the passage of Hurricane Beryl and the discontinuation of an islandwide curfew on Thursday morning, two men were shot ...
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GCT to be imposed on digital services and intangibles supplied from overseas – Williams
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GCT to be imposed on digital services and intangibles supplied from overseas – Williams
February 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaican— The imposition of General Consumption Tax (GCT) on digital services and intangibles is estimated to raise $300 million in revenue ...
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Prices of locally-manufactured products set to rise with increase in Environmental Protection Levy
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Prices of locally-manufactured products set to rise with increase in Environmental Protection Levy
February 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The prices of locally-manufactured goods are set to rise as the Government has moved to increase the Environmental Protection Levy...
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WATCH: Crawford says disagreement led to PAAC exit, eyes PNP leadership spot
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WATCH: Crawford says disagreement led to PAAC exit, eyes PNP leadership spot
February 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People's National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament Damion Crawford says he was not pressured into leaving the Public Administratio...
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BBC to cut costs by 10% as ‘financial pressures’ bite
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BBC to cut costs by 10% as ‘financial pressures’ bite
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The BBC said Thursday it expects to make further savings of around 10 per cent of its costs over the next three years ...
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GCT to apply on vehicles imported by public sector workers
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GCT to apply on vehicles imported by public sector workers
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Government is tapping into the motor vehicle concession regime for public sector employees in a bid to raise revenues following the fallout caused by ...
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