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JFF pleased with improved relationship with Reggae Boyz
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UPDATE: Suspected drowning victim identified as security guard
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UPDATE: Suspected drowning victim identified as security guard
November 17, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A man whose body was recovered from the Montego River on Sunday has been identified. He has been identified as Chris Henry, a secu...
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JDF Coast Guard recovers body of suspected drowning victim
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JDF Coast Guard recovers body of suspected drowning victim
November 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is reporting that its Coast Guard has recovered the body of a man who was suspected of drowning at...
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Titchfield student dies in suspected drowning at Bikini Beach
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Titchfield student dies in suspected drowning at Bikini Beach
September 21, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica – A teenager died in a suspected drowning at Bikini Beach in Port Antonio, Portland on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as V...
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Two Americans drown, another bitten by shark in The Bahamas
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Two Americans drown, another bitten by shark in The Bahamas
August 19, 2025
NASSAU, The Bahamas (CMC) — A 63-year-old American man, who was attacked by a shark while spearfishing near Big Grand Cay, The Bahamas, has been airli...
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Colombian soldiers drown in survival training
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Colombian soldiers drown in survival training
July 15, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Three Colombian soldiers drowned in a river Tuesday during a survival training exercise, authorities said. The soldiers were ...
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Two Jamaicans drown as Haitian authorities intercept boat carrying drugs — report
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Two Jamaicans drown as Haitian authorities intercept boat carrying drugs — report
July 14, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Two Jamaicans have been confirmed dead by Haitian authorities who said they intercepted a rowboat “heavily laden with drugs” r...
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8-y-o boy dies in suspected drowning in Hanover
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8-y-o boy dies in suspected drowning in Hanover
June 2, 2025
HANOVER, Jamaica — An eight-year-old boy is believed to have drowned in a river in Hanover on Sunday. Reports are that about 11:00am on Sunday, the ch...
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Troy High student dies in suspected drowning in Manchester
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Troy High student dies in suspected drowning in Manchester
May 27, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are probing a suspected case of drowning involving a teenager in Hector’s River at Craighead district in Manchester on Mo...
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Taxi operator suspected of drowning in Treasure Beach, woman rescued
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Taxi operator suspected of drowning in Treasure Beach, woman rescued
May 13, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police are probing the suspected drowning of a man at Frenchman Beach in Treasure Beach on Monday. Relatives identified the vi...
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Guyana’s health minister concerned over calls for second autopsy on 11-y-o
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Guyana’s health minister concerned over calls for second autopsy on 11-y-o
May 3, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana’s Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony, has raised concerns over calls for a second autopsy in the death of 11-year-old...
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UPDATE: Autopsy finds child died by drowning
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UPDATE: Autopsy finds child died by drowning
April 28, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) -The lawyer representing the family of 11-year-old Adriana Younge, whose body was found in a pool at Double Day Hotel, Tusche...
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UPDATE: 15-y-o drowned while rescuing girl from strong river current
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UPDATE: 15-y-o drowned while rescuing girl from strong river current
April 21, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica — The 15-year-old student who drowned in the Swift River in Portland on Sunday had jumped in to save a girl who was struggling again...
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Elderly man drowns in gully
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Elderly man drowns in gully
February 10, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica - An elderly St Catherine man is suspected to have drowned on Sunday after his SUV overturned in a gully in Brown's Hall in the ...
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Canadian dies in suspected drowning at Negril hotel
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Canadian dies in suspected drowning at Negril hotel
February 8, 2025
HANOVER, Jamaica – The Hanover police say they are currently treating the death of a Canadian guest at a RIU hotel property in Negril, Hanover, on Fri...
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3-y-o Canadian girl dies in suspected drowning at popular Trelawny resort
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3-y-o Canadian girl dies in suspected drowning at popular Trelawny resort
February 4, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Trelawny police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a three-year-old Canadian girl who is suspected t...
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Manchester missing man found dead in tank
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Manchester missing man found dead in tank
January 13, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Police are probing a suspected case of drowning following the death of a man who was reported missing and whose body was found fl...
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Police probe Christmas Day deaths
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Police probe Christmas Day deaths
December 26, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Police are investigating two Christmas Day deaths, including a drowning. The Clarendon police are looking into the discovery of a p...
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Teenager’s body recovered from Rio Minho
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Teenager’s body recovered from Rio Minho
October 13, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica — The body of a teen who went missing on Saturday was recovered Sunday along a section of the Rio Minho in Clarendon. It is believe...
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Family river trip ends in tragedy with drowning of teenager
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Family river trip ends in tragedy with drowning of teenager
August 7, 2024
ST MARY, Jamaica — What was to be a family day at the river to cool down from the hot temperatures on Wednesday, August 7 turned out to be a day of tr...
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5-y-o drowns after allegedly slipping, falling into river
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5-y-o drowns after allegedly slipping, falling into river
August 7, 2024
ST MARY, Jamaica — The police are now probing the circumstances surrounding the death of a five-year-old girl who allegedly slipped and fell into a ri...
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61-y-o dies at notorious Alligator Pond drowning spot
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61-y-o dies at notorious Alligator Pond drowning spot
August 7, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are probing a suspected case of drowning involving a 61-year-old man in Alligator Pond, south Manchester on Tuesday. Poli...
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Teen drowns at river in St James
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Teen drowns at river in St James
May 12, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica – A 15-year-old student drowned at a river in Amity Hall, St James on Saturday. He has been identified as Demoy Lawrence of a Dumfri...
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