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Jonielle Smith beat Tina Clayton over the 60m for the second time this season and Kishane Thompson ran a personal best 6.46 seconds at Saturday’s 49th...
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Farmers urged to report cases of praedial larceny
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Franklin Witter, is appealing to farmers to report inciden...
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Malachi Smith is 2026 Jamaica Brew Literary and Film Festival honoree
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Foreign Affairs ministry urges Jamaicans to avoid travel to Middle East
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is urging Jamaicans to avoid traveling to the Middle East amid the recent US-Isr...
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Green Island Police Station telephone lines temporarily down
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HANOVER, Jamaica — The Green Island Police Station in Hanover is advising members of the public that its telephone lines are currently out of service....
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Gov’t, IDB to invest $150m in cybersecurity project for 2026/27
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A total of $150 million will be allocated in fiscal year 2026/27 to strengthen cybersecurity protection across public institutions...
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Man forfeits J$1.5m, motor car in settlement over Manchester narcotics case
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The Financial Investigations Division (FID) has secured a cash settlement of J$1.5 million and the surrender of a 2013 Toyota Corolla Axio as part of ...
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New US strike on alleged drug boat kills four in Caribbean—reports
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US forces have struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, upping the death toll in the contentious...
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Venezuela says intercepted drug-ferrying planes, destroyed narco camps
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CARACAS, Venezuela  (AFP)—Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday his country had intercepted three planes allegedly used for drug traffick...
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Trump announces new deadly attack on alleged drug boat
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States military had struck another drug trafficking boat in inter...
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Son of kingpin ‘El Chapo’ to plead guilty to drug trafficking in US
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New York, United States (AFP)-A son of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has agreed to plead guilty to drug trafficking in the United Sta...
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Mexico announces big meth seizure in cartel bastion
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - Mexico announced Monday the seizure of 200 kilos (440 pounds) of methamphetamine in a cartel heartland, as it comes under ...
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Five men charged with multiple drug-related offences
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ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Five men have been charged with breaches under the Dangerous Drugs Act following the seizure of approximately 1,832 pounds of com...
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Belize police launch drug trafficking probe after plane landing
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) -Police say they are investigating the weekend landing of a plane in the remote part of the Toledo District, the country’s sout...
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Authorities in Guyana seize cocaine worth US$200m
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) — Authorities in Guyana on the northern tip of South America on Sunday seized US$200 million worth of cocaine buried near a c...
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French police arrest 15 for drug trafficking near Olympic village
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BOBIGNY, France (AFP) — French police have arrested 15 people for drug trafficking near the athletes' village built for the upcoming Olympic Games nor...
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