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Phillips says gov’t PPV increase ‘disrespectful’ to commuters
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Phillips says gov’t PPV increase ‘disrespectful’ to commuters
June 2 02:12 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on Transport, Mikael Phillips, has criticised the Government’s decision to implement a two-phase increase in ...
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Drug case against Jamaican businessman dropped in Antigua
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Drug case against Jamaican businessman dropped in Antigua
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — A drug-related case against Jamaican-born businessman Francis Young has been dismissed after Antigua and Barbuda’s Office o...
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Airbus tests passenger plane that can fly 22 hours non-stop
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PARIS, France (AFP) — Airbus said Tuesday its A350-1000ULR widebody aircraft, capable of flying up to 22 hours non-stop, has successfully completed a ...
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MOCA appeals for ID help in Stella Maris threat case
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than three weeks after a chilling video of a masked gunman directing threats at administrators at  Stella Maris Preparatory S...
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Spanish mayor bans DR Congo pre-World Cup game due to Ebola fears
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MADRID, Spain (AFP) — A pre-World Cup friendly involving the Democratic Republic of Congo has been cancelled by the mayor of the Spanish town hosting ...
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Two killed in Kenya protests over US Ebola centre — rights group
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White House press gala rescheduled after shooting
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A White House correspondents' gala at which a gunman tried to storm the event attended by President Donald Trump has...
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US threats against Cuba ‘echo colonial-era practices’ — UN experts
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US threats against Cuba ‘echo colonial-era practices’ — UN experts
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — United Nations (UN) rights experts said Tuesday that escalating United States (US) "threats and coercion" against Cuba sma...
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JCF urges victims of extortion to contact the police
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JCF urges victims of extortion to contact the police
September 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging businesses and individuals who are victims of extortion, or who have been approache...
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Man sentenced to 2 years in prison for threatening to share explicit video in $40,000 extortion plot
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Man sentenced to 2 years in prison for threatening to share explicit video in $40,000 extortion plot
May 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, suspended for three years with supervision, after he obtained an explicit video of...
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From ‘Bubba’ to ‘Thickman’: The ill-fated leadership of the One Order Gang
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From ‘Bubba’ to ‘Thickman’: The ill-fated leadership of the One Order Gang
January 26, 2025
The leadership of the Spanish Town-based One Order Gang is a constant revolving door of characters because of the gang's violent activities which incl...
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Gang war over extortion racket claims lives in Spanish Town
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Gang war over extortion racket claims lives in Spanish Town
October 14, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – Rival factions engaged in a bloody gang war over the lucrative extortion racket in Spanish Town, St Catherine over the weekend...
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Brother of French football star Pogba to be tried in kidnap case
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Brother of French football star Pogba to be tried in kidnap case
September 10, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP)— French judges on Tuesday ordered six men to stand trial in a kidnap and extortion case involving French footballer Paul Pogba, wi...
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Drug case against Jamaican businessman dropped in Antigua
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MOCA appeals for ID help in Stella Maris threat case
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Spanish mayor bans DR Congo pre-World Cup game due to Ebola fears
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