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#Champs2026: Vere Tech’s Freemantle into girls Class 1 discus final
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#Champs2026: Vere Tech’s Freemantle into girls Class 1 discus final
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Vere Technical’s Ramona Freemantle booked her spot in a second final on the first day of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athl...
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Abortion pill prescriptions surge in US states with bans — study
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WASHINGTON, United States  (AFP) — Women living in United States (US) states with abortion restrictions have shifted from travelling out of state to g...
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Rygin King faces ‘Tuff’ challenges with ICE
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Sources close to dancehall artiste Rygin King have revealed that the  Tuff  singer was just "hours away" from his green card interview with the US Cit...
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Shena Carty, a beloved champion for the needy, dies in Florida crash
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Shena Carty, a beloved champion for the needy, dies in Florida crash
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Shena Carty, a Jamaican who is widely known for her charity work and advocacy, has died in a motorcycle crash in Winter Haven, Florida on Sunday. Unit...
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#Champs2026: Calabar’s Edwards leaps into Class 2 long jump final with single jump
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#Champs2026: Calabar’s Edwards leaps into Class 2 long jump final with single jump
March 24 05:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Calabar High’s Talshawn Edwards, Cornwall College’s Zhi-Hew Whitter and Kingston College’s Odane Noble all needed only one jump to...
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#Champs2026: Holmwood lead girls Class 2 and 3 400m qualifying
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#Champs2026: Holmwood lead girls Class 2 and 3 400m qualifying
March 24 05:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Annastacia Hall and Malya McLennon of Holmwood Technical led the qualifiers into the semi-finals of the girls Class 2 and 3 400m a...
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60-y-o accused of stabbing granddaughter admonished and discharged after mediation
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60-y-o accused of stabbing granddaughter admonished and discharged after mediation
March 24 05:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 60-year-old woman accused of stabbing her granddaughter during a confrontation in June 2024 was admonished and discharged on Tue...
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Man granted $100,000 bail on wounding with intent charge
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Man granted $100,000 bail on wounding with intent charge
March 24 05:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 30-year-old man was granted bail in the sum of $100,000 with one to two sureties when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew ...
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JDF Coast Guard seizes $45 million worth of ganja in Manchester
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JDF Coast Guard seizes $45 million worth of ganja in Manchester
March 4, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says its Maritime Air and Cyber Command seized over 2,286.75 pounds of marijuana valued at appro...
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Jamaican fishermen jailed in Cayman for drug smuggling
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Jamaican fishermen jailed in Cayman for drug smuggling
December 14, 2025
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) —Two Jamaican fishermen caught with more than 167lbs of marijuana on a boat south of the Cayman Islands earlier this...
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$5.7 million in ganja seized in St Thomas, two in custody
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$5.7 million in ganja seized in St Thomas, two in custody
September 23, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Two men have been arrested in connection with the seizure of more than 1,900 pounds of ganja valued at $5.7 million during an ope...
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Three arrested, 1,800 pounds of ganja seized in Kingston
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Three arrested, 1,800 pounds of ganja seized in Kingston
August 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Three men have been arrested in connection with the seizure of over 1,800 pounds of ganja on Spanish Town Road in Kingston on Frid...
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Three charged in $9 million ganja seizure
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Three charged in $9 million ganja seizure
July 22, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — Three men have been arrested and charged following the seizure of more than 3,000 pounds of ganja in Toms River at the border of St...
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Over 4,000 pounds of ganja seized in St Thomas, one man in custody
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Over 4,000 pounds of ganja seized in St Thomas, one man in custody
June 16, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A man believed to be a Bahamian national was taken into custody following the seizure of 4,000 pounds of ganja valued at more than ...
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Major marijuana bust in Trinidad
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Major marijuana bust in Trinidad
April 4, 2025
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)— The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Friday said that it had seized more than TT$136 million worth of marijuan...
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Two Nicaraguans, a Jamaican arrested after seizure of 1,400 pounds of ganja in Westmoreland
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Two Nicaraguans, a Jamaican arrested after seizure of 1,400 pounds of ganja in Westmoreland
April 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Two Nicaraguans and a Jamaican have been arrested after they were found with over 1,400 pounds of ganja and a fishing vessel off th...
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District constable granted bail after being caught with ganja at Horizon Remand Centre
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District constable granted bail after being caught with ganja at Horizon Remand Centre
March 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A district constable, who was reportedly caught with ganja at the Horizon Adult Remand Centre on Spanish Town Road, was granted ba...
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Two arrested in St Elizabeth after ganja find
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Two arrested in St Elizabeth after ganja find
February 2, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Two St Elizabeth men have been arrested after being held with 60 pounds of ganja over the weekend. Charged with possession of ...
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Five arrested in 1,800-pound ganja bust
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Five arrested in 1,800-pound ganja bust
December 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Five men were arrested following a drug bust at South Bowden Wharf in Port Morant, St Thomas, on Thursday. The Jamaica Constabular...
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900 pounds of ganja; cash, seized in St Andrew
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900 pounds of ganja; cash, seized in St Andrew
December 2, 2024
ST ANDREW, Jamaica - Investigators attached to the St Andrew South Police Division seized approximately 902 pounds of vegetable matter resembling ganj...
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Man in custody following ammo, ganja seizure in St Elizabeth
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Man in custody following ammo, ganja seizure in St Elizabeth
August 12, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica— Police are reporting the seizure of a quantity of ammunition and marijuana during an operation on Friday. A police source said ...
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