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Shoppers urged to exercise caution for a safer Christmas season
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Shoppers urged to exercise caution for a safer Christmas season
December 24 02:00 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Members of the public are being urged to limit the amount of cash carried, plan shopping activities carefully, and take proactive m...
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
December 24 12:57 PM
Roots singers Milton Blake and Luciano were friends for over 20 years before they recorded a song together. That first collaboration was done in 2016,...
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
December 24 12:56 PM
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst...
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Manchester police push safety reassurance amid four murders in 48 hours
December 24 12:25 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester have moved to reassure the public that the parish is safe to conduct business amid four murders in Mandevil...
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
December 24 11:24 AM
  KINGSTON, Jamaica —In a bid to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced it will temporarily relax th...
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
December 24 11:15 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (Caricom) Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) has reaffirmed its commitment to regional integratio...
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
December 24 09:45 AM
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Scouts marched under a clear blue sky in Bethlehem on Wednesday, as the Palestinian city emerged from the s...
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
December 24 09:32 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt, through his foundation, has joined the Janet Richards Foundation in a nearly $1 million donation to...
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Multi-agency partnership launched to strengthen Jamaica’s hurricane recovery
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Multi-agency partnership launched to strengthen Jamaica’s hurricane recovery
December 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A major coalition of international and local organisations has been formed to accelerate Jamaica’s long-term recovery following th...
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JDF engineers to assist with rebuilding in Accompong
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JDF engineers to assist with rebuilding in Accompong
December 2, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Engineers from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) will be assisting with repairs to damaged buildings in Accompong and surroundin...
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JDF Coast Guard seizes cocaine valued at $3.7 billion off south coast
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JDF Coast Guard seizes cocaine valued at $3.7 billion off south coast
November 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard has made a significant dent in the region’s drug-trafficking network after seizing mor...
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WATCH: JDF helicopters deliver relief supplies to Belmont Academy
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WATCH: JDF helicopters deliver relief supplies to Belmont Academy
November 2, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica - Two Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) helicopters landed at Belmont Academy in Westmoreland shortly before midday on Sunday, deliver...
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#EyeOnMelissa: All JDF personnel in Haiti accounted for
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#EyeOnMelissa: All JDF personnel in Haiti accounted for
October 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is reporting that all personnel who are deployed in Haiti are accounted for and in high spirits. T...
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Soldier hospitalised after being pinned under JDF unit in Mandeville crash
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Soldier hospitalised after being pinned under JDF unit in Mandeville crash
October 23, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been hospitalised after the unit he was driving crashed and overturned, reportedly pin...
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Several injured after passenger bus overturns in Junction, St Mary
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Several injured after passenger bus overturns in Junction, St Mary
June 1, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica – Several people were injured when a passenger bus overturned along the Junction main road in St Mary on Saturday. It is reported tha...
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Police express gratitude to citizens as crimes continue to trend down in St James
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Police express gratitude to citizens as crimes continue to trend down in St James
May 8, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The police in St James are lauding the cooperation of citizens which they say has been instrumental in the downward trend in crime...
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Veterinary expert warns health risk with smuggled ocelot
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
May 8, 2025
BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth — The country’s leading veterinary expert is warning people here to be cautious if they spot an ocelot, a wildcat resembling...
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Soldier charged after girlfriend beaten, assaulted with gun
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Soldier charged after girlfriend beaten, assaulted with gun
February 27, 2025
A Jamaica Defence Force soldier was charged Wednesday after his girlfriend was beaten and assaulted with a firearm at her workplace. Lascelles Archiba...
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JDF soldier ‘accidentally’ shoots girlfriend during argument
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JDF soldier ‘accidentally’ shoots girlfriend during argument
February 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 40-year-old Jamaica Defence Force soldier is being probed after the reported accidental shooting of his girlfriend at Crescent R...
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JDF private among three dead after Molynes Road gun attack
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JDF private among three dead after Molynes Road gun attack
January 27, 2025
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier who died in an early morning gun attack along Molynes Road in St Andrew on Monday has been identified. The dec...
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Country’s mass casualty response tested during simulation exercise
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Country’s mass casualty response tested during simulation exercise
January 24, 2025
MORANT BAY, Jamaica - Jamaica’s mass casualty response was tested on Thursday with a full-scale simulation of a large plane crash and the subsequent s...
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Construction worker held with illegal firearm on New Year’s Day
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Construction worker held with illegal firearm on New Year’s Day
January 1, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica- An early morning police raid in Frontier, Port Maria has led to the arrest of a 25- year- old construction worker for the possession...
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JDF soldier in NCB $47-m phishing scam charged
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JDF soldier in NCB $47-m phishing scam charged
December 2, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier who was implicated in a phishing scam that reportedly defrauded the National Commercial Bank ...
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Missing fishermen found, one dead
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Missing fishermen found, one dead
November 28, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The fishermen who went missing last month have been found, one of the men having died during their 35 days at sea, the Jamaica Defe...
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Two JDF soldiers injured in Denham Town gun attack
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Two JDF soldiers injured in Denham Town gun attack
November 6, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers were injured during a shooting incident in Denham Town, Kingston on Wednesday morning. Ob...
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JDF touts security measures after soldier busted with firearms, ammo
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JDF touts security measures after soldier busted with firearms, ammo
November 6, 2024
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says the recent detection of firearms, ammunition, and paraphernalia during a routine vehicle check at Up Park Camp re...
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JDF soldier charged after guns, ammo found during vehicle search at Up Park Camp
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JDF soldier charged after guns, ammo found during vehicle search at Up Park Camp
November 4, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has been charged after a vehicle being driven by the soldier was searched at the JDF C...
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Ex-cop suspected in murder of JDF soldier arrested
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Ex-cop suspected in murder of JDF soldier arrested
September 28, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A suspect in the murder of a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier in Denham Town, Kingston last month has been arrested. Observer O...
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Jamaican contingent arrives in Haiti
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Jamaican contingent arrives in Haiti
September 13, 2024
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The Jamaican security contingent arrived in Haiti on Thursday as part of a multi-national mission to help restore law an...
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Soldier gunned down in fiery exchange in downtown Kingston
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Soldier gunned down in fiery exchange in downtown Kingston
August 23, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A soldier has died as a result of injuries sustained during a shooting incident along Charles Street and Chestnut Lane in Kingston...
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Shoppers urged to exercise caution for a safer Christmas season
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —Members of the public are being urged to limit the amount of cash carried, plan shopping activities carefully, and take proactive m...
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
December 24, 2025
Roots singers Milton Blake and Luciano were friends for over 20 years before they recorded a song together. That first collaboration was done in 2016,...
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst...
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Manchester police push safety reassurance amid four murders in 48 hours
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester have moved to reassure the public that the parish is safe to conduct business amid four murders in Mandevil...
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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  KINGSTON, Jamaica —In a bid to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced it will temporarily relax th...
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