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LMAJ urges members to follow law amid JP arrest
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LMAJ urges members to follow law amid JP arrest
December 22 03:58 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) says it is reminding justices of the peace and specifically members of the ass...
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Jamaicans dominate Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards
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Jamaicans dominate Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards
December 22 03:13 PM
Jamaicans dominated the 2025 Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards with 12 nationals from the island among honourees named by culinary authority Best Dress...
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Russia pledges ‘full support’ for Venezuela against US ‘hostilities’
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Russia pledges ‘full support’ for Venezuela against US ‘hostilities’
December 22 03:06 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Russia on Monday expressed "full support" for Venezuela as the South American country confronts a blockade of sanctioned oi...
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
December 22 02:56 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A final-year University of Technology (UTech) nursing student from western Jamaica was awarded a US$1,000 scholarship from the Jam...
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Last of kidnapped Nigerian pupils handed over, government says
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Last of kidnapped Nigerian pupils handed over, government says
December 22 02:30 PM
MINNA, Nigeria (AFP) — Some 130 Nigerian Catholic school pupils were handed over to state authorities on Monday, a day after the government said it ha...
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Jamaica leveraging international partnerships in rebuilding effort
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Jamaica leveraging international partnerships in rebuilding effort
December 22 02:20 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda,  says Jamaica is leveraging its international partnerships and ...
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Dizneyland fun day to bring Christmas cheer to St Ann
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Dizneyland fun day to bring Christmas cheer to St Ann
December 22 01:12 PM
Acknowledging that the Christmas season should prioritise wholesome family fun, Dizneyland Kids and Teen Festival promoter Streets Entertainment says ...
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Marlie Mount Primary reaches out to schools in St Elizabeth
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Marlie Mount Primary reaches out to schools in St Elizabeth
December 22 12:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School in St Catherine has reached out to two primary schools in St Elizabeth with relief supp...
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UPDATE: Body retrieved after vehicle plunges into Black River
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UPDATE: Body retrieved after vehicle plunges into Black River
December 20, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The Jamaica Defence Force is reporting that the body of a man whose vehicle plunged into the Black River off the Lacovia Bridg...
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Maroon community rejects gov’t offer for JDF support in rebuilding efforts
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Maroon community rejects gov’t offer for JDF support in rebuilding efforts
December 4, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica-Leader of the Accompong Maroons in St Elizabeth, Richard Currie, has rejected an offer by the government to mobilise members of ...
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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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Government intensifies nationwide relief efforts after Hurricane Melissa
November 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government of Jamaica says it has ramped up its humanitarian response to assist families affected by Hurricane Melissa, with c...
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WATCH: JDF deployed to assist residents of St Elizabeth
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WATCH: JDF deployed to assist residents of St Elizabeth
October 29, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and ambulance teams were deployed on Wednesday to assist residents affected by Hurr...
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#EyeOnMelissa: JDF launches Melissa incident response form
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#EyeOnMelissa: JDF launches Melissa incident response form
October 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has launched an incident response form for locals to report anything they observe during the passag...
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#EyeOnMelissa: JDF DART ready to assist with recovery efforts, says Holness
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#EyeOnMelissa: JDF DART ready to assist with recovery efforts, says Holness
October 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is well aligned to provide assistance in the after...
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Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) coast guard, air wing, rescue missing fishermen
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Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) coast guard, air wing, rescue missing fishermen
October 12, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica – Two fishermen who were reported missing on Friday, October 10, after departing the Greenwood Fishing Village, Montego Bay, have be...
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12 arrested in joint operation with JCF, JDF — Police
August 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A large police operation in Downtown Kingston on Thursday, resulted in several people being detained for weapons offences, police ...
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Body of missing fisherman recovered off St Elizabeth coast
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Body of missing fisherman recovered off St Elizabeth coast
June 10, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The body of a missing fisherman was recovered by members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Maritime Air and Cyber Command off...
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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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Dennison leads JDF and Red Hills United FC to champion, runner-up spots
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Dennison leads JDF and Red Hills United FC to champion, runner-up spots
May 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A visibly exhausted but triumphant Donovan Dennison could only utter, “It’s worth it. Honestly, it’s worth it”, moments after guid...
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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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National Security Council to boost public order and citizen security
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National Security Council to boost public order and citizen security
April 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Prime Minister Andrew Holness has issued a directive to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to redouble its efforts to increase co...
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JDF soldier arrested in St Elizabeth gun seizure
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JDF soldier arrested in St Elizabeth gun seizure
April 15, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) was arrested in St Elizabeth following the alleged discovery of an illegal gun. Po...
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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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JDF investigating death of private
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JDF investigating death of private
January 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of one of its soldiers, Private Lenard Mc...
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Cyclist dies after head-on collision with JDF vehicle
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Cyclist dies after head-on collision with JDF vehicle
January 2, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica— A pedal cyclist died as a result of injuries sustained in a head-on collision with a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) service vehicle o...
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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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Japanese government hands over land cruisers to the JCF
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Japanese government hands over land cruisers to the JCF
December 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Japanese Government has gifted 27 new land cruisers to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The JCF says the vehicles have an...
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LMAJ urges members to follow law amid JP arrest
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) says it is reminding justices of the peace and specifically members of the ass...
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Jamaicans dominate Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards
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Jamaicans dominate Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards
December 22, 2025
Jamaicans dominated the 2025 Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards with 12 nationals from the island among honourees named by culinary authority Best Dress...
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Russia pledges ‘full support’ for Venezuela against US ‘hostilities’
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Russia pledges ‘full support’ for Venezuela against US ‘hostilities’
December 22, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Russia on Monday expressed "full support" for Venezuela as the South American country confronts a blockade of sanctioned oi...
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
December 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A final-year University of Technology (UTech) nursing student from western Jamaica was awarded a US$1,000 scholarship from the Jam...
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Last of kidnapped Nigerian pupils handed over, government says
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Last of kidnapped Nigerian pupils handed over, government says
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MINNA, Nigeria (AFP) — Some 130 Nigerian Catholic school pupils were handed over to state authorities on Monday, a day after the government said it ha...
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