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407 fewer murders
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Jason Cross | Reporter 
December 30 12:20 AM
407 fewer murders
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High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
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High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
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December 30 12:18 AM
High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
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Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up
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Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up
Kevin Jackson 
December 30 12:16 AM
Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up
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T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop
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T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop
December 30 12:14 AM
T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop
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JaBA hunt $44 million in bid to host FIBA World Cup qualifiers
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December 30 12:12 AM
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Wedding Planning Like a Pro: Tools and Tips to Keep You Sane
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JPS ups power restoration effort
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JPS ups power restoration effort
...72 specialised vehicles arrive in Montego Bay
December 30 12:08 AM
JPS ups power restoration effort
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Committee member Carlene Edwards encouraged by FIFA experience
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Committee member Carlene Edwards encouraged by FIFA experience
December 30 12:08 AM
Committee member Carlene Edwards encouraged by FIFA experience
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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, 2025
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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Man in custody following alleged abduction of missing 6-y-o in Clarendon
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Man in custody following alleged abduction of missing 6-y-o in Clarendon
December 9, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Head of the Clarendon police Senior Superintendent Shane McCalla, has confirmed that a man was taken into custody after a missing...
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Reputed Sunrise Crescent Gang boss charged with kidnapping, robbery
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Reputed Sunrise Crescent Gang boss charged with kidnapping, robbery
November 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The reputed leader of the ‘100 Sunrise Crescent Gang’ has been charged with multiple offences by the Constant Spring Police in re...
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JCF warns against fake kidnappings
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JCF warns against fake kidnappings
September 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is warning against the practice of fake kidnappings. Station Manager at the National Strategi...
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Irish woman abducted in Haiti released with other hostages — Ireland
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Irish woman abducted in Haiti released with other hostages — Ireland
August 29, 2025
DUBLIN, Ireland (AFP) — An Irishwoman and several other people abducted from an orphanage in Haiti earlier this month have all been released, Ireland'...
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‘PNP no deal with that!’
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‘PNP no deal with that!’
Robinson condemns politicisation of scrutineer’s kidnapping
June 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for St Andrew South East, the People's National Party's Julian Robinson is rejecting suggestions that the abd...
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Three in custody following kidnapping, robbery in Kingston
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Three in custody following kidnapping, robbery in Kingston
April 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three men have been arrested in relation to a kidnapping and robbery of two women in St Andrew on Tuesday as well as the seizure o...
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Jamaicans in ICE custody pending deportation
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Jamaicans in ICE custody pending deportation
April 7, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says two Jamaicans convicted of kidnapping and...
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Liguanea kidnapping rumours are false — police
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Liguanea kidnapping rumours are false — police
March 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police have confirmed that messages circulating on social media detailing an alleged case of kidnapping in Liguanea, St Andrew...
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St Ann barber charged with abduction and rape
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St Ann barber charged with abduction and rape
December 5, 2024
ST ANN, Jamaica - St Ann Police have arrested and charged a 49-year-old barber following a kidnapping and sexual assault in the parish between Novembe...
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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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Twenty medical students kidnapped in Nigeria
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Twenty medical students kidnapped in Nigeria
August 17, 2024
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Twenty medical students on their way to an annual convention have been kidnapped in eastern Nigeria, police and university sour...
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Chinese supermarket operators abducted in Spalding robbery
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Chinese supermarket operators abducted in Spalding robbery
July 14, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica— A Chinese-owned supermarket was held up and two of its operators abducted during an armed robbery in Spalding, Clarendon on Sunday...
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407 fewer murders
Police commissioner says performance not a marginal improvement
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407 fewer murders
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High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
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High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
December 30, 2025
High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
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Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up
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Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up
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December 30, 2025
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T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop
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T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop
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T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop
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