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Bail extended for pregnant woman, partner accused in motor vehicle theft
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Bail extended for pregnant woman, partner accused in motor vehicle theft
May 21 04:30 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman accused of conspiring with her partner to steal her co-worker’s motor vehicle had her bail extended when she appeared in t...
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UPDATE: Police say lawmen acted professionally in Grants Pen killing, road now clear
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UPDATE: Police say lawmen acted professionally in Grants Pen killing, road now clear
May 21 04:08 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The lawmen involved in an early morning killing that sparked fiery protests in Grants Pen, St Andrew on Wednesday acted in accorda...
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Accused car thief granted bail amid missing video evidence
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Accused car thief granted bail amid missing video evidence
May 21 04:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of stealing a truck and more than $400,000 in cash was granted $500,000 bail with one surety on Tuesday amid the pro...
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Jamaicans encouraged to engage in environmental protection on Labour Day
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Jamaicans encouraged to engage in environmental protection on Labour Day
May 21 03:33 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaicans are being encouraged to participate in environmental protection activities on Labour Day this Friday. Labour Day will be...
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Poverty in Jamaica falls 50% to record low in 2023 – PIOJ
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Poverty in Jamaica falls 50% to record low in 2023 – PIOJ
May 21 02:55 PM
Jamaica's poverty rate fell to a record 8.2 per cent in 2023, just more than half or 50.8 per cent below the 16.7 per cent at which it stood in 2021. ...
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Law to increase penalties for tampering with telecoms facility tabled in House
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Law to increase penalties for tampering with telecoms facility tabled in House
May 21 02:41 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Legislation providing for a significant increase in the penalties under the Telecommunications Act for trespassing, meddling, inte...
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Man shot and killed in Delacree Park
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Man shot and killed in Delacree Park
May 21 01:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- A man was shot and killed and a child wounded by a single gunman in the Delacree Park housing scheme in St Andrew on Tuesday even...
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Grange says Gov’t resolute in efforts to protect females, urges multi-stakeholder effort
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Grange says Gov’t resolute in efforts to protect females, urges multi-stakeholder effort
May 21 01:46 PM
While noting that the Government is taking a series of legislative steps to reduce instances of violence against women and children, Gender Affairs Mi...
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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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Bail extended for pregnant woman, partner accused in motor vehicle theft
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman accused of conspiring with her partner to steal her co-worker’s motor vehicle had her bail extended when she appeared in t...
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UPDATE: Police say lawmen acted professionally in Grants Pen killing, road now clear
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Accused car thief granted bail amid missing video evidence
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Accused car thief granted bail amid missing video evidence
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of stealing a truck and more than $400,000 in cash was granted $500,000 bail with one surety on Tuesday amid the pro...
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Jamaicans encouraged to engage in environmental protection on Labour Day
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaicans are being encouraged to participate in environmental protection activities on Labour Day this Friday. Labour Day will be...
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Poverty in Jamaica falls 50% to record low in 2023 – PIOJ
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Poverty in Jamaica falls 50% to record low in 2023 – PIOJ
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