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US Treasury chief says IMF, World Bank on right track after criticism
April 14 12:55 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Worl...
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Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial begins in New York
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The retrial of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on a rape charge on which a jury was previously deadlocked start...
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Five police officers detained as probe continues into deadly stampede in Haiti
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Five police officers detained as probe continues into deadly stampede in Haiti
April 14 12:41 PM
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti on Tuesday began three days of mourning following the weekend stampede at the historic Citadelle Laferrière that l...
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Golding criticises gov’t over hurricane recovery efforts, urges clear plan as oil prices surge
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April 14 12:39 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Leader Mark Golding has criticised the Government’s handling of recovery efforts, warning that thousands of Jamaicans r...
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PAC summons former UHWI leaders over audit findings
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April 14 11:22 AM
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has moved to summon University of the Hospital of the West Indies, (UHWI) CEO Fitzgerald Mitchell, former CEO Kevi...
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Amazon says to buy Globalstar to expand satellite network
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Amazon says to buy Globalstar to expand satellite network
April 14 10:12 AM
PARIS, France (AFP) — Amazon said Tuesday that it had signed a deal to buy the United States (US) telecoms satellite group Globalstar to expand its ow...
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Whitehouse main road impassable due to crash
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Whitehouse main road impassable due to crash
April 14 09:59 AM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The police are advising the motoring public that a section of the Whitehouse main road in Westmoreland is currently impassable...
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Police injured, Manchester’s most wanted man killed in Trelawny
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Police injured, Manchester’s most wanted man killed in Trelawny
April 2, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica— Police are reporting that Manchester’s most wanted man, Oral Cole, was fatally shot during a shootout in south Trelawny on Thursday...
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Soldier killed, cop escapes injuries in Waltham Park Road gun attack
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Soldier killed, cop escapes injuries in Waltham Park Road gun attack
February 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) was shot dead and a policeman narrowly escaped injuries during an incident along Steph...
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Sound selector killed in St Elizabeth ‘gun fight’ with cops
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Sound selector killed in St Elizabeth ‘gun fight’ with cops
January 7, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police have identified the man who was killed during an alleged confrontation in Hodges near Black River on Tuesday. Police na...
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UPDATE: Two of three men identified in Rose Heights fatal shooting
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UPDATE: Two of three men identified in Rose Heights fatal shooting
December 16, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Two of the three men who were killed Monday in an alleged confrontation with members of security forces in Rose Heights, St James ...
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Three killed in alleged confrontation with police in St James
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Three killed in alleged confrontation with police in St James
December 15, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Three men were reportedly fatally injured in an alleged confrontation with members of the security forces Monday afternoon in the ...
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WHO says 114 killed in strikes on Sudan kindergarten, hospital
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WHO says 114 killed in strikes on Sudan kindergarten, hospital
December 8, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The World Health Organization said Monday that 114 people, including 63 children, were killed in "senseless" strikes on a ho...
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Police constable killed in Moneague crash
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Police constable killed in Moneague crash
November 11, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) High Command is mourning the death of a police constable who was killed in a motor vehicle coll...
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Three men killed in shootout with police in Linstead
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Three men killed in shootout with police in Linstead
October 21, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Three men were reportedly shot and killed during an alleged confrontation with members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)...
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Manchester farmer killed by gunmen posing as police
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Manchester farmer killed by gunmen posing as police
October 21, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A Manchester farmer was shot dead at his home in Canewood district in north west Manchester early Tuesday. Police identified him...
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UPDATE: Cop’s relatives killed at candlelight vigil for slain girlfriend
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UPDATE: Cop’s relatives killed at candlelight vigil for slain girlfriend
July 4, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — The man and woman who were reportedly shot and killed at a candlelight vigil in St Mary that was being held for 21-year-old D’Johnn...
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Elderly farmer allegedly killed by ‘Rum Cream’
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Elderly farmer allegedly killed by ‘Rum Cream’
April 14, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — An elderly farmer from the Gayle community in St Mary was allegedly chopped to death by a man who is said to be of unsound mind. Th...
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Nine pedestrians among 18 killed in traffic crashes – ITA
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Nine pedestrians among 18 killed in traffic crashes – ITA
January 18, 2025
The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is reporting that nine of the 18 people who have been killed in motor vehicle crashes this year are pedestrians. Th...
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Golding criticises gov’t over hurricane recovery efforts, urges clear plan as oil prices surge
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PAC summons former UHWI leaders over audit findings
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