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Teacher jailed in US for conspiring to provide guns to Trinidad-based gang
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Teacher jailed in US for conspiring to provide guns to Trinidad-based gang
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FLORIDA, United States (CMC) –  A 47-year-old teacher has been sentenced to one year and one day imprisonment in the United States for conspiracy to m...
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JUTC says passengers not required to pay for boarding numbers following TikTok video
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JUTC says passengers not required to pay for boarding numbers following TikTok video
March 16 09:29 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) is clarifying that passengers travelling on the Ocho Rios Route 511 (Half-Way Tr...
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Constant Spring Arcade vendors willing to pay increased fees
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The president of the Vendors' Association at Constant Spring Arcade, Carlene Spencer, says she welcomes an increase in vendors' fees should one be imp...
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Fitz-Henley tasks G2K with budget communication
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Fitz-Henley tasks G2K with budget communication
March 16 08:53 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Communication Taskforce Chairman Abka Fitz-Henley has tasked members of the party's young professional ...
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War in the Middle East: latest developments
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Montego Bay cool Waterhouse with 4-0 thrashing
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March 16 05:34 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Leaders Montego Bay United (MBU) ended a three-game winless run with an emphatic 4-0 triumph over Waterhouse FC at Drewsland on Su...
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Child rapist loses appeal
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Child rapist loses appeal
Court upholds conviction and 15-year sentence of man who raped five-year-old girl
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March 16 12:30 AM
Child rapist loses appeal
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March 16 12:28 AM
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Denham Town police and inmates clash after ‘faeces, urine thrown at cops’
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Denham Town police and inmates clash after ‘faeces, urine thrown at cops’
February 18, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Four police personnel and a number of prisoners were taken to hospital for treatment Wednesday after cops and inmates clashed at t...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Hospitals in emergency mode, clinics to close early as storm approaches
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#EyeOnMelissa: Hospitals in emergency mode, clinics to close early as storm approaches
October 23, 2025
All public hospitals in Jamaica have entered emergency mode and all clinics will close as of 4:00 pm Thursday as the country braces for Tropical Storm...
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SERHA investigating death of patient who escaped Kingston Public Hospital
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SERHA investigating death of patient who escaped Kingston Public Hospital
August 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica –The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) says it is working closely with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and other age...
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Man on bail held, charged with murder
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Man on bail held, charged with murder
July 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man currently before the courts for a separate shooting incident has been charged with murder in connection with the killing of ...
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Gov’t advancing plans for Kingston Public Hospital redevelopment
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Gov’t advancing plans for Kingston Public Hospital redevelopment
June 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Government is moving forward with plans to construct a new Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), the largest multidisciplinary facil...
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PNP demands explanation for closure of KPH accident and emergency department
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PNP demands explanation for closure of KPH accident and emergency department
May 5, 2025
Kingston, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has expressed concern and outrage following the temporary closure of the accident and...
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Operating theatres at KPH to reopen after $24-m mould remediation treatment
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Operating theatres at KPH to reopen after $24-m mould remediation treatment
April 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) says the four main operating theatres at Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) will reop...
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Dr Dawes tells Senator Thompson to stay true to higher calling of medicine
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Dr Dawes tells Senator Thompson to stay true to higher calling of medicine
April 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesperson on Health and Wellness, Dr Alfred Dawes, has expressed disappointment in the response of newly appointed G...
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Gov’t senator chides Dr Dawes for comments on the state of the healthcare system
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Gov’t senator chides Dr Dawes for comments on the state of the healthcare system
April 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator Dr Elon Thompson has hit back at comments made by Dr Alfred Dawes that the healthcare system is in a “serious c...
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Deportee charged with Kingston man’s murder
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Deportee charged with Kingston man’s murder
February 4, 2025
A deportee who arrived from the United States last week was on Monday charged in connection with the killing of a father and the injuring of the man's...
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Barita Foundation donates ultrasound machine to enhance KPH fistula clinic
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Barita Foundation donates ultrasound machine to enhance KPH fistula clinic
January 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) has received a major boost to its fistula clinic with the donation of an ultrasound machine fro...
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KPH launches investigation into death of elderly male who fell from hospital building
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KPH launches investigation into death of elderly male who fell from hospital building
January 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica–The management of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) says an investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding the ...
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Inmate dies at hospital after reported jail beating
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Inmate dies at hospital after reported jail beating
September 29, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 57-year-old inmate who was taken to the Kingston Public Hospital after he was reportedly beaten in police custody, died at the i...
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JUTC says passengers not required to pay for boarding numbers following TikTok video
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