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National clean-up exercise to begin next week, starting in Westmoreland — McKenzie
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National clean-up exercise to begin next week, starting in Westmoreland — McKenzie
November 26 10:48 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government will launch a national clean-up exercise next week, beginning in Westmoreland, Minister of Local Government and Com...
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Opposition demands clarity on Government’s US$150m loan to JPS
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Opposition demands clarity on Government’s US$150m loan to JPS
November 26 10:41 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is calling on the Government to “immediately come clean to the Jamaican people about ...
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Shein under EU pressure over childlike sex dolls
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Shein under EU pressure over childlike sex dolls
November 26 10:07 AM
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Union (EU) stepped up its pressure on Shein on Wednesday after the online retail giant faced an uproar in Franc...
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Fire engulfs Hong Kong residential blocks, killing at least 13
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Fire engulfs Hong Kong residential blocks, killing at least 13
November 26 09:48 AM
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — A huge fire ripped through several high-rise blocks in a Hong Kong residential estate on Wednesday, killing at least 13 peopl...
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Guyanese gov’t says local content to expand
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Guyanese gov’t says local content to expand
November 26 09:07 AM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyanese government says effective from January next year, it will introduce a new structured timeline for reviewing an...
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UK man changes plea, admits driving into Liverpool FC parade
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UK man changes plea, admits driving into Liverpool FC parade
November 26 07:40 AM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A British man changed his plea Wednesday and admitted deliberately ploughing his car into crowds at Liverpool Football ...
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Motorists advised to expect delays in Hanover
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Motorists advised to expect delays in Hanover
November 26 07:33 AM
HANOVER, Jamaica — Motorists travelling through Lucea, Hanover are being advised to expect traffic delays as the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) conducts...
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Dominica to commission geothermal power plant in December
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Dominica to commission geothermal power plant in December
November 26 07:28 AM
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — The Dominica government says it will commission its 10-megawatt geothermal power plant next month, as the country continues w...
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JFJ hails convictions, disappointed with ‘lenient’ sentence in Mario Deane case
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JFJ hails convictions, disappointed with ‘lenient’ sentence in Mario Deane case
July 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Advocacy group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has welcomed the “historic convictions” of three cops in the Mario Deane case but says ...
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Mario Deane Trial: Cop weeps after sentencing
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Mario Deane Trial: Cop weeps after sentencing
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
July 2, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Corporal Elaine Stewart, who will appeal the five-year sentence she was handed for her culpability in Mario Deane’s 2014 death...
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Sentencing hearing underway for three cops in Mario Deane case
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Sentencing hearing underway for three cops in Mario Deane case
July 1, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The sentencing hearing for the three cops found guilty for the incident in which 31-year-old construction worker Mario Deane w...
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Jury finds cops guilty in Mario Deane beating death
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Jury finds cops guilty in Mario Deane beating death
May 22, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The three cops charged in the fatal beating of 31-year-old construction worker Mario Deane while in police custody in 2014 wer...
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Mario Deane case handed over to jury for a verdict
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Mario Deane case handed over to jury for a verdict
May 22, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The seven-member jury hearing the trial of the three cops charged in the fatal beating of 31-year-old construction worker Mari...
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Mario Deane case adjourned due to juror being ill
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Mario Deane case adjourned due to juror being ill
May 14, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The trial of the three cops charged in the incident in which construction worker Mario Deane was fatally beaten while in polic...
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Judge rules against admissibility of JCF policy document in Mario Deane case
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Judge rules against admissibility of JCF policy document in Mario Deane case
May 12, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The presiding judge in the trial of the three cops charged with the incident in which Mario Deane was fatally beaten while in ...
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Defence for cops charged in Mario Deane beating death rests case
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Defence for cops charged in Mario Deane beating death rests case
May 9, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica —The defence for three cops charged in the fatal beating of Mario Deane while in police custody has rested their case. The devel...
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Westmoreland Circuit Court to discuss JCF lockup administration policy and procedures
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Westmoreland Circuit Court to discuss JCF lockup administration policy and procedures
May 7, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The defence and Crown lawyers for the Mario Deane case are to be in court an hour ahead of the scheduled start time on Wednesd...
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Witness points out the three cops she arrested in the Mario Deane case
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Witness points out the three cops she arrested in the Mario Deane case
May 6, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A former senior investigator at the Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) pointed out the three cops charged in c...
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Court to hear application for acceptance of certain images in Mario Deane case
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Court to hear application for acceptance of certain images in Mario Deane case
May 6, 2025
WESTMORELAND, St James — A former senior investigator from the Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) is expected to continue with her tes...
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DNA confirms Mario Deane’s blood in cell block and on cellmate’s clothing
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DNA confirms Mario Deane’s blood in cell block and on cellmate’s clothing
May 1, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — DNA results from tests conducted and analysed from blood samples taken from Mario Deane have pointed to Deane as the source of...
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Package with Mario Deane’s pants denied again from being entered into evidence
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Package with Mario Deane’s pants denied again from being entered into evidence
April 30, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Supreme Court Judge Justice Courtney Daye who is currently presiding over the Mario Deane case has rejected attempts to have a...
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Mario Deane’s mom to take the stand Friday
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Mario Deane’s mom to take the stand Friday
April 23, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Mercia Fraser, the mother of Mario Deane, the construction worker who was fatally beaten while in police custody, is expected ...
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Defence in Mario Deane case could wrap up questioning Crown’s eighth witness on Wednesday
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Defence in Mario Deane case could wrap up questioning Crown’s eighth witness on Wednesday
April 22, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The defence team for the three cops charged with the 2014 incident in which Mario Deane was fatally beaten while in police cus...
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Mario Deane Trial: Witness identifies Deane from photo
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Mario Deane Trial: Witness identifies Deane from photo
April 16, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A man who was in custody in 2014 at the time of the deadly beating allegedly meted out to Mario Deane has identified Deane as ...
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Man in custody during Mario Deane beating points out cops on trial as police who monitored cell block
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Man in custody during Mario Deane beating points out cops on trial as police who monitored cell block
April 14, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A man who was in custody at the time of Mario Deane's death in 2014 pointed out the three cops charged with Dean's death as po...
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Trial of cops in Mario Deane case stood down
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Trial of cops in Mario Deane case stood down
April 9, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The case involving the three cops charged in connection with the 2014 death of Mario Deane while in police custody has been st...
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Mario Deane case stood down
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Mario Deane case stood down
April 3, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The case against the three cops charged with the 2014 death of Mario Deane while in police custody has been stood down. The ma...
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Forensic pathologist conclude testimony in Mario Deane’s case
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Forensic pathologist conclude testimony in Mario Deane’s case
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Mario Deane case continued in the Westmoreland Circuit Court where a retired forensic pathologist who performed a September 2,...
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Mario Deane Trial: Court to hear defence team’s decision on deceased witness statements
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Mario Deane Trial: Court to hear defence team’s decision on deceased witness statements
March 20, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The defence team representing the three officers on trial for the beating death of Mario Deane in 2014 is expected to announce...
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Mario Deane Trial: Media asked to exercise care in coverage
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Mario Deane Trial: Media asked to exercise care in coverage
March 19, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The presiding judge in the Mario Deane case, Supreme Court Justice Courtney Daye, has reiterated calls for both traditional an...
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National clean-up exercise to begin next week, starting in Westmoreland — McKenzie
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government will launch a national clean-up exercise next week, beginning in Westmoreland, Minister of Local Government and Com...
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Opposition demands clarity on Government’s US$150m loan to JPS
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HONG KONG, China (AFP) — A huge fire ripped through several high-rise blocks in a Hong Kong residential estate on Wednesday, killing at least 13 peopl...
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