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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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Commissioner Blake calls for clarity after murder of four-year-old Shannon Gordon
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Commissioner Blake calls for clarity after murder of four-year-old Shannon Gordon
October 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake is calling for renewed moral clarity and collective resolve following the murder of four-year-o...
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Suspect in central Kingston drive-by killed; victim succumbs to injuries — police
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Suspect in central Kingston drive-by killed; victim succumbs to injuries — police
October 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — One of the main suspects in last Tuesday’s mass shooting in central Kingston has been shot and killed by the police. He has been i...
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Four killed, at least 20 injured in shooting at South Carolina bar
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Four killed, at least 20 injured in shooting at South Carolina bar
October 12, 2025
Four people were reportedly shot and killed, and at least another 20 were injured during a mass shooting at  Willie's Bar and Grill in South Carolina ...
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Police kill two in operations linked to Commodore mass shooting
October 9, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Two men were fatally shot in St Catherine on Thursday during alleged confrontations with police investigating Sunday’s quintup...
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WATCH: Children, teenagers among 6 shot in central Kingston drive-by
October 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six people, including two nine-year-old children and two teenagers, were shot and injured in a drive-by shooting in central Kingst...
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$2-million reward for information on Commodore shooting
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$2-million reward for information on Commodore shooting
October 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The government has announced a two-million-dollar reward for information surrounding Sunday’s fatal shooting in the community of Co...
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PNP’s Jackson condemns Linstead mass shooting
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PNP’s Jackson condemns Linstead mass shooting
October 6, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica —Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson has condemned the deadly mass shooting in Commodore district of Lins...
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4-y-o among five killed by gunmen ‘posing as police’ in Linstead
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4-y-o among five killed by gunmen ‘posing as police’ in Linstead
October 6, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A quiet Sunday evening in the community of Commodore in Linstead was shattered by gunfire when armed men, posing as police, at...
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Five killed in Linstead mass shooting
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Five killed in Linstead mass shooting
October 6, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – Five people are dead following a mass shooting in Linstead, St Catherine late Sunday. It is understood that a child was among ...
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One dead, several injured after shooting, fire at US Mormon church
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One dead, several injured after shooting, fire at US Mormon church
September 28, 2025
GRAND BLANC, United States (AFP) -- One person was killed and several others injured Sunday after a shooter targeted a Mormon church in the US state o...
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One year after Cherry Tree Lane killings, police ‘remain committed to justice’
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One year after Cherry Tree Lane killings, police ‘remain committed to justice’
August 8, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica— Police say they remain committed to securing justice for the victims of the Cherry Tree Lane mass shooting and their families as t...
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New York shooter apparently targeted NFL over brain injury, says mayor
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New York shooter apparently targeted NFL over brain injury, says mayor
July 29, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The gunman who killed four people and then committed suicide in a New York (NY) skyscraper was targeting the National ...
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Three killed, several others injured in mass shootings in Turks and Caicos
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Three killed, several others injured in mass shootings in Turks and Caicos
July 28, 2025
COCKBURN TOWN, Turks and Caicos Islands, (CMC) – Police in Turks and Caicos Islands say Haitian gangs are behind the first known mass shooting in this...
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Honduras boosts security after US warning of ‘mass shooting threat’
May 7, 2025
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP)— Honduran authorities stepped up security Wednesday around a school, the presidential palace and other sites in the capita...
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Two dead in Florida university mass shooting – police
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Two dead in Florida university mass shooting – police
April 17, 2025
MIAMI, United States (AFP)— A mass shooting at a university in Florida left two people dead, police in the southeastern US state said Thursday, identi...
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Singing Melody ‘heartbroken’ after losing son in St Andrew mass shooting
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Singing Melody ‘heartbroken’ after losing son in St Andrew mass shooting
CLAUDE MILLS, Observer Online writer 
November 4, 2024
When Singing Melody got the call that his son, 34 year-old businessman Kemar Hardweare had been shot and killed in a drive-by shooting, the incident b...
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WATCH: SOE declared in Rockfort a ‘PR exercise’, says Golding
October 25, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— President of the People’s National Party (PNP) Mark Golding has described the state of public emergency (SOE) declared in Rockfort,...
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SOE declared in east Kingston after mass shooting at Rockfort football game
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SOE declared in east Kingston after mass shooting at Rockfort football game
October 25, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A state of public emergency (SOE) has been declared in Rockfort and its surrounding areas within the Kingston East Division. This ...
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WATCH: Suspect in Rockfort shooting killed by police
October 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— At least one person who was allegedly involved in Monday evening’s fatal shooting in Rockfort, Kingston, has been shot and killed b...
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5 killed in Rockfort mass shooting
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5 killed in Rockfort mass shooting
October 21, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Five persons were shot and killed at a football match held in the community of Rockfort in east Kingston on Monday evening. The Co...
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4 dead after mass shooting at Westmoreland bar
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4 dead after mass shooting at Westmoreland bar
October 1, 2024
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – Four men were killed when gunmen shot up a bar in Bethel Town, Westmoreland on Monday night. Four others were injured in the i...
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48 hour curfew imposed in several Clarendon communities as SOE comes to an end
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48 hour curfew imposed in several Clarendon communities as SOE comes to an end
August 28, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica — A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in several communities in Clarendon including Western Park, Cherry Tree Lane, Havannah Heights,...
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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, 2025
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, 2025
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
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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
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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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Guyanese gov’t says local content to expand
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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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