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Colombia’s Petro says US bombed suspected cocaine factory in Venezuela
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Colombia’s Petro says US bombed suspected cocaine factory in Venezuela
December 30 09:40 PM
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (AFP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday said the United States bombed a suspected cocaine factory in the port city of Ma...
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
December 30 08:35 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  (CMC) –  Trinidadian police say the body of a 46-year-old fireman, who had been abducted from his home last weekend, was foun...
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
December 30 07:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six men, including two taxi drivers and a 62-year-old, have been slapped with multiple offences for their alleged involvement in a...
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
December 30 07:03 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged after allegedly firing shots in a public place. Charged with possession...
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
December 30 06:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With many individuals dealing with emotional scars in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, licensed clinical psychologist and trauma spe...
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
December 30 06:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 30, ended trading at $159.83, down nine cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
December 30 05:52 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A $250,000 Christmas donation from NCB Foundation’s Grant a Wish initiative is helping to strengthen  hurricane relief efforts led...
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 30 05:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Campari has signed a year-long title partnership with popular event series Sandz Music Festival.  The collaboration comes into eff...
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Antiguan police warn against scam donations in the name of murdered schoolgirl
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Antiguan police warn against scam donations in the name of murdered schoolgirl
April 8, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — Antiguan police are warning people to be aware of a scam being carried out by people seeking to obtain money in the name of...
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Inmate killed during gang warfare in Trinidad prison
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Inmate killed during gang warfare in Trinidad prison
April 7, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) has described as “deeply troubling” the fatal stabbing of a prisoner las...
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Nine shot, one dead in St James drive-by shooting
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Nine shot, one dead in St James drive-by shooting
April 4, 2025
ST JAMES— One man is dead and eight others injured - two critically - following a drive-by shooting on Hart Street, Montego Bay, Friday afternoon. Acc...
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Man gunned down at garage in Martha Brae, Trelawny
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Man gunned down at garage in Martha Brae, Trelawny
April 4, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Crime scene investigators are currently probing a fatal shooting which occurred at a garage in Martha Brae, Trelawny on Friday. Pr...
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Schoolgirl, taxi operator charged with murder
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Schoolgirl, taxi operator charged with murder
April 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 28-year-old taxi operator and a 15-year-old female student have been jointly charged with murder as police point to an alleged l...
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Hard-hitting drama ‘Adolescence’ to be shown in UK schools
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Hard-hitting drama ‘Adolescence’ to be shown in UK schools
March 31, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)— The Netflix drama "Adolescence", which has sparked widespread debate about the toxic and misogynistic influences young b...
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‘Portal’ slapped with 10 criminal charges including murder
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‘Portal’ slapped with 10 criminal charges including murder
March 29, 2025
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — A 31-year-old construction worker has been slapped with 10 charges including murder following a shooting on Fenbrook Avenue, Mave...
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Westmoreland man charged with murder
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Westmoreland man charged with murder
March 27, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A man from Westmoreland has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing another man in the chest during an argument, whi...
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WATCH: Jury delivers open verdict in coroner’s inquest into death of Manchester businessman
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WATCH: Jury delivers open verdict in coroner’s inquest into death of Manchester businessman
March 27, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A seven-member jury a short while ago delivered an open verdict in the Coroner’s Court in the probe of circumstances surrounding...
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Police seize firearm in Molynes Road murder investigation
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Police seize firearm in Molynes Road murder investigation
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police have recovered a gun during investigations into Monday's Molynes Road murder, describing the find as "significant progress"...
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Businessman Samuel ‘Fraughty’ Dixon killed in St Mary
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Businessman Samuel ‘Fraughty’ Dixon killed in St Mary
March 24, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — The police are now investigating the shooting death of popular St Ann businessman Samuel “Fraughty” Dixon at his home in Tower Isle...
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UPDATE: Man shot on Molynes Road dies at hospital
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UPDATE: Man shot on Molynes Road dies at hospital
March 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — One of two men shot at the intersection of Molynes Road and Washington Boulevard on Monday morning has died while the other remain...
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20-y-o arrested after stabbing death of father
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20-y-o arrested after stabbing death of father
March 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A 20-year-old man has been arrested by police for the murder of his father. Jerry-Neol Dixon, otherwise called ‘Ojay,' of Goodwin P...
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Hispanic national charged with murdering Antiguan child remanded
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Hispanic national charged with murdering Antiguan child remanded
March 17, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – A 20-year-old Hispanic woman appeared in the St John’s Magistrates’ Court in Antigua on Monday as police maintained a heigh...
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Woman charged with murder of 9-y-o Antiguan student
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Woman charged with murder of 9-y-o Antiguan student
March 17, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — A 20-year-old woman is due to appear in Antiguan court on Monday charged with the murder of nine-year-old Chantel Crump, as...
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Homicide reduction protects against negative travel advisories, says Chang
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Homicide reduction protects against negative travel advisories, says Chang
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
March 16, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica —National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says a continued reduction in crime can be used as a negotiating tool with the US go...
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ICE nabs Haitian fugitive wanted for murder following prison escape
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ICE nabs Haitian fugitive wanted for murder following prison escape
March 16, 2025
BOSTON, United States (CMC) – The United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says its agents have arrested a 38-year-old conv...
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15-y-o charged with murder of delivery man
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15-y-o charged with murder of delivery man
March 15, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — A 15-year-old boy is the third person charged in relation with the March 4 shooting death of a 46-year-old delivery driver. The tee...
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Mentally challenged man charged with murder
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Mentally challenged man charged with murder
March 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man, reportedly of unsound mind, is facing a murder charge after stabbing four men, one fatally, in Trelawny. The accused, 34-ye...
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Prime Minister Holness praises St Elizabeth for significant reduction in murders
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Prime Minister Holness praises St Elizabeth for significant reduction in murders
March 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has praised the residents of St Elizabeth for the significant reduction in murders in the parish thi...
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Former most wanted in court on murder raps
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Former most wanted in court on murder raps
March 12, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Once identified as the St James police division’s most wanted criminal, 26-year-old Nickeelo Lewis from Bugs Bunny in Lilliput...
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Women charged in death of Digicel employee found in barrel
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Women charged in death of Digicel employee found in barrel
Females allegedly lured telecoms worker into deadly trap
David Dunkley, Observer Online Writer 
March 8, 2025
The police have made a breakthrough in the killing of a Digicel Jamaica employee whose body was found in a barrel last month after he was reported mis...
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Colombia’s Petro says US bombed suspected cocaine factory in Venezuela
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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (AFP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday said the United States bombed a suspected cocaine factory in the port city of Ma...
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  (CMC) –  Trinidadian police say the body of a 46-year-old fireman, who had been abducted from his home last weekend, was foun...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six men, including two taxi drivers and a 62-year-old, have been slapped with multiple offences for their alleged involvement in a...
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged after allegedly firing shots in a public place. Charged with possession...
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — With many individuals dealing with emotional scars in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, licensed clinical psychologist and trauma spe...
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