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Man charged with murder of young mother in southern France
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Man charged with murder of young mother in southern France
January 25 11:19 AM
MARSEILLE, France (AFP) — A man suspected of fatally shooting a woman a dozen times in her car while her baby sat in the passenger seat was charged wi...
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Ghanaian minister, reconstruction team arrive in Jamaica
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Ghanaian minister, reconstruction team arrive in Jamaica
January 25 10:43 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Ablakwa, has arrived in Jamaica along with members of the Ghana Army Engineer Reconstruc...
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Bus conductor charged after allegedly stabbing man with screwdriver
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Bus conductor charged after allegedly stabbing man with screwdriver
January 25 10:32 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 22-year-old bus conductor has been charged by police after allegedly injuring another man with a screwdriver. Charged with wound...
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Winter storm disrupts flights at NMIA
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Winter storm disrupts flights at NMIA
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Some travellers will experience flight disruptions at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston as a result of th...
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Over 600,000 US customers lose power amid winter storm — tracking site
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Over 600,000 customers in the United States (US) were without power early Sunday as a massive winter storm surged fr...
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Shaquena Foote second in 400m at New Mexico meet
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Shaquena Foote second in 400m at New Mexico meet
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Jamaica’s Shaquena Foote ran a fast 51.54 seconds to place second in the women’s 400m on Saturday’s second day of the Dr Martin Luther King Jnr Invita...
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Over the past few weeks, my algorithm, like many others, has been filled with clips of Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams speaking openly about GLP-1 m...
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Llewellyn demits office after 17 years; Claudette Thompson to act as DPP
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Llewellyn demits office after 17 years; Claudette Thompson to act as DPP
September 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn officially demitted office on Friday after 17 years in the post, marking the...
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DPP wants educators to help address issue of work ethic
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DPP wants educators to help address issue of work ethic
August 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn, has urged educators to help change the growing culture of little regard fo...
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DPP Llewellyn lauds JCF for support over the years
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DPP Llewellyn lauds JCF for support over the years
June 20, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Director of Public Prosecution, Paula Llewellyn, has lauded the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for its role in supporting the wo...
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A look back at the 12 biggest local news stories of 2024
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A look back at the 12 biggest local news stories of 2024
December 30, 2024
A Category 4 hurricane that wiped out economic growth, Prime Minister Andrew Holness being investigated for illicit enrichment; the Cherry Tree Lane M...
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Gov’t welcomes court ruling on DPP’s retirement age
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December 20, 2024
The Prime Minister Andrew Holness-led administration says it welcomes Friday’s ruling by the Court of Appeal which it said affirmed that its decision ...
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Appeal Court to decide on DPP ruling next court term
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Appeal Court to decide on DPP ruling next court term
June 28, 2024
The five-day hearing to determine whether the Constitutional Court erred in striking a 2023 amendment extending the tenure of incumbent Director of Pu...
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Gov’t files appeal in DPP retirement age dispute
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Gov’t files appeal in DPP retirement age dispute
April 23, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government, through the Attorney General, has filed an appeal as promised, against the ruling of the Constitutional Court that...
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Interim DPP to be named Monday
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Interim DPP to be named Monday
April 21, 2024
An interim Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is to be named by the Public Service Commission on Monday. The interim DPP will replace Paula Llewell...
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PNP ready to go all the way to Privy Council in DPP matter
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PNP ready to go all the way to Privy Council in DPP matter
April 19, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding says the party is prepared to go to the nation’s highest appeal court to defe...
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Llewellyn is no longer DPP, insists Golding
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Llewellyn is no longer DPP, insists Golding
April 19, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Leader Mark Golding insisted Friday that the post of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is vacant and urged the Serv...
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Gov’t to appeal Constitutional Court ruling against DPP’s extension
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April 19, 2024
The Ministry of Justice says the government will be appealing the court ruling against the extension of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Ll...
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WATCH: Court rules second extension of DPP’s tenure unconstitutional
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WATCH: Court rules second extension of DPP’s tenure unconstitutional
April 19, 2024
The constitutional court has ruled that the second extension of Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn’s tenure in office is unconstitutional...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 22-year-old bus conductor has been charged by police after allegedly injuring another man with a screwdriver. Charged with wound...
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Winter storm disrupts flights at NMIA
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