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Holmwood Tech end Herbert Morrison win record in U19 basketball
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ST JAMES, Jamaica—Holmwood Technical came from behind to score an upset 64-46 win over Herbert Morrison Technical in their rescheduled ISSA Rural Area...
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Bad Dawg marks 14 years as street-food brand expands vendor network and retail presence
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Bad Dawg, a Jamaican street-food brand best known for its sausages sold from mobile carts, is marking its 14th anniversary as it e...
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ACP Phillips issues call for several wanted men in central Jamaica to surrender
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ACP Phillips issues call for several wanted men in central Jamaica to surrender
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Commanding Officer for Area Three, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Christopher Phillips, is urging several wanted men acros...
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France opens probe of ex-minister Lang after Epstein revelations
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May Day High student dies after being struck by reversing bus
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A May Day High School student succumbed to injuries she sustained after being struck by a reversing Toyota Coaster bus on the Ma...
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Cottage, Manchester placed under police-imposed curfew
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Cottage in Manchester. The curfew commenced at 7:15 pm on Friday, February 6, 2...
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Jamaican man sentenced for defrauding American woman of US$181,000 in sweepstakes scheme
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Jamaican man sentenced for defrauding American woman of US$181,000 in sweepstakes scheme
December 16, 2025
SOUTH DAKOTA, United States (CMC)—A Jamaican man was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five years in prison followed by three years of supervised rele...
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Bahamas judge sentences deacon to 20 years for molesting 10-y-o girl
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September 23, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — A Bahamas High Court judge has sentenced a 59-year-old deacon to 20 years in jail after he was found guilty of molesting a 10-...
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South Africa court jails seven Chinese nationals for human trafficking
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September 10, 2025
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP)-A South African court sentenced seven Chinese nationals to 20 years in prison Wednesday for forcing more than 90 Mala...
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Sean Kingston sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for fraud scheme
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Sean Kingston sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for fraud scheme
August 15, 2025
Rapper Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison after being found guilty of wire fraud alongside his mother, Janic...
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Man sentenced to 40 hours of community service for intercepting free passage of another
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Man sentenced to 40 hours of community service for intercepting free passage of another
July 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man who pleaded guilty to unlawfully intercepting the free passage of another person was sentenced to 40 hours of community serv...
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Mexican cartel gunmen sentenced to 141 years in prison
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Mexican cartel gunmen sentenced to 141 years in prison
July 8, 2025
Guadalajara, Mexico (AFP)-A Mexican court on Tuesday sentenced 10 cartel gunmen to 141 years each in prison for murder and kidnapping at a suspected t...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to be sentenced October 3
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New York, United States (AFP)-Sean 'Diddy' Combs will be sentenced on October 3 for his conviction on prostitution-related charges, following a split ...
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Nigerian sentenced for involvement in romance scam in Guyana
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Nigerian sentenced for involvement in romance scam in Guyana
June 12, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC)– A Nigerian man has been sentenced to six years in prison following his conviction for orchestrating a series of romance and ...
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Cuba adopts urgent measures to address energy crisis
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Holmwood Tech end Herbert Morrison win record in U19 basketball
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Bad Dawg marks 14 years as street-food brand expands vendor network and retail presence
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Bad Dawg marks 14 years as street-food brand expands vendor network and retail presence
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ACP Phillips issues call for several wanted men in central Jamaica to surrender
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