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HAVANA, Cuba—Cuba's coastguard shot dead four people and injured six others travelling in a US-registered speedboat in an exchange of fire off the Cub...
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Regional leaders encouraged by first round of engagement with Rubio
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US eases Venezuela oil ban to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts and Nevis (AFP)—The United States on Wednesday notched down sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba after the communist-ru...
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Jamaican man answers to drug trafficking charges in Florida
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A Jamaican man reportedly appeared in a Florida federal court Monday to answer to charges stemming from the seizure of millions of US dollars worth of...
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Jackson chides Chang over comment that JFJ ‘living off blood money’
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson has chided Dr Horace Chang for the national security minister's remark th...
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South Africa police arrest Mugabe’s son after gardener shot
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February 19, 2026
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) —  The youngest son of former Zimbabwean ruler Robert Mugabe has been arrested after a gardener was shot at his South...
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At least two killed in northeastern US ice rink shooting
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At least two killed in northeastern US ice rink shooting
February 17, 2026
PAWTUCKET, United States (AFP)—At least two people were killed and three wounded in a shooting at an ice rink in the northeastern US town of Pawtucket...
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WATCH: Four-year-old shot dead, father wounded in Manchester gun attack
February 8, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A four-year-old girl was shot dead and her father injured in a gun attack in Land Settlement near Royal Flat in Manchester on Su...
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Man shot and injured in Mount Salem
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Man shot and injured in Mount Salem
February 3, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A man has been rushed to hospital after he was shot and injured in Mount Salem, St James on Tuesday afternoon. According to report...
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WATCH: Police identify four killed in Manchester
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WATCH: Police identify four killed in Manchester
February 1, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police have identified the four men who were gunned down in three incidents overnight in Manchester. They are Dejaune Hamilton; ...
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Caribbean-American legislator denounces ICE’s latest fatal shooting
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January 25, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – Caribbean-American New York State Assembly member Brian Cunningham on Saturday denounced the latest fatal shooting by ...
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SSP Samuels dismisses claims that the house where four-year-old was killed was targeted
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SSP Samuels dismisses claims that the house where four-year-old was killed was targeted
January 10, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica —Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels, the commanding officer for the St James Police Division, has moved to dismiss c...
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Three shot, one fatally, in Manchester
December 24, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man was killed and two others injured in a gun attack in Cedar Grove district near Mandeville on Tuesday as the bloodshed cont...
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Motorist shot at in attempted carjacking in Mandeville
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December 23, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— A motorist narrowly escaped serious injury on Monday night after two gunmen opened fire on his vehicle during an attempted carjac...
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Two shot dead in Manchester
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December 23, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Two men were shot dead by gunmen at a bar on Manchester Road in Mandeville on Monday night. Their identities have not yet been r...
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Death toll rises to 16 in Sydney beach shooting — police
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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Sixteen people were killed and at least 40 others injured in a shooting at a Jewish festival celebration at Australia's Bond...
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Kingston teen charged with shooting incident
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Kingston teen charged with shooting incident
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—An 18-year-old man is facing multiple charges following a shooting incident on Maxfield Avenue, Kingston 13, on Friday, November 21....
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Teenager among three being sought in cops killing
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Teenager among three being sought in cops killing
November 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A 17-year-old student is among three men who are being sought in connection with the killing of two policemen on Waltham Park Road i...
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Two cops killed in Waltham Park shooting identified
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Two cops killed in Waltham Park shooting identified
November 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Authorities have identified two policemen shot and killed on Waltham Park Road in St Andrew Thursday evening. The deceased are Cha...
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Man shot while sleeping in downtown market
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Man shot while sleeping in downtown market
November 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was shot and injured while sleeping in a market in downtown Kingston on Sunday. Reports indicate that around 9:00 am, the no...
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Three men killed in shootout with police in Linstead
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Three men killed in shootout with police in Linstead
October 21, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Three men were reportedly shot and killed during an alleged confrontation with members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)...
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Woman charged in connection with shooting death of 14-y-o girl
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Woman charged in connection with shooting death of 14-y-o girl
October 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 25-year-old woman has been charged with accessory before the fact and accessory after the fact to murder following the killing o...
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At least 14 soldiers killed in South Sudan as ‘love triangle’ turns bloody
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At least 14 soldiers killed in South Sudan as ‘love triangle’ turns bloody
October 8, 2025
JUBA, South Sudan (AFP) — At least 14 soldiers were killed and several others injured in South Sudan after a suspected "love triangle" dispute led to ...
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WATCH: Principal of Rosemount Primary grateful for support following death of 4-y-o student
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WATCH: Principal of Rosemount Primary grateful for support following death of 4-y-o student
October 7, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica —Principal of Rosemount Primary and Infant School Malaika Sinclair-Bailey has expressed gratitude for the support the school com...
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Twenty wounded in Sydney shooting
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Twenty wounded in Sydney shooting
October 5, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A man is in police custody after allegedly shooting up to a hundred bullets into a busy Sydney street, wounding twenty peopl...
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One dead, two wounded in shooting at US immigration facility
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September 24, 2025
DALLAS, United States (AFP) — One person was killed and two were wounded in a shooting at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in t...
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Multiple injuries in shooting at US immigration facility
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TEXAS, United States (AFP) — Multiple people were wounded in a shooting on Wednesday at a United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
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