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Clarendon contractor charged for hiring Chinese workers without work permit
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Clarendon contractor charged for hiring Chinese workers without work permit
April 13 07:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A Jamaican contractor has been charged with aiding and abetting the employment of persons without work permits after eight Chinese m...
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St James Municipal Corporation looking at making Charles Gordon Market more manageable
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St James Municipal Corporation looking at making Charles Gordon Market more manageable
April 13 06:32 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James Municipal Corporation is examining ways to make the Charles Gordon Market more manageable for those who use it, espec...
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Only one grant permitted per household under ROOFS programme—Labour Ministry
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Only one grant permitted per household under ROOFS programme—Labour Ministry
April 13 05:44 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is reminding the public that under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family She...
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PAHO highlights achievements of Jamaica and other Caricom countries in latest report
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PAHO highlights achievements of Jamaica and other Caricom countries in latest report
April 13 05:20 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – Several Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have been highlighted for the progress made in their health sectors,...
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Family seeks answers after US influencer dies during ‘dream’ vacation with fiancé
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Family seeks answers after US influencer dies during ‘dream’ vacation with fiancé
April 13 05:17 PM
Family members of Ashly Robinson, the American content creator popularly known as Ashlee Jenae, are seeking answers following her sudden death while o...
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JTA welcomes announcement of relocation of Hurricane Melissa shelterees
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JTA welcomes announcement of relocation of Hurricane Melissa shelterees
April 13 04:43 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is welcoming the announcement by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development ...
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Forex: $159.09 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.09 to one US dollar
April 13 04:14 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, April 13, ended trading at $159.09 down by 9 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s da...
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Increase in income tax threshold now in effect—TAJ
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Increase in income tax threshold now in effect—TAJ
April 13 04:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding employers and tax payers that the income tax threshold (tax-free amount) has incr...
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St Thomas taxi operator charged after allegedly stabbing spouse
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St Thomas taxi operator charged after allegedly stabbing spouse
April 4, 2026
ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A taxi operator has been charged with wounding with intent after he reportedly stabbed his spouse during a dispute at his home on M...
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WATCH: Portmore cabbies protest ‘deteriorating road conditions’
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WATCH: Portmore cabbies protest ‘deteriorating road conditions’
March 19, 2026
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Taxi operators who ply the Portmore to Spanish Town route on Thursday staged a protest along the Bernard Lodge main road, in t...
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Taxi operator pleads guilty to presenting forged documents to police
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Taxi operator pleads guilty to presenting forged documents to police
March 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A taxi operator pleaded guilty on Tuesday to uttering forged documents to the police when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andre...
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Sentencing of taxi operator guilty of ruthless slaying delayed
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Sentencing of taxi operator guilty of ruthless slaying delayed
February 26, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Kevon Lesley, the Manchester taxi operator who was found guilty of murder in relation to the barbaric killing of his spouse, Shad...
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Fiery protest over deplorable Manchester road
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Fiery protest over deplorable Manchester road
February 2, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Frustrated taxi operators and residents used debris to block the Somerset main road in Manchester over deplorable road condition...
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St Mary cabbie allegedly caught stealing from farm, charged
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St Mary cabbie allegedly caught stealing from farm, charged
January 17, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica — A taxi operator has been charged with larceny of produce following an incident at a farm in St Mary on Thursday, January 15. He has...
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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
January 11, 2026
St CATHERINE, Jamaica – A St Catherine taxi operator has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in Portmore, St Catherine on J...
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Ammunition found in taxi handed over to St Mary police
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Ammunition found in taxi handed over to St Mary police
January 5, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica — The St Mary police are commending the actions of a taxi operator in Bailey’s Vale, Port Maria, who reported the recovery of ammunit...
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Taxi driver accused of selling woman’s car for $50,000 and pocketing money
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Taxi driver accused of selling woman’s car for $50,000 and pocketing money
November 23, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica — A Portland taxi operator has been charged with larceny and fraudulent conversion after allegedly selling a woman’s vehicle and fai...
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Cabbie wanted in killing of teacher and daughter found dead in suspected suicide
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Cabbie wanted in killing of teacher and daughter found dead in suspected suicide
November 14, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Brandon Maine, the taxi operator who police on Thursday named as a person of interest in the murder of a St Catherine teacher and...
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Taxi operator charged with rape
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Taxi operator charged with rape
August 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 28-year-old taxi operator has been charged with rape following an incident in St Thomas on Tuesday, March 11. He has been identi...
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Taxi operator slapped with larceny charges
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Taxi operator slapped with larceny charges
July 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A taxi operator of Burnside Hill, Red Hills, St Andrew,  is facing larceny-related changes following an incident on Burke Road, Sp...
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Taxi operator charged with possession of ganja
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Taxi operator charged with possession of ganja
June 8, 2025
HANOVER, Jamaica — A taxi operator has been charged with possession and dealing in ganja following an operation on the Ramble main road in Hanover on ...
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Taxi operator suspected of drowning in Treasure Beach, woman rescued
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Taxi operator suspected of drowning in Treasure Beach, woman rescued
May 13, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police are probing the suspected drowning of a man at Frenchman Beach in Treasure Beach on Monday. Relatives identified the vi...
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Taxi operator facing gun-related charges
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Taxi operator facing gun-related charges
April 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A taxi operator of Mountain View Avenue, Kingston 2, has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised posse...
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Trelawny taxi operator charged in fatal hit-and-run
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Trelawny taxi operator charged in fatal hit-and-run
March 18, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — A taxi operator has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run that claimed the life of a landscaper from Blackwin, Deeside in ...
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Church, family of 2023 fatal crash victims hold prayer session ahead of driver’s sentencing
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Church, family of 2023 fatal crash victims hold prayer session ahead of driver’s sentencing
February 20, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A prayer session was held ahead of the sentencing of 47-year-old Delroy Rodney, a taxi operator who pleaded guilty to five cou...
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Taxi operator shot and injured in early morning attack
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Taxi operator shot and injured in early morning attack
January 9, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica - A taxi operator that plies the route from Oxford to Port Maria in St Mary was shot and injured in an early morning attack on Thursd...
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Body of Trelawny taxi operator found at his home
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Body of Trelawny taxi operator found at his home
January 7, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica-The partially decomposed body of a taxi operator was discovered at his Trelawny home on Monday. The deceased has been identified as ...
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42-y-o taxi operator charged with abduction, rape of 14-y-o student
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42-y-o taxi operator charged with abduction, rape of 14-y-o student
November 20, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 42-year-old taxi operator has been charged with the forcible abduction and rape of a 14-year-old student, of a St Catherine ...
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Cabbie charged after allegedly driving murdered man to unlawful burial site
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Cabbie charged after allegedly driving murdered man to unlawful burial site
May 24, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A taxi operator, who allegedly transported a murdered man’s body to a shallow grave in the Meadowrest area of Spanish Town, St Cat...
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James Municipal Corporation is examining ways to make the Charles Gordon Market more manageable for those who use it, espec...
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Only one grant permitted per household under ROOFS programme—Labour Ministry
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is reminding the public that under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family She...
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PAHO highlights achievements of Jamaica and other Caricom countries in latest report
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