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08 Nov, 2025
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MoBay hotel opens media base in MoBay to support journalists after Hurricane Melissa
The S Hotel in Montego Bay has converted its entertainment lounge into a media base to assist journalists in western Jamaica struggling with communication and connectivity issues following the passage…
08 Nov, 2025
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Apprentice jockey charged in armed robbery of Portmore business
The police have have charged a 21-year-old apprentice jockey in connection with the armed robbery of a business establishment in Newlands, Portmore, last month. He is Delroy Eric Walker, a…
08 Nov, 2025
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Alsion Roach-Wilson, who rose from homelessness to lead Jamaica’s diplomatic mission in New York, has died
Jamaica’s diplomatic community is mourning the passing of Alsion Roach-Wilson, Consul General to New York, who died on Saturday at her home. She had been battling breast cancer Foreign Affairs…
08 Nov, 2025
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Rico Henry earns first Reggae Boyz call-up as McClaren names 26-man squad for final World Cup qualifiers
Rico Henry, defender for English football club Brentford, has earned his first call-up to the Reggae Boyz as preparations intensify for Jamaica’s final two matches in the Concacaf World Cup…
08 Nov, 2025
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'Bad heart' charged with Kingston murder
Thirty-three-year-old Travis Graham, aka ‘Bad Heart,’ has been charged with murder and related offences following the shooting death of Oneil Senior, 30, in Kingston in September. The shooting took…
08 Nov, 2025
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Residents sound alarm after 'oily substance' and dead fish wash ashore Farquhar Beach in Clarendon
A probe is to be launched after residents say an oily substance and dead fish have washed ashore at Farquhar Beach in southern Clarendon. The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries confirmed that…
08 Nov, 2025
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Canadian employers and diaspora mobilise support for Jamaican farm workers affected by Melissa
Major relief efforts are under way in Canada to support Jamaican seasonal farm workers whose families and communities were severely affected by Hurricane Melissa. Employers, diaspora groups, and civic…
08 Nov, 2025
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Bustamante Hospital gets $6m boost from Sandals Foundation to care for babies transferred from hurricane-hit facilities
The Sandals Foundation has donated $6 million worth of medical equipment and supplies to the Bustamante Hospital for Children to assist with the treatment of critically ill children transferred from…
08 Nov, 2025
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Manchester police probe suspected suicides of child and adult
Police in Manchester have launched investigations into the suspected suicides of an 11-year-old boy and a 37-year-old man, whose bodies were found in separate incidents within 24 hours. The child a…