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05 Oct, 2025
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William Knibb High students receive free dental care
More than 200 students at William Knibb Memorial High School received free, professional dental care this past week, thanks to the Sandals Foundation-sponsored Great Shape! Inc. 1000 Smiles Dental…
05 Oct, 2025
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‘Parade Gardens has changed for the better’
“Since Project STAR came to Parade Gardens, we’ve seen less crime, more people finding jobs, and children playing outside without fear. Parade Gardens has changed for the better,” said Patricia…
04 Oct, 2025
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Exotic animals free-for-all
Jamaican authorities confiscated more than 250 endangered and exotic species of animals over the last five years amid worrying signs that more locals are seeking to cash in on the global…
04 Oct, 2025
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‘When you have skills, you become free’
The granddaughter of Senegalese royalty, Lady Mariéme Jamme has one main objective and it’s to use her platform to impact the lives of disadvantaged girls worldwide. She wants to do this by empowering…
04 Oct, 2025
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Lawsuit seeks to stop Trump’s US$100,000 fee for H-1B visas
SEATTLE (AP) — In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new $100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university…
04 Oct, 2025
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Teen and taxi driver killed in early morning crash in Portmore
An investigation is under way into a crash along the main road in Hellshire, Portmore, St Catherine this morning in which two persons, including a teenage boy, perished. Those killed are 17-year-old…
04 Oct, 2025
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McClaren names Reggae Boyz squad for October Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers
Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren has named his 26-man squad for the October international window of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers. Jamaica will travel to Curaçao on October 10 before hosting…
04 Oct, 2025
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76-y-o man found dead at St Catherine home, suicide suspected
The Point Hill police in St Catherine are investigating the death of an elderly man whose body was found hanging on the veranda of his home in Grass Piece in Browns Hall district. The deceased has…
04 Oct, 2025
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Man shot by police in St Mary during arrest escapes from hospital
The St Mary police have launched a manhunt for a man who escaped custody at a hospital, where he was taken for treatment after being shot by police when he allegedly attacked them during his arrest. …