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07 Oct, 2026
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Businesswoman, fisherman freed in Old Harbour Bay gun case
Two of four persons who were held in connection with the seizure of three illegal guns in Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine, were freed in the High Court Division of the Gun Court on Tuesday. Those freed…
07 Oct, 2026
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Phillips urges Vaz to act on ride-hailing concerns
Opposition Spokesperson on Transport Mikael Phillips says the Opposition stands in solidarity with members of the transport sector whose businesses are being affected and whose livelihoods are…
07 Oct, 2026
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Bar operator robbed and shot by gunmen posing as customers in Old Harbour
A woman was robbed and shot several times by gunmen who posed as customers at her bar in Old Harbour, St Catherine on Tuesday. She has been hospitalised. The police report that about 11:30 a.m., the…
07 Oct, 2026
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Government scales back NaRRA office space after public backlash
Mounting backlash over expensive office space has forced the Government to revise the amount of money that will be spent to house the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA). NaRRA…
07 Oct, 2026
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New Cornwall Regional Hospital A&E to open in coming weeks - Tufton
Following months of severe overcrowding and intense pressure on frontline medical staff, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton today reported that the state-of-the-art Accident and…
07 Oct, 2026
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Man accused of stealing car in Portmore granted $1 million bail
A St Catherine man charged with allegedly stealing a car from a house in Portmore has been granted $1 million bail. Shemar Griffiths is charged with larceny of a motor vehicle. The bail application…
07 Oct, 2026
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WHO wants more details from Russia on suspected pneumonic plague case
GENEVA (AP) — A top official with the World Health Organization said Wednesday it doesn’t know how a lab worker in Siberia died, and she urged Russia to provide more information about a case that…
07 Oct, 2026
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Gas prices down
Motorists will pay less for gas come Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $0.25 to sell for $209.37 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $0.25…
06 Oct, 2026
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JCF FREED IN FATAL RUN - Court tosses father’s negligence case after son collapsed, died during recruitment test
A father has lost his negligence claim against the State over the death of his son, who collapsed during a physical assessment for recruitment to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) five years ago.…