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28 Sep, 2026
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Security guard accidentally shoots senior citizen during attack
A security guard who was attacked and stabbed during a confrontation along Molynes Road in St Andrew has been implicated in the accidental shooting and injury of a 69-year-old man. The incident,…
28 Sep, 2026
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Holness defends Firearms Act as lawyers begin court withdrawal
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Firearms Act is among a combination of measures that has contributed to a significant reduction in murders and other violent crimes in Jamaica. Holness made…
28 Sep, 2026
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74-year-old Portland woman chopped to death
Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) in Port Antonio, Portland, are probing the chopping death of a 74-year-old woman by unknown assailant(s) on Monday. Dead is Nuriel Burke Mills,…
28 Sep, 2026
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Defence lawyers’ withdrawal disrupts some criminal court proceedings
The withdrawal of defence lawyers from criminal courts on Monday disrupted proceedings in some cases, although other trials continued with attorneys present. In the Supreme Court, the trial involving…
28 Sep, 2026
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Pops YG arrested on suspicion of lottery scam breaches while livestreaming
Entertainer and popular social media personality Pops YG was arrested by the police early Monday while he was livestreaming on one of his social media platforms. Pops YG, whose real name is Ansel…
28 Sep, 2026
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POWERING UP AGAIN - Western schools looking towards solar installations post-Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: At least two western Jamaica high schools that were damaged during Hurricane Melissa last October are looking to expand the solar-power facilities they had prior to the category-5…
28 Sep, 2026
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‘Bouncing back better’ - Cove Primary transformed after Melissa’s blow
WESTERN BUREAU: A beaming Dr Michelle Pinnock last Thursday said she could now “thank God for Melissa” as a result of what has been created at Cove Primary in Hanover, pointing to the larger…
28 Sep, 2026
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Kendal Primary moves into new school
WESTERN BUREAU: Staff and 132 students at Kendal Primary School in Hanover are celebrating a new J$146.5-million school building, funded by the government and the Caribbean Development Bank. The new…
28 Sep, 2026
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Six in 10 tourism insurance claims still unresolved
WESTERN BUREAU: Nearly two-thirds of the Hurricane Melissa insurance claims filed by hotel operators are still awaiting full settlement, according to a new Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA)…