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06 Oct, 2026
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53-y-o man freed of rape, assault charges in St Catherine court
A 53-year-old man was freed of rape and assault charges in the St Catherine Circuit Court on Monday after a jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty. Presiding High Court Judge Justice Yvonne…
06 Oct, 2026
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11-y-o boy, 60-y-old man killed in Denham Town house fire
Two people, including an 11-year-old boy, were killed in a fire at a house in Denham Town, Kingston, early Tuesday morning. They have been identified as 11-year-old Jaydon Whyte and 60-year-old…
06 Oct, 2026
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Pakistan provides fuel aid to over nine million low-income people as Middle East war drives up prices
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s government has provided fuel subsidies to more than nine million low-income people as the US-Iran war drives up energy prices, officials said Tuesday. Rising petrol and…
06 Oct, 2026
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Denham Town High mourns death of student killed in house fire
Students and staff of Denham Town High School in Kingston have been plunged into mourning following the loss of 11-year-old Jaydon Whyte, who died in a fire on Tuesday morning, a day before his 12th…
06 Oct, 2026
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Immigration | What is the quickest route to obtaining a UK passport?
Dear Mr. Bassie, I am in need of a British passport and I would like to know the quickest way to obtaining one. I look forward to your response. L.B. Dear L.B., People can pay to get a passport…
06 Oct, 2026
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Immigration | Bringing your car to Canada
Dear Miss Powell, Can I take my vehicle with me when moving to Canada? C.G. Dear CG, You may be able to bring your car, but this could prove challenging depending on the country from which you are…
06 Oct, 2026
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Immigration | I just got married, but as I am being filed for, will I have to get a divorce?
Greetings Mrs. Walker-Huntington, My father is in the United States, and he is filing for his children. I recently got married. What I am hearing though is that I will have to divorce my husband in…
05 Oct, 2026
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‘UNINFORMED’ - Global Afrikan Congress rebukes Warmington over slave trade remarks, urges him to do research and apologise
The Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) is demanding an apology from parliamentarian Everald Warmington for his “uninformed assertions” that Black Africans who sold people into the transatlantic slave…
05 Oct, 2026
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IDT rules in favour of junior doctors in overtime dispute with Government
The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) has ruled in favour of the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) in its long-running overtime dispute with the Government, ordering that junior doctors be…