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05 Oct, 2026
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Truck driver among three charged over alleged feed theft in St Catherine
A 63-year-old truck driver and a 21-year-old truck driver’s assistant have been charged with allegedly stealing bags of feed that they were given to deliver to customers in Glengoffe, St Catherine, by…
05 Oct, 2026
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Community activist urges Government to use Crown lands for poor, marginalised Jamaicans
A community activist is calling for the Government to use Crown lands to settle poor and marginalised Jamaicans, warning against rebuilding vulnerable communities in the aftermath of Hurricane…
05 Oct, 2026
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Vernon: Affordable housing must be close to jobs, essential services
Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says Jamaica’s affordable housing programme must ensure that people are not only provided with homes, but are able to live within reasonable reach of employment and…
05 Oct, 2026
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Mother and son from Bermuda named as passengers on missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston
The two people aboard an air ambulance that crashed in the waters off Massachusetts over the weekend while flying from Bermuda to Boston were identified Monday as a mother from Bermuda and her son. …
05 Oct, 2026
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Community activist calls for tourism development instead of relocation for Coopers Pen residents
Community activist O Dave Allen says displaced residents of Coopers Pen, Trelawny should be allowed to remain and that efforts are made by the Government to develop the area, with a goal of…
05 Oct, 2026
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Motorcyclist killed, pillion injured in fiery Bog Walk Gorge crash
A motorcyclist was killed and a pillion injured in a fiery crash along the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as 35-year-old Jason Johnson of Portmore Villa in…
04 Oct, 2026
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Deported and defamed - Jamaican rejects US immigration authorities’ characterisation of ‘criminal history’, says charges were dismissed
A Jamaican man deported after 12 years in the United States is rejecting allegations by immigration authorities there that he is a violent criminal, insisting that serious criminal charges brought…
04 Oct, 2026
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JUTA wants brakes pumped on Uber - Lawrence calls for locally operated alternatives to foreign-owned ride hailing companies
WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Union of Travellers Association (JUTA) is calling for Uber and other international ride-hailing/ride-sharing companies to be banned, arguing that they continue to operate…
04 Oct, 2026
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Default judgment dispute delays Dawes’ drill lawsuit
An application to the Supreme Court for a default judgment in the defamation lawsuit filed against parliamentarian Dr Alfred Dawes is on hold amid an 11th-hour dispute over whether he was served with…