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Police warn livestock owners against illegal grazing on private properties

The police's Agricultural Protection Branch (APB) is warning livestock owners against illegally grazing animals on residential and private properties, advising that they could face prosecution and the impounding of their animals.

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Children pay the price for the Iran war as malnutrition and poverty surge
SOKOTO (AP) — Maryam Aminu was hardly surprised when the last of her six children was diagnosed with malnutrition in April for a second time. She was barely feeding the 18-month-old regularly, let…
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Andy Burnham becomes UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade after Starmer resigns
Prime Minister Andy Burnham acknowledged his precarious perch Monday as the seventh British leader in just over a decade as he set out an ambitious but vague vision to create a new political and…
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A centuries-old festival brings Shinto traditions and towering floats to the streets
KYOTO (AP) — There’s a special moment when Katsushi Horikawa feels closer to the gods. It comes as he rides atop one of the towering floats pulled through the streets in a centuries-old procession in…
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JSE governance programme better equips 19 for boardroom leadership
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is strengthening corporate governance standards through its e-Campus, with 19 professionals completing the 12th cohort of its Directors’ Strategic Guide to Corporate…
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Licensed firearm holder charged for illegal hunting in St Catherine
A St Andrew licensed firearm holder has been charged for engaging in bird hunting without a permit while in St Catherine.
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Why farm theft is far from a ‘petty crime’
For decades, a dangerous narrative has lingered in Jamaica. To the casual observer in the bustling streets of Kingston, the theft of a bunch of plantains, a few heads of cabbage, or even a single goat…
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GUMS to open in May Pen on August 1
May Pen is set to welcome the Global University of Medical Sciences (GUMS) when the institution officially unveils its main campus in Clarendon on August 1. The university, which will also have an…
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Another Golden Boot for Mbappé, Rodri wins Golden Ball
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP): Kylian Mbappé kept the Golden Boot award and Spain wouldn’t let Lionel Messi get anything else. Shortly after winning the World Cup title yesterday, the Spaniards…
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Class 1 losses threaten Edwin Allen dominance
When Edwin Allen High School’s girls’ team begins preparation for the 2026-27 track and field season, the 11-time ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) winners will be…