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27 Apr, 2026
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Free after 15 years
Two St Catherine men, who had spent more than 15 years behind bars for the killing of a mother of five in Central Village, were on Friday freed after the Court of Appeal quashed their murder…
27 Apr, 2026
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PALS: Recent tragedies show conflict resolution needed in Jamaica’s classrooms
The Board and members of Peace and Love in Society (PALS) Jamaica is mourning the death of 13-year-old Kland Doyle, a Seaforth High School student fatally stabbed last week following a long-standing…
27 Apr, 2026
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From market to mayhem
Annotto Bay, St Mary: Inadequate parking – further compounded by higglers peddling their produce in the streets and along corridors, blocking entrances to commercial entities – is one of the chronic…
27 Apr, 2026
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Goodison brings Caribbean heat to ‘Dante’s Inferno’
The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy, housed at The University of the West Indies, Mona, will officially launch Dante’s Inferno: A New Translation by Jamaica’s former Poet…
26 Apr, 2026
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NSWMA hiring row sparks two-year tension between senior officials
An “irregular” recruitment exercise at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has triggered a two-year impasse between the entity’s executive director and its internal audit manager,…
26 Apr, 2026
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CARICOM faces test over top post standoff
Influential leaders in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are confident that the current division within the 15 full-member bloc will not fracture the regional body, even as an active search continues…
26 Apr, 2026
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Penile cancer warning
Penile cancer, a rare but serious disease often linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV), is leaving some Jamaican men facing devastating consequences, including the loss of their penis and the end of…
26 Apr, 2026
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Fuel price shocks threaten school attendance, nutrition amid transport strain
Rising fuel prices amid the US-Israel war against Iran are now threatening school attendance, with transportation emerging as the primary concern for administrators across the island. Several school…
26 Apr, 2026
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18-y-o murder suspect arrested after flight from Jamaica lands in New York
An American teen who left Jamaica on Friday night was arrested for murder on arrival in New York City. Eighteen-year-old Zahir Davis was charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old…