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12 Oct, 2026
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Harris wants early guilty pleas to count in more cases
President of the Advocates’ Association of Jamaica (AAJ), Tamika Harris, is calling for greater recognition of early guilty pleas in Jamaica’s criminal justice system, arguing that they can spare…
12 Oct, 2026
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Tufton: Stop punishing, start understanding struggling children
WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says today’s children are growing up in a far more challenging environment than previous generations as smartphones, social media and…
12 Oct, 2026
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Appeal court slashes trespass award in Manchester land row
THE COURT of Appeal has slashed a $400,000 damages award to $150,000 while upholding a finding of trespass against the Simmonds family in a long-standing Manchester land dispute between neighbouring…
12 Oct, 2026
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Jamaica, Guyana forge tourism partnership
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Jamaica and Guyana have signed a tourism cooperation agreement that could open new opportunities for investment, air connectivity and multi-destination travel, as the South…
12 Oct, 2026
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Stumped by breast cancer at 19
At 19, Latoya Jones was looking ahead to a future filled with possibilities. When she discovered a small lump in her left breast, the St James native initially dismissed it, convinced that she was too…
11 Oct, 2026
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KIDD LANE TERROR - Mom grieves for daughter who begged for help as triple murder rocks St Andrew community, forces residents to flee
The frantic voice of her daughter pleading for help over the telephone moments before she was killed will forever haunt Natasha Hall. Hall’s daughter, 30-year-old Lashane Ellis, and her one-year-old…
11 Oct, 2026
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Californian cannabis on Customs radar
A worrying trend involving the illegal importation of Californian cannabis into Jamaica is being reported by the recently appointed head of the Jamaica Customs Agency. Kirk Benjamin, chief executive…
11 Oct, 2026
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‘Downright robbery’ - Customs boss claims some courier companies including ‘customs fees’ in customer charges even when costs not imposed by state agency
The practice by some courier companies of covertly imposing charges on customers and attributing them to customs fees when no such costs have been levied by the Jamaica Customs Agency is being…
10 Oct, 2026
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COSTLY WAIT - 15-month delay for trial transcript derails Crown’s sentence appeal for missionaries’ killer
A 15-month transcript delay has cost the Crown its chance to challenge the 26-year minimum term before parole imposed on Andre Thomas for the 2016 killing of two American missionaries in St Mary. The…