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04 Apr, 2026
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No ease-up for convicted serial rapist
A convicted serial rapist who carried out a string of brutal attacks on multiple victims, including an eight-year-old who was sodomised, will remain behind bars for 40 years after the Court of Appeal…
04 Apr, 2026
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European ministers call for profit caps on energy companies as Middle East War drives price surge
The finance ministers of Spain and four other European countries are urging the European Union to impose a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, concerned that surging oil and gas prices driven…
04 Apr, 2026
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St Thomas man charged for allegedly stabbing spouse during domestic dispute
A St Thomas man has been charged after allegedly stabbing his spouse during a domestic dispute that left her hospitalised in serious condition. Twenty-eight-year-old Hadji Thompson, a taxi operator…
04 Apr, 2026
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Police hunt man after gun seized during operation in Pleasant Valley, St Andrew
Police in the St Andrew North Division are searching for a man who ran from a mid-morning operation at his home in Pleasant Valley, Red Hills, leaving behind an illegal gun and ammunition. Being…
04 Apr, 2026
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Former BOJ Governor and CARICOM Secretary General Roderick Rainford has died
Roderick G. Rainford, OCC, a former Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General and Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, has died. Rainford passed away quietly at his home in St Andrew this…
04 Apr, 2026
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Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rain in Afghanistan leave 77 dead in 10 days, authorities say
KABUL, Afghanisan (AP) — Widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by heavy rain and storms across Afghanistan have left 77 people dead and 137 injured over the past 10 days, the…
04 Apr, 2026
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800 back to work as Bahia Principe hotel reopens after Melissa damage
Some 800 workers are back on the job with the reopening of Bahia Principe in Runaway Bay, St Ann. The resumption of operations, following the property’s closure due to Hurricane Melissa last…
04 Apr, 2026
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INDECOM probing fatal police shooting of three men in Westmoreland
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the fatal shooting of three men in Sheffield, Westmoreland by police on Friday afternoon. Two of the deceased have been identified…
04 Apr, 2026
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Man shot dead in Lionel Town, Clarendon
The police in Clarendon are probing the shooting death of a man in Lionel Town on Friday. He has been identified as 57-year-old Orville Garriques, otherwise called ‘Bugle’, who lived in the area. …