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20 Jul, 2026
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Portmore policeman reported missing, police probe launched
A Portmore, St Catherine policeman has been reported missing after he failed to return home from a visit to his girlfriend and did not report for duty at his job over the weekend.
20 Jul, 2026
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Updated | Water lock-off for some Corporate Area communities amid dry conditions
The National Water Commission (NWC) has implemented nightly water lock-offs for customers in Washington Gardens, Maverley and nearby areas in the Corporate Area amid ongoing dry conditions.
20 Jul, 2026
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Guyana launches criminal probe as crews scour waters for survivors after ferry capsizes
The search for survivors continued in Guyana Monday after a ferry, believed to be overloaded, capsized over the weekend, with the government noting that at least 35 of the 67 people rescued were not…
20 Jul, 2026
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Jamaican woman in Bahamas pleads guilty to injuring ex-boyfriend during fight, fined US$500
A Jamaican woman in the Bahamas is to be handed over to the Department of Immigration after paying a court-ordered fine or completing a prison sentence after she pleaded guilty to injuring her…
20 Jul, 2026
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Police in St Catherine hunt gunmen after farmer robbed
The Guanaboa Vale police in St Catherine are searching for two gunmen who held up and robbed a farmer of approximately $100,000.
20 Jul, 2026
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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…
20 Jul, 2026
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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…
20 Jul, 2026
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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…
20 Jul, 2026
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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…