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15 Aug, 2026
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VCB Foundation returns to Vere Tech with health fair
The Veronica Campbell Brown (VCB) Foundation will return to Vere Technical High School in Clarendon on Saturday, August 15, for the third staging of its Back-to-School Health and Wellness Fair. The…
15 Aug, 2026
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40 killed after Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s coast
MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 40 people, collapsing buildings and causing panic in a region prone to…
15 Aug, 2026
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Deportation aborted! Wife of US soldier back with family after mid-flight phone call
United States (AP) - An American soldier’s wife who spent more than a month in federal immigration detention is back home after officers removed her from a deportation flight to Brazil, the family has…
15 Aug, 2026
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Driver killed in 3-vehicle crash in Half-Way Tree, road deaths surpass 200
The driver of a motor car was killed in a three-vehicle crash near the Fire Station in Half Way Tree, St Andrew on Friday. His name and details about the crash have not been publicly disclosed. A…
15 Aug, 2026
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'He was no ordinary man' - Sports Minister hails Stephen 'Franno' Francis, announces scholarship in his honour
The Government is to offer a scholarship to a student-athlete at the University of Technology Jamaica (UTech) to honour late world-renowned coach Stephen Francis. Sports Minister Olivia ‘Babsy’…
15 Aug, 2026
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Holness hails 'Franno' as a game-changer
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says one of the most important contributions late world-renowned coach Stephen Francis made to Jamaica was his confidence in his country. Francis, one of the…
15 Aug, 2026
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Cop shot by colleague in Manchester, both provide conflicting accounts
There are conflicting accounts about a shooting incident involving two policemen which occurred in Manchester early Saturday, leaving one of them with a minor injury, police sources have revealed. …
14 Aug, 2026
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'I prefer to die' - 75-y-o man, wife, kids face eviction from family land after 41 years
An elderly St Elizabeth man is appealing for the intervention of Justice Minister Delroy Chuck after a court ordered him to vacate land he has lived on for 41 years by Sunday, insisting that he is not…
14 Aug, 2026
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Petrojam worker faces charges in alleged ammo-selling ring
An employee of the state-owned oil refinery Petrojam has been arrested and charged by the police arising from allegations that he was part of a ring that illegally sold bullets and gun parts for…