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17 May, 2026
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Journey of a lifetime - US teen Buddhist lama now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills
KATHMANDU (AP):
At a monastery in the Himalayan foothills, a teenage Buddhist lama blesses thousands. One by one, he taps bowed heads with a ritual vase and a peacock feather, sprinkling holy water…
17 May, 2026
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Car wash operator shot and killed in St Andrew
A search is on for a group of men involved in the gun slaying of 59-year-old car wash operator Samuel Foster on Saturday night.
17 May, 2026
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‘Parliament has tied the hands of Justice’ - Samuels calls for GG to pardon producer in imitation firearm case
Senior attorney Bert Samuels is calling for urgent intervention by the State following the sentencing of music producer Ewan Pryce, arguing that Jamaica’s firearms legislation has resulted in a…
17 May, 2026
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Teen girl charged after cash stolen from home in Spalding
A teen has been charged with housebreaking and larceny in connection with the theft of $83,000 from a house in Spalding, Clarendon, on May 12.
17 May, 2026
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Kingston man electrocuted while picking breadfruit
A 33-year-old man died from suspected electrocution while picking breadfruit in Pink Lane, Kingston on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Damani Stewart, a labourer of Pink Lane.
17 May, 2026
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Westmoreland man charged for allegedly injuring woman during dispute
A 20-year-old Westmoreland man has been charged after allegedly hitting a woman with a stone and a piece of board during a dispute.
17 May, 2026
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Woman shot dead by police in Granville; 'It doesn't look good,' says MP
A woman was allegedly shot and killed by the police in Granville, St James, Sunday afternoon, during a protest to highlight an incident in which a 17-year-old boy was killed a week ago in another…
17 May, 2026
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Update | Policeman in Granville fatal shooting interdicted
The High Command of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has ordered the immediate interdiction of the policeman involved in Sunday afternoon's fatal shooting of a woman in Granville, St James.
17 May, 2026
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‘Honey, sell your house’ - Relentless Jamaican fraudster jailed after US$22m jackpot lie bankrupts American retiree
Jamaican lottery scammer Roshard Carty urged a 73-year-old American woman to sell her house and send him the proceeds after she complained in early 2021 that she had run out of money paying the…