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24 Apr, 2026
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St James truck driver charged with embezzlement for allegedly pocketing $425,000
A St James truck driver has been charged with embezzlement for allegedly pocketing money after delivering goods and collecting payments on behalf of his employer. He is 34-year-old Kenneth Eastwood…
24 Apr, 2026
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INDECOM urges use of body cameras in planned police operations, concerned about fatal shootings
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is pushing back against National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang, arguing that having cops outfitted with body-worn cameras during planned…
24 Apr, 2026
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Amnesty International and rights groups issue World Cup travel advisory for US
Amnesty International and dozens of United States civil and human rights groups issued a “ World Cup travel advisory” Thursday, warning tournament visitors of “rising authoritarianism and increasing…
24 Apr, 2026
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Jaii Frais and Jahvy Ambassador each granted $1.5 million bail in Big Wall shooting incident
Popular podcaster Jaii Frais and music producer Jahvy Ambassador were both offered $1.5 million bail on firearm charges when they appeared in the Gun Court this morning in connection with a shooting…
24 Apr, 2026
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Update | JC student in viral assault video charged
A top police official has confirmed that the Jamaica College (JC) student seen in a viral video violently slapping a schoolmate has been arrested and charged. Acting Senior Superintendent Mark…
24 Apr, 2026
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St James taxi operator charged for allegedly keeping rental car, claiming it was stolen
A St James man, who is a taxi operator, has been charged for allegedly failing to return a motor vehicle he rented from a St Mary-based company and claiming that the vehicle was stolen. Charged with…
24 Apr, 2026
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Two killed and several injured after two cars crash, overturn in St Mary
Two people were killed and several others were reportedly injured in a two-vehicle crash along the Boscobel Main Road in St Mary on Friday morning, which saw both cars run off the road and overturn. …
24 Apr, 2026
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J’can farm worker wins US labour case over delayed recall
A Jamaican farm worker who said his recall to a New York farm was delayed in 2024 after he supported union activity has won his case before the New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB).…
24 Apr, 2026
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NaRRA set to drive south coast tourism reset, says Bartlett
WESTERN BUREAU: As the local tourism and hospitality sector continues to rebound from Hurricane Melissa, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority…