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23 Mar, 2026
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From power to prison
Two of Jamaica’s most recent high-profile convicted killers, former policeman Noel Maitland and ex-parliamentarian Jolyan Silvera, are now housed under similar conditions inside the Tower Street Adult…
23 Mar, 2026
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Jamaican man in St Kitts sentenced to prison for firearm possession
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – A Jamaican man in St Kitts and Nevis has been sentenced to prison following the discovery of a firearm and ammunition at his home earlier this year. Jamar Woodstock, who…
23 Mar, 2026
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446,610 digital certificates issued under e-fitness system
The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is reporting that the Electronic Motor Vehicle Certificate of Fitness (e-Fitness) is going well with 446, 610 digital certificates issued under the new system as at…
23 Mar, 2026
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Police impose restrictions for Champs
The police have imposed restrictions for those attending this week’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in St Andrew. Firearms, knives, ice picks,…
23 Mar, 2026
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Priest gets 12 years in prison for sex with minor on church compound
A catholic priest who was found guilty of having sex with a minor on the compound of his church was on Friday sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment in the St Catherine Circuit Court. The 41-year-old…
23 Mar, 2026
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JCF accounting clerk found guilty of allowance fraud scheme
A senior accounting clerk employed by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) was recently found guilty of undertaking a fraudulent allowance scheme. Gwendolyn Ward was convicted of multiple counts of…
23 Mar, 2026
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Buju Banton wants retraction and apology from Wayne Wonder and his wife over alleged defamatory remarks
International reggae superstar Buju Banton has given fellow entertainer Wayne Wonder and his wife until Wednesday to retract alleged defamatory remarks posted on Wayne Wonder's page and to issue…
23 Mar, 2026
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NWC: Corporate Area water rationing imposed due to decline at Hermitage Dam, other systems being closely monitored
The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that it has introduced water rationing for Corporate Area communities served by its Constant Spring system due to a decline in levels at the Hermitage…
23 Mar, 2026
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Mom in the margins
Although she spends every school day assisting her seven-year-old son in class, Janice Tulloch Parkinson is not officially recognised as his “shadow”, a role defined and regulated by the Ministry of…