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01 Feb, 2026
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Being a night owl may not be great for your heart
WASHINGTON (AP): Being a night owl can be bad for your heart. That may sound surprising but a large study found people who are more active late at night – when most of the population is winding down…
01 Feb, 2026
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Tricks for remembering where you put things
With a scarf dangling from your coat pocket and those gloves left behind at the coffee shop, there are simply more things to lose in winter. That’s not counting your misplaced keys at home or those…
01 Feb, 2026
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Ammar’s in downtown Kingston gutted by fire
The Ammar’s department store in downtown Kingston has been gutted by a fire. The losses are believed to be in the millions. The fire department indicated that a call reporting a blaze at the…
01 Feb, 2026
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Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant project on track
The Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant project is on track, and is slated for completion by May of 2027, says Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda. The Minister who, along…
01 Feb, 2026
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Manchester man who was in custody since 2024 freed after judge upholds no-case submission
A 30-year-old Manchester man who was accused of breaking into an establishment and stealing items in 2024 was on Friday freed in the parish court after the judge upheld a no-case submission. Garnet…
01 Feb, 2026
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Woman shot dead in early-morning gun attack in Shelter Rock, Spanish Town
A woman was gunned down in Shelter Rock, Spanish Town, St Catherine, early this morning. She has been identified by the police as 42-year-old hairdresser Camille Kerr of Jones Pen in Beacon Hill,…
01 Feb, 2026
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Probe launched into suspected drowning of teen boy in Rio Cobre
An investigation is under way into the suspected drowning of a 14-year-old boy in the Rio Cobre in his community of Gordon Pen, St Catherine on Saturday. The teen has been identified by the police as…
01 Feb, 2026
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St Elizabeth man found dead, suicide suspected
The police in St Elizabeth are probing the death of a man whose body was found in his yard on Saturday. He has been identified by the police as 44-year-old carpenter Oneil Malcolm, otherwise called…
01 Feb, 2026
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Shelter Rock in Spanish Town under curfew
The police in Spanish Town, St Catherine have imposed a curfew in the Shelter Rock community. The measure follows the murder of a woman who was gunned down early this morning in the community. The…