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20 May, 2026
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Man accused of fatal St Andrew gun attack captured in St Ann, charged
A man accused of carrying out a fatal gun attack in St Andrew earlier this year has been apprehended in St Ann and charged by the police. Charged with murder, possession of a prohibited weapon,…
20 May, 2026
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Trump orders US banks to take a closer look at clients’ citizenship in new immigration enforcement move
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that requires banks to take a closer look at the citizenship of their customers, a new measure in his administration’s push to clamp down on…
20 May, 2026
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St Kitts receives Caribbean nationals, including from Jamaica, deported from US
The St Kitts and Nevis government is reporting that three individuals, including from Jamaica, have arrived in the country as part of an agreement with the United States to allow the transfer of…
20 May, 2026
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One of two Westmoreland men held in alleged Mandela Highway drug bust gets $700,000 bail
One of two men who were arrested and charged following the alleged seizure of cocaine and ganja during a traffic stop along the Mandela Highway in St Catherine has been granted $700,000 bail with…
20 May, 2026
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Man killed in St Mary hit-and-run
The St Mary police are investigating the death of a man who was killed in a hit-and-run along the Heywood Hall main road on Tuesday night.
20 May, 2026
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US indicts former Cuban President Raúl Castro over 1996 downing of planes
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro with ordering the 1996 shootdown of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles, a major escalation of pressure by the…
20 May, 2026
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Jamaican man who fled custody twice and wanted for murder in St Lucia jailed in US
Orville Andrew Pernell, the Jamaican man who fled custody in St Lucia, where he was wanted for murder, and who also escaped custody while in Jamaica, has been sentenced to federal prison in the United…
19 May, 2026
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Federal judge bans most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York
Federal agents can no longer make arrests without exceptional circumstances in and around three Manhattan buildings where immigration proceedings occur, a judge ruled Monday.