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26 Feb, 2026
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Church group rebukes Chang over ‘blood money’ remark, calls for retraction
Church leaders are calling on National Security Minister Horace Chang to withdraw comments suggesting that advocacy organisations critical of police conduct are “living off blood money.” The Watchman…
26 Feb, 2026
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Airstrikes hit Afghanistan hours after it attacked Pakistan
(AP) — Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces early Friday, Afghanistan's government spokesman said, hours after Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack on…
26 Feb, 2026
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US Congressman says Jamaica will ‘face consequences’ in criticism against Holness over Cuba comments
United States Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez has warned that “Jamaica will face the consequences” for comments made by Prime Minister Andrew Holness about Cuba on Tuesday. Holness, in his address…
26 Feb, 2026
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Update | Westmoreland pump attendant accused of setting woman on fire granted $350,000 bail
The 30-year-old Westmoreland pump attendant accused of setting a woman on fire during an altercation at a gas station in Whithorn has been granted $350,000 bail with one or two sureties. Collate…
26 Feb, 2026
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New beginnings for Mitchie
On the historic stretch of Orange Street – famously known as Beat Street – a new chapter in Jamaica’s reggae legacy is unfolding. Directly across from Ibo Spice, Mitchie has officially opened the…
26 Feb, 2026
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Chief Justice pushes back at Chuck over child diversion criticism against judges
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has pushed back against criticism from Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Delroy Chuck regarding the Child Diversion Programme, saying that no one, regardless of…
26 Feb, 2026
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FedEx says it will return to customers any refunds it gets back from Trump’s illegal tariffs
NEW YORK (AP) — Delivery company FedEx said in a statement on Thursday that it will return any tariff refund it might get to shippers and customers who paid them. The statement came after FedEx filed…
26 Feb, 2026
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Sentencing of former MP Jolyan Silvera will be open to the public
The sentencing hearing for Jolyan Silvera, the former lawmaker who pleaded guilty to killing his wife, will be open to the media and the wider public. The hearing is set for March 6 in the Gun Court,…
26 Feb, 2026
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Unbeaten South Africa crushes West Indies by 9 wickets at T20 World Cup
South Africa has taken a giant leap toward the Twenty20 World Cup semifinals after a dominant nine-wicket win over the high-flying West Indies earlier Thursday in Ahmedabad, India. A whirlwind 95-run…