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Rescue workers cut through debris as they search for survivors the day after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
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Colombia searches for over 3,000 missing after powerful earthquake kills more than 100

PEREIRA, Colombia (AP) — Search and rescue efforts resumed Tuesday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a powerful earthquake left over 3,000 missing, with many trapped under the…
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Police in Clarendon probing death of woman, suicide suspected

The Clarendon police are probing the suspected suicide of a 42-year-old woman whose body was discovered hanging from a tree in Suttons district in Chapelton on Monday. The deceased has been…
On December 23, 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples shall be observed on August 9 every year. The date marks the first meeting, in 1982, of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Popu
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Wayne Campbell | Honouring Indigenous Midwives: Safeguarding Life and Well-Being

“Indigenous Peoples around the world continue to face overwhelming marginalisation, discrimination and exclusion. Rooted in colonialism and patriarchy, these profound disparities are sustained by a…
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St Elizabeth man charged for allegedly killing ex-partner and dumping her body in river

The police in St Elizabeth have charged the man who allegedly killed his former common-law partner and dumped her body into a river in their community in Barton Wharf district. Thirty-nine-year-old…
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Police launch probe into Zimi Seh Beach incident, ask persons with information to come forward

The police say an investigation has been launched into the violent altercation that occurred at the Zimi Seh Beach entertainment event held in St Ann on Sunday. The event was held at Puerto Seco…
A demolished home in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny.
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Scores displaced as several homes demolished in Coopers Pen, Trelawny

Several residents of the Coopers Pen community in Trelawny lost their homes on Tuesday as their dwellings were demolished. Residents say that about 3:00 a.m., they woke up to workmen using…
Sports
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Chapelton make Drax Hall home

Craig Butler, CEO of the Phoenix Academy Group, has confirmed that Phoenix Chapelton Maroons will play their home matches during the 2026-27 Jamaica Premier League (JPL) season at the Drax Hall Sports…
Jamaica Kingsmen coach Grant Bradburn.
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Kingsmen’s Kiwi coach wants focus on process

Jamaica Kingsmen head coach Grant Bradburn has urged calm and a focus on the “process” as his side prepares for today’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) clash against the Barbados Tridents following a…
Jamaica Kingsmen captain, Rovman Powell on the go during a knock of 42 in the team’s first Caribbean Premier League game against the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons at the Arnos Vale Ground on Friday.
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WELCOME HOME - Kingsmen captain Powell eyes Sabina joy after heartbreaking opening loss

Rovman Powell has challenged his Jamaica Kingsmen to turn a narrow defeat into the start of something positive as the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League returns to Sabina Park for the first time…