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23-y-o man charged for allegedly setting family home ablaze over $5,000 dispute

A 23-year-old St Andrew man has been charged for allegedly setting the home he shares with relatives on fire following a dispute involving $5,000. Charged with arson is Trevaughn Robinson, otherwise…
Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives, Phillip Paulwell.
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Paulwell criticises gov’t over handling of US embargo on Cuba motion in Parliament

Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives Phillip Paulwell has raised concerns about the Government's handling of the annual debate on the United States embargo against Cuba,…
29 Oct, 2026 0

Oxygen cylinder explodes inside ambulance, killing at least 10 in Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — An oxygen cylinder exploded inside a parked ambulance at a government-run medical facility in southern Pakistan, killing at least 10 people, including a patient of the…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (right) shakes hands with Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, after the tour of Jamaica’s Doppler Weather Radar Station in Cooper’s Hill, St Andrew on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Looking
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Jamaica commissions modern Doppler weather radar

Jamaica strengthened its disaster preparedness and climate resilience efforts on Wednesday with the official commissioning of the country's S-Band Doppler Weather Radar in Cooper's Hill, St…
Councillor for the Oracabessa Division in St Mary, Ramon Henry, leads a Public Health and Sanitation Committee meeting at the St Mary Municipal Corporation in Port Maria on October 20.
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St Mary Municipal Corporation wants increased garbage collection as Christmas approaches

The Public Health and Sanitation Committee of the St Mary Municipal Corporation says it will be writing to the NEPM Waste Management Limited for increased garbage collection in the parish as the…
29 Oct, 2026 0

St Mary woman charged for allegedly pocketing over $3 million deposited into bank account in error

A St Mary woman has been charged by the police for allegedly pocketing more than $3 million that was deposited into her bank account in error and distributing the money to several persons, including a…
The Gun Court in downtown Kingston.
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Shooting case against St Andrew man dismissed

A St Andrew man who was accused of shooting at a man travelling in a vehicle was today freed in the Gun Court after the judge ruled that the matter should be dismissed. Freed is Derone Rainford, who…
Chief Technical Director of the Financial Investigations Division, Dennis Chung.
29 Oct, 2026 0

FID to undertake campaign against money mule schemes

The Financial Investigations Division (FID) is to undertake a public education campaign warning Jamaicans against allowing their bank accounts to be used to facilitate criminal activities. The…
FILE - Patrick Stewart, cast member in the Paramount+ television series "Star Trek: Picard" poses for a portrait during the Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 9, 2023. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
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Patrick Stewart, legendary actor of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, the classically trained actor who added Shakespearean gravitas to the “Star Trek” and “X-Men” franchises, has died. He was 86. Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following “a…