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17 Sep, 2026
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Prosecutors push plea deals, defence calls for prepared cases
Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Janek Forbes has endorsed calls for greater use of plea negotiations to help reduce the Home Circuit Court’s staggering criminal caseload. But Jamaica Advocates…
17 Sep, 2026
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Businesses urged to help shape youth values
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is urging businesses and business leaders to play a more active role in reinforcing positive values among young Jamaicans. The PSOJ said the business…
17 Sep, 2026
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TCN U-TURN
A decision by Jamaica and the United States to withhold the full details of the controversial third-country nationals (TCN) agreement has been described as “odd” by former diplomat Byron Blake, who…
17 Sep, 2026
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JC student stabbed amid 700+ weapons seized in HWT in past month
More than 700 weapons have been confiscated from people in the Half-Way Tree town centre since August 16, including a few taken from schoolchildren, as the police seek to curb violence in the busy St…
17 Sep, 2026
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Warriors through to WCPL final
New champions will be crowned in the Limacol WCPL after the Guyana Amazon Warriors defeated the Barbados Tridents by seven wickets in yesterday’s play-off match at Kensington Oval. Overnight rain and…
17 Sep, 2026
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‘It was a privilege’
The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) on Tuesday confirmed its inaugural Hall of Fame class, inducting Dwayne Bravo and Ian Bishop at a gala dinner held at the Hilton Barbados. Bravo…
17 Sep, 2026
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Judge orders halt to Falklands oil project as tensions with Britain rise
BUENOS AIRES (AP): An Argentine federal judge yesterday ordered British and Israeli companies to stop developing an oilfield off the Falkland Islands, opening a new legal front in the decades-old…
17 Sep, 2026
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$8.1 billion NMIA apron upgrade gathers pace
Work is under way on an $8.1-billion project to reconstruct and upgrade the aircraft apron at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston, a key component of the facility’s…
17 Sep, 2026
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Mt Alvernia High gets $6.5m replacement solar-power system
WESTERN BUREAU: The Mount Alvernia High School (MAHS) in Montego Bay, St James, has received a new solar-energy system courtesy of its Central Florida International Alumni Association. The…