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09 Aug, 2026
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The cop who finally listened - Two women recount years of fear after ending abusive relationships; grateful to corporal for standing with them
WESTERN BUREAU: They are two Kingston women with different lives and different histories of alleged abuse, but when Karen P.* and Janice Q.* speak about the policeman they say finally listened, the…
09 Aug, 2026
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Aftershocks rattle KFTL after cocaine sting
Heightened security and growing unease gripped Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) on Saturday, a day after a major cocaine bust led to the arrest of eight people and intensified an…
09 Aug, 2026
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Suspended priest in Grenada turns to calypso to preach about sexual abuse and Gaza
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) A suspended Catholic priest on a tiny Caribbean island is embracing calypso to make his voice heard on topics including Gaza and sexual abuse within the church. Father…
09 Aug, 2026
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US job market stalled in July as employers cut 23,000 jobs, delivering political blow to Trump
The US job market stalled unexpectedly last month, delivering a political blow to President Donald Trump three months ahead of midterm elections and complicating decision-making for the inflation…
09 Aug, 2026
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He’s doing it unpaid
BUNIA, Congo (AP): Wiza Bondele goes to work every day at a hospital in Congo with one goal in mind: to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record. At an Ebola treatment hospital in the eastern…
09 Aug, 2026
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Life in Cuba revolves around small bursts of electricity
HAVANA (AP): A 20-minute burst of electricity is a small miracle in Havana nowadays – a miracle that sometimes comes at 3 a.m. That’s when 72-year-old Leidis RodrÃguez frantically cooked beans after…
09 Aug, 2026
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Haitian woman charged with overstaying granted bail after infant daughter injured in State care
A Haitian woman who was among persons arrested at a house in Green Acres, St Catherine, and charged with overstaying was on Friday granted bail on humanitarian grounds in the St Catherine Parish Court…
09 Aug, 2026
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Medical officer urges precaution against Hepatitis B
Residents of Westmoreland are being encouraged to take steps to protect themselves against Hepatitis B by getting vaccinated and practising safe sex. Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr…
09 Aug, 2026
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Police seize shotgun, 50 rounds of ammunition in Manchester
The police seized 50 rounds of ammunition and a firearm during an operation along Hope Avenue in Land Settlement, Manchester. No arrests were made. According to reports from the Mandeville police,…