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05 Aug, 2026
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Large crowd braves heat and long lines for Grand Gala tickets
Hundreds of people braved long lines and sweltering heat on Wednesday to collect their allotted two tickets for Thursday’s Grand Gala at the National Stadium in St Andrew. The annual Independence…
05 Aug, 2026
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Firefighters contain blaze at St Andrew business, probe launched
Firefighters today responded to a blaze at a business establishment located along Oxford Terrace in St Andrew. Officer in charge of the Kingston and St Andrew Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade…
05 Aug, 2026
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Man fatally shot during police operation in Ewarton
The police fatally shot a man who allegedly pointed a gun at them during an operation in Ewarton, St Catherine this morning. The deceased has been identified by the police as Shawn McDermott,…
05 Aug, 2026
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Women entrepreneurs invited to showcase brands at We Inspire brunch
Women-owned businesses are being invited to showcase their products and services at the We Inspire Women 10th Anniversary Brunch, with organisers offering subsidised exhibition booth spaces as part of…
04 Aug, 2026
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INSPECTOR SHORTAGE
WESTERN BUREAU: The National Education Trust (NET) says at least 40 clerks of works – on-site building inspectors – are needed to adequately oversee the massive school restoration programme following…
04 Aug, 2026
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Samuels brands emancipation declaration a scam
Veteran attorney Bert Samuels has delivered a stinging rebuke of Britain, describing the Emancipation Declaration read at midnight on July 31, 1838, as “a scam” that deceived the formerly enslaved and…
04 Aug, 2026
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Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges
BUNIA, Congo (AP) – Ebola has killed more than 1,700 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data showed. As of Tuesday, 3,802 cases had been recorded, with 1,707…
04 Aug, 2026
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Suspect held as police search river for missing St Elizabeth woman believed killed
The St Elizabeth police have taken a man into custody on suspicion of killing his former partner and dumping her body in a river in the Barton Wharf, Lacovia area, as an intensive search continues for…
04 Aug, 2026
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Cop found dead at May Pen Police Station identified
The policeman who was found dead at the May Pen Police Station in Clarendon on Monday evening has been identified. He is Constable Kenroy Pitter from Endeavour, Mile Gully, Manchester. Preliminary…