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03 Jun, 2026
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Man fatally shot by police in alleged shoot-out after cabbie reportedly hijacked
A man was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with police following a reported hijacking of a taxi along Camp Road in Kingston on Wednesday evening.
03 Jun, 2026
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Stipend boost secured for Jamaican scholarship students in Cuba
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has secured an increase in the stipend provided to Jamaican scholarship students in Cuba, through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service.
02 Jun, 2026
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SHOW OF FORCE
A former senior CARICOM official sees the docking of one of the world’s largest warships, the USS Nimitz, in Jamaican waters on Monday as a tactic by the Donald Trump Administration to “intimidate”…
02 Jun, 2026
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Chang donates computer laboratory to alma mater
Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang returned to his roots last Friday and opened a new state-of-the-art computer laboratory at the New Roads Primary School in Westmoreland, the institution he…
02 Jun, 2026
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J’can-Americans among crew as US Navy ship arrives in Jamaica on final global tour
Jamaica’s long-standing partnership with the United States (US) was on display on Monday with the arrival of US Navy aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz in Kingston.
“There’s not a better symbol of the…
02 Jun, 2026
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Court strips ex-boyfriend of property rights over infidelity, dishonesty
A man who led a woman to believe that they were in a committed relationship lost out on half a share in her St Elizabeth home and motor vehicle after he cheated and fathered a baby during their nearly…
02 Jun, 2026
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JPs urged to play a greater role in defusing conflict in school
Justices of the peace (JPs) are being asked to play a greater role in helping suspended and displaced students reintegrate into the education system based on reports from school-safety officials that…
02 Jun, 2026
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News Briefs
The police have identified the woman who was allegedly stabbed to death in Hanover as 33-year-old Kadian Bradshaw, a United States resident who had relocated to Jamaica with her spouse last October.
02 Jun, 2026
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Jamaica receives US$2.5m in new disaster aid
Jamaica’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa received a boost last Wednesday, when the United States Department of State announced an additional US$2.5 million ($394 million) in humanitarian assistance…