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04 Mar, 2026
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Police ID man killed in St Catherine mob attack over alleged attempted rape
Police in the St Catherine North Division have identified the man who died after being attacked by a mob last week, following allegations that he attempted to rape a woman. He has been named as…
04 Mar, 2026
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Trauma care meets psilocybin in a structured retreat
Afterlight Retreats will host its first clinical psilocybin therapy and integration retreats in Jamaica from today through to March 8 at Negril Huts, a private cluster of cottages on the West End…
03 Mar, 2026
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Middle East fuel shock
With the price of oil and gas now surging on the global market amid the United States’ (US) and Israel’s military offensive against Iran – and Tehran in turn bombarding the oil- and gas-producing Gulf…
03 Mar, 2026
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Thunder over Dubai
A Jamaican man who awoke to the sound of “thunder-like” explosions in Dubai on Sunday, following a United States (US)-Israeli attack on Iran and its retaliation, says much of what is happening in the…
03 Mar, 2026
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Assault case involving Leoda Bradshaw postponed
A hearing in the assault case involving Leoda Bradshaw has been pushed back to Friday after the woman accused of attacking her failed to appear in the St Catherine Parish Court on Tuesday. Acting…
03 Mar, 2026
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Public bodies must justify use of emergency procurement procedures
Public bodies are being reminded that they must carefully justify any decision to invoke emergency procurement procedures, as these rules are not designed for automatic or prolonged use. In a recent…
03 Mar, 2026
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INDECOM reports decline in fatal security force shootings
Fatal shootings by Jamaica’s security forces declined by 14 per cent in the first two months of 2026 compared with the corresponding period last year, according to figures published by the Independent…
03 Mar, 2026
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PIOJ warns of recession as economy contracts
Jamaica’s economy shrank sharply at the end of last year, and the country now faces what the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) calls a “negative” short-term outlook—with the real risk of a…
03 Mar, 2026
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Police probing death of two-month-old boy in Manchester
The police in Manchester are probing the death of a two-month-old boy who was found dead in the community of Top Hill this afternoon. The police’s Corporate Communications Unit confirmed the incident…