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26 Mar, 2026
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Update | Taxi operator charged for alleged rape and abduction of teen passenger in Spanish Town
The 48-year-old St Catherine taxi operator who was taken into custody on Sunday for the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl who was a passenger in his vehicle has been charged. He was…
26 Mar, 2026
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Champs 2026 | Excelsior’s Riquelme Reid’s sprint double bid ends after 200m pull-up
Excelsior High School sprinter Riquelme Reid saw his hopes of winning the boys’ Class One sprint double dashed after pulling up in his heat of the 200m at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls…
26 Mar, 2026
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Police probing death of man in St Mary, suicide suspected
The St Mary police are probing the death of a man in the community of Luna. He has been identified as Owen Lewis. The matter is being treated as a suspected case of suicide. Reports are that…
26 Mar, 2026
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MAKING OF CHAMPS: The rules that keep Champs at the top
There is a thin line between success and failure at any athletics championship. On occasion, that difference could be created by iinfringements of a rule. Those rules at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and…
26 Mar, 2026
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Champs 2026 | Holland’s Shanoya Douglas and Sashana East of Wolmer's eyeing sprint double
Holland High School sprint star Shanoya Douglas cruised into the semifinals of the girls’ Class One 200m at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships on Thursday. Douglas, who won…
26 Mar, 2026
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UTech academic staff stage sit-in to protest late salary payments
Academic staff at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) today staged a sit-in to protest the late payment of their March salaries. Following a Zoom meeting held on Thursday morning with the…
26 Mar, 2026
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93 Hurricane Melissa evacuees remain in eight schools, Education Ministry reports
There are currently eight schools that are still being used as shelters in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, housing a total of 93 people. The update was provided this morning by Dr Kasan Troupe,…
26 Mar, 2026
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TSA boss warns of airport shutdowns amid Homeland Security funding fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration may have to shut down operations at some airports if the budget impasse drags on, the agency’s acting head said Wednesday, even as record…
26 Mar, 2026
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District Constable charged for allegedly opening fire on motorist in Portmore
A district constable has been charged after allegedly discharging his firearm at a motorist along the Port Henderson Main Road in Portmore, St Catherine. Sean McKenzie is charged for breaching the…