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06 Oct, 2026
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Denham Town High mourns death of student killed in house fire
Students and staff of Denham Town High School in Kingston have been plunged into mourning following the loss of 11-year-old Jaydon Whyte, who died in a fire on Tuesday morning, a day before his 12th…
06 Oct, 2026
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Pakistan provides fuel aid to over nine million low-income people as Middle East war drives up prices
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s government has provided fuel subsidies to more than nine million low-income people as the US-Iran war drives up energy prices, officials said Tuesday. Rising petrol and…
06 Oct, 2026
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Dean Jones | Homes up. Jobs where?
Jamaica is building a new north coast. Thousands of homes are rising across St Mary, St Ann, Trelawny, St James, Hanover and Westmoreland. Gated communities are spreading, apartment developments are…
06 Oct, 2026
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Strong El Niño could lead to impactful drought as well as humid heat over the next three months
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Tuesday said that during the second half of the Atlantic Hurricane Season and the transition out of the…
06 Oct, 2026
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Jim Bakker, who lost his ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire in sex and money scandals, dies at 86
Jim Bakker, who built a huge TV following and evangelical empire with his first wife, Tammy Faye, which later collapsed in a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died. He was 86. Bakker died…
06 Oct, 2026
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11-y-o boy, 60-y-old man killed in Denham Town house fire
Two people, including an 11-year-old boy, were killed in a fire at a house in Denham Town, Kingston, early Tuesday morning. They have been identified as 11-year-old Jaydon Whyte and 60-year-old…
06 Oct, 2026
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53-y-o man freed of rape, assault charges in St Catherine court
A 53-year-old man was freed of rape and assault charges in the St Catherine Circuit Court on Monday after a jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty. Presiding High Court Judge Justice Yvonne…
06 Oct, 2026
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Schools in St Vincent closed due to flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – St Vincent and the Grenadines on Tuesday announced the closure of all schools on the island after heavy rains caused widespread flooding and landslides. Several houses…
06 Oct, 2026
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Man fatally shot by police in Manchester
A man was fatally shot by the police during an alleged confrontation in Manchester on Monday. He has been identified as 26-year-old farmer Raheem Nelson, otherwise called ‘Richie’, of Straun district…