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20 Mar, 2026
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Driver cites medical issue in crash that killed woman in Spanish Town
A lawyer representing a taxi operator told a court on Friday that a medical episode was behind a crash that left a pedestrian dead in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Saturday. The disclosure was made…
20 Mar, 2026
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Cuba refuses to let US Embassy in Havana import diesel for its generators
(AP) — The Cuban government has refused a request by the United States Embassy in Havana to allow it to import diesel for its generators while the Trump administration continues to impose a fuel…
19 Mar, 2026
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Holness in the hot seat
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness comes to the proverbial wicket today to make his 11th contribution to the yearly Budget Debate at a time when the country is said to be transitioning from recovery to…
19 Mar, 2026
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Fraud accused’s true identity uncovered in $352m mortgage loan scam
Dwayne Pitter, a resident of Bay Farm Villa in St Andrew, is the person who allegedly used a fictitious name to get mortgage loans totalling $352 million from four commercial banks over a one-month…
19 Mar, 2026
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Met Service projects below normal rainfall for early wet season
The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) is projecting that the early months of the upcoming wet season (April and May) will produce below normal rainfall across the island. This was…
19 Mar, 2026
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Four of six containers that will house infirmary in Trelawny in place
Four of the six prefabricated containers designated for the new Falmouth Infirmary have now arrived on site, marking a significant step in efforts to rehouse residents who were displaced following the…
19 Mar, 2026
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Maritime Authority of Jamaica urges extreme caution amid unstable offshore weather
The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) is advising all boaters, fisherfolk, and mariners to exercise extreme caution amid the unstable weather conditions currently affecting offshore areas of the…
19 Mar, 2026
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Assault rifle and ammunition seized in Grants Pen police operation, man arrested
A man was arrested this morning following the seizure of an assault rifle and a magazine containing ammunition during a police operation at a house in Grants Pen, St Andrew. The operation was part…
19 Mar, 2026
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Section of main road in Belmont, Westmoreland breaks away, extreme caution urged
A section of the main road in Belmont, Westmoreland has broken away following heavy rainfall and rough sea conditions, forcing vehicular traffic to be reduced to a single lane. The incident, which…