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15 Dec, 2025
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UDC mobilises for Black River clean-up following Holness order
The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) says clean-up work in Black River, St Elizabeth, will begin "shortly", as it prepares to take charge of debris removal and restoration efforts…
15 Dec, 2025
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Update | Son arrested after US filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife found dead
(AP) — Rob Reiner’s son, Nick Reiner, has been taken into custody after the deaths of the director-writer and his wife Michele, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press news agency. The…
15 Dec, 2025
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20-year-old killed in Old Harbour crash
A 20-year-old man died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash in Old Harbour, St Catherine, on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Keenon Perry, from Herring Hill Lane in Old…
15 Dec, 2025
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Prisoner charged in death of fellow inmate at St Mary police station
A 23-year-old inmate has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of another prisoner at the Annotto Bay Police Station lock-up in St Mary. The accused is Nolando Atkinson, a…
15 Dec, 2025
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Portland police probing alleged rape of CASE student
Detectives attached to the Port Antonio Criminal Investigative Branch in Portland are investigating the alleged rape of a female College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE) student on Sunday…
15 Dec, 2025
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Former Congo rebel leader Lumbala sentenced to 30 years over wartime atrocities
(AP) — Ex-Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala was sentenced Monday in France to 30 years in prison over atrocities committed two decades ago during the Second Congo War. Rights groups have hailed the…
15 Dec, 2025
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Gov’t to address land settlement issues in Westmoreland
The Government is to intensify efforts to regularise land settlements in Westmoreland, says Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness. Addressing a land titling ceremony at the Lacovia Community Centre in St…
15 Dec, 2025
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JPS customers to see 7% increase on November bills following Hurricane Melissa
Customers of the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) will see a 7 per cent increase on bills issued in December for November’s electricity consumption, the Office of Utilities Regulation…
15 Dec, 2025
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Trinidad and Tobago to open airports to US military as Venezuela tensions grow
The government of Trinidad and Tobago said Monday that it would allow the United States military to access its airports in coming weeks as tensions build between the US and Venezuela. The…