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19 Aug, 2026
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Buchanan launches fresh battle over Holness’ seat
Paul Buchanan has launched a new legal challenge to the September 2025 election result in St Andrew West Central, filing a constitutional motion seeking to have the poll declared void and a fresh…
19 Aug, 2026
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2-y-o girl dies after being hit by father’s car in Kitson Town
The Guanaboa Vale police in St Catherine are investigating the death of a two-year-old girl in Kitson Town on Tuesday who died after sustaining injuries after being hit by a car driven by her father…
19 Aug, 2026
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Man shot dead in Central Village, St Catherine
The police in St Catherine are probing the shooting death of a man in Central Village on Tuesday. Gunned down is 58-year-old higgler Ivan Smith, otherwise called ‘Shortman’, who lived in the area. …
19 Aug, 2026
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Man wanted for murder in Dominican Republic captured in St Mary
A man from the Dominican Republic who is wanted in his home country in relation to a murder case was apprehended by the police in St Mary on Tuesday. He is 26-year-old Jhovanny De Jesus Metz Cruz. …
19 Aug, 2026
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Agriculture Ministry warns against lighting open fires amid another major bush fire in St Elizabeth
The Ministry of Agriculture is urging the public to avoid lighting open fires amid dry conditions, following another fire in Pedro Plains, St Elizabeth. The Ministry, in a statement on Tuesday, said…
19 Aug, 2026
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Man charged over gun attack in Denham Town
A Denham Town man has been charged for allegedly carrying out a gun attack on a man who was sitting along a roadway in the community. Tevin Duffus, otherwise called ‘Janoi’ or ‘John Hype’, was on…
19 Aug, 2026
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Education Ministry preparing contingency plans for schools still under repair
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is preparing alternative arrangements, including rotating students on alternate days, for schools that may not be fully repaired by the start…
19 Aug, 2026
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Japan and OAS award Haiti $3M to help troubled country prepare for long-awaited elections
The money will help Haiti’s government update its voter lists and procure 350,000 blank identification cards, the OAS said in a statement. Gang violence has displaced a record 1.5 million people…
19 Aug, 2026
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KSAMC, TAJ target Half-Way Tree tax dodgers
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) and Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) are stepping up efforts to recover millions of dollars in outstanding property taxes and business-related…