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14 Apr, 2026
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Probe deepens after Carnival night erupts in gunfire
Investigators probing Sunday night’s shooting at the Big Wall Carnival after-party say it is still “very early days as it relates to charges”, even as eyewitness accounts, reported security gaps, and…
14 Apr, 2026
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‘We’re just hoping for the best’
Still grappling with the physical and psychological toll of Hurricane Melissa, schools across the worst-affected parishes are racing to ready grade-six students for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP)…
14 Apr, 2026
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Cops believe cross-border robbers targeting churches in St James
WESTERN BUREAU: Senior Superintendent Eron Samuels, police commander for St James, is appealing to churches and communities to help the police to apprehend thieves who are committing multiple…
14 Apr, 2026
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Gordon Harrison suggests Child Diversion Act clarifies ‘accepting responsibility’
Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison wants the Child Diversion Act to make it clear that the ‘accepting of responsibility’ by a child who commits an offence should not automatically be followed…
14 Apr, 2026
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Chinese community donates $1m to Howard Cooke Primary’s recovery
WESTERN BUREAU: The Howard Cooke Primary School in Montego Bay, which had its furniture, equipment and vital records destroyed when mud, debris and floodwaters associated with Hurricane Melissa…
14 Apr, 2026
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Bad roads drive Hertford residents to the brink
Tensions flared along the Hertford main road on Monday as taxi operators and residents mounted a protest over deteriorating road conditions, with some going as far as forming human barricades to halt…
13 Apr, 2026
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Summit snub
WESTERN BUREAU A diplomatic dispute within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has intensified after Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) stayed away from an emergency meeting convened to address concerns it…
13 Apr, 2026
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From Churchill Downs to Serenity Ranch
For more than 150 years, the Kentucky Derby has stood as one of the most iconic and prestigious traditions in American history. Established in 1875 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, the…
13 Apr, 2026
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100-member team of Jamaican-American cops visit island this month
A 100-member-strong mission from the Jamaican-American Law Enforcement Organization (JAMLEO), comprising officers in the New York Police Department (NYPD), will arrive in Jamaica on April 26 for a…