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Wheelchair-bound grad defies odds completes HEART IT programme

Pastor accused in US$12K truck scam hit with stop order

Man found injured in gully dies in hospital

Vaz says fuel costs could wipe out proposed taxi fare increase

INDECOM seeks witnesses after viral police shooting of woman in St James

Gunmen order drink then kill patron in St Andrew bar

Gunmen order drink then kill patron in St Andrew bar

Cops found not guilty of triple shooting 13-years ago

Man accused of stabbing Excelsior student turns himself in

Florida man to be executed for raping 13-y-o step-niece 50 years ago

Woman killed in Love Lane attack, suspect gunned down hours later

FNID seizes $30M in drugs and assets two charged in separate busts

Cop among two killed in crash after driver swerves to avoid pothole

Suspect leads police to dead body belived to be missing cop Sylvester Reid

Bus conductor in viral schoolgirl attack video in police custody

JLP blasts Brown-Burke over mace incident

Black River High students to sit CSEC Exams on campus

Lawyer into custody after nearly two-hour standoff in MoBay

Shenseea links up with Daddy Yankee on FIFA World Cup 2026 anthem Echo

Retired cop found lifeless in kitchen after complaining of back pain

Two killed after one allegedly pulled gunat cops during raid

Mayor Scott assault case sent to mediation after election clash

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Man shot dead after allegedly biting cop in tussle

Man on bail for sexual offence caught breaking into Rose Hill Primary and Infant School

Teen arrested after allegedly flashing gun during argument then running away

'Boo' gunned down while playing dominoes in Portmore

Almost all-white jury shown rap lyrics in prosecution of Black man on death row

Update | JC student in viral slap video arrested and charged

Jaii Frais and Jhavy Ambassador get $1.5m bail but gagged by court

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Iconic reggae musician Stephen 'Cat' Coore has died
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Big demand for ducks and turkeys
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr Kasan Troupe (right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Electronic Document Preparation and Management (EDPM) and Customer Engagement Laboratory at Stony Hill Technical High School in St Andrew on January 9. Joining her are State Minister in the Ministry of National Security and Peace and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second right), along with other stakeholders.

Technical high schools being outfitted with digitisation labs
January 19, 2026

A date is to set for the accused to go to court.

‘Degeh’ charged after three years on the run over Christmas Day bar shooting incident in Portland
January 19, 2026

An AI-generated image capturing Jamaica in the digital age, where social media has become the new town square—hosting conversations, speculation, and real-time accountability.

Think before you post - Experts sound alarm about ‘bring down’ culture
January 19, 2026

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, displays a copy of the Jamaica National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) during the official launch ceremony for the Index at the AC Marriott Hotel in St Andrew on January 16.

Gov’t better equipped to measure, address poverty
January 19, 2026

A photo of the sign of Cornwall Regional Hospital

'Packed like sardines' Doctors join nurses in Cornwall Regional protest
January 16, 2026

Handcuffs of steel

Vendor cuffed after allegedly attacking mother and bullying her daughter
January 16, 2026

Woman allegedly burns house down after heated argument on Boxing Day
January 16, 2026

Unemployment dips as female participation rises - STATIN
January 16, 2026

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