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Three men killed in alleged shootout with police in Hanover

Three alleged gunmen were killed on Wednesday afternoon in a reported shootout with police along the Mosquito Cove main road in Hanover. The  Jamaica Constabulary Force's Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) says about 5:35 p...

Cyclist killed after crashing into a parked truck

The St Ann police are investigating the death of a pedal cyclist who allegedly slammed into a parked truck on Wednesday night. He has been identified only as 'Samson'. The police say about 9:30 p.m., Samson was riding a bicycle...
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Cyclist killed after crashing into a parked truck

The St Ann police are investigating the death of a pedal cyclist who allegedly slammed into a parked truck on Wednesday night. He has been identified only as 'Samson'. The police say about 9:30 p.m., Samson was riding a bicycle...

Bodies of man and woman washed away during rain from Rafael found

The police have retrieved the bodies of  the two people who were swept away in a vehicle on Tuesday afternoon during heavy rain in Worthy Park, St Catherine. The victims have been identified as Junior Gooden and Terrica Green. The...
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Bodies of man and woman washed away during rain from Rafael found

The police have retrieved the bodies of  the two people who were swept away in a vehicle on Tuesday afternoon during heavy rain in Worthy Park, St Catherine. The victims have been identified as Junior Gooden and Terrica Green. The...

'Butch' Stewart's common-law widow seeking injunction against lawyer and Adam Stewart

American businesswoman Cheryl Hammersmith-Stewart, the common-law widow of late hotelier Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, is seeking court orders for attorney-at-law Rachel Yvonne McLarty and executive chairman of Sandals Resorts International,...
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'Butch' Stewart's common-law widow seeking injunction against lawyer and Adam Stewart

American businesswoman Cheryl Hammersmith-Stewart, the common-law widow of late hotelier Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, is seeking court orders for attorney-at-law Rachel Yvonne McLarty and executive chairman of Sandals Resorts International,...

Montego Bay set to welcome new direct flight from Lisbon, Portugal

In a move being described by Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett as the 'European Push', Jamaica is set to welcome a new flight out of Europe, World2Fly from Lisbon, Portugal, to Montego Bay. The airline is set to begin operating that...
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Montego Bay set to welcome new direct flight from Lisbon, Portugal

In a move being described by Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett as the 'European Push', Jamaica is set to welcome a new flight out of Europe, World2Fly from Lisbon, Portugal, to Montego Bay. The airline is set to begin operating that...

Traffic being diverted through Porus following highway crash

Traffic is being diverted off the PJ Patterson Highway following the collision of two trucks near the Toll Gate exit in Clarendon. The police say the collision resulted in the roadway being completely blocked with goods and building materials...
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Traffic being diverted through Porus following highway crash

Traffic is being diverted off the PJ Patterson Highway following the collision of two trucks near the Toll Gate exit in Clarendon. The police say the collision resulted in the roadway being completely blocked with goods and building materials...

JDF searching for two fishermen missing since October 29

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says it is yet to locate two missing fishermen after nine days of searching. The Maritime, Air and Cyber Command of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is conducting search and rescue operations for the men since...
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JDF searching for two fishermen missing since October 29

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says it is yet to locate two missing fishermen after nine days of searching. The Maritime, Air and Cyber Command of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is conducting search and rescue operations for the men since...

Call for clergy confession

Father Sean Major-Campbell, a priest of the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands, is calling for members of the clergy to confess their use of mistranslated versions of the Bible to promote homophobia, misogyny, stigma, discrimination...
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Call for clergy confession

Father Sean Major-Campbell, a priest of the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands, is calling for members of the clergy to confess their use of mistranslated versions of the Bible to promote homophobia, misogyny, stigma, discrimination...

Two pigs, some lashes inspire a war and exile to Africa

AFTER YEARS of frustration, the British colonisers signed treaties of peace and friendship with the Maroons, in 1738 with the Leeward Maroons of western Jamaica, and the Windward Maroons of eastern Jamaica in 1739. The treaty in the west was signed...
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Two pigs, some lashes inspire a war and exile to Africa

AFTER YEARS of frustration, the British colonisers signed treaties of peace and friendship with the Maroons, in 1738 with the Leeward Maroons of western Jamaica, and the Windward Maroons of eastern Jamaica in 1739. The treaty in the west was signed...

Man charged with murder after fight with travel agent in Westmoreland

A Westmoreland man has been charged with murder after he allegedly used a machete to chop a woman, reportedly intoxicated, who was hitting his car with stones outside his home on Sunday.
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Man charged with murder after fight with travel agent in Westmoreland

A Westmoreland man has been charged with murder after he allegedly used a machete to chop a woman, reportedly intoxicated, who was hitting his car with stones outside his home on Sunday.

Policeman dies in Portmore collision with JUTC bus

A police constable died this evening after his private motor car reportedly collided with a Jamaica Urban Transit Company bus in the 2 East community of Greater Portmore, St Catherine.
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Policeman dies in Portmore collision with JUTC bus

A police constable died this evening after his private motor car reportedly collided with a Jamaica Urban Transit Company bus in the 2 East community of Greater Portmore, St Catherine.

Rafael makes landfall in Cuba as a category 3 hurricane

Hurricane Rafael made landfall in Cuba on Wednesday as a powerful category 3 hurricane, plowing across the western part of the island shortly after powerful winds knocked out the country’s power grid.
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Rafael makes landfall in Cuba as a category 3 hurricane

Hurricane Rafael made landfall in Cuba on Wednesday as a powerful category 3 hurricane, plowing across the western part of the island shortly after powerful winds knocked out the country’s power grid.

Preliminary estimates indicate storm damage could range between $500 million and $1 billion

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says preliminary figures indicate that the damage caused by Tropical Storm Rafael could range between $500 million and $1 billion. “Our figures are preliminary; by the end of the day, we will have more...
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Preliminary estimates indicate storm damage could range between $500 million and $1 billion

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says preliminary figures indicate that the damage caused by Tropical Storm Rafael could range between $500 million and $1 billion. “Our figures are preliminary; by the end of the day, we will have more...

Barton v Dawson: The Clarendon by-election that could decide parish control

The Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Suzette Barton and Delroy Dawson of the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) will face off in a by-election for the Aenon Town Division that could decide control of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation. 
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Barton v Dawson: The Clarendon by-election that could decide parish control

The Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Suzette Barton and Delroy Dawson of the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) will face off in a by-election for the Aenon Town Division that could decide control of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation. 

High alert issued for missing mother and 2-y-o child from Spanish Town

The police have issued a high alert for 28-year-old Trudy-Ann Reid and her two-year-old daughter Amelia Morgan, who have been missing since October 6. The mother and child are from Windsor Drive, Spanish Town in St Catherine. 
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High alert issued for missing mother and 2-y-o child from Spanish Town

The police have issued a high alert for 28-year-old Trudy-Ann Reid and her two-year-old daughter Amelia Morgan, who have been missing since October 6. The mother and child are from Windsor Drive, Spanish Town in St Catherine. 

JPS: 10,000 customers still affected as restoration efforts continue after storm Rafael

The Jamaica Public Service says approximately 10,000 customers are still without electricity following Tropical Storm Rafael, though it has restored power to most of those affected. 
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JPS: 10,000 customers still affected as restoration efforts continue after storm Rafael

The Jamaica Public Service says approximately 10,000 customers are still without electricity following Tropical Storm Rafael, though it has restored power to most of those affected. 

Prosperity train will continue, says JLP councillor candidate Winston Downie

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor candidate for the Morant Bay division in St Thomas, Winston Downie, has promised he will be «working with the people and for the people» as he was nominated on Wednesday to contest the ...
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Prosperity train will continue, says JLP councillor candidate Winston Downie

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor candidate for the Morant Bay division in St Thomas, Winston Downie, has promised he will be «working with the people and for the people» as he was nominated on Wednesday to contest the ...

Former Morant Bay mayor seeking to get back into the St Thomas Municipal Corporation

People's National Party (PNP) candidate for the Morant Bay division of St Thomas, Rosemarie Shaw, is seeking to regain the division she originally lost to the late Rohan Bryan, with her nomination for the November 22 by-...
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Former Morant Bay mayor seeking to get back into the St Thomas Municipal Corporation

People's National Party (PNP) candidate for the Morant Bay division of St Thomas, Rosemarie Shaw, is seeking to regain the division she originally lost to the late Rohan Bryan, with her nomination for the November 22 by-...

Biden and Harris call President-elect Trump to congratulate him on win

US Vice President Kamala Harris called President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to congratulate him on his election victory. Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president...
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Biden and Harris call President-elect Trump to congratulate him on win

US Vice President Kamala Harris called President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to congratulate him on his election victory. Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president...

'My time now' says JLP's Duane Smith following nomination in St Andrew North Western

Declaring that it is his time now, Duane Smith was on Wednesday afternoon nominated as the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate to contest the St Andrew North Western by-election on November 22. Smith, the councillor for the Chancery Hall...
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'My time now' says JLP's Duane Smith following nomination in St Andrew North Western

Declaring that it is his time now, Duane Smith was on Wednesday afternoon nominated as the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate to contest the St Andrew North Western by-election on November 22. Smith, the councillor for the Chancery Hall...

Search on for two people washed away during heavy rain in St Catherine

The St Catherine North police are currently searching near Worthy Park in the parish for the occupants of a pickup which was swept away on Tuesday during heavy rains. Reports suggest that a man and a woman were washed away in the...
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Search on for two people washed away during heavy rain in St Catherine

The St Catherine North police are currently searching near Worthy Park in the parish for the occupants of a pickup which was swept away on Tuesday during heavy rains. Reports suggest that a man and a woman were washed away in the...

Two independent candidates to contest St Andrew North Western by-election

Two independent candidates were Wednesday morning nominated to contest the St Andrew North Western by-election. The two, Carl Marshall and Rohan Banks, were nominated just after 10 a.m. at the Pembroke Hall Restorative Justice Centre. Banks...
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Two independent candidates to contest St Andrew North Western by-election

Two independent candidates were Wednesday morning nominated to contest the St Andrew North Western by-election. The two, Carl Marshall and Rohan Banks, were nominated just after 10 a.m. at the Pembroke Hall Restorative Justice Centre. Banks...

Major crimes down 15 per cent, Chang lauds security forces

National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang is lauding the security forces for their efforts in significantly reducing major crimes across the island.  Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing Wednesday morning, Chang said major crimes in...
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Major crimes down 15 per cent, Chang lauds security forces

National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang is lauding the security forces for their efforts in significantly reducing major crimes across the island.  Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing Wednesday morning, Chang said major crimes in...

Prosperity train will continue, says JLP councilor candidate Winston Downie

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor candidate for the Morant Bay division in St Thomas, Winston Downie, has promised he will be «working with the people and for the people» as he was nominated on Wednesday to contest the ...
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Prosperity train will continue, says JLP councilor candidate Winston Downie

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor candidate for the Morant Bay division in St Thomas, Winston Downie, has promised he will be «working with the people and for the people» as he was nominated on Wednesday to contest the ...

Holness, Golding congratulate Trump on victory in US presidential election

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has congratulated Donald Trump on securing victory in Tuesday's presidential election in the US. "Jamaica remains committed to strengthening our close and enduring partnership with the United States...
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Holness, Golding congratulate Trump on victory in US presidential election

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has congratulated Donald Trump on securing victory in Tuesday's presidential election in the US. "Jamaica remains committed to strengthening our close and enduring partnership with the United States...

Beach day in quiet St James

WESTERN BUREAU: Except for bouts of showers throughout Tuesday, it was almost a normal day in St James as Tropical Storm Rafael passed the island. Several tourists were out on the popular Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in downtown Montego Bay, seemingly...
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Beach day in quiet St James

WESTERN BUREAU: Except for bouts of showers throughout Tuesday, it was almost a normal day in St James as Tropical Storm Rafael passed the island. Several tourists were out on the popular Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in downtown Montego Bay, seemingly...

No major disaster in Manchester, St Mary, St Elizabeth

Manchester and St Elizabeth reported no flooding or any major incident arising from the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael yesterday. At the same time, things were also rather calm in St Mary, according to Port Maria Mayor Fitzroy Wilson. He told The...
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No major disaster in Manchester, St Mary, St Elizabeth

Manchester and St Elizabeth reported no flooding or any major incident arising from the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael yesterday. At the same time, things were also rather calm in St Mary, according to Port Maria Mayor Fitzroy Wilson. He told The...

Trelawny thankful

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of low-lying areas in Trelawny were quite happy yesterday, having been spared from Tropical Storm Rafael, experiencing mainly light rainfall and overcast skies, with a few areas seeing heavy showers. The storm, which...
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Trelawny thankful

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of low-lying areas in Trelawny were quite happy yesterday, having been spared from Tropical Storm Rafael, experiencing mainly light rainfall and overcast skies, with a few areas seeing heavy showers. The storm, which...

NPSAJ giving back to the JCF

The National Police Support Association of Jamaica (NPSAJ) is a United States-based organisation fiscally sponsored by Married 2 The Badge Nonprofit. NPSAJ is dedicated to supporting the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) officers via mental health...
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NPSAJ giving back to the JCF

The National Police Support Association of Jamaica (NPSAJ) is a United States-based organisation fiscally sponsored by Married 2 The Badge Nonprofit. NPSAJ is dedicated to supporting the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) officers via mental health...

Enslaved African inspires Jamaica’s first tourist resort and botanical gardens at Bath

TONI-ANN SINGH in her capacity as Miss World Jamaica might have brought some attention to the district of Bath (where she lived for a while), located in the eastern parish of St Thomas; but it was Jacob, the run-away enslaved African who...
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Enslaved African inspires Jamaica’s first tourist resort and botanical gardens at Bath

TONI-ANN SINGH in her capacity as Miss World Jamaica might have brought some attention to the district of Bath (where she lived for a while), located in the eastern parish of St Thomas; but it was Jacob, the run-away enslaved African who...

NWA: Limited road damage from Tropical Storm Rafael

The National Works Agency (NWA) says it has not received any reports of significant road damage caused by heavy rains and flooding associated with Tropical Storm Rafael, which passed near the island today. 
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NWA: Limited road damage from Tropical Storm Rafael

The National Works Agency (NWA) says it has not received any reports of significant road damage caused by heavy rains and flooding associated with Tropical Storm Rafael, which passed near the island today. 

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