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Kingston barber charged with gun offences following May shooting

The Denham Town police in Kingston have charged a 20-year-old barber with multiple firearm-related offences following an incident in the community on May 9. He is Jaheim Bailey, otherwise called ‘Puddie,’ from Rodney Street in Jones Town. He has...
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Kingston barber charged with gun offences following May shooting

The Denham Town police in Kingston have charged a 20-year-old barber with multiple firearm-related offences following an incident in the community on May 9. He is Jaheim Bailey, otherwise called ‘Puddie,’ from Rodney Street in Jones Town. He has...

Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader - US official

(AP) — United States President Donald Trump vetoed a plan presented by Israel to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a US official familiar with the matter. The Israelis informed the Trump administration in recent days...
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Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader - US official

(AP) — United States President Donald Trump vetoed a plan presented by Israel to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a US official familiar with the matter. The Israelis informed the Trump administration in recent days...

Chinese auto shop cleared to reopen; to establish apprenticeship with HEART/NSTA

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) has cleared WH Car Service, the popular Chinese-operated auto repair shop, to reopen following investigations into labour law compliance. The garage, located at Ferry Pen, near the St Catherine–St...
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Chinese auto shop cleared to reopen; to establish apprenticeship with HEART/NSTA

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) has cleared WH Car Service, the popular Chinese-operated auto repair shop, to reopen following investigations into labour law compliance. The garage, located at Ferry Pen, near the St Catherine–St...

Central High considers pushing back internal exams after student's death

Central High School in Clarendon is considering postponing its end-of-year examinations following the sudden death of grade nine student Daylan Findlay on Friday. “We are at the stage now where end-of-term exams should be administered. I spoke...
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Central High considers pushing back internal exams after student's death

Central High School in Clarendon is considering postponing its end-of-year examinations following the sudden death of grade nine student Daylan Findlay on Friday. “We are at the stage now where end-of-term exams should be administered. I spoke...

JLP offers $3 million reward for information on abduction of party worker

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is offering a $3 million reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the abduction of party worker Lorna Robertson in St Andrew on May 30, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced....
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JLP offers $3 million reward for information on abduction of party worker

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is offering a $3 million reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the abduction of party worker Lorna Robertson in St Andrew on May 30, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced....

How expressing gratitude can transform your work and life

NEW YORK (AP): The first thing Alison C. Jones does when she wakes up is to name three things she’s grateful for. It can be as simple as the breeze from a fan or as meaningful as the way a friend showed up for her emotionally. Jones, an...
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How expressing gratitude can transform your work and life

NEW YORK (AP): The first thing Alison C. Jones does when she wakes up is to name three things she’s grateful for. It can be as simple as the breeze from a fan or as meaningful as the way a friend showed up for her emotionally. Jones, an...

Should you let pets sleep next to you?

It turns out, our furry best friend might be our sleep enemy. Lots of pet owners let their animals sleep on the bed with them, which usually disrupts sleep. But many would say it’s worth it. And researchers don’t necessarily disagree. Melissa...
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Should you let pets sleep next to you?

It turns out, our furry best friend might be our sleep enemy. Lots of pet owners let their animals sleep on the bed with them, which usually disrupts sleep. But many would say it’s worth it. And researchers don’t necessarily disagree. Melissa...

NTCOG Jamaica marks 100 years with 5K to award 100 scholarships

The New Testament Church of God (NTCOG) – Jamaica last Wednesday launched its Centennial 5K Walk/Run, an event designed to commemorate its 100th anniversary and raise funds to award 100 scholarships to students across various levels of education....
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NTCOG Jamaica marks 100 years with 5K to award 100 scholarships

The New Testament Church of God (NTCOG) – Jamaica last Wednesday launched its Centennial 5K Walk/Run, an event designed to commemorate its 100th anniversary and raise funds to award 100 scholarships to students across various levels of education....

Majority of J’cans still strong on term limits

A large majority of Jamaicans remain strongly in favour of term limits for politicians at all levels of elected office, according to a new public opinion poll that spotlights the Holness administration’s failure to act on its own nine-year-old...
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Majority of J’cans still strong on term limits

A large majority of Jamaicans remain strongly in favour of term limits for politicians at all levels of elected office, according to a new public opinion poll that spotlights the Holness administration’s failure to act on its own nine-year-old...

US flags four Caribbean nations for possible travel restrictions

WASHINGTON (CMC): Four of the five Eastern Caribbean nations offering citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes have found themselves on a new US State Department watchlist. Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia are...
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US flags four Caribbean nations for possible travel restrictions

WASHINGTON (CMC): Four of the five Eastern Caribbean nations offering citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes have found themselves on a new US State Department watchlist. Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia are...

JCF hosts simultaneous expos in Montego Bay and Kingston June 19-22

St James and Corporate Area residents can look forward to exciting displays of innovation and community engagement, with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) hosting the second staging of its ‘Transformations – People, Quality, and Technology Expo...
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JCF hosts simultaneous expos in Montego Bay and Kingston June 19-22

St James and Corporate Area residents can look forward to exciting displays of innovation and community engagement, with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) hosting the second staging of its ‘Transformations – People, Quality, and Technology Expo...

Jamaican Canadians to receive honorary degrees from Toronto universities

Wayne Isaacs, an entrepreneur known for building businesses in developing economies across over 25 countries, does not usually sing his own praises but on June 19 many will know about his work and philanthropy when he receives an honorary doctor of...
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Jamaican Canadians to receive honorary degrees from Toronto universities

Wayne Isaacs, an entrepreneur known for building businesses in developing economies across over 25 countries, does not usually sing his own praises but on June 19 many will know about his work and philanthropy when he receives an honorary doctor of...

Police witness’ absence pushes Qahal Yahweh trial to July 29

WESTERN BUREAU: The ongoing trial of 16 members of the controversial Qahal Yahweh religious organisation, for breaches of the Child Care and Protection Act and the Education Act, has been put off for continuation on July 29 because of the absence...
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Police witness’ absence pushes Qahal Yahweh trial to July 29

WESTERN BUREAU: The ongoing trial of 16 members of the controversial Qahal Yahweh religious organisation, for breaches of the Child Care and Protection Act and the Education Act, has been put off for continuation on July 29 because of the absence...

Ministry hosts Youth in Agriculture Symposium

MONEAGUE COLLEGE in St Ann was the venue of choice on Tuesday as young people, educators, and agricultural stakeholders gathered for a Youth in Agriculture Symposium, hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining. With a focus on...
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Ministry hosts Youth in Agriculture Symposium

MONEAGUE COLLEGE in St Ann was the venue of choice on Tuesday as young people, educators, and agricultural stakeholders gathered for a Youth in Agriculture Symposium, hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining. With a focus on...

CARICOM youth ambassadors launch climate-smart agriculture project at Clan Carthy High School

CARICOM youth ambassadors for Jamaica, Odane Brooks and Christal Parris-Campbell, led the visibility launch and contract signing for the development and installation of an aquaponics and food garden project at Clan Carthy High School. The launch of...
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CARICOM youth ambassadors launch climate-smart agriculture project at Clan Carthy High School

CARICOM youth ambassadors for Jamaica, Odane Brooks and Christal Parris-Campbell, led the visibility launch and contract signing for the development and installation of an aquaponics and food garden project at Clan Carthy High School. The launch of...

Fitz-Henley says Swaby should 'clear the air' regarding allegations of corruption at the KSAMC

Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby should provide Jamaicans with answers regarding the use of public resources by the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) instead of threatening action against...
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Fitz-Henley says Swaby should 'clear the air' regarding allegations of corruption at the KSAMC

Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby should provide Jamaicans with answers regarding the use of public resources by the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) instead of threatening action against...

RADA on drive to increase Irish potato production in St Thomas

The St Thomas office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) says it is on a drive to improve the production of Irish potato in the Eastern parish. Providing details on Thursday, during the monthly meeting of the St Thomas...
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RADA on drive to increase Irish potato production in St Thomas

The St Thomas office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) says it is on a drive to improve the production of Irish potato in the Eastern parish. Providing details on Thursday, during the monthly meeting of the St Thomas...

Singer Jamaica to close two stores as it streamlines operations

Singer Jamaica will turn down the volume on its retail footprint, closing two stores this month as it fine-tunes its operations. The affected outlets are located at 21 Constant Spring Road in St Andrew, known as the mega store, and at 18–20...
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Singer Jamaica to close two stores as it streamlines operations

Singer Jamaica will turn down the volume on its retail footprint, closing two stores this month as it fine-tunes its operations. The affected outlets are located at 21 Constant Spring Road in St Andrew, known as the mega store, and at 18–20...

Man sentenced to life imprisonment for gun and ammunition possession

A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment, and ordered to serve 25 years before being eligible for parole, for possession of three firearms and ammunition. Nicholas Hibbert, also known as 'Dun Dun' and 'Blacks' pleaded guilty to gun-related...
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Man sentenced to life imprisonment for gun and ammunition possession

A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment, and ordered to serve 25 years before being eligible for parole, for possession of three firearms and ammunition. Nicholas Hibbert, also known as 'Dun Dun' and 'Blacks' pleaded guilty to gun-related...

Central High student dies after collapsing at school

A wave of grief swept through Central High School in Clarendon on Friday following the sudden death of a grade nine student who reportedly collapsed on the school compound. The student has been identified as Daylan Findlay. Information reaching...
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Central High student dies after collapsing at school

A wave of grief swept through Central High School in Clarendon on Friday following the sudden death of a grade nine student who reportedly collapsed on the school compound. The student has been identified as Daylan Findlay. Information reaching...

Councillor calls for end to overloading of trucks carrying sugar cane

A call has come from councillor for the Treadways division in St Catherine, Sydney Rose, for the operators of trucks which transport sugar cane along public roads to stop overloading the units following a crash on Thursday. Rose, who heads the...
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Councillor calls for end to overloading of trucks carrying sugar cane

A call has come from councillor for the Treadways division in St Catherine, Sydney Rose, for the operators of trucks which transport sugar cane along public roads to stop overloading the units following a crash on Thursday. Rose, who heads the...

Section of road to Meadowrest to be closed for two months for drainage works

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that a section of Frazers Boulevard, the road that leads to Meadowrest Memorial Gardens in St Catherine, will be closed for two months starting Monday, June 16, to facilitate the construction of a box...
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Section of road to Meadowrest to be closed for two months for drainage works

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that a section of Frazers Boulevard, the road that leads to Meadowrest Memorial Gardens in St Catherine, will be closed for two months starting Monday, June 16, to facilitate the construction of a box...

Driver in fatal Portmore crash on Municipal Boulevard pleads guilty

A driver who was involved in a crash along Municipal Boulevard in Portmore, St Catherine in 2021 pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving in the circuit court on Thursday. Twenty-five-year-old Akeel Gordon is to be sentenced by...
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Driver in fatal Portmore crash on Municipal Boulevard pleads guilty

A driver who was involved in a crash along Municipal Boulevard in Portmore, St Catherine in 2021 pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving in the circuit court on Thursday. Twenty-five-year-old Akeel Gordon is to be sentenced by...

JCF reviews protocols after wrong man listed as wanted for murder

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it has undertaken a thorough review of its internal processes and quality management systems after a man was mistakenly listed as wanted for murder and subsequently detained by the police. The innocent...
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JCF reviews protocols after wrong man listed as wanted for murder

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it has undertaken a thorough review of its internal processes and quality management systems after a man was mistakenly listed as wanted for murder and subsequently detained by the police. The innocent...

'Misleading'...Mayor Swaby fires back at Fitz-Henley over KSAMC media fee recovery effort

Mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby, has rejected claims made by Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley that the municipality's efforts to recover outstanding advertising fees from media entities could be perceived as an attempt to influence their...
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'Misleading'...Mayor Swaby fires back at Fitz-Henley over KSAMC media fee recovery effort

Mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby, has rejected claims made by Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley that the municipality's efforts to recover outstanding advertising fees from media entities could be perceived as an attempt to influence their...

Motorcyclist killed in crash in Linstead, St Catherine

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a car along the Linstead Bypass in St Catherine on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Bertland Graham of Bog Walk in the parish. Reports are that about 6:40 p.m., Graham was driving a motorbike...
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Motorcyclist killed in crash in Linstead, St Catherine

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a car along the Linstead Bypass in St Catherine on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Bertland Graham of Bog Walk in the parish. Reports are that about 6:40 p.m., Graham was driving a motorbike...

Vendor gunned down outside school in Old Harbour

The Old Harbour police in St Catherine are searching for the attackers responsible for the killing of a vendor outside a high school in the parish on Thursday. Dead is 49-year-old Orville Bloomfield, otherwise called ‘Bloodstain’, of Longville...
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Vendor gunned down outside school in Old Harbour

The Old Harbour police in St Catherine are searching for the attackers responsible for the killing of a vendor outside a high school in the parish on Thursday. Dead is 49-year-old Orville Bloomfield, otherwise called ‘Bloodstain’, of Longville...

Gov’t to address rise in amputations

Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, says the Government will be looking into the rise in the number of amputations locally due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and motorbike crashes. He was responding to concerns raised by Chief Executive...
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Gov’t to address rise in amputations

Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, says the Government will be looking into the rise in the number of amputations locally due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and motorbike crashes. He was responding to concerns raised by Chief Executive...

Nigerian man in Guyana sentenced for involvement in romance scam

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A Nigerian man in Guyana has been sentenced to six years in prison following his conviction for orchestrating a series of romance and package delivery scams that defrauded several Guyanese of millions of dollars in 2022...
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Nigerian man in Guyana sentenced for involvement in romance scam

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A Nigerian man in Guyana has been sentenced to six years in prison following his conviction for orchestrating a series of romance and package delivery scams that defrauded several Guyanese of millions of dollars in 2022...

First Rock threatens legal action against PNP's Julian Robinson over 'false, defamatory' post

Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson is facing the threat of legal action from First Rock Real Estate Investments Limited, which has accused him of defamation over a June 4 social media post. However, Robinson insists he has...
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First Rock threatens legal action against PNP's Julian Robinson over 'false, defamatory' post

Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson is facing the threat of legal action from First Rock Real Estate Investments Limited, which has accused him of defamation over a June 4 social media post. However, Robinson insists he has...

Trump administration tells immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela they have to leave

MIAMI (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday that it has begun notifying hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans that their temporary permission to live and work in the United States has been...
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Trump administration tells immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela they have to leave

MIAMI (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday that it has begun notifying hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans that their temporary permission to live and work in the United States has been...

Major upgrades planned for Slipe Pen Road Health Centre

The Slipe Pen Road Comprehensive Health Centre in Kingston is set to receive several upgrades and a facelift as the Government continues its efforts to improve the nation’s primary healthcare facilities. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr...
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Major upgrades planned for Slipe Pen Road Health Centre

The Slipe Pen Road Comprehensive Health Centre in Kingston is set to receive several upgrades and a facelift as the Government continues its efforts to improve the nation’s primary healthcare facilities. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr...

Jamaica Rugby Football Union partners with local restaurant

The Jamaica Rugby Football Union (JRFU) has secured a new partner for the 2025–2026 season: Mr. Breakfast, a local company known for its fusion of continental breakfasts and Jamaican flavours. The partnership includes pre-game breakfast support,...
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Jamaica Rugby Football Union partners with local restaurant

The Jamaica Rugby Football Union (JRFU) has secured a new partner for the 2025–2026 season: Mr. Breakfast, a local company known for its fusion of continental breakfasts and Jamaican flavours. The partnership includes pre-game breakfast support,...

Delancy jabs back at McKenzie over Negril Market comments

WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar Mayor Danree Delancy has pushed back against “unfair” criticism from Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie regarding delays in the Negril Fruits and Vegetable Market project. “It is unfair to blame us for what we...
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Delancy jabs back at McKenzie over Negril Market comments

WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar Mayor Danree Delancy has pushed back against “unfair” criticism from Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie regarding delays in the Negril Fruits and Vegetable Market project. “It is unfair to blame us for what we...

Voluntary blood donation rises in Lat Am and C’bean, but challenges remain - PAHO

WASHINGTON, DC (PAHO): Ahead of World Blood Donor Day, observed on June 14, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has released new data showing progress in voluntary blood donation across the Americas. However, key challenges remain to...
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Voluntary blood donation rises in Lat Am and C’bean, but challenges remain - PAHO

WASHINGTON, DC (PAHO): Ahead of World Blood Donor Day, observed on June 14, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has released new data showing progress in voluntary blood donation across the Americas. However, key challenges remain to...