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Parts of Europe swelter in record May heat as deaths at amateur sports events spur warnings

Europe is baking under unseasonal heat that is shattering temperature records, including in the United Kingdom on Monday, and prompting government warnings after deaths were reported at amateur sports events in France.

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Updated 50 minutes ago

PM charges JCF to review protocols for handling injured and deceased persons

Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, has charged the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to examine and review its protocols for assisting the injured and removing deceased individuals from crime scenes.
Updated 1 hour ago

Two men killed in alleged shoot-out with police in St Catherine
The two men were fatally shot by the police during an alleged shoot-out in St Catherine on Sunday evening.
Updated 1 hour ago

Man charged for allegedly attacking Spanish Town Man woman in her sleep
A 20-year-old man has been charged after allegedly breaking into a woman’s home in Spanish Town, St Catherine, and attacking her while she slept.
Updated 2 hours ago

Jamaicans urged not to squat on bauxite lands

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) is urging Jamaicans to refrain from squatting on bauxite lands.
Updated 5 hours ago by Livingston Scott

Byron Earle, Teddy Johnson among honourees at 'Bring Back The Love' 
Two former stars of local football, Arnett Gardens' Byron 'King' Earle and Tivoli's Jermaine 'Teddy's Johnson, will be among  the honourees at this year's…
Updated 5 hours ago

Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican’s role in legitimising slavery
Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See’s role in legitimising slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian…
Updated 6 hours ago

St Elizabeth man pleads guilty, fined over Spanish Town ganja bust

A St Elizabeth man who was among three people charged following the seizure of more than 20 pounds of ganja along Jobs Lane in Spanish Town has been fined more than $140,000 after pleading guilty in…
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Mona Preparatory School Set for 20th Staging of Invitational Track Meet
KINGSTON:  Mona Preparatory School will host the 20th staging of its Invitational Track Meet on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at the Jamaica College Ashenheim Stadium, continuing a growing tradition of…
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Fred Kerley runs 9.97 at Enhanced Games, where Kristian Gkolomeev gets a $1M bonus for swimming mark
Fred Kerley ran 100 metres in a pedestrian 9.97 seconds Sunday night to win the Enhanced Games in a race where the sprinters had to be placed in the starting blocks four times because of false starts…