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24 Sep, 2026
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Pastor charged after woman allegedly sexually assaulted following job offer
A 45-year-old minister of religion has been charged with several sexual offences after he allegedly promised a woman employment and later sexually assaulted her. The accused has been charged with…
24 Sep, 2026
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Taxi operator held with illegal gun in Stony Hill
A 32-year-old taxi operator remains in police custody after he was allegedly found with an illegal firearm during a targeted operation in Pear Hill District, Stony Hill, St Andrew, on Wednesday. He…
24 Sep, 2026
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Police seize 1,400 pounds of ganja in Westmoreland
Police seized approximately 1,400 pounds of ganja in two separate incidents in Westmoreland on Wednesday night during a coordinated operation. The first seizure was made about 8:00 pm in Little…
24 Sep, 2026
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Specialist urges rebuilding of minds after Melissa
Rebuilding schools after Hurricane Melissa must go beyond repairing roofs, replacing books and restoring classrooms, with greater attention being paid to the emotional and psychological toll of the…
24 Sep, 2026
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US vision mission comes good for Westmoreland students
Western Bureau: Of the 196 students examined during a recent vision mission to the Savanna-la-Mar Inclusive Academy in Westmoreland, about 50 per cent of them were found to be in need of corrective…
24 Sep, 2026
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Daughters remember veteran musician Jackie Jackson as devoted dad
WESTERN BUREAU: To the world, Clifton ‘Jackie’ Jackson was the legendary bass guitarist whose fingers helped shape some of Jamaican music’s most enduring recordings. To his four daughters, he was…
24 Sep, 2026
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LAC tops one million electric vehicles
QUITO (CMC): The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE) says Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has reached a major milestone in its energy transition, surpassing one million…
24 Sep, 2026
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Earth Today | ‘Keep 1.5 alive’
SMALL ISLAND developing states (SIDS) are insisting that countries set clear, concrete commitments to strengthen the global response to climate change and put the world back on a path towards the 1.5…
24 Sep, 2026
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Earth Today | Experts support call for science to drive climate action
LOCAL EXPERTS have stressed that it is time to ensure science is more efficiently translated into policies, plans and investments that shape the response to climate change. “It is now more critical…