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Tasheka Swaby says her child’s father, Jason Miller, one of four men who were involved in a fiery motor vehicle crash on the PJ Patterson Highway in St ... Show more
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Dujuan ‘Whisper’ Richards and girlfriend expecting their first child: KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican football sensation Dujuan “Whisper” Richards is about to ...
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Dujuan ‘Whisper’ Richards and girlfriend expecting their first child
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The latest round of board changes at NCB Financial Group Limited has seen the board composition effectively becoming mainly Canadian ... Show more
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Baltimore bridge collapses after ship collision: Baltimore, United States (AFP) -- A major bridge in the US city of Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday after being ...
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Baltimore bridge collapses after ship collision
Quick Glance: Tragedy in Baltimore: Fatal Bridge Collapse and Intensive Investigations
  • A cargo ship that lost control and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore had previously undergone engine maintenance in the port, according to the US Coast Guard. Divers retrieved the bodies of two of the six workers who fell into the water, while the search for the others was deemed unsuccessful.

  • Investigators commenced gathering evidence from the cargo ship involved in striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The victims were from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, with authorities suspecting that the other vehicles with victims were trapped.
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As the Easter season fast approaches, the recent roll-out of a new bun and cheese ice cream from Scoops Unlimited, makers of the world-famous Devon House ice ... Show more
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Doughnut company and coffee house chain Krispy Kreme has added its fourth location in Portmore, St Catherine. Krispy Kreme opened the doors to its new store ... Show more
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Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke on Tuesday punched holes in Opposition Leader Mark Golding’s budget presentation, accusing him of presenting a distorted ... Show more
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St Mary police mourn loss of young constable: ST MARY, Jamaica — Police in St Mary have been left shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of their colleague ...
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St Mary police mourn loss of young constable
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Two people including a six-year-old boy have died as a result of injuries they sustained in a two-vehicle crash on the Mountainside/ Fullerswood main road ... Show more
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The Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in Montego Bay, popularly called the Hip Strip, will get a new makeover that will see the asphalted streets being replaced with ... Show more
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Twenty-three student interns from the Florida International University spent a week in Jamaica learning about the island’s captivating culture and ... Show more
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Five dead, 1,000 homes destroyed in PNG earthquake: At least five people were killed and an estimated 1,000 homes destroyed when a magnitude 6 ...
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Five dead, 1,000 homes destroyed in PNG earthquake
Quick Glance: Significant Destruction Caused by Severe Earthquake and Floods in PNG
  • A seismic event measuring 6.9 in magnitude resulted in extensive destruction in Papua New Guinea, with approximately 1,000 residential properties in the East Sepik province affected, with reports of three fatalities.

  • Governor Allan Bird mentioned the devastation of the 1,000 homes due to the earthquake, exacerbating the existing challenges posed by flooding in the province.

  • Critical necessities in the impacted areas include housing, access to clean water, and waterproof covers for securing possessions and firewood.

  • Intense precipitation coupled with powerful winds have led to severe flooding and landslides in Papua New Guinea during this current month.
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#Champs2024: STGC’s Bristol heads into Class 1 shot put final on top: KINGSTON, Jamaica – Deandre Bristol of St George’s College (STGC) was the lone athlete to ...
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#Champs2024: STGC’s Bristol heads into Class 1 shot put final on top
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Rehabilitation work on second phase of Falmouth to Springvale road underway: TRELAWNY, Jamaica - Motorists plying the route between Falmouth and Springvale in ...
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Rehabilitation work on second phase of Falmouth to Springvale road ...
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Many people expected Edwin Allen High to come out on top at the 2024 staging of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association/GraceKennedy Girls’ Athletics ... Show more
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Body found with chop wounds in St Ann, residents want increased police presence: ST ANN, Jamaica— The body of a man was found with chop wounds on a farm in Coley ...
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Body found with chop wounds in St Ann, residents want increased police ...
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Firearm, ammunition seizure in Trelawny: TRELAWNY, Jamaica – The Falmouth police have arrested a man in connection wirh the seizure of a 45mm Haskell pistol and ...
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Firearm, ammunition seizure in Trelawny
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#Champs2024: JC gets quinella in Class 2 boys’ long jump: KINGSTON, Jamaica – Michael-Andre Edwards and Jaivar Cato of Jamaica College copped the gold and silver ...
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#Champs2024: JC gets quinella in Class 2 boys’ long jump
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Dr Brian Heap is dead: Dr Brian Heap, an English-born educator known for his work in theatre, died on Sunday after a prolonged, undisclosed illness ...
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Dr Brian Heap is dead
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PM outlines plans for Lucea-Hopewell Bypass: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Prime Minister Andrew Holness, has outlined plans for a Lucea-Hopewell Bypass to assist in ...
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PM outlines plans for Lucea-Hopewell Bypass
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Unidentified man killed in Sav: WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – A man was reportedly shot dead at Ricketts Street in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Friday night ...
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Unidentified man killed in Sav
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Asafa Powell to be honoured for sprinting legacy at Bleu & Bougie event: KINGSTON, Jamaica— Retired sprinter Asafa Powell will be honoured with the 2024 Bleu & ...
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Asafa Powell to be honoured for sprinting legacy at Bleu & Bougie event
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Falmouth artisan village a game changer for tourism: St JAMES, Jamaica - Jamaica’s first artisan village is set to redefine the tourism experience ...
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Falmouth artisan village a game changer for tourism
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The Jamaican Government is being warned to move cautiously as it prepares to accept several orphans from crisis-hit Haiti ... Show more
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‘This conflict would persist regardless of the genders involved’ says PNPWM on Speaker of the House issue
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‘This conflict would persist regardless of the genders involved’ says ...
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While admitting some tweaks to the schedule are needed, ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) Committee Chairman Richard Thompson ... Show more
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At least two senior attorneys with no known connection to the case believe dancehall star Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer and his three co-accused will be freed or ... Show more
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Four people, including a three-year-old child, burnt to death in their home in Central Village, St Catherine Tuesday morning after it was reportedly firebombed ... Show more
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Man fatally shot in Norwood related to murdered Westmoreland businesswoman: ST JAMES, Jamaica — The man killed, allegedly in a shootout with police personnel on ...
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Man fatally shot in Norwood related to murdered Westmoreland businesswoman
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Diddy lawyers condemn federal ‘ambush’ on US rapper’s homes: LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)— Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs on Tuesday said raids carried out ...
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Diddy lawyers condemn federal ‘ambush’ on US rapper’s homes
Quick Glance: Feds search Diddy Combs' properties in sex trafficking probe
  • Federal Homeland Security Investigations agents searched Sean 'Diddy' Combs' properties in Los Angeles and Miami as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation.

  • It remains unclear if Combs was the target of the investigation, and federal authorities in New York have not publicly commented on the specifics.

  • Several sexual assault lawsuits have been filed against Combs, including allegations of coercion into prostitution and sexual abuse.

  • The entertainment industry continues to grapple with allegations of sexual misconduct, with high-profile figures like Harvey Weinstein and R. Kelly facing convictions for rape and abuse.
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The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association is urging Jamaicans to stop eating parrot fish, arguing that an abstention would help in saving the environment and ... Show more
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Forty-year-old Sushana Greenfield, the woman accused of abducting a newborn from her parents at the Victoria Jubilee Maternity Hospital on Monday ... Show more
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FosRich Company limited has struck a $1-billion deal to acquire a business in Montego Bay, signalling the company’s readiness to start making a serious play ... Show more
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The MoBay City Run has been renamed in honour of Jill Stewart. The event has been renamed the Jill Stewart MoBay City Run in honour of Executive Chairman of ... Show more
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Cabinet approves $1.2 billion for Infrastructure works: KINGSTON, Jamaica — Road, water and sewerage improvement works will be undertaken in sections of the ...
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Cabinet approves $1.2 billion for Infrastructure works
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Ocho Rios Primary to get 25 new computers from St Ann businessman: ST JAMES, Jamaica - Businessman in St Ann, Kumar Sujanani, has pledged to donate 25 new ...
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Ocho Rios Primary to get 25 new computers from St Ann businessman
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Hector, Cephas named in Reggae Boyz team for semis against USA: KINGSTON, Jamaica— Veteran utility player Michael Hector and attacker Renaldo Cephas were named ...
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Hector, Cephas named in Reggae Boyz team for semis against USA
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Grange Hill Primary to remain closed following alleged threats: WESTMORELAND, Jamaica— The Grange Hill Primary School in Westmoreland will remain closed for the ...
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Grange Hill Primary to remain closed following alleged threats
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NWA launches ‘Duh Road’ campaign: KINGSTON, Jamaica— The National Works Agency (NWA) has launched a public awareness campaign called “Duh Road” to raise ...
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NWA launches ‘Duh Road’ campaign
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Mayor of Montego Bay Richard Vernon is calling for residents and business operators in St James to honour their obligations and pay their taxes ... Show more
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Spain prosecutors want Rubiales jailed for 2.5 years for World Cup kiss: MADRID, Spain (AFP)— Spanish prosecutors are seeking two-and-a-half years jail for ...
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Spain prosecutors want Rubiales jailed for 2.5 years for World Cup kiss
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Diddy’s LA mansion raided by Feds: CALIFORNIA, United States — Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) agents on Monday raided a Holmby Hills home in Los Angeles ...
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Diddy’s LA mansion raided by Feds
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With 28 more murders recorded in Jamaica over the last week, between March 16 and 23, homicide detectives had close to 60 deaths to probe in 14 days. This ... Show more
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Lifeguard accused of strangling brother to death will face committal hearing: ST JAMES, Jamaica — Dailando Bailey, the lifeguard accused of strangling his ...
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Lifeguard accused of strangling brother to death will face committal ...
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Security guard killed, 9-y-o among injured in St Ann cambio robbery: ST ANN, Jamaica— A security guard was killed and an employee of a cambio injured during an ...
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Security guard killed, 9-y-o among injured in St Ann cambio robbery
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Calabar High’s journey through Champs has been a very successful one and this year they are once again expected to make their presence felt.www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/12/calabar-look-continue-revival-four-year-trophy-drought/
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Young people seeking to purchase their first home will now have more affordable options available to them through the National Housing Trust which will be ... Show more
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Several people rushed to hospital following two-vehicle crash in Manchester: MANCHESTER, Hill — Several people have been rushed to hospital following a ...
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Several people rushed to hospital following two-vehicle crash in ...
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The HEART/NSTA Trust Region Three has handed over the renovated Rio Bueno Health Centre in Trelawny. The agency, which did the work as part of its annual ... Show more
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Olympic flame to burn near Louvre during Paris Games: source: PARIS, France (AFP)— The Olympic flame is set to burn in the Tuileries Garden in front of the ...
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Olympic flame to burn near Louvre during Paris Games: source
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‘Crampy’ gunned down at Trelawny home: TRELAWNY, Jamaica – Trelawny police are probing the circumstances surrounding Saturday morning's killing of a 64-year-old ...
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‘Crampy’ gunned down at Trelawny home
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Five people shot and killed in less than 72 hours in Grange Hill, Westmoreland: WESTMORELAND, Jamaica - Five people have been shot and killed in less than 72 ...
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Five people shot and killed in less than 72 hours in Grange Hill ...
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Nine missing after Indonesia landslide, flooding: At least nine Indonesians were reported missing overnight and more than 200 were evacuated after a landslide ...
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Nine missing after Indonesia landslide, flooding
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TikTok devotees say platform unfairly targeted for US ban: TikTok creators voiced outrage Wednesday over proposed legislation that could scuttle the platform in ...
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TikTok devotees say platform unfairly targeted for US ban
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If Costa Rica continues to restrict Chinese companies from the 5G market then their relationship will be in jeopardy.www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/27/china-warns-costa-rica-restricting-access-5g-market/
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Immediately after arriving at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio, Jamaica on Thursday, Susan Krabacher, founder of HaitiChildren ... Show more
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Economists have high expectations for the upcoming budget deliberations and are predicting that when Finance and Public Service Minister Dr Nigel Clarke opens ... Show more
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Construction works on the US$350 million Pinnacle project in Montego Bay, St James has started, with the driving of piles on which the four skyscraping towers ... Show more
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Haiti PM agrees to leave in regional push to end crisis: KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) -- Haiti's prime minister agreed late Monday to step aside as armed gangs plunge ...
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Haiti PM agrees to leave in regional push to end crisis
Quick Glance: Understanding Haiti’s Armed Gangs: Origins and Demands
  • Armed groups have long rocked daily life and politics in Haiti.

  • The rivalry between the two major gang coalitions - G9 and GPep - dominates Port-au-Prince.

  • The origins of the gangs are closely associated with political parties and elites in Haiti.

  • The armed groups have become autonomous entities and seek political power.
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April 11 trial for man who tried to ship cocaine via courier service: ST JAMES, Jamaica — A Westmoreland man is set to face trial on April 11 after allegedly ...
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April 11 trial for man who tried to ship cocaine via courier service
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Celebration continues into the 75th anniversary of women in the Jamaica Constabulary Force, as 30 trailblazing women across Area One were feted by charitable ... Show more
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Gov’t to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure projects over next five years – Clarke
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Gov’t to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure projects over next five years ...
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Jamaica recorded 31 murders last week, according to the latest statistics published on Sunday by the Jamaica Constabulary Force ...
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As the world celebrates Holi today, Masakui Rungsung, high commissioner of India to Jamaica, is pleased to see that non-Indian natives living in Jamaica are ... Show more
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The Falmouth police on Tuesday seized a 45mm Haskell pistol and four 45 mm rounds of ammunition during an operation in Litchfield, Wait-a-Bit in Trelawny ... Show more
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Reggae Sumfest lineup bolstered by addition of four more acts: KINGSTON, Jamaica — Four additional acts have been incorporated into the Reggae Sumfest lineup ...
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Reggae Sumfest lineup bolstered by addition of four more acts
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Motorcyclist shot while riding in St James: ST JAMES, Jamaica - Police are searching for a man who fired several shots at a motorcyclist as he rode along the ...
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Motorcyclist shot while riding in St James
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Ronaldo’s Al Nassr dumped out of Asian Champions League quarters: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP)— Cristiano Ronaldo scored in extra time but Al Nassr side were ...
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Ronaldo’s Al Nassr dumped out of Asian Champions League quarters
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NSWMA undertakes successful plastic bottle collection drive in St James: ST JAMES, Jamaica - The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) ...
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NSWMA undertakes successful plastic bottle collection drive in St James
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Bike taxi operator third murder victim within 24 hours in Westmoreland: WESTMORELAND, Jamaica— A bike taxi operator is reported to be the third person to be shot ...
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Bike taxi operator third murder victim within 24 hours in Westmoreland
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‘Do-Do Man’ charged in shooting of four, one fatally, in Westmoreland: WESTMORELAND, Jamaica— A Westmoreland man has been charged with the shooting death of a ...
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‘Do-Do Man’ charged in shooting of four, one fatally, in Westmoreland
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‘No clue what this case is about’, says judge: ST JAMES, Jamaica — Citing inconsistencies and lack of coherence in witness testimony, presiding parish judge ...
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‘No clue what this case is about’, says judge
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A number of houses have been destroyed after a fire broke out on Cumberland Boulevard, in Spanish Town St Catherine, Wednesday afternoon ... Show more