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14 Oct, 2026
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CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions
WASHINGTON (AP) — CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions…
14 Oct, 2026
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TCNs arriving under US deal granted visitor status, freedom of movement in Jamaica
Third-country nationals (TCNs) who arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday are being granted visitor status with freedom of movement, and may explore immigration pathways beyond asylum if they wish to remain on…
14 Oct, 2026
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Police searching for driver after car plunges into Rio Cobre
The police in St Catherine are searching for the driver whose car ran off Flat Bridge and plunged into the Rio Cobre on Monday night as they investigate the incident. Videos of the incident were…
14 Oct, 2026
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AR-15 rifle, 20 rounds seized in Denham Town
The police have seized an AR-15 rifle loaded with 20 live 5.56mm rounds during an operation in Denham Town, Kingston. No arrest was made in connection with the seizure. The police report that between…
14 Oct, 2026
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Fuel crisis hits Indonesia’s Bali, triggers long lines in gas stations for days
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Long lines of vehicles snaked outside gas stations across Indonesia’s resort island of Bali this week after fuel deliveries were disrupted by a combination of technical…
14 Oct, 2026
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St Catherine municipality approves bridge renaming in honour of MP Natalie Neita Garvey
The St Catherine Municipal Corporation has approved a resolution to rename the Rentcombe Bridge in the Rentcombe community in honour of St Catherine North Central Member of Parliament Natalie Neita…
14 Oct, 2026
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Persons not registered at birth urged to take advantage of NIRA’s Operation Birthright
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is encouraging persons who have never been registered at birth to take advantage of its Operation Birthright programme, which assists…
14 Oct, 2026
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Investigation launched into fatal police shooting in St Andrew
An investigation has been launched into the fatal shooting of a man by the police in the community of Wailers in St Andrew. The deceased has been identified as 31-year-old Shaquille Pellington,…
14 Oct, 2026
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Update | Two men in Bog Walk Gorge floodgate case freed due to absent witnesses
The two St Catherine men who were charged in 2022 for forcibly removing the padlock from a floodgate in the Bog Walk Gorge have been freed due to the absence of witnesses in the case. Forty-year-old…