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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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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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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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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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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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Commission of Inquiry into fatal boating incident in Guyana begins public hearings
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the July 18 boating incident in Guyana that left more than 100 people dead heard on Wednesday that the emergency beacon on the ferry, the…
14 Oct, 2026
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$3.7 billion in fuel price increases absorbed by gov’t since February – Vaz
Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says the Government has absorbed more than US$23 million, or approximately J$3.7 billion, in potential petroleum price increases since February to cushion the impact of…
14 Oct, 2026
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KSAMC to enforce no-vending measures near Kingston Parish Church, South Parade
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will implement new anti-vending measures in the vicinity of the Kingston Parish Church and directly in front of the South Parade car park in…
13 Oct, 2026
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Cards of crime - Customs cracks down on new strategy used by scammers, others to smuggle proceeds of illicit activities into island
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Kirk Benjamin has revealed that the state body has seized 195 international credit and debit cards sent to Jamaica from overseas between…