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Brazil rallies for 1-1 draw against Morocco in World Cup opener

Vinícius Júnior scored an equalising goal in the 32nd minute, giving five-time champion Brazil a 1-1 draw against Morocco on Saturday in a pulsating, high-profile group match at the World Cup. A…
Updated 3 hours ago by Andre Williams

Driver sought in deadly Ocho Rios hit-and-run in now police custody

The driver in Saturday morning's fatal hit-and-run crash on Main Street in Ocho Rios, St Ann, is now in police custody.
Updated 3 hours ago

Chuck faces more pushback after declaring 'Jamaica has no human rights problem'

Mickel Jackson, executive director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), has rejected Justice Minister Delroy Chuck’s assertion that Jamaica “does not… have a human rights problem,” saying it ignores…
Updated 7 hours ago by Andre Williams

Driver in fatal Ocho Rios hit-and-run being sought by police

Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash on main street in Ocho Rios, St Ann, that left Claudette Thorpe dead on Saturday morning. Investigators say the driver…
Updated 7 hours ago

Man shot dead, police officer injured in Clarendon confrontation, JCF says

A man was shot dead and a police officer escaped serious injury after a bullet struck his protective vest during an alleged confrontation in the Farm community of Effortville, Clarendon, on Friday,…
Updated 3 hours ago

Holness cites Dubai and Singapore as models for Jamaica’s development push

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has held up Dubai and Singapore as development models for Jamaica, arguing the island must shift from attracting visitors to becoming a place where people choose to…
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Attorney Lisamae Gordon’s fight for legal career heads to Privy Council

The Privy Council, Jamaica's highest court has agreed to hear the appeal of an attorney-at-law who was suspended from practice and ordered to pay US$35,000 following a disputed transaction…
Updated 9 hours ago

Armed men in Haiti's capital seize a top security official

Armed men in Haiti have kidnapped James Boyard, cabinet director of the Defense Ministry and a highly respected security expert who also serves as inspector general of Haiti’s police, a person with…
Updated 9 hours ago

US police investigate theft of England equipment at World Cup, 2 people in custody

Two people have been detained in connection with the theft of equipment from the England national team's vehicles during their move from a pre-training base in Florida to Kansas City, where the…