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Another MoBay businessman killed

Fifty-seven-year-old Asbert Campbell, one of the most prominent business figures in the Second City, was gunned down shortly after 6 p.m. on Tuesday outside of his shop. Campbell, affectionately called ‘Mr Lee’, was standing outside his Fustic Road...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Ministry hosts first virtual sensitisation session for JPs

The Ministry of Justice yesterday convened its first virtual justices of the peace (JP) sensitisation session for approximately 150 JPs from Trelawny, St Ann and St Mary. The sessions are part of ongoing training to equip the JPs to cope with the continued demand for justice services in their

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The Court Administration Division is reporting that the Hanover Family Court will be closed today due to cases of COVID-19. It says the closure is to allow the court time to effect changes to its operation as a result of positive COVID-19 tests....

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Kitty man gunned down in Sophia - Stabroek News

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Seon Landon aka Gaza, age 27, unemployed and of D’Andrade Street, Newtown, Kitty, Georgetown which occurred on Saturday at 6.35 pm at 'C' Field Sophia, allegedly by a 30-year-old male of 'D' Field Sophia and another

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Couple, developer wrangle over land title

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Newswire: Rayshard Brooks police shooting was homicide, says Medical Examiner

The death of Rayshard Brooks, a black man killed by a white police officer in Atlanta on Friday, was a homicide caused by gunshot wounds to the back, the Fulton county medical examiner’s office has said, as the US headed into a fourth week of unrest over police

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Severe weather triggers flooding, landslides and blocked roads

The low pressure system responsible for the unstable weather conditions across the island over the last few days could develop into a tropical storm or depression by Sunday. This is according to the Meteorological Service, Jamaica, which yesterday...

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Some St Catherine communities to face power cut next week

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Reprisal fears grip Plum Lane after beheadings

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CARICOM laureate initiative delivers despite COVID-19 - Jamaican artists breaking creative and language barriers

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Golding targets party unity if elected president

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Jamaica: Ward of the State bags nine CSEC subjects - Stabroek News

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2 more COVID-19 deaths, 47 new cases

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South Side tense after election day shooting

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Education Ministry installs Internet service equipment at 16 schools, targeting 100

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JTA wants a revamp of teacher training

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Atlanta Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Charged with Murder

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