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One-year-old shot during crossfire |

A gun feud between rival gangs in west Kingston and members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), just metres away from the Zone of Operations’ checkpoint at the intersection of Beeston and Oxford streets in Denham Town, left a one-year-old nursing...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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UDC gets $1b refund for doomed hotel deal

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Samuda explains sudden CXC exam date shift

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Bartlett seeks cooperation in rebuilding tourism

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COVID tapers oil-driven economic growth

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