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President Donald Trump didn’t hear a supporter use the words “white power” in a video he retweeted, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said
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Four J'can cops arrested in Charlotte with 8 kilos of cocaine
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Four members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force were arrested Tuesday at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina for allegedly smuggling eight kilogrammes of cocaine into the United
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Archer: Lock down West Kingston
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Stranded in Panama
FOUR Jamaican missionaries stranded in Río Abajo, Panama, are seeking the Government's assistance to return to the island, as they struggle to stay afloat in the Spanish-speaking country despite support from the Jamaican consulate in Panama
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State of Emergency declared in Kingston Western and Central Police divisions
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Union rejects UWI's pay, benefits cut plan
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Jodian’s mother vows to continue fight for justice
Jodian Fearon’s mother yesterday promised to write a bestseller that would document her daughter’s story, and vouched that she would continue the fight for justice for her “princess”, who died after she was reportedly denied maternal healthcare at three Corporate Area
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Lee: I haven’t neglected Retreat division
Since embracing the new role as Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) standard-bearer for St Ann North West, Krystal Lee has had to split her time between that constituency and the Retreat division in St Mary Western, where she is the elected
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Power outages, uprooted trees and floods: Mopping up after Cape Town deluge
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HEAD of the Independent Jamaica Council for Human Rights (IJCHR) Dr Lloyd Barnett yesterday poured cold water on a suggestion by a deportee that the Government monitor Jamaicans with criminal backgrounds who have been involuntarily sent back to the
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Shock and disbelief! - US Jamaicans react to latest cop killings
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