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LONDON (AP) — The British government has agreed to pay a “substantial sum” to settle a lawsuit by a Guantanamo Bay detainee who said United Kingdom intelligence agencies were complicit in his torture at secret US interrogation sites, his lawyer...
A Portmore, St Catherine taxi operator has been charged for the stabbing death of a fellow cabbie. Charged with murder is 33-year-old Lloyd Armstrong, otherwise called 'Juju Frass', of Gregory Park. The deceased is 45-year-old Damion Lawrence,...
The National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) says ongoing drainage works in sections of Central and South St Elizabeth helped to limit flooding during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28 last year. Director of Engineering and...
The Ministry of Energy, Telecommunications and Transport and the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) are collaborating to restore electricity to the Roaring River National Water Commission (NWC) pump in Westmoreland. Portfolio Minister, Daryl...
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that the procurement of 1,000 body-worn cameras has been completed and that deployment is now at an advanced stage. In a statement on Monday, the JCF said the Axon Body Camera III devices will be...
A St James man who was accosted by the police after explosions were heard at his home and it was later revealed that he had been throwing live rounds into a fire has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and dealing in a prohibited...
Dr Gavin Myers has taken over the leadership of anti-corruption and governance organisation National Integrity Action (NIA). His appointment took effect on January 1. He replaced Danielle Archer, who recently resigned as Principal Director. Myers...
The trial of former People's National Party Member of Parliament for St Mary Western Jolyan Silvera, who is charged for the murder of his wife, has been pushed back to February 2 in the Gun Court. The 52-year-old businessman was arrested and...
Ambassador Curtis Ward is being remembered as a distinguished ‘son of the soil’ who served Jamaica with care and integrity and was someone who was committed to public service. Ward, who was Jamaica’s former representative at the United Nations,...
A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged by the police after illegal ammunition was allegedly found in his car after he reportedly fled from cops probing the case in which a large quantity of ammunition and guns were found at a...
The police have charged a senior policeman attached to the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigations Branch (C-TOC) in relation to the seizure of just over 5.8 kilogrammes of cocaine in Kingston last week. Detective Inspector Martin...
The St James Health Department, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness, has officially launched a $50 million Integrated Vector Control Programme aimed at reducing vector-borne diseases in high-risk communities across the parish...
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Monday that his administration is currently not in talks with the United States government, a day after President Donald Trump threatened the Caribbean island in the wake of the US attack on...
WASHINGTON, CMC – Jamaican nationals were among criminal migrants deemed the “worst of the worst” who were detained in recent days by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The...
A 54-year-old Browns Town, St Ann construction worker has been charged by the police for allegedly pocketing money given to him to buy material to undertake construction works on a property in Drax Hall. Courtney Palmer is charged with fraudulent...
Ambassador Curtis Ward, Jamaica’s former representative at the United Nations, has died. Ward passed away late last night at his home in Maryland in the United States. Ward, who was born in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, and attended Manchester...
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes. The strike was taking place at The Mount Sinai...
