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Accused freed in Clifton land fraud case

Accused in the Clifton land fraud case, Suelyn Ward-Brown, has been freed of one count of fraudulent conversion after presiding judge Roneiph Lawrence ordered the matter dismissed for want of prosecution in the St Catherine Parish Court. When the matter came up on Thursday, the Clerk of Court told the court that one complainant had alleged that he sent $2.4 million to an account belonging to Ward-Brown.

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EU hits Google with US$1 billion fine over its Play app store and search

BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union on Thursday hit Google with a fine of 890 million euros (US$1 billion) after it said the technology behemoth broke digital antitrust regulations by setting up Google…

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Child found wandering along Barnett Street, Montego Bay

The Barnett Street Police are seeking the public’s assistance in reuniting this child with his family. He was found wandering along the Barnett Street area of Montego Bay, St James, on Wednesday at…

More than 100 residents of Troy, Trelawny, took to the streets on Wednesday, demanding the release of a man arrested in connection with Tuesday's mob killing

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Troy residents protest arrest of man in mob killing of convicted sex offender

WESTERN BUREAU: More than 100 residents of Troy, Trelawny, took to the streets on Wednesday, demanding the release of a man arrested in connection with Tuesday's mob killing of convicted sexual…

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Accused freed in Clifton land fraud case

Accused in the Clifton land fraud case, Suelyn Ward-Brown, has been freed of one count of fraudulent conversion after presiding judge Roneiph Lawrence ordered the matter dismissed for want of…

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Family milestone

As Steve Mitchell fought back tears inside the National Arena on Sunday, he knew he was witnessing a once-in-a-lifetime moment. The 50-year-old had just collected his master’s degree with Distinction…

Dr Orlando Worges, principal of Edith Dalton James High School.

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Where ‘failures’ flourish

Graduates turning the page at Edith Dalton James High School, an institution known for “working with the lowest performing students from PEP”, as acknowledged by principal Dr Orlando Worges, are…

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Former Commissioner of Customs Alison Moore dies at 82

Former Commissioner of Customs Alison Moore, who made history as Jamaica's first female Commissioner of Customs, has died at age 82. Moore passed away on Sunday following a period of illness. She…

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Detainee falls ill, dies in police custody

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched an investigation into the death of a man who became ill while in police custody at the Duhaney Park Police Station in St Andrew. The…

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Earth Today| Sports for nature

FIFA WORLD Cup 2026 has come and gone, but its signal for major sporting events to become more sustainable remains, amid glaring climate change realities, including the punishing heat, as a prevailing…