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11 Oct, 2026
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‘Downright robbery’ - Customs boss claims some courier companies including ‘customs fees’ in customer charges even when costs not imposed by state agency
The practice by some courier companies of covertly imposing charges on customers and attributing them to customs fees when no such costs have been levied by the Jamaica Customs Agency is being…
10 Oct, 2026
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COSTLY WAIT - 15-month delay for trial transcript derails Crown’s sentence appeal for missionaries’ killer
A 15-month transcript delay has cost the Crown its chance to challenge the 26-year minimum term before parole imposed on Andre Thomas for the 2016 killing of two American missionaries in St Mary. The…
10 Oct, 2026
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Chuck: Ministries dragging feet on updating archaic fines
Several government ministries have not yet submitted lists of offences with “absolutely ridiculous” monetary fines that fall under their purview, Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has disclosed. The…
10 Oct, 2026
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‘A watchman may not be enough’ - Samuels calls on schools to tighten security amid multiple break-in reports
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James police are urging the Ministry of Education to put adequate security measures in place at schools to address a spike in break-ins in recent weeks. Speaking at the St James…
10 Oct, 2026
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StJMC mulls action against companies for hanging wires
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Municipal Corporation is calling on telecommunications companies with low-hanging wires, which were displaced by Hurricane Melissa a year ago, to address them immediately…
10 Oct, 2026
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Management hearing in ‘Buju’ murder case rescheduled
WESTERN BUREAU: The case management hearing in the murder case against Constable Andrew Wilson, who is charged with the May shooting death of Latoya ‘Buju’ Bulgin, has been rescheduled to December 4.…
10 Oct, 2026
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Caregivers need to take care of themselves, too
CONCORD, New Hampshire (AP): For Jessica Renda, the breaking point was a particularly chaotic Christmas season. Consumed by her eldest daughter's mental and behavioral health struggles, she…
09 Oct, 2026
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OUSTER LOOMS - PNP caucus plans to boot May Pen mayor, deputy; tackle permits, water
The minority caucus in the Clarendon Municipal Corporation says it will move a no-confidence motion against Mayor of May Pen Joel Williams and his deputy, Clive Mundle, at a special sitting it has…
09 Oct, 2026
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JLP rift rocks Clarendon MC with councillor, MP at odds
Soured relations between Councillor Tanyalee Williams and Clarendon Central Member of Parliament (MP) Delroy Williams have boiled over, triggering her dramatic resignation from the Jamaica Labour…