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US court convicts former USVI director in landmark bribery scandal
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US court convicts former USVI director in landmark bribery scandal
December 14 04:43 PM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands (CMC) – A United States (US) federal jury has convicted the former Director of the US Virgin Islands Office of Man...
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Hero who disarmed Bondi beach shooter identified as fruit vendor
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Hero who disarmed Bondi beach shooter identified as fruit vendor
December 14 03:55 PM
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australians are hailing a "hero" whose daring struggle with a gunman Sunday led to the disarming of an attacker during the c...
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Death toll rises to 16 in Sydney beach shooting — police
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Death toll rises to 16 in Sydney beach shooting — police
December 14 03:23 PM
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Sixteen people were killed and at least 40 others injured in a shooting at a Jewish festival celebration at Australia's Bond...
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Aventa Jamaica leads Medical Mission in Belmont, Westmoreland
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Aventa Jamaica leads Medical Mission in Belmont, Westmoreland
December 14 03:08 PM
 WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, Aventa Jamaica Limited led a medical outreach on Saturday, Decemb...
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Jamaican fishermen jailed in Cayman for drug smuggling
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Jamaican fishermen jailed in Cayman for drug smuggling
December 14 02:48 PM
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) —Two Jamaican fishermen caught with more than 167lbs of marijuana on a boat south of the Cayman Islands earlier this...
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Richard King nets Euro trophy after stunning St Mirren Premier Sports Cup win
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Richard King nets Euro trophy after stunning St Mirren Premier Sports Cup win
December 14 02:06 PM
Reggae Boyz defender Richard King won his first major trophy in European football after St Mirren beat Scottish giants Celtic 3-1 in the Premier Sport...
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Man City smash Palace to fire title warning, Villa extend streak
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Man City smash Palace to fire title warning, Villa extend streak
December 14 12:49 PM
LONDON, United States (AFP) — Manchester City thumped Crystal Palace 3-0 on Sunday to move back to within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal...
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AuGD flags poor oversight of Gov’t-issued credit card at Parliament
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AuGD flags poor oversight of Gov’t-issued credit card at Parliament
December 14 12:41 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Auditor General’s Department (AuGD) has flagged weaknesses in the oversight of a Government-funded credit card by the Houses o...
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Man in custody following alleged abduction of missing 6-y-o in Clarendon
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Man in custody following alleged abduction of missing 6-y-o in Clarendon
December 9, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Head of the Clarendon police Senior Superintendent Shane McCalla, has confirmed that a man was taken into custody after a missing...
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Teen abducted from community
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Teen abducted from community
November 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A 17-year-old girl is suspected to have been abducted from her community on Saturday. She is Elese Myles of Winona Drive, Bridgepo...
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Belize police commissioner sent on leave after abduction of Belizean man
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Belize police commissioner sent on leave after abduction of Belizean man
September 9, 2025
BELOMPAN, Belize (CMC) — Belize Prime Minister John Briceño says he has instructed the country's Police Commissioner, Dr Richard Rosado, to proceed on...
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‘Bandits’ kidnap more than 50 in Nigeria mass abduction
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‘Bandits’ kidnap more than 50 in Nigeria mass abduction
August 3, 2025
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) — Gunmen kidnapped more than 50 people in northwest Nigeria in a mass abduction, according to a private conflict monitoring report...
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Manchester man charged with murder, abduction of car mart dealer and family
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Manchester man charged with murder, abduction of car mart dealer and family
July 4, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Detectives in Manchester have charged a man in relation to the murder of a car mart dealer, the abduction of the businessman’s f...
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Guyanese man arrested for abduction of 13-y-o girl
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Guyanese man arrested for abduction of 13-y-o girl
June 26, 2025
A Guyanese man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the alleged abduction of a 13-year-old girl whom he reportedly held hostage at his home on...
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Darliston left in shock following abduction of businessman
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Darliston left in shock following abduction of businessman
June 24, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The normally quiet community of Darliston in Westmoreland was left tense and in shock following the alleged abduction of a wel...
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American child who was kidnapped and taken to Belize returned home
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American child who was kidnapped and taken to Belize returned home
May 2, 2025
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — United States (US) and Belizean authorities say that a two-year-old American child who was abducted and brought to Belize has...
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Clarendon bus driver charged with abduction of a teen
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Clarendon bus driver charged with abduction of a teen
April 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A 56-year-old bus driver has been charged with abduction of a child under 16-years-old and grievous sexual assault following an inc...
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Security officer accused of abducting teen, locking her in his home
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Security officer accused of abducting teen, locking her in his home
April 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 59-year-old security officer has been charged with forcible abduction following an incident in which he allegedly locked a teena...
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St Thomas man charged with abduction, robbery and assault of woman
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St Thomas man charged with abduction, robbery and assault of woman
March 27, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — A St Thomas man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly abducted, robbed and sexually assaulted a woman in the Woodburn dis...
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Bail denied for Leoda Bradshaw and co-accused
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Bail denied for Leoda Bradshaw and co-accused
December 20, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – US Navy petty officer Leoda Bradshaw and her co-accused had their bail applications denied when they appeared before the Supreme C...
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Doctor charged with rape, abduction after sending birthday invite to patient
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Doctor charged with rape, abduction after sending birthday invite to patient
November 3, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A doctor from Spanish Town, St Catherine has been charged with  rape, forcible abduction, and grievous sexual assault  after h...
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Chinese supermarket operators abducted in Spalding robbery
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Chinese supermarket operators abducted in Spalding robbery
July 14, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica— A Chinese-owned supermarket was held up and two of its operators abducted during an armed robbery in Spalding, Clarendon on Sunday...
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US court convicts former USVI director in landmark bribery scandal
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Hero who disarmed Bondi beach shooter identified as fruit vendor
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Hero who disarmed Bondi beach shooter identified as fruit vendor
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Death toll rises to 16 in Sydney beach shooting — police
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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Sixteen people were killed and at least 40 others injured in a shooting at a Jewish festival celebration at Australia's Bond...
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Aventa Jamaica leads Medical Mission in Belmont, Westmoreland
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Aventa Jamaica leads Medical Mission in Belmont, Westmoreland
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 WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, Aventa Jamaica Limited led a medical outreach on Saturday, Decemb...
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Jamaican fishermen jailed in Cayman for drug smuggling
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Jamaican fishermen jailed in Cayman for drug smuggling
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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) —Two Jamaican fishermen caught with more than 167lbs of marijuana on a boat south of the Cayman Islands earlier this...
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