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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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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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 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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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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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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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
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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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KSAMC making preparations for orderly Christmas
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Vendors and taxi drivers operating under the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) are being asked to assist in ma...
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September 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man is now dead after he was crushed by a trailer truck while riding his bicycle in the vicinity of Heroes Circle on Wednesday m...
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Cycling champion Llori Sharpe sustains injuries in training incident
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Cycling champion Llori Sharpe sustains injuries in training incident
August 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — National female cyclist Llori Sharpe was injured after being hit from her bike by a motorist during a training session along the S...
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12 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in China
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12 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in China
August 22, 2025
BEIJING, China (AFP) - Twelve people were killed and four are missing after part of a bridge under construction collapsed Friday in northwest China, s...
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Indonesia ferry fire kills five as hundreds rescued
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Indonesia ferry fire kills five as hundreds rescued
July 20, 2025
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — An Indonesian ferry fire killed at least five people on Sunday, the country's coast guard said, while more than 200 others ...
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Eight dead in Brazil hot-air balloon accident
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Eight dead in Brazil hot-air balloon accident
June 21, 2025
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- At least eight people were killed Saturday when a hot-air balloon with 21 passengers caught fire in southern Brazil, a stat...
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Bail granted to owners of Dominican nightclub where 236 died
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Bail granted to owners of Dominican nightclub where 236 died
June 19, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — A Dominican court on Thursday granted bail to two nightclub owners accused of manslaughter after a roof coll...
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Deadliest air disasters in the 21st century
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Deadliest air disasters in the 21st century
June 12, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — A London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on Thursday in India, with 242 people on board, and police said there "appears to...
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Woman who lost leg during election motorcade gets prosthetic
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Woman who lost leg during election motorcade gets prosthetic
June 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dalvarine Bruce, the woman who lost her leg on the campaign trail last year has received a prosthetic leg. “Mrs Dalvarine’s life c...
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Families of Dominican nightclub victims to receive ‘emergency’ payments
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Families of Dominican nightclub victims to receive ‘emergency’ payments
June 2, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Dominicans who lost family members in the April nightclub disaster that claimed 234 lives will receive "emer...
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Bee alert: US police issue warning after 250 million insects escape
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Bee alert: US police issue warning after 250 million insects escape
May 30, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A truck crash that set 250 million bees free has sparked warnings in the western United States (US), with police te...
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Over 120 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub disaster
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Over 120 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub disaster
April 9, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Rescue workers raced Wednesday to find any remaining survivors under the rubble of a Dominican Republic nigh...
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‘Miracle’ as man survives seven hours under Norway avalanche
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‘Miracle’ as man survives seven hours under Norway avalanche
March 19, 2025
OSLO, Norway (AFP) — A tourist buried by an avalanche in northern Norway was pulled out alive in a "miracle" rescue on Wednesday, after spending seven...
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One dead, three injured in St Mary crash
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One dead, three injured in St Mary crash
March 17, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — A man was killed in a three-vehicle collision on the Tower Isle main road in St Mary early Monday morning. The accident left three ...
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Woman dies in St James crash
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Woman dies in St James crash
March 9, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A woman succumbed to injuries she sustained during a motor vehicle crash on the Lilliput main road in St James early Sunday mornin...
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Motorcyclist dies after getting entangled in utility wires, falling off bike
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Motorcyclist dies after getting entangled in utility wires, falling off bike
February 22, 2025
ST JAMES Jamaica – Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a motorcyclist who died from injuries he suffered after falling...
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Police Commissioner Kevin Blake involved in car accident
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Police Commissioner Kevin Blake involved in car accident
February 2, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica - Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake and his team members were involved in a motor vehicle collision on Sunday. The accident happen...
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Six killed in traffic crashes Saturday to Sunday, fatalities stand at 30 – ITA
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Six killed in traffic crashes Saturday to Sunday, fatalities stand at 30 – ITA
January 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Six people were killed in traffic crashes between Saturday and Sunday, pushing the death toll on the nation’s roads to 30 since th...
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Man killed in suspected hit-and-run in Mandeville
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December 19, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Police are now on the scene of a suspected hit-and-run on Manchester Road in Mandeville. Preliminary reports are that about 4:40 ...
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At least 9 killed in Dominican Republic after truck crashes into bar
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At least 9 killed in Dominican Republic after truck crashes into bar
September 1, 2024
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — At least nine people were killed Sunday in the Dominican Republic after a cargo truck crashed into a bar on ...
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One dead, six missing after storm sinks superyacht off Sicily
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One dead, six missing after storm sinks superyacht off Sicily
August 19, 2024
ROME, Italy (AFP) — One person was killed and rescuers were searching for six others missing after a luxury superyacht sank off the coast of Italy's S...
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WATCH: Several rushed to hospital following two-vehicle collision in St Ann
August 15, 2024
ST ANN, Jamaica — Several individuals have been rushed to hospital following a crash at the Mammee Bay entrance to the Edward Seaga Highway, in St Ann...
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12-y-o Florida girl hospitalised after mom accidentally runs her over
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August 13, 2024
FLORIDA, United States - A 12-year-old girl is reportedly nursing critical injuries after she was accidentally struck by her mother following a school...
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Jamaican fishermen jailed in Cayman for drug smuggling
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