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Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:17:57 -0500
US wanted man arrested in Manchester
An American citizen who is wanted in New York, United States on multiple criminal charges, was arrested during an operation Greenvale, Manchester on Wednesday. He has been identified as 18-year-old Matthew Pinnock. Pinnock is wanted on a...

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:10:21 -0500
French minister pushes for human rights gesture at World Cup
PARIS (AP) -- France's sports minister has encouraged her country's World Cup team to make a symbolic gesture in support of human rights, after FIFA's clampdown on the "One Love" armband. "Is there...

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:07:00 -0500
Caribbean sex offenders arrested during US operation
NEW YORK, Nov 24, 2022, CMC - The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency said on Wednesday that four Caribbean nationals were among 18 unlawfully present non citizens convicted of sex offences who were recently...

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:05:07 -0500
Multi-agency initiative launched to combat organised crime in fishing industry
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov 24, CMC - Jamaica has formalised a major multi-agency effort to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and transnational organised crime in the fisheries sector. The 'Blue Justice Initiative...

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:02:27 -0500
Airport shut down briefly after driver goes through gate
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A driver breached a gate at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and drove onto the airfield, prompting a temporary shutdown of operations, officials said. An airport spokesperson told TV stations that the vehicle went...

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:56:52 -0500
Embolo scores, doesn’t celebrate as Swiss win at World Cup
AL WAKRAH, Qatar (AP) -- Born in Cameroon but playing for Switzerland, of course Breel Embolo would score when those two countries met at the World Cup. Embolo promised he wouldn't celebrate if he scored for the Swiss team against...

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 05:02:48 -0500
Senior citizen misses death by seconds
A senior citizen battling cancer is thanking the heavens after he was nearly killed in his own home by a vehicle. Clifton Gordon, 69, has seen many crashes along Marcus Garvey Drive in St Andrew where he has been living for decades, but never...

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 05:02:39 -0500
Baby Aaiden facing new challenges - Infant with various health issues needs brain surgery
Life for five-year-old Aaiden Ervin has been a constant struggle. He was born prematurely, weighing only two pounds, and suffers from a series of medical conditions, including blindness in both eyes, autism, deafness, chronic lung disease and...

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 05:02:54 -0500
Football’s future is a family affair in Tower Hill
Against the backdrop of the greatest show on Earth, the next generation of Jamaican footballers are watching and waiting for their chance to don the black, green and gold on an international stage. During yesterday's face-off between the Belgian....

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 05:02:52 -0500
Germany supporter Patcha not worried after team’s early defeat
In spite of the 2-1 upset experienced by Germany on the fourth day of the greatest show on Earth, die-hard supporter Patrick Ricketts, known to most as Patcha, said he is not abandoning his team. Seated in his bicycle shop on Olympic Way in St...

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 05:02:50 -0500
Jamaican man loses beloved feline best friend
For approximately a year, Jamaica-born Eric Morgan spent thousands of Canadian dollars and made numerous trips to the vet to save his cat Free. However, his feline friend passed away last week after putting up a fierce battle against diabetes...

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 05:02:59 -0500
Ex-bartender wants to become prime minister
Matthew Rodney, the former hospitality worker who posted a viral video earlier this year accusing S Hotel of racism and unfair dismissal, has voiced lofty political ambitions to become prime minister, with intentions to represent the People's...

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 05:02:44 -0500
New road boosts Epworth’s resilience
Up to three years ago, people were moving out of Epworth - a small farming village 8.6km from Ocho Rios in St Ann - due to the deplorable condition of its only access road, and the attendant lack of economic opportunities. Fast-forward to 2022,......

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 05:02:43 -0500
‘Wonder Woman’ wins Izizzi millions
A St Ann business woman who won $2.3 million after playing the American Roulette slot game on an Izizzi gaming machine disguised herself as Wonder Woman when she went to collect her winnings. The woman, S. Harding, said that she intends to put......

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 05:02:42 -0500
Children at Bustamante hospital to get animal therapy
A golden retriever named 'Dr Teddy Barks', and affectionately called 'Teddy', will be the brand ambassador for the Animal Assisted Recovery and Care (AARC) project which will be introduced at the Bustamante Hospital for Children. The initiative....

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:28:46 -0500
101 firearms, 3000 rounds of ammunition surrendered during gun amnesty
A total of 101 firearms and 3,000 rounds of ammunition were handed over to the authorities under the gun amnesty, which ended recently. Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during the sitting of the House of Representatives on...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:42:51 -0500
Police seize gun found in a oats box
The Harbour View Police say that have arrested two men from the Kingston 17 police division after an illegal firearm was found stashed away in an oats box inside a refrigerator on Tuesday. According to the police, lawmen were in the area when...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:06:19 -0500
St Lucia government to pay severance payments to former LIAT workers
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Nov 23, CMC - The St. Lucia government says it will make severance and other termination benefit payments to former non-unionised workers of the Antigua-based airline, LIAT (1974) Limited following the collapse of the...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:02:27 -0500
Germany players cover mouths at World Cup in FIFA protest
DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Germany's players covered their mouths for their team photo before their opening World Cup match in an apparent rebuke of FIFA's clampdown on plans to wear armbands to protest discrimination in host nation Qatar...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:56:51 -0500
Workers protest, beaten at virus-hit Chinese iPhone factory
BEIJING (AP) -- Employees at the world's biggest Apple iPhone factory were beaten and detained in protests over pay amid anti-virus controls, according to witnesses and videos on social media Wednesday, as tensions mount over Chinese...



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