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No arrests have been made in connection with the seizure, the Jamaica Constabulary Force said in a post on social media site X. 
Uzi among firearms seized in Kingston
The accused had been charged with indecent assault, grievous sexual assault, and rape.
Court fines man who slapped 91-y-o in front of police
Fake cops tricking car sellers in new scam
No damage or injuries have been reported in connection with the quake.
Minor quake rattles St Elizabeth
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness speaking at a press briefing at Jamaica House on November 6, 2025.
Jamaica on track to record lowest murder rate in nearly 40 years
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace Dr Horace Chang.
Deputy Prime Minister recuperating after elective procedure
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Portmore police investigate fatal shooting in Newlands
Ocho Rios High takes in visiting students but halts transfers
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Gov't exploring use of idle port containers for Hurricane Melissa housing relief
Police search for taxi operator accused of assaulting schoolgirl
Cops charge son following discovery of mother’s decomposing body
Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr Wayne Henry, provides data on the prevalence of poverty, during the PIOJ's hybrid quarterly media briefing on Tuesday (November 25).
Poverty at record low of 7.8 per cent
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'Boo' killed in early morning gun attack in Spanish Town
Truck driver dies after suspected electrocution in Spanish Town
Jealous Bahamian wife stays in prison after blinding woman she thought wanted her man
Man freed after 3 years in lock-up, judge tosses case for lack of evidence
Public passenger bus overturns on Highway 2000.
Passengers flung from bus in major crash on Highway 2000
Man fined $30k for driving with wrong licence plate
Leptospirosis death toll rises as ministry warns of more cases coming
Accused gang member 'Venom' remanded for 2024 Portmore killing
$10k fine for men caught peeing in public in Spanish Town
Jimmy Cliff to be given official funeral
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Gun attack and suspected suicide rock Above Rocks, St Catherine
Police charge man in death of Trelawny businessman
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Police probe fatal mob attack in St Ann
Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr Wayne Henry, addresing the agency's Quarterly Press Briefing at the PIOJ’s Oxford Road offices in St Andrew on May 21.
Economy set to shrink up to 13 per cent, warns PIOJ
Man fatally shot by cops in Rockfort, Kingston
Dancehall artiste Squash
Dancehall star Squash jailed in Miami on gun conviction
This Dec. 16, 2022, photo provided by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shows a Pacific pocket mouse named Sir Patrick Stewart. On Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, Stewart received a Guinness World Records title for longevity for being the oldest living mouse in human care at the ripe age of 9 years and 209 days. (Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP)
Persons with leptospirosis symptoms urged to seek immediate medical attention
Close to 120 assorted rounds, two 9mm firearms and shot gun (airgun), were seized during a pre-dwan operation in St Ann.
Illegal guns and over 100 bullets found in St Ann, five held

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Shareef Ricketts (right) of Kingston College (KC) makes a pass while Malachi Rose (centre) and Jeremy Forbes of Tivoli Gardens High School react during their ISSA WATA Manning Cup football match at Stadium East on Wednesday, October 1. KC won 4-0. Tivoli, Excelsior in crucial battle
West Indies Test captain Roston Chase speaking in a pre-match press conference on Sunday ahead of the opening Test match against New Zealand. Chase wants WI to be competitive
Mount Pleasant Football Academy head coach Theodore Whitmore (right) and the club’s director of football and assistant coach, Davion Ferguson. Mount Pleasant determined to claim first Concacaf Caribbean title -...
Jamaica’s Jabulani Newby (right) goes up for this layup in their match against the Dominican Republic. Jamaica, T&T fail to medal at AmeriCup 3x3 basketball qualifiers
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah scores from a penalty kick during the English Premier League soccer match against Southampton in Southampton, England, on Sunday, November 24, 2025. Liverpool won 3-2. Salah has to prove his worth again at Liverpool - After being...
Camperdown players (blue and red) and their Gaynstead opposition get into an almighty scramble for the ball during an ISSA urban schoolgirl senior netball game at the Leila Robinson Courts on Wednesday, October 22. Several teams face double duty in ISSA netball
Sweden’s Armand Duplantis reacts after winning gold and setting a world record in the men’s pole vault final at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, September 15. McLaughlin-Levrone, Duplantis win World Athlete of the Year titles
Ocho Rios High School’s Shamari Linton shields the ball from York Castle High’s Rushawn Coke (back) during their Zone K football match in the ISSA daCosta Cup competition at Drax Hall Sports Complex on Tuesday, October 7. Ocho Rios must beat STETHS to stay alive in daCosta Cup
In this file photo Kolkata Knight Riders’ Andre Russell plays a shot during an Indian Premier League cricket match against Gujarat Titans in Kolkata, India, on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Russell retires from IPL - Jamaican transitions to KKR’s ‘power...
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