After a year...FAMILY NOT OVER DEAD MAN'S RETURN
The family of a Clarendon man is still traumatised and tight-lipped after an incident last year when their beloved relative was reportedly pronounced dead but came back to life after being taken to the morgue...
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Child abuser faces the court
A woman accused of abusing the children of a neighbour will stand trial in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on October 20. The accused, Keniesha Hughes, was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm.
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Teen shot dead in an attempted robbery
A 16-year-old youth who attempted to rob a taxi operator was fatally shot by the police at the intersection of Sutton Street and Church Street, downtown Kingston, Wednesday night.
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Fire destroys studio
Fire of unknown origin partially destroyed a building that housed a recording studio on Orange Street, downtown Kingston, yesterday. Information received by the CCN is that about 4:35 a.m...
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'Bungles' paid $10,000 monthly
The trial of Superintendent Harry Daley yesterday continued in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court with justice of the peace, teacher and financial advisor Herbert Garriques telling the court...
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Ministry urges zero tolerance in schools
With the new academic year set to get under way on September 7, schools are being encouraged to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to indiscipline and illegal activities...
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Students want change in values
Students for Transformation (SFT), an affiliate of the National Transformation Programme (NTP), has devised a work plan for transformational activities in schools, through their student leaders, for the new academic year...
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Jamaican answers to rape charge in St Maarten
A Jamaican man appeared in court in St Maarten recently accused of raping his 11-year-old goddaughter. The accused man reportedly surrendered to police in the tiny Dutch colony last week Thursday after he was informed...
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Shopkeeper shot and injured
Gunmen struck in Ewarton, St Catherine, on Wednesday night leaving a 73-year-old shopkeeper nursing gunshot wounds. Police reports are that about 7:45 p.m., the businessman was at his shop at Charlton Drive...
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Inmates' deaths cause concern among correctional officers
The death of three inmates at the St Catherine Adult Correc-tional Centre over an eight-day period has caused concern among correctional officers and other personnel at the institution.
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Aunt: Niece missing 18 years remembers her family
LOS ANGELES (AP) Jaycee Dugard remembers her family and is enjoying getting to know her younger sister, who was a baby when Dugard was kidnapped 18 years ago, her aunt said Thursday.
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Somerset wins best community competition
The Somerset community in Manchester received the top prize of $500,000 in the recently held Digicel Best Community Competition.
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