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Eight year-old Old Harbour boy dead, mother battling for life

Details are very sketchy at the moment as the incident took place inside the Marlin Way home about 5:45 am occupied by the woman, her…

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Mentally challenged Old Harbour man missing

Bernard, 27, was last seen on November 11, 2019. He is of dark complexion, slim build and about five feet nine inches tall. He sports a…

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Old Harbour Fire Station informed by landlord to vacate premises

Supt. Patrick Callum, acting divisional head for St Catherine Fire Department, confirmed to Old Harbour News the predicament the staff under…

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Nine-year-old hangs himself

Dead is Jason Grant of Mason Hall, St Mary whose body was seen hanging in his bedroom about seven o’clock yesterday evening.

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CMU student raises climate change awareness in her community

Kelly, 23, is a fourth year student at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) where she’s pursuing a bachelor’s degree in…

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PNP candidate promises to ‘donate 100%’ of salary to schools if elected Old Harbour North councillor

In a public post on his Facebook timeline, Jackson said: “Today I reflected on my journey from childhood to present. I am grateful for…

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Family from Old Harbour remains hopeful, as eight-year-old son battles stage four Hodgkin lymphoma

But few months later Raje’s future isn’t looking all that bright after a series of prolonged medical examination revealed he has…

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‘Ready and willing’ Danville Walker responds to PAAC’s conflict of interest concerns

Walker currently straddles the position of chairman of both the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Sugar Company of…

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Paternity leave will give ‘quality to society’, says Old Harbour doctor

The medical doctor, who hails from Ghana, says the debate should move away from if men should be entitled to paternity leave to the best…

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District constable charged with introducing contraband in prison

The accused is 34-year-old Newton Braham of Lucas Road, Kingston 2 address.

According to a November 2 report by the police at about 7:…

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New direction for windscreen wipers

The young men, who took part in the graduation exercise at Garmex Heart Academy on Marcus Garvey Drive, in Kingston, on November 1, were part…

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Finance minister clarifies government’s role amid UTech strike action

On learning of a meeting of UTECH Staff this morning, I called UTECH Staff Association (UTASU) President…

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Civilian assault and disarm cop

The incident unfolded at the exit of the PJ Patterson Highway (formerly Highway 2000 East West) in the vicinity of the Glenmuir Road round-a-…

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Dr. Kurt Waul plans to return South West St. Catherine to the PNP

Waul hails from a family tradition of public service. His father, Carlos Waul, served as councillor of the Church Pen Division in the same…

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Three robbers shot fatally by licensed firearm holder in Kingston

It is understood that about 9:00 pm the licensed firearm holder, who is the driver of a coaster bus belonging to a private company, was…

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Opportunities exist to capitalise on ageing population

Ms. Graham said that citizens and stakeholders “must be mindful of the social, economic and environmental implications of the ageing…

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