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Police Kill Man, Say Gun Seized In Linstead Days After Fruit Vendor Is Executed

Law enforcers have shot and killed a man at Banbury district in Linstead, St Catherine, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) confirmed, adding that a gun has been…

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Boyfriend Of Social Media Personality Slain In Linstead

A social media personality from Linstead in St Catherine is still in shock after the body of her boyfriend was found in one of Linstead’s most troubled…

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Murder Victim Nicholas Campbell Laid To Rest In Linstead – Relative Recounts Mental Health Struggle

The relatives of a 28-year-old mentally challenged man who was shot dead at Linstead in St Catherine are being encouraged to focus on the love and connection…

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OBITUARY: ANN-MARIE GRAY, 42, OF LINSTEAD

Ann-Marie Gray, 42, of Victoria district in Linstead, St Catherine was born 23 March 1982 to Hyacinth Ricketts and the late Dodley Gray. She attended Victoria Primary…

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VIDEO: Funeral Date Announced For Linstead Teacher

Relatives and friends will gather on Monday, 29 July 2024, to pay their last respect to 39-year-old public school teacher Cassandra Rigg, who died at the University…

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REMEMBERING: Merlyn Grant, 77, Of Linstead, St Catherine

Merlyn Grant (Miss Merl), 77, was born to Inez Murray and Frederick Grant at Jericho Road in Linstead, St Catherine parish, on Sunday, 15 September 1946. She…

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OBITUARY: Lehan Gardener, 12, Of Linstead

Lehan Geanntae Gardener, 12, was born at Spanish Town Hospital 07 August 2011 to Marsha Gray Gardener and Cleon Gardener. Her big dream was to become a…

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LINSTEAD NEWS: Man Gunned Down At Home

A man was shot dead before daybreak yesterday (December 8) at his home in Corner Rest district, Banbury, Linstead, St Catherine. He has been identified as Clive…

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VIDEO: Principals Endorse Quiz Competition In Linstead; Ewarton Primary Wins

Ewarton Primary School from St Catherine has won the inaugural staging of the Math and Science Meet, held on November 5 at Dinthill Technical High School in…

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VIDEO: Neck Of Rape Victim ‘Tied Like A Goat’

Relatives and friends are heart-broken following the questionable death of 59-year-old Charmaine Hardy at the home where she lives alone in a remote section of Orangefield district…

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VIDEO: Robbery Spree Hits Four Businesses In Linstead; Three Suspects Nabbed

Gunmen have been wreaking havoc in and around the town of Linstead in St Catherine, robbing four businesses within weeks, beating a security guard, and making off…

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Funeral Home Director, Salomie Roberts, Awarded

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OBITUARY: Newton Givans, 56, Of Linstead

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Linstead fire victim mulls bouncing back; his wholesale not insured

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Linstead Man Dead – Lluidas Vale Records Second Suspected Suicide

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WATCH: Linstead students get scholarships from Mount Zion

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WATCH: Pastor Dies While Baptizing Youth At Bog Walk Church

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Linstead Native, Jevaughn Gordon, Graduates With First Class Honours

Jevaughn Gordon graduated from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, last week Saturday with first class honours – the highest quality degree attainable. His achievement…

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VIDEO: Father Would Have Given A Kidney To Save His Son

Neville Thompson would have given his son a kidney if it would have kept him alive. His 29-year-old son, Javar Bailey, from Vanity Fair district in Linstead,…

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Linstead Man Dies Weeks Before Slain Brother Is Buried

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Police Identify Linstead Man Killed In Crash At Ewarton

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VIDEO: Son Lauded At Funeral For Charlemont High Vice Principal

Despite the pain he feels in losing his mother Jennifer Gidden, 32-year-old Javil-Don Beason told hundreds of mourners that he has found an amount of solace in…

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Linstead Youth Delivers Valedictory Speech In USA Days Before Father’s Funeral

With the ink barely dry on his valedictory speech, Lemar Archer is now preparing the eulogy to deliver at his father’s funeral. His dad, Clifford Archer, died…

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Teen, Whose Relative Is Slain In Linstead, Released From Hospital With Bullet In Leg

A teenager, who was wounded in a shooting incident in which an older relative was slain on Saturday (March 12), has been released from hospital and is…

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Linstead | Man Killed In Banbury Is Richard Webb; Another Resident Hospitalized

Two males were shot, one fatally, at Banbury district in Linstead, St Catherine, Saturday evening (March 12). The deceased is 21-year-old Richard Webb from Banbury district. The…

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Linstead | Another Resident Shot Dead

Despite intensified effort by the security forces in the Linstead police area of St Catherine, the murder rate there went a notch higher last evening (February 26)…

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Major Operation In Linstead – Police Appeal To Residents For Info

Law enforcers have increased their presence on the ground and have assigned more detectives to solve criminal cases in the Linstead area, said Senior Superintendent Howard Chambers…

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Two Women Shot, One Fatally, In Linstead

The number of murders reported since the start of the year in the Linstead police area of St Catherine has risen to at least six, with the…

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Ryan Edwards Slain In Linstead

The man who was shot dead today in Linstead, St Catherine, has been identified as 31- year-old Ryan Edwards, otherwise called ‘Puddy’, a labourer from Commodore district…

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Beacon of the day | Joseph Edwards Publishes Two Books In A Pandemic

Long before he knew that he was a poet, Joseph Edwards was fascinated by writing and would often become engrossed in reading basically anything that is well…