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A view of the coffin of former RAF Sergeant Peter Brown

Strangers pack British church for funeral of 96-year-old Jamaican ‘Pilot of the Caribbean’

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Curfew in Jamaica district after gunmen wound 7 boarding bus

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Official: Jamaica’s PM will not be charged following probe

Prime Minister Andrew Holness won’t face charges over possible conflict of interest in contracts awarded to a construction company.
/ February 17, 2023
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Jamaica’s anti-corruption agency focuses on prime minister

Jamaica’s Integrity Commission has revealed a possible conflict of interest involving the prime minister and contracts awarded to a construction company.
/ February 16, 2023
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Usain Bolt fires business manager over Jamaica fraud case

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt said he has fired his business manager as $12.7 million goes mission, adding that it was not an amicable split.
/ January 28, 2023
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$12M of Usain Bolt’s money is missing, and the FBI is investigating, Jamaican government reports

Attorneys for Usain Bolt say the star athlete’s account has dwindled to just $12,000.
/ January 24, 2023

Jamaica under scrutiny for fraud scandal that hit Usain Bolt

Everton McFarlane was forced to resign as head of Financial Services Commission amid one of the largest fraud scandals to hit Jamaica.
/ January 22, 2023

Jamaica imposes state of emergency amid sharp criticism

Jamaica’s prime minister declared a widespread state of emergency Tuesday to fight a surge in gang violence on an island with one of the highest murder rates in the region.
/ December 8, 2022
Tyrone Downie

Keyboard player for Bob Marley and The Wailers dies at 66

Tyrone Downie, keyboardist for Bob Marley and The Wailers, died Saturday at a hospital in his native Jamaica; he was 66.
/ November 10, 2022