Three of those arrested were charged with various offences, while the remaining 19 were processed as investigations into organised crime continue.About 1,000 marijuana plants found at a cultivation site in Crooked River District were destroyed.

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Recording artiste and actress Naomi Cowan is working on a new album inspired by the ‘Bob Marley One Love’ movie.

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In a spirited show of support for the game of cricket, dancehall artistes Wayne Marshall and Govana have refuted claims that the sport is dead in Jamaica.

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There have been reports of such acts in recent weeks, including in Area 5 which entails 39 stations covering the divisions of St. Thomas, St. Andrew North, St. Catherine North, and St. Catherine South.

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Following a crash that claimed the lives of a man and his three-year-old daughter in Clarendon yesterday, Vice-Chairman of the National Road Safety Council, Dr. Lucien Jones, is stressing the importance of wearing seat belts. Dead are Lushana Bennett and her father, 29-year-old businessman Luchion Bennett both of Hatfield District in Westmoreland , and New York in the United States.

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Lobby group Jamaicans for Justice, (JFJ) is again calling for the use of body worn cameras, by the Security Forces during planned operations. 

The call follows yesterday's incident in Jacks Hill St. Andrew where five men, were fatally shot by the police.

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The family of a Kingston man who went missing last Wednesday is clinging to hope that he will return home.

36 year old Andrew Hylton of Campbell’s Boulevard, Kingston, has been missing since Wednesday July 16.

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MC Nuffy is calling out Dancehall entertainers, saying they should’ve publicly congratulated Vybz Kartel following his crowning as King of the Dancehall at Reggae Sumfest on July 18.

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The Minister says she did not indicate a move to "clamp down" on members of the civil service and this is absolutely not the intention of the Government. During her address at the JLP's Area Council Four Meeting in St. James, last evening Mrs. Malahoo Forte highlighted the need for a public sector reform.

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Amidst reports of persons vandalizing government-owned buses, the St. Catherine South Police are warning that those caught in the act will face the full brunt of the law. Between July 16 and 18, several buses owned by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) were damaged following stone throwing incidents in the Corporate Area.

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