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Mar 8th, 2025 | Category: Jamaica Now | 9:39#JamaicaGleaner #JamaicaNow MARCH 8, 2025: The Mario Deane trial has started almost 11 years after his controversial death in a St James police lock-up… Dantay Brooks, the son of Dancehall artiste Mavado, was freed on Friday after the Court of Appeal overturned his conviction for the 2018 murder of Lorenzo Thomas… Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has urged women to talk to their sons and family members who are involved in crime… Jamaica recorded 47 murders in February, the lowest for a month since the start of this century… The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has slashed fuel theft losses by approximately $26.8 million per month following a major crackdown at its Spanish Town Depot… The Government pledges tougher penalties after
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