Two dead after stabbing in New York’s Times Square
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Two dead after stabbing in New York’s Times Square
August 31 09:18 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) —A knife-wielding woman stabbed and killed a person and injured another in New York's tourist-filled Times Square on Mon...
Forex: $159.02 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.02 to one US dollar
August 31 09:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, August 31, ended trading at $159.02, down 21 cents, according to Bank of Jamaica’s daily ...
D’Mack takes on ‘Babylon’ in new track
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D’Mack takes on ‘Babylon’ in new track
August 31 08:00 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fresh from his second-place finish in the Jamaica International Independence Foreign Song Competition (JIIFSC), D’Mack has release...
Former gang member found guilty of murdering Tupac Shakur
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Former gang member found guilty of murdering Tupac Shakur
August 31 07:43 PM
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Duane Davis, a former Los Angeles gang member, was found guilty on Monday by a Las Vegas court of the 1996 murder of ...
12 students benefit from ETDDC scholarship programme
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12 students benefit from ETDDC scholarship programme
August 31 07:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Twelve students are the recipients of scholarships under the Ellerslie Tawes District Development Committee (ETDDC) Scholarship Pat...
What we know about the US-Venezuela oil agreement
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What we know about the US-Venezuela oil agreement
August 31 06:35 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An agreement granting the United States (US) control over about one-fifth of Venezuela's oil reserves rests on vague...

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Let this be a consequential speech, Mr PM
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Let this be a consequential speech, Mr PM
August 20, 2026
Prime ministers have to make a copious amount of speeches during their tenure. It goes with the territory, meaning that speech-making is part of the p...
Some healthy news out of Trinidad and Tobago
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Some healthy news out of Trinidad and Tobago
August 18, 2026
In a context in which the news recently out of our sister island of Trinidad and Tobago has been largely negative, we are pleased to note that the twi...
Good and bad news on human trafficking
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Good and bad news on human trafficking
August 13, 2026
The Ministry of National Security and Peace has applauded itself for “making steady progress” in the fight against human trafficking, noting that it h...

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