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TransJamaican Highway toll rates to increase from August 1
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TransJamaican Highway toll rates to increase from August 1
July 24 07:14 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists using the TransJamaican Highway will pay higher toll rates from August 1, while T-Tag users will continue paying the cur...
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Mt Pleasant secure bye in CFU Club Shield competition
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Mt Pleasant secure bye in CFU Club Shield competition
July 24 07:04 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mount Pleasant FA have drawn a bye to the quarterfinals of the 2026 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield after their first r...
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Market Bag: Soup vendor Bulbie shops for staples as prices fluctuate
July 24 06:41 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Shoppers at the Coronation Market will encounter a mixed basket in terms of prices this week. Persistent dry conditions continue t...
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Jamaica delivers at US pool checkers championship
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Jamaica delivers at US pool checkers championship
July 24 06:39 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica  —  Jamaica’s draught players represented well during the recently concluded American Pool Checkers Association (APCA) Annual Tourna...
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ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot — which AI assistant does your small finance team actually need?
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ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot — which AI assistant does your small finance team actually need?
Every week this column shows what AI can do for a finance team. This week it answers the question readers ask most, usually with a price page already open: which one should a small Jamaican office actually pay for?
Peta-Gaye Hardy, Founder, PGH Consulting, LLC 
July 24 06:34 PM
By now somebody has told you that your business needs AI. Perhaps it was your accountant, who swears by ChatGPT. Perhaps your IT support company, whic...
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Reggae Boyz host Guatemala to kick off Nations League
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Reggae Boyz host Guatemala to kick off Nations League
July 24 05:49 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Jamaica are set to host Central American teams Guatemala and Honduras in their first two games in their Group B Concacaf Nations ...
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Five wanted men arrested and charged in St Mary crime sweep
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Five wanted men arrested and charged in St Mary crime sweep
July 24 05:11 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica — Five men who were wanted in the St Mary Police Division for various crimes were arrested and charged during coordinated police oper...
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Taxi operator dies following motor vehicle collision in St Mary
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Taxi operator dies following motor vehicle collision in St Mary
July 24 05:03 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica —  The St Mary police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision that claimed the life of a 32 year-old taxi operator Wednesda...
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World Bank estimates Venezuela quakes caused US$19.6b in damage
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July 23, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Twin earthquakes that devastated Venezuela last month caused at least US$19.6 billion in direct physical damage, the World ...
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Death toll in Guyana ferry tragedy climbs as regional recovery effort expands
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Death toll in Guyana ferry tragedy climbs as regional recovery effort expands
July 23, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Search, rescue and recovery operations following the capsizing of the MV Barima have intensified with the arrival of mariti...
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Efforts to refloat sunken Guyanese vessel to begin Wednesday
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Efforts to refloat sunken Guyanese vessel to begin Wednesday
July 22, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyana Government says it will begin operations at midday on Wednesday to refloat the sunken MV Barima using specialise...
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Toll from Venezuela double earthquakes reaches 5,346 killed
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Toll from Venezuela double earthquakes reaches 5,346 killed
July 21, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — The death toll from the double earthquakes that struck Venezuela nearly a month ago has reached 5,346, according to the lat...
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Guyana govt raises capsized ferry death toll to 53
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Guyana govt raises capsized ferry death toll to 53
July 21, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) — At least 53 people died after a ferry capsized off the coast of Guyana over the weekend, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said ...
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US sends first aid to Cuba as part of $100 million commitment
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US sends first aid to Cuba as part of $100 million commitment
July 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) said on Tuesday it was sending the first part of a $100 million aid package to Cuba, as the i...
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Barbados Gov’t sets date for funeral for Sir Garry Sobers
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Barbados Gov’t sets date for funeral for Sir Garry Sobers
July 21, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Barbados government Tuesday said that the state funeral of National Hero and former West Indies cricket captain, Sir ...
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New report finds disability inclusion in health systems uneven across the region
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New report finds disability inclusion in health systems uneven across the region
July 21, 2026
WASHINGTON,United States (CMC) — A new report has found that despite progress in laws, policies and programmes aimed at advancing the rights of person...
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Haiti calls for international backing as election preparations advance
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July 21, 2026
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — Haiti’s Foreign Affairs Minister Raina Forbin on Monday said her country needs “free, credible, inclusive and above all partici...
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27 dead, 83 missing from capsized Guyana ferry, says PM
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27 dead, 83 missing from capsized Guyana ferry, says PM
July 20, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) — At least 27 people died after a ferry capsized off the coast of Guyana, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said Monday, as the sm...
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Jamaican teen pleads guilty to injuring ex-boyfriend in Bahamas
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Jamaican teen pleads guilty to injuring ex-boyfriend in Bahamas
July 20, 2026
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – A Jamaican woman is set to be handed over to The Bahamas Department of Immigration after serving her sentence for injuring her...
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Signs of hope despite gang violence and political uncertainty in Haiti
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Signs of hope despite gang violence and political uncertainty in Haiti
July 20, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC)—For millions of Haitians, daily life has become a struggle to stay safe, find enough food and simply move around their own...
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Huge wave suspected in Guyana ferry disaster as 67 rescued
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Huge wave suspected in Guyana ferry disaster as 67 rescued
July 19, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Preliminary reports suggest that a massive wave may have caused the MV Barima to capsize on Saturday night while en route t...
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US Customs seizes over US$53,000 in undeclared cash from Jamaica-bound passenger
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US Customs seizes over US$53,000 in undeclared cash from Jamaica-bound passenger
July 19, 2026
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (CMC) — United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have seized more than US$53,800 in undeclared currency fro...
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St Vincent contributes to Caricom humanitarian aid for Venezuela
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St Vincent contributes to Caricom humanitarian aid for Venezuela
July 18, 2026
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (AFP) — St Vincent and the Grenadines has joined other member states within the Caribbean Community (Caricom) in providing human...
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Cayman Islands confirms imported case of cyclosporiasis amid US outbreak
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July 18, 2026
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — The Cayman Islands has confirmed one case of cyclosporiasis, but public health officials say the infection was acq...
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US expands sanctions against Cuban government-linked entities
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US expands sanctions against Cuban government-linked entities
July 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) has imposed sanctions on 10 Cuban entities as part of what it described as a broader effort t...
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Barbados declares national day of mourning following Sobers’ death
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Barbados declares national day of mourning following Sobers’ death
July 17, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP) — Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced that Barbados will observe a national day of mourning in honour of cricket legen...
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Tsunami warning as southern Mexico hit by 7.3 magnitude earthquake
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Tsunami warning as southern Mexico hit by 7.3 magnitude earthquake
July 17, 2026
MEXICO CITY,  Mexico (AFP) —A tsunami alert has been issued following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Mexico on Friday. The US Geological Service (USGS)...
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Cricket giant Sir Garfield Sobers dies at 89
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Cricket giant Sir Garfield Sobers dies at 89
July 17, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The cricketing fraternity has been thrown into mourning following the death of Barbados’ National Hero, Sir Garfield Sobe...
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UN warns of mass killings in Haiti
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July 17, 2026
UNITED NATIONS, United States (CMC) — The United Nations says it has been made aware of the “horrific report” of human rights abuses in Haiti resultin...
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Jamaican sentenced to 40 months in prison for violent abuse of two partners
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Jamaican sentenced to 40 months in prison for violent abuse of two partners
July 16, 2026
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) – A 45-year-old Jamaican national has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after admitting to a sustain...
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TransJamaican Highway toll rates to increase from August 1
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists using the TransJamaican Highway will pay higher toll rates from August 1, while T-Tag users will continue paying the cur...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Mt Pleasant secure bye in CFU Club Shield competition
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Mt Pleasant secure bye in CFU Club Shield competition
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mount Pleasant FA have drawn a bye to the quarterfinals of the 2026 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield after their first r...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
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Market Bag: Soup vendor Bulbie shops for staples as prices fluctuate
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Shoppers at the Coronation Market will encounter a mixed basket in terms of prices this week. Persistent dry conditions continue t...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Jamaica delivers at US pool checkers championship
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Jamaica delivers at US pool checkers championship
July 24, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica  —  Jamaica’s draught players represented well during the recently concluded American Pool Checkers Association (APCA) Annual Tourna...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot — which AI assistant does your small finance team actually need?
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ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot — which AI assistant does your small finance team actually need?
Every week this column shows what AI can do for a finance team. This week it answers the question readers ask most, usually with a price page already open: which one should a small Jamaican office actually pay for?
Peta-Gaye Hardy, Founder, PGH Consulting, LLC 
July 24, 2026
By now somebody has told you that your business needs AI. Perhaps it was your accountant, who swears by ChatGPT. Perhaps your IT support company, whic...
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