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CXC says AI approach based on fairness and human judgement

Latest News, Regional

CXC says AI approach based on fairness and human judgement

May 12, 2026

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is assuring students, teachers and parents across the region that its approach t...

Bahamians voting for new government

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Bahamians voting for new government

May 12, 2026

NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — More than 209,000 Bahamians have registered to vote in Tuesday’s general election that Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis ca...

UN condemns child death toll from Israel’s West Bank operations

International News, Latest News

UN condemns child death toll from Israel’s West Bank operations

May 12, 2026

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations (UN) condemned Tuesday the toll from swelling Israeli military operations and settler attacks in the oc...

Oil prices jump, stocks retreat on US-Iran deadlock

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Oil prices jump, stocks retreat on US-Iran deadlock

May 12, 2026

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Oil prices rallied and stock markets fell Tuesday as investors braced for further volatility after talks appeared to st...

Dua Lipa sues Samsung over use of her photo on TV box

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Dua Lipa sues Samsung over use of her photo on TV box

May 11, 2026

NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Pop star Dua Lipa is suing Samsung over trademark infringement, alleging the South Korean conglomerate illegally used a ...

Fae Ellington criticises ‘vulgar’ songs on Hill & Gully Riddim

Entertainment, Latest News

Fae Ellington criticises ‘vulgar’ songs on Hill & Gully Riddim

…praises Di Genius for revitalising folk culture but says ‘slack’ songs devalue heritage

May 11, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican media personality and cultural expert Fae Ellington is condemning several dancehall artistes for what she described as th...

‘I am not a drunkard,’ witness tells lawyer in Klans trial

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‘I am not a drunkard,’ witness tells lawyer in Klans trial

BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com

May 11, 2026

A police sergeant who was the first responder at the scene where the body of Thompson Pen resident Zamari McKay was found with his feet bound on Augus...

St Ann healthcare trailblazer Dorrett May Wood celebrates 100th birthday

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St Ann healthcare trailblazer Dorrett May Wood celebrates 100th birthday

Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com

May 11, 2026

A trailblazer in maternal and prenatal healthcare in St Ann, Dorrett May Wood recently celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends....

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