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Trinidad police seize $6.3 million worth of ganja
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February 22 03:15 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Sunday said it seized more than TT$6.3 million worth of marijuana that ...
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Iran-US talks expected Thursday despite fears of strikes
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PARIS, France (AFP)—Iranian officials held out hope for progress towards a deal to head off renewed conflict when talks with US negotiators resume on ...
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Navasky Anderson reclaims men’s indoor 800m record
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Navasky Anderson reclaims men’s indoor 800m record
February 22 02:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaican men’s indoor 800m record has been broken for a fourth time in eight days after Navasky Anderson ran 1:44.75 seconds for...
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New York mayor orders citywide travel ban ahead of major US storm
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday ordered the shutdown of the city's entire traffic network for all but emergency ...
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Former Arnett Gardens star killed in alleged confrontation with police
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Former Arnett Gardens star killed in alleged confrontation with police
February 22 02:08 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former Arnett Gardens footballer Lucien Anderson is dead. According to reports, the 55-year-old was fatally shot during a confront...
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Burn Foundation of Jamaica seeks US$55,000 to save woman set ablaze at gas station
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Dacia Forrester should be preparing to celebrate her 41st birthday on Wednesday, but instead, she is currently confined to a hospita...
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$131m investment transforms Belfield Community Health Centre in St Mary
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$131m investment transforms Belfield Community Health Centre in St Mary
February 22 01:11 PM
St Mary, Jamaica—A $131-million investment by the Ministry of Health and Wellness has transformed the Belfield Community Health Centre in St Mary, sig...
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Body of man found in Manchester
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Body of man found in Manchester
February 22 12:15 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Police are trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found on the Blue Mountain to Top ...
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UN to vote on resolution to authorise one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs
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UN to vote on resolution to authorise one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs
September 30, 2023
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The UN Security Council is scheduling a vote Monday on a resolution that would authorise a one-year deployment of an inte...
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STETHS swamp Roger Clarke High in d’Cup
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STETHS swamp Roger Clarke High in d’Cup
September 30, 2023
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Former champions St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) went on a scoring spree on Saturday when they drubbed Roger Clarke High 20-0 ...
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6-year-old shot dead by gunmen in Duhaney Park
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6-year-old shot dead by gunmen in Duhaney Park
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September 30, 2023
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A six-year-old boy was shot dead by gunmen on Thetford Avenue in Duhaney Park, St Andrew Saturday morning. He has been identified a...
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Stopped train left hundreds of migrants stranded in Mexican desert
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Stopped train left hundreds of migrants stranded in Mexican desert
September 30, 2023
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AFP)— Migrants were stranded in northern Mexico's harsh desert after the freight train they were riding on halted for 24 hours,...
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Injured Messi missing again for Miami
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Injured Messi missing again for Miami
September 30, 2023
FORT LAUDERDALE, United States (AFP)— Lionel Messi was ruled out with injury again on Saturday, not named in Inter Miami's squad for Saturday's Major ...
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STATHS win five games to top group in Manning Cup
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STATHS win five games to top group in Manning Cup
September 30, 2023
KINGSTON, Jamaica- St Andrew Technical High School's (STATHS) winning streak moved to five games after a win over Excelsior in their top- of-the-table...
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UPDATE: Grade 11 BB Coke student charged with assault
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UPDATE: Grade 11 BB Coke student charged with assault
September 30, 2023
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica— The grade 11 student of BB Coke High School who reportedly beat grade eight student, Jaheim Colman unconscious on Thursday, has...
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Ten Hag offers ‘no excuses’ for Man United’s worst Premier League start
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September 30, 2023
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP)—Erik ten Hag said there can be no excuses for Manchester United's worst ever start to a Premier League season after a...
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Federal agency sues Chipotle after a Kansas manager allegedly ripped off an employee’s hijab
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September 30, 2023
KANSAS (AP)— A federal agency has sued the restaurant chain Chipotle, accusing it of religious harassment and retaliation after a manager at a Kansas ...
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Klopp slams ‘crazy decisions’ after nine-man Liverpool’s Spurs loss
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September 30, 2023
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)— Jurgen Klopp blasted the "crazy decisions" that led to nine-man Liverpool's 2-1 defeat against Tottenham as referees' ch...
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Clarendon man charged following seizure of firearm during police operation
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September 30, 2023
TRELAWNY, Jamaica— A man was charged and a firearm seized after the car in which he was travelling was searched during an operation in Race Course, Tr...
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Arteta hails empathy of Arsenal stars to help out Havertz
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September 30, 2023
BOUREMOUTH, United Kingdom (AFP)— Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta praised the "human qualities" of his side after Kai Havertz was handed the chance to open ...
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New York begins drying out after being stunned and soaked by record-breaking rainfall
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September 30, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city dwellers dried out basements...
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Grants Pen man charged after gun, ammo discovered in suitcase
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Grants Pen man charged after gun, ammo discovered in suitcase
September 30, 2023
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 30-year-old man from Oddman Lane in Grants Pen was arrested and charged after a 9mm Taurus pistol along with twelve 9mm rounds o...
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Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle
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September 30, 2023
Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to...
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Police in Cayman seize gun allegedly linked to killings in Jamaica
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September 30, 2023
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) – Cayman Islands’ Police Commissioner, Derek Byrne says members of the police force recently seized a firearm that w...
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UPDATE: WATCH: Injured BB Coke student to be transferred from Mandeville to Corporate area for brain scan
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September 30, 2023
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Arrangements are reportedly being made to transfer injured BB Coke High student Jaheim Colman, 14, from the Mandeville Regional H...
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Fans jeer as Manchester United loses 1-0 to Crystal Palace
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September 30, 2023
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — After back-to-back wins, it’s back to the drawing board for Manchester United. Erik ten Hag’s struggling team suffered a fi...
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Court orders Subway franchise owners to pay workers nearly $1M – and to sell or close their stores
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September 30, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal court ordered the owners of 14 Subway locations north of San Francisco to pay employees nearly $1 million in damages an...
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Grants Pen woman hospitalised after being shot in head
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Grants Pen woman hospitalised after being shot in head
September 30, 2023
KINGSTON, Jamaica —A woman was shot in the head in Grants Pen, St Andrew, on Friday night. The incident reportedly happened in the Seaview area. The w...
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Ollie Watkins scores a hat trick in Aston Villa’s 6-1 rout of Brighton
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September 30, 2023
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Ollie Watkins scored a hat trick as Aston Villa routed Brighton 6-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. It was Watkins’ seco...
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6 miners killed, 15 trapped underground in collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, state media reports
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September 30, 2023
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Six people have died in the collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, and 15 others are still trapped underground, according to sta...
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