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Jackson welcomes security operations in SSL fraud case
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Jackson welcomes security operations in SSL fraud case
December 27 12:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on National Security and Member of Parliament Fitz Jackson has welcomed the start of security operations link...
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Woman dies in motor vehicle crash in Trelawny
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Woman dies in motor vehicle crash in Trelawny
December 27 12:24 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — A woman is now dead and a man nursing injuries following a motor vehicle collision along the One Mile main road in Falmouth Saturd...
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SLB to further enhance digital portal as part of ongoing transformation
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SLB to further enhance digital portal as part of ongoing transformation
December 27 12:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is looking to further enhance its digital portal, a move that underscores the role of technology i...
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Man dies in motor vehicle crash in St James
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Man dies in motor vehicle crash in St James
December 27 10:39 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A man is now dead following a motor vehicle crash on the Rosemount roadway on Saturday morning. He has been identified as 46-year-...
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Former SSL executive in custody
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Former SSL executive in custody
December 27 10:22 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A former high-level executive of Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) is in police custody as investigations continue into the mult...
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Ukraine anti-corruption agency tries to raid parliament
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Ukraine anti-corruption agency tries to raid parliament
December 27 09:44 AM
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukraine's anti-corruption agency said security services were preventing officers from raiding the parliament on Saturday, as inv...
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Major multi-agency raids underway as part of SSL fraud probe
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Major multi-agency raids underway as part of SSL fraud probe
December 27 07:11 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A significant coordinated law enforcement operation, involving multiple elite agencies, is currently underway across Jamaica, with...
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Release the weed, or else…
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Release the weed, or else…
Attorney threatens legal action against JCF over failure to return ganja to Rastafarian
Jason Cross | Reporter 
December 27 12:20 AM
Release the weed, or else...
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International Gymnastics Federation President Watanabe to visit Jamaica soon
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International Gymnastics Federation President Watanabe to visit Jamaica soon
Julian Richardson 
March 31, 2025
Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) President Christopher Samuda says International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe will visit the isl...
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Grange pays tribute to Wellesley Bolt
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Grange pays tribute to Wellesley Bolt
March 31, 2025
Kingston, Jamaica – Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has expressed condolences to the family of sprint legend Usai...
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PM Andrew Holness extends condolences to family of Wellesley Bolt
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PM Andrew Holness extends condolences to family of Wellesley Bolt
March 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Prime Minister Andrew Holness in a post to his instagram expressed his condolences to the Bolt family following the loss of Welles...
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Calabar head coach Bennett uncertain about future
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Calabar head coach Bennett uncertain about future
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
March 31, 2025
Calabar High School's head coach, Corey Bennett has expressed uncertainty about his future at the institution after the expiration of his three-year c...
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Young students thrilled about stock market
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Young students thrilled about stock market
March 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Students at Avondale Preparatory School in Kingston, Kahleel Hutchinson and Khalif Wright, emerged top performers in the first mon...
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Forex: $158.36 to one US dollar
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Forex: $158.36 to one US dollar
March 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Monday, March 31, ended trading at $158.36 down by 10 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily exchange tr...
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‘They’re not doing any work’: Spanish Town deputy mayor chides NSWMA
March 31, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – Deputy Mayor of Spanish Town, the People’s National Party’s Ralston Wilson is calling on the Government to address what he sai...
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PAHO issues new epidemiological alert amid rising yellow fever cases in the Americas
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PAHO issues new epidemiological alert amid rising yellow fever cases in the Americas
March 31, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Monday issued a new epidemiological alert in response to an increase in ...
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In St Andrew Eastern, Cuthbert-Flynn rallies support for JLP third term
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In St Andrew Eastern, Cuthbert-Flynn rallies support for JLP third term
March 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) spokesperson Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn has reaffirmed her confidence in the leadership of the ruling party ...
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Wellesley Bolt, father of Usain Bolt, has died
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Wellesley Bolt, father of Usain Bolt, has died
March 31, 2025
Wellesley Bolt, the father of Jamaican track legend Usain Bolt, has died. It is understood that the senior Bolt passed away on Monday after a lengthy ...
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CARICOM aligning tax treaty with international standards
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CARICOM aligning tax treaty with international standards
March 31, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) —A senior official of the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat on Monday said that the 15-member regional i...
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Police high command expresses condolences to family of sergeant Wallace
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Police high command expresses condolences to family of sergeant Wallace
March 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) high command says it is saddened by the death of Sergeant William Wallace, who was electrocute...
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Clean-up for statues in Sam Sharpe Square
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Clean-up for statues in Sam Sharpe Square
March 31, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A team from the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) has been deployed to clean the statues in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, w...
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JFB renews call for citizens to protect fire hydrants
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JFB renews call for citizens to protect fire hydrants
March 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Citizens are, again, being urged to take steps to safeguard fire hydrants and avoid actions that could render them inoperable. Jama...
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Mr Vegas features at St James JLP meeting Sunday
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Mr Vegas features at St James JLP meeting Sunday
March 31, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica – Even though he proclaimed that he was not in attendance at the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLPs) St James Central workers meeting in t...
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SpaceX to launch private astronauts on first crewed polar orbit
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SpaceX to launch private astronauts on first crewed polar orbit
March 31, 2025
Cape Canaveral, United States (AFP)–SpaceX is set to launch the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday -- a days-long, ...
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Monday is likely final day to register to vote in upcoming general election
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Monday is likely final day to register to vote in upcoming general election
March 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaicans are being reminded that Monday, March 31, is likely the final day for voter registration for the next general election. ...
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School administrators urged to continue sexual violence sensitisation
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School administrators urged to continue sexual violence sensitisation
March 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica– Having impacted more than 500 upper-high-school boys across eight institutions in St Thomas, organisers of the ‘Echoes of Change: T...
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‘Me happy!’: St Catherine man elated after winning $245m Super Lotto jackpot
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‘Me happy!’: St Catherine man elated after winning $245m Super Lotto jackpot
March 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A labourer from St Catherine is the latest Super Lotto millionaire, after winning the J$245 million jackpot, according to Supreme ...
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Hydel High celebrate ‘Champs’ win
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Hydel High celebrate ‘Champs’ win
March 31, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica— Potential and promise were some themes emerging from exuberant devotion exercises at Hydel High Monday morning as the school ce...
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Advocates condemn Trump memo targeting immigration lawyers
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Advocates condemn Trump memo targeting immigration lawyers
March 31, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – Immigration advocates have condemned a Trump administration memo calling for sanctions, reviews and stricter oversight...
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Brathwaite quits as West Indies Test skipper, Hope takes white-ball charge
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Brathwaite quits as West Indies Test skipper, Hope takes white-ball charge
March 31, 2025
St John's, Antigua and Barbuda (AFP)—Kraigg Brathwaite quit as West Indies Test captain on Monday after four years in charge while ODI skipper Shai Ho...
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Jackson welcomes security operations in SSL fraud case
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Jackson welcomes security operations in SSL fraud case
December 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on National Security and Member of Parliament Fitz Jackson has welcomed the start of security operations link...
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Woman dies in motor vehicle crash in Trelawny
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Woman dies in motor vehicle crash in Trelawny
December 27, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — A woman is now dead and a man nursing injuries following a motor vehicle collision along the One Mile main road in Falmouth Saturd...
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SLB to further enhance digital portal as part of ongoing transformation
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SLB to further enhance digital portal as part of ongoing transformation
December 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is looking to further enhance its digital portal, a move that underscores the role of technology i...
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Man dies in motor vehicle crash in St James
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Man dies in motor vehicle crash in St James
December 27, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A man is now dead following a motor vehicle crash on the Rosemount roadway on Saturday morning. He has been identified as 46-year-...
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Former SSL executive in custody
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Former SSL executive in custody
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A former high-level executive of Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) is in police custody as investigations continue into the mult...
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