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How Excelsior exploited JC’s weaknesses to win Manning Cup
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How Excelsior exploited JC’s weaknesses to win Manning Cup
December 20 03:30 PM
A stickler for details, Excelsior High coach Keon Broderick says a crucial video session on Thursday paved the way for their triumph in the Manning Cu...
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Argentina’s president welcomes Trump pressure ‘to free the Venezuelan people’
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Argentina’s president welcomes Trump pressure ‘to free the Venezuelan people’
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FOZ DO IGUAÇU, Brazil (AFP)—Argentina’s President Javier Milei on Saturday praised counterpart Donald Trump's pressure campaign on Venezuela, which fe...
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Zelensky says US must pile pressure on Russia to end war
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Zelensky says US must pile pressure on Russia to end war
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MIAMI, United States (AFP)—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called on the United States to put more pressure on Russia to end the wa...
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Antigua’s Browne chides Caricom over US visa statement, slams unnamed leader
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC)—Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has criticised the regional integration grouping, Caricom, after it issued a...
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‘Does JFJ understand the realities on the ground?’
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Experts against rights group’s proposal to allow consensual sex between minors and persons up to 5 years older
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Consumers face delays in major money transfers after system overhaul
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Consumers face delays in major money transfers after system overhaul
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Customers at some Jamaican banks are facing delays in receiving large money transfers after a major upgrade to the country's core pa...
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Haaland sends Man City top, Chelsea fightback frustrates Newcastle
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MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP)–Erling Haaland fired Manchester City to the top of the Premier League by beating West Ham 3-0, while Chelsea fought b...
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Haitian man dies in ICE custody
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Haitian man dies in ICE custody
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NEWARK, New Jersey (CMC)—The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says a 41-year-old criminal illegal national from Haiti, w...
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Mario Deane Trial: Items from cell tested positive
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Mario Deane Trial: Items from cell tested positive
April 30, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A forensic science officer assigned to the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine on Wednesday testified in the ongo...
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Elderly man on ganja charges requests lawyer ‘to beg’ on his behalf
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Elderly man on ganja charges requests lawyer ‘to beg’ on his behalf
April 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  A case management hearing has been set for an elderly man facing ganja-related charges after his appearance at the Kingston and S...
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World’s oldest person, a Brazilian nun, dies aged 116
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World’s oldest person, a Brazilian nun, dies aged 116
April 30, 2025
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, died Wednesday at the age of 116, having barely survived infan...
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‘Silly season’: Tufton rejects Dawes’ criticism over $31 million neurosurgical drill
April 30, 2025
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has rejected criticism from his Opposition counterpart Dr Alfred Dawes about the cost of the neuros...
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Gov’t target 1,600 vehicle fleet for JCF
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Gov’t target 1,600 vehicle fleet for JCF
April 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Government is looking to boost the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) fleet of vehicles to ensure that the force has 1,600 opera...
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Teen accused of robbing biker granted bail
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Teen accused of robbing biker granted bail
April 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A teen accused of robbery with aggravation and malicious destruction of property was granted bail when he appeared in the Kingston...
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St Mary man arrested for cannabis-laced items
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St Mary man arrested for cannabis-laced items
April 30, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica - A 46- year-old St Mary man was taken into custody early Wednesday morning after a police operation reportedly found several items l...
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Microsoft reports strong results driven by cloud and AI
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Microsoft reports strong results driven by cloud and AI
April 30, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Technology giant Microsoft posted robust quarterly results on Wednesday, with revenue rising 13 per cent to US$7...
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Maxi Priest, Tifa, Third World, Alison Hinds and more for Florida’s Art of Music Festival
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DJ Stretch and his brother DJ Brad are the members of the popular South Florida-based sound system Extatic Sound. A few years ago, they decided to ven...
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Building a brighter future: Charles Jr highlights his ministry’s commitment to supporting youth
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Building a brighter future: Charles Jr highlights his ministry’s commitment to supporting youth
April 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr delivered an motivational address to approximately 930 students at Centr...
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‘Den Den’ charged for body found in hole last year
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‘Den Den’ charged for body found in hole last year
April 30, 2025
The long arm of the law has caught and charged a man in connection with a murder that occurred in Rose Town, Kingston, more than a year ago. The accus...
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Gas prices up $3.06, diesel down $0.15
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Gas prices up $3.06, diesel down $0.15
April 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists should see an increase at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, May 1, according to the latest ex-refin...
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Barca fight back against Inter in sensational semi-final draw
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Barca fight back against Inter in sensational semi-final draw
April 30, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) -- Barcelona and Inter Milan shared a compelling 3-3 draw in a high-octane Champions League semi-final first leg clash on Wedne...
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Trinidad: Young resigns as chairman of PNM after crushing election defeat
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Trinidad: Young resigns as chairman of PNM after crushing election defeat
April 30, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - Outgoing Trinidad and Tobago prime minister, Stuart Young, Wednesday submitted his resignation as chairman of the Peop...
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House approves bills to increase penalties for murder
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House approves bills to increase penalties for murder
April 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 29) passed three bills that seek to appropriately treat with and increase the penal...
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Forex: J$159.46 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$159.46 to one US dollar
April 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The US dollar on Wednesday, April 30, ended trading at $159.46 up from $159.28, up by 18 cents according to the Bank of Jamaica’s ...
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Hundreds of farm workers off to Canada
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Hundreds of farm workers off to Canada
April 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A batch of 223 farm workers will depart the island today for various provinces in Canada, under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers ...
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Trelawny police theorise Tuesday night’s shooting of three men at bar was revenge for murder of ‘Stone’
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Trelawny police theorise Tuesday night’s shooting of three men at bar was revenge for murder of ‘Stone’
April 30, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Trelawny police believe that the shooting of three men at a bar in Martha Brae on Tuesday night was a reprisal attack for the ...
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Package with Mario Deane’s pants denied again from being entered into evidence
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Package with Mario Deane’s pants denied again from being entered into evidence
April 30, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Supreme Court Judge Justice Courtney Daye who is currently presiding over the Mario Deane case has rejected attempts to have a...
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Commonwealth group says Trinidad election well-organised, but areas for improvement
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Commonwealth group says Trinidad election well-organised, but areas for improvement
April 30, 2025
THE Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) has commended key election stakeholders of Trinidad and Tobago on a well-organised parliamentary election, in pr...
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Italy to require parental approval for sex education in school
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Italy to require parental approval for sex education in school
April 30, 2025
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy's government presented a bill Wednesday that would require parental approval for sex education classes, which are not mandat...
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Nevis Island Assembly passes Online Gaming Bill
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Nevis Island Assembly passes Online Gaming Bill
April 30, 2025
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis – The Nevis Island Assembly has approved the Nevis Online Gaming Bill, 2025, a landmark piece of legislation designed to regulate t...
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How Excelsior exploited JC’s weaknesses to win Manning Cup
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Argentina’s president welcomes Trump pressure ‘to free the Venezuelan people’
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