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Forex: $158.72 to one US dollar

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Forex: $158.72 to one US dollar

April 7, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, April 7, ended trading at $158.72, down 19 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s da...

UPDATE: Police identify woman who died in Spur Tree Hill crash

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UPDATE: Police identify woman who died in Spur Tree Hill crash

April 7, 2026

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police have identified the woman who died as a result of injuries she sustained in a crash when a tractor trailer went over a pr...

Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance at Campari Sandz Festival

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Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance at Campari Sandz Festival

April 7, 2026

ST ANN, Jamaica – Vacae Weekend 2026 came to a close on Monday night with the staging of the Campari Sandz Festival, where rising dancehall artiste Ma...

UN reporting wave of displacement in Haiti following recent criminal gang attacks

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UN reporting wave of displacement in Haiti following recent criminal gang attacks

April 7, 2026

UNITED NATIONS, (CMC) – The United Nations (UN) Tuesday said that the recent violence in the Artibonite department in Haiti has now triggered a new wa...

Treasure Beach gets major waste management boost with SPM, BREDS partnership

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Treasure Beach gets major waste management boost with SPM, BREDS partnership

April 7, 2026

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Treasure Beach took a decisive step toward environmental preservation and improved service delivery on Wednesday with the laun...

Bill Gates to testify in front of US House panel on Jeffrey Epstein

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Bill Gates to testify in front of US House panel on Jeffrey Epstein

April 7, 2026

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Billionaire Bill Gates is to testify on June 10 before a congressional committee investigating the late convicted s...

Kintyre shareholders say NYSE plans unaffected by VM legal dispute

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Kintyre shareholders say NYSE plans unaffected by VM legal dispute

April 7, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kintyre Holdings (JA) Limited shareholders behind a proposed international restructuring say their plans to pursue a New York Stoc...

UPDATE: Second victim dies in Spur Tree Hill crash

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UPDATE: Second victim dies in Spur Tree Hill crash

April 7, 2026

Police have confirmed that a second victim has succumbed to injuries after a tractor trailer went over a precipice off Spur Tree Hill in Manchester on...

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