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JLP scales down annual conference
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JLP scales down annual conference
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November 6 01:09 PM
For the second consecutive year, the Jamaica Labour Party will forgo its customary mass public conference, after cancelling last year's staging in the...
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Ministry of Labour refutes ‘false information’ regarding ROOFS on social media
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Ministry of Labour refutes ‘false information’ regarding ROOFS on social media
November 6 12:32 PM
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is advising the public that information currently circulating on social media, purporting to represe...
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UPDATE: Fern Gully main road reopened to vehicular traffic
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UPDATE: Fern Gully main road reopened to vehicular traffic
November 6 11:44 AM
The Fern Gully main road has been reopened to vehicular traffic, the National Works Agency (NWA) has reported. An oil spill in the area earlier Friday...
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Brown, Hall called up to Reggae Boyz squad for Mexico quarterfinal clash
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Brown, Hall called up to Reggae Boyz squad for Mexico quarterfinal clash
November 6 11:26 AM
Mount Pleasant striker Warner Brown and Tottenham midfielder Tyrese Hall are among the players called up by Reggae Boyz coach Rudolph Speid for their ...
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Two charged in crash that killed four teens in St Ann
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Two charged in crash that killed four teens in St Ann
November 6 10:43 AM
Police have charged two men in relation to the crash that claimed the lives of four teenagers in Ocho Rios, St Ann last Saturday. Akeem Palmer and Oma...
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Oil spill in Fern Gully, motorists advised to use alternative route
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Oil spill in Fern Gully, motorists advised to use alternative route
November 6 10:25 AM
The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that an oil spill occurred in Fern Gully, St Ann, and motorists should avoid using the roadway at this ti...
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Paraguay president, facing impeachment, seeks more time to prep defense
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Paraguay president, facing impeachment, seeks more time to prep defense
November 6 10:00 AM
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AFP) -- Paraguayan President Santiago Pena, who is facing impeachment proceedings following a banking scandal that has affected mi...
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London police chief expects ‘many more’ complaints against Russell Brand
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London police chief expects ‘many more’ complaints against Russell Brand
November 6 09:25 AM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The chief of London's Metropolitan Police said Friday "many more" women might come forward with accusations against Ru...
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CTOC seizes $1.4million in counterfeit rum in St Elizabeth
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CTOC seizes $1.4million in counterfeit rum in St Elizabeth
December 18, 2023
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Branch (CTOC) says it has seized $1.4 million in counterfeit rum at a business estab...
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Guyana and Venezuela leaders meet face-to-face as region pushes to defuse territorial dispute
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Guyana and Venezuela leaders meet face-to-face as region pushes to defuse territorial dispute
December 14, 2023
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (AP) — The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela landed in St Vincent and the Grenadines for a tense meeting Thursday as regional nati...
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Ex-cop turned cabbie gunned down in Portmore
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Ex-cop turned cabbie gunned down in Portmore
December 8, 2023
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A taxi operator was shot and killed in the Kingston Eastern police division on Thursday evening. He has been identified as Ken...
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Forex: J$156.34 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$156.34 to one US dollar
December 4, 2023
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Monday, December 4, ended trading at J$156.34 up by 39 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily exchange t...
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More new flights as record number of tourists head to Jamaica for winter
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More new flights as record number of tourists head to Jamaica for winter
November 29, 2023
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Senior Advisor and Strategist in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright noted that the collaborative work led by Tourism Minis...
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Blake-Hannah publishes new book
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Blake-Hannah publishes new book
November 12, 2023
Jamaican journalist and author Barbara Blake Hannah has launched a new book, Through Red, Gold & Green Spectacles, which like her other books, address...
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Man killed in alleged confrontation with cops
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Man killed in alleged confrontation with cops
November 11, 2023
The police are reporting that a man was shot and killed after he engaged a security team along Princess Street in Montego Bay, St James on Friday nigh...
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St Kitts-Nevis PM wants CXC to adapt to a changing region
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St Kitts-Nevis PM wants CXC to adapt to a changing region
November 11, 2023
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – On Friday, Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew of St Kitts-Nevis called on the Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) t...
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St James man charged with brother’s murder
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St James man charged with brother’s murder
October 28, 2023
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A man who was wanted in connection with his brother’s killing in Montego Bay, St James has now been formally charged with murder. ...
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JFF says monies owed to Reggae Girlz World Cup players have been paid
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JFF says monies owed to Reggae Girlz World Cup players have been paid
October 27, 2023
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has announced that monies owed to players who participated in this summer's FIFA Women’s Wor...
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EU Film Festival ends on high note
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EU Film Festival ends on high note
October 27, 2023
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Movie lovers who turned out for the return of the European Union (EU) Film Festival from October 17 to 22 - the first staging in J...
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UK records a fourth death linked to a storm that battered northern Europe
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UK records a fourth death linked to a storm that battered northern Europe
October 22, 2023
LONDON (AP) — Police said Sunday that a fourth person has died in Britain during a storm that pounded the United Kingdom (UK) and northern Europe with...
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Children born to Haitian parents without legal status, at risk of deportation- Bahamas immigration authority
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Children born to Haitian parents without legal status, at risk of deportation- Bahamas immigration authority
October 19, 2023
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The Bahamas Acting Immigration Director, William Pratt has sought to clarify the stance taken by his office to deport children...
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JFJ calls on Gov’t to respect ‘due process’ in dealing with Haitian refugees
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JFJ calls on Gov’t to respect ‘due process’ in dealing with Haitian refugees
October 18, 2023
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has joined Freedom Imaginaries in calling on the Jamaican government to respect international law on m...
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‘Troubling and unacceptable’ –  PNP removes councillor caretaker after rape charge
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‘Troubling and unacceptable’ – PNP removes councillor caretaker after rape charge
October 10, 2023
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – The People’s National Party (PNP) says councillor caretaker Tyrone Guthrie, who was reportedly charged on Monday with the forc...
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Suicide bomber detonates a device in the Turkish capital. A second assailant is killed in a shootout
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Suicide bomber detonates a device in the Turkish capital. A second assailant is killed in a shootout
October 1, 2023
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, while a second assailant ...
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PICA to acquire more immigration kiosks
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PICA to acquire more immigration kiosks
September 26, 2023
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) says it will be procuring more immigration kiosks as it moves the nation’s...
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Indonesia imprisons a woman for saying a Muslim prayer before eating pork in a TikTok video
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Indonesia imprisons a woman for saying a Muslim prayer before eating pork in a TikTok video
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PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) — A court in Indonesia has convicted a woman of inciting religious hatred and sentenced her to two years in prison for sayin...
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