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Caribbean bank celebrates 49 years of EC dollar stability
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — The St Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is commemorating 49 years of the Eastern Caribbean (EC) dollar b...
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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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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
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
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
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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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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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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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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