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Canada announces CAN$5 million in aid after Nepal flood
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Canada announces CAN$5 million in aid after Nepal flood
August 28 02:03 PM
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP)—Canada said Friday it would provide CAN$5 million (US$ 3.6 million) in funding to help relief operations after devastating floo...
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WATCH: New detour road opens off Montego Bay bypass
August 28 02:02 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Motorists traversing the Dr Horace Chang Boulevard in Montego Bay, to get into Norwood, came upon a new development Friday morning...
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Your free AI now has advertisers — what that changes, and what your business should actually be paying for
Business, ...
Your free AI now has advertisers — what that changes, and what your business should actually be paying for
Every week this column shows what AI can do for a finance team. This week, what it costs. ChatGPT is now carrying advertising in a growing list of countries, on the free plan and on the cheapest paid one. Jamaica is not on that list yet, but the direction is settled, and it is a good moment to work out which plan your business is actually on
Peta-Gaye Hardy, Founder, PGH Consulting, LLC 
August 28 12:24 PM
Earlier this year OpenAI said ChatGPT had passed 900 million weekly users, and that more than 50 million people paid for a consumer subscription. The ...
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PM says he has no power to keep Cooper’s Pen residents on land
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PM says he has no power to keep Cooper’s Pen residents on land
August 28 11:49 AM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica – Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness told residents of Cooper’s Pen in Trelawny, whose houses were demolished earlier this month, that...
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Temporary relief for motorists travelling through Spring Mount
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Temporary relief for motorists travelling through Spring Mount
August 28 10:20 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Motorists using the Spring Mount corridor in St James are experiencing improved access following temporary road works to widen a s...
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Morgan tells schools to make it easier for parents to attend PTA meetings
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Morgan tells schools to make it easier for parents to attend PTA meetings
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
August 28 09:25 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Senator Marlon Morgan, is urging school leaders to prepare and share annual ...
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Nepal flood death toll rises to 547 — police
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Nepal flood death toll rises to 547 — police
August 28 08:17 AM
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border region this week have killed at least 547 people, Nepal's police said Friday. Ch...
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Norway’s King Harald dies at 89, ending 35-year reign
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Norway’s King Harald dies at 89, ending 35-year reign
August 28 08:13 AM
OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Thousands of people gathered outside Norway's royal palace to pay their respects to King Harald, who died Friday aged 89 after a ...
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World Bank report urges LAC to rethink economic strategies amid global uncertainties
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World Bank report urges LAC to rethink economic strategies amid global uncertainties
April 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – A new World Bank report is urging Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) countries to rethink their economic strateg...
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New learning resource centre offers hope to vulnerable youth in St Lucia
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New learning resource centre offers hope to vulnerable youth in St Lucia
April 24, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia, (CMC) -A new learning resource centre is offering opportunities for academic and personal growth to vulnerable children and youth ...
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LAC to benefit from new initiative involving IFRS Foundation
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LAC to benefit from new initiative involving IFRS Foundation
April 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest, and the IFRS Foundation Wednesday formalised a strategic part...
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US warns it cannot continue shouldering the high finances needed for Haiti’s security
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US warns it cannot continue shouldering the high finances needed for Haiti’s security
April 22, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United States (US) says while it is determined to assist the Haitian people achieve peace, security and prosperity, it “can...
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ICE nabs undocumented Caribbean nationals at construction site in Puerto Rico
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ICE nabs undocumented Caribbean nationals at construction site in Puerto Rico
April 19, 2025
VEGA BAJA, Puerto Rico (CMC) — The United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says its agents have arrested five undocumented...
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Attorneys General sue Trump over ‘ideological deportation policy’
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Attorneys General sue Trump over ‘ideological deportation policy’
April 18, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – Nineteen attorneys general have taken legal action to stop the Trump administration’s “ideological deportation policy,...
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Police in St Kitts warn against using social media to spread fake news
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Police in St Kitts warn against using social media to spread fake news
April 18, 2025
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Police have warned people of using social media to spread false rumours after one report had indicated that a minor had d...
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IACHR concerned about the escalation of violence and humanitarian crisis in Haiti
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IACHR concerned about the escalation of violence and humanitarian crisis in Haiti
April 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) –  The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) says it is deeply concerned over the escalation of violence a...
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CCJ ends sensitisation programme for the region
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CCJ ends sensitisation programme for the region
April 18, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Curt of Justice (CCJ) says it has concluded a series of  sensitisation workshops for sev...
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UPDATE: Police pledge to heighten security at Piarco International Airport
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UPDATE: Police pledge to heighten security at Piarco International Airport
April 17, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Acting Police Commissioner Junior Benjamin of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service is promising a swift response, in...
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Arriving passenger killed at Piarco International airport in Trinidad and Tobago
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Arriving passenger killed at Piarco International airport in Trinidad and Tobago
April 17, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – A passenger who landed at the Piarco International Airport in Trinidad and Tobago was shot and killed early Thursday s...
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IOM warns Haiti crisis could impact regional, global stability
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IOM warns Haiti crisis could impact regional, global stability
April 17, 2025
NEW YORK, USA (CMC) – The Director General of the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) warned on Thursday that the Haiti cri...
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IACHR expresses concern regarding the electoral reform process in Dominica
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IACHR expresses concern regarding the electoral reform process in Dominica
April 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Wednesday expressed concern over what it described as Dominica...
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CCJ celebrates 20th anniversary
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CCJ celebrates 20th anniversary
April 16, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Caribbean Court of Justice is on Wednesday celebrating its 20th anniversary with the outgoing President Justice Ad...
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Belize assumes leadership role on behalf of Caribbean states at IMO negotiations
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Belize assumes leadership role on behalf of Caribbean states at IMO negotiations
April 16, 2025
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — Belize has assumed a leadership role on behalf of a block of Caribbean countries that are members of the International Mariti...
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Caricom troops being deployed to Haiti
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Caricom troops being deployed to Haiti
April 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica, (CMC)  – A  21-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) Joint Task Force-Haiti (CJTF-H) relief team is being deployed to Haiti to suppo...
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Cops kill man, seize gun in St Andrew operation
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Cops kill man, seize gun in St Andrew operation
April 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A man was found dead and an illegal firearm seized during an alleged confrontation with the police on Content Avenue off Waltham P...
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PAHO calls for strengthening of  public health capacities
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PAHO calls for strengthening of public health capacities
April 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States  (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says there is an urgent need to strengthen public health capacities in ...
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Antigua’s supervisor of elections to head Caricom Observer mission to Trinidad polls
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Antigua’s supervisor of elections to head Caricom Observer mission to Trinidad polls
April 16, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, (CMC) – Antigua and Barbuda’s Supervisor of Elections, Ian S Hughes, will lead a Caribbean Community (Caricom) Observer mission to...
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Bahamian gov’t, opposition in war of words over US indictment of nationals
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Bahamian gov’t, opposition in war of words over US indictment of nationals
April 16, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas, (CMC) -Prime Minister Phillip Davis has defended his statement alleging that the Bahamian law enforcement officers charged in a Unite...
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Guyanese gov’t issues warning to people engaged in illegal gold trade
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Guyanese gov’t issues warning to people engaged in illegal gold trade
April 16, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) – The Guyana government is warning individuals engaged in the illegal gold trade that they face prosecution, if caught. The ...
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CXC announces plans to reposition itself
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CXC announces plans to reposition itself
April 15, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) says it is repositioning itself to become more responsive to the n...
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Canada announces CAN$5 million in aid after Nepal flood
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MONTREAL, Canada (AFP)—Canada said Friday it would provide CAN$5 million (US$ 3.6 million) in funding to help relief operations after devastating floo...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
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WATCH: New detour road opens off Montego Bay bypass
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Motorists traversing the Dr Horace Chang Boulevard in Montego Bay, to get into Norwood, came upon a new development Friday morning...
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Your free AI now has advertisers — what that changes, and what your business should actually be paying for
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Your free AI now has advertisers — what that changes, and what your business should actually be paying for
Every week this column shows what AI can do for a finance team. This week, what it costs. ChatGPT is now carrying advertising in a growing list of countries, on the free plan and on the cheapest paid one. Jamaica is not on that list yet, but the direction is settled, and it is a good moment to work out which plan your business is actually on
Peta-Gaye Hardy, Founder, PGH Consulting, LLC 
August 28, 2026
Earlier this year OpenAI said ChatGPT had passed 900 million weekly users, and that more than 50 million people paid for a consumer subscription. The ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
PM says he has no power to keep Cooper’s Pen residents on land
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PM says he has no power to keep Cooper’s Pen residents on land
August 28, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica – Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness told residents of Cooper’s Pen in Trelawny, whose houses were demolished earlier this month, that...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Temporary relief for motorists travelling through Spring Mount
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Temporary relief for motorists travelling through Spring Mount
August 28, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Motorists using the Spring Mount corridor in St James are experiencing improved access following temporary road works to widen a s...
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