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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Saturday said the 15-member regional integration grouping...
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STETHS outlast Glenmuir on penalties to win daCosta Cup
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St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) won the ISSA daCosta Cup on Saturday, beating Glenmuir High 8-7 in sudden death penalties in a dramatic finish in...
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Top players to excite at JDA national championships
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It will be a landmark day for intellectual sport as the Jamaica Draughts Association (JDA) stages its National Pool Checkers Championships at Port Rho...
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Clarendon College edge Cornwall College to claim Ben Francis Cup
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Clarendon College edge Cornwall College to claim Ben Francis Cup
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Clarendon College won their fifth ISSA Ben Francis Cup title on Saturday, beating Cornwall College 2-1 in the final played at the National Stadium. Ni...
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Toll collection for May Pen to Williamsfield set for December 27, says TJH
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Toll collection for May Pen to Williamsfield set for December 27, says TJH
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — TransJamaican Highway Limited (TJH) says the tolling of the May Pen to Williamsfield leg is set to commence within a week’s time...
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UPDATE: Body retrieved after vehicle plunges into Black River
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UPDATE: Body retrieved after vehicle plunges into Black River
December 20 04:47 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The Jamaica Defence Force is reporting that the body of a man whose vehicle plunged into the Black River off the Lacovia Bridg...
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JCF brings Christmas village to Hanover community
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JCF brings Christmas village to Hanover community
December 20 04:39 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Cold Spring, Hanover, came alive with laughter, colour, and community spirit on Thursday, December 18, as the Jamaica Constabulary F...
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Rickey Teetz ready for ‘High Flight’
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Rickey Teetz ready for ‘High Flight’
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Dancehall artiste Rickey Teetz is getting ready to release his upcoming single High Flight which is creating a buzz in the streets. He leaked an audio...
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Country above self: Two lives that strengthened Jamaica’s institutions
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Country above self: Two lives that strengthened Jamaica’s institutions
Keith Collister 
December 19, 2025
Country above self: Two lives that strengthened Jamaica’s institutions
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Christmas versus ‘Chrismus’
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Christmas versus ‘Chrismus’
December 19, 2025
Christmas versus ‘Chrismus’
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Coping with care: How responsible drinking supports mental wellness
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Coping with care: How responsible drinking supports mental wellness
December 18, 2025
Coping with care: How responsible drinking supports mental wellness
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Can we still have a merry Christmas?
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Can we still have a merry Christmas?
BY DR RYAN REDDIE 
December 18, 2025
Can we still have a merry Christmas?
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One sovereign nation  under God
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One sovereign nation under God
December 17, 2025
One sovereign nation under God
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Blended finance in Jamaica
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Blended finance in Jamaica
December 16, 2025
Blended finance in Jamaica
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A time for compassion
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A time for compassion
Jean Lowrie-Chin 
December 15, 2025
A time for compassion
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Lies, garbage, and utilities
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Lies, garbage, and utilities
Garfield Higgins 
December 14, 2025
Lies, garbage, and utilities
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Reward in full will bring relief to all
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Reward in full will bring relief to all
GARTH MINOTT 
December 14, 2025
Reward in full will bring relief to all
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Shooting blanks
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Shooting blanks
Why men are the root of half of all infertility struggles
Dr Chris Tufton 
December 14, 2025
Shooting blanks
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Family and fighting crime
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Family and fighting crime
Jason McKay 
December 14, 2025
Family and fighting crime
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Her checklist
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Her checklist
Tony Robinson 
December 14, 2025
Her checklist
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Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion
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Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion
Lloyd B Smith 
December 12, 2025
Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion
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Time for a reality check
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Time for a reality check
Ben Jealous 
December 11, 2025
Time for a reality check
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Rethinking Jamaica: Ambition, innovation, and the power to transform
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Rethinking Jamaica: Ambition, innovation, and the power to transform
Kirk-Anthony Hamilton 
December 11, 2025
Rethinking Jamaica: Ambition, innovation, and the power to transform
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Political leadership in a time of crisis
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Political leadership in a time of crisis
Dr Raulston Nembhard 
December 10, 2025
Political leadership in a time of crisis
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Hurricane Melissa and the capabilities we must strengthen
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Hurricane Melissa and the capabilities we must strengthen
Dr Henry Lewis Jr 
December 9, 2025
Hurricane Melissa and the capabilities we must strengthen
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Recovery — the need for speed
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Recovery — the need for speed
Jean Lowrie-Chin 
December 8, 2025
Recovery — the need for speed
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Fixing fragmentation
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Fixing fragmentation
Financing reform and the future of local governance in Jamaica
Richard Vernon 
December 7, 2025
Fixing fragmentation
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Rebuilding schools, restoring stability
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Rebuilding schools, restoring stability
The role of teacher education after Hurricane Melissa
Dr Asburn Pinnock 
December 7, 2025
Rebuilding schools, restoring stability
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Killing as a cultural norm
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Killing as a cultural norm
Jason McKay 
December 7, 2025
Killing as a cultural norm
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Low on statecraft
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Low on statecraft
Delay, disruption, distraction tactics will not help the PNP
Garfield Higgins 
December 7, 2025
Low on statecraft
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Clarendon College edge Cornwall College to claim Ben Francis Cup
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Clarendon College won their fifth ISSA Ben Francis Cup title on Saturday, beating Cornwall College 2-1 in the final played at the National Stadium. Ni...
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Toll collection for May Pen to Williamsfield set for December 27, says TJH
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Toll collection for May Pen to Williamsfield set for December 27, says TJH
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