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Gov’t says it will appeal Supreme Court ruling on SOE
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Gov’t says it will appeal Supreme Court ruling on SOE
May 16 06:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government says it will appeal a decision handed down by the Supreme Court on Friday, which declared multiple states of public...
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SPARK paving the way for safer roads — Shaw
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SPARK paving the way for safer roads — Shaw
May 16 06:26 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As Jamaica observes Global Road Safety Week, the National Works Agency (NWA) has underscored its focus on road safety through the ...
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Cop fatally shoots babymother in Westmoreland
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Cop fatally shoots babymother in Westmoreland
May 16 06:17 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The estranged babymother of a police constable is dead after she allegedly attacked the lawman outside his home in Maisemuir, ...
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Cassie wraps grim week of testimony in Diddy trial
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Cassie wraps grim week of testimony in Diddy trial
May 16 06:16 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Casandra Ventura, the ex-girlfriend of music mogul Sean Combs, on Friday finished four grueling days on the witness s...
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MoBay mayor refuses to yield on political poster removal
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MoBay mayor refuses to yield on political poster removal
May 16 06:04 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Lawyers writing on behalf of Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon and the St James Municipal Corporation have officially responded to ...
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$72.6m design contract signed for upgrades at four health facilities
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$72.6m design contract signed for upgrades at four health facilities
May 16 05:40 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness has signed a contract valued at $72.6 million with Form Architects Limited for the provision o...
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US considering reality TV competition for citizenship
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US considering reality TV competition for citizenship
May 16 04:51 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering taking part in a reality TV show in whic...
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‘Fortnite’ unavailable on Apple devices worldwide
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‘Fortnite’ unavailable on Apple devices worldwide
May 16 04:45 PM
PARIS, France (AFP) — Hit game "Fortnite" was unavailable on Apple's digital App Store around the world on Friday, in the latest episode of a battle b...
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Gov’t says it will appeal Supreme Court ruling on SOE
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Gov’t says it will appeal Supreme Court ruling on SOE
May 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government says it will appeal a decision handed down by the Supreme Court on Friday, which declared multiple states of public...
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SPARK paving the way for safer roads — Shaw
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SPARK paving the way for safer roads — Shaw
May 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As Jamaica observes Global Road Safety Week, the National Works Agency (NWA) has underscored its focus on road safety through the ...
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Cop fatally shoots babymother in Westmoreland
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Cop fatally shoots babymother in Westmoreland
May 16, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The estranged babymother of a police constable is dead after she allegedly attacked the lawman outside his home in Maisemuir, ...
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Cassie wraps grim week of testimony in Diddy trial
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Cassie wraps grim week of testimony in Diddy trial
May 16, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Casandra Ventura, the ex-girlfriend of music mogul Sean Combs, on Friday finished four grueling days on the witness s...
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MoBay mayor refuses to yield on political poster removal
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MoBay mayor refuses to yield on political poster removal
May 16, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Lawyers writing on behalf of Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon and the St James Municipal Corporation have officially responded to ...
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$72.6m design contract signed for upgrades at four health facilities
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$72.6m design contract signed for upgrades at four health facilities
May 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness has signed a contract valued at $72.6 million with Form Architects Limited for the provision o...
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US considering reality TV competition for citizenship
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US considering reality TV competition for citizenship
May 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering taking part in a reality TV show in whic...
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‘Fortnite’ unavailable on Apple devices worldwide
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‘Fortnite’ unavailable on Apple devices worldwide
May 16, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Hit game "Fortnite" was unavailable on Apple's digital App Store around the world on Friday, in the latest episode of a battle b...
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Port-au-Prince without electricity since Tuesday protest
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Port-au-Prince without electricity since Tuesday protest
May 16, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — A protest that forced the total shutdown of Haiti's largest hydroelectric plant has resulted in an ongoing power outage ...
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Forex: $159.16 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.16 to one US dollar
May 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The US dollar on Friday, May 16, ended trading at $159.16 down by 25 cents according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily exchange tradi...
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Tia Clayton runs world leading 10.92 seconds in Doha
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Tia Clayton runs world leading 10.92 seconds in Doha
May 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic Games 100m finalist Tia Clayton ran a world leading 10.92 seconds (2.0m/s) to win the event at Friday’s Jetour Doha Meetin...
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WATCH: High-end bikes seized in major police operation in St Elizabeth
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WATCH: High-end bikes seized in major police operation in St Elizabeth
May 16, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Five high-end motorcycles, including two BMW bikes, were seized in a major operation conducted by the St Elizabeth Police on W...
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Caricom deputy secretary general heading delegation to WHA meeting
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Caricom deputy secretary general heading delegation to WHA meeting
May 16, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) -The Deputy Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretary-General, Dr Armstrong Alexis, is leading a regional delegation to next w...
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Trump family hotel project in Serbia in doubt after forgery probe
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Trump family hotel project in Serbia in doubt after forgery probe
May 16, 2025
BELGRADE, Serbia (AFP) — The future of a luxury property development by Donald Trump's son-in-law in Belgrade has been thrown into doubt over suspicio...
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Jamaica, other nations eliminate mother to child transmissions of HIV and syphilis
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Jamaica, other nations eliminate mother to child transmissions of HIV and syphilis
May 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) says three Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have eliminated mothe...
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Bail conditions relaxed for university student in ‘good Samaritans’ road death
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Bail conditions relaxed for university student in ‘good Samaritans’ road death
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May 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — After much back and forth in court, Tor McIntosh, the university student charged with two counts of death by dangerous driving, wi...
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China suspends chicken exports from Brazil after bird flu outbreak
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China suspends chicken exports from Brazil after bird flu outbreak
May 16, 2025
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — China has suspended imports of chicken meat from Brazil, its main provider of the commodity, after an outbreak of bird ...
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Morgan says Bunting should apologise for ‘misleading’ the Parliament
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Morgan says Bunting should apologise for ‘misleading’ the Parliament
May 16, 2025
KINSGTON, Jamaica – Government Senator and Spokesman for the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP’s) Communications Taskforce, Marlon Morgan is calling on Oppo...
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Diddy’s ex Cassie takes witness stand for fourth day in sex trafficking trial
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Diddy’s ex Cassie takes witness stand for fourth day in sex trafficking trial
May 16, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Defense lawyers for music mogul Sean Combs on Friday cross-examined his ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura for a second d...
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Gov’t eyes global shifts while delivering big wins for Jamaica – Seiveright
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Gov’t eyes global shifts while delivering big wins for Jamaica – Seiveright
May 16, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism, Senator Delano Seiveright says Government is keeping a sharp focus on internation...
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PNP’s Danishka Williams demands action over Douglas Castle bridge collapse
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PNP’s Danishka Williams demands action over Douglas Castle bridge collapse
May 16, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica— People’s National Party (PNP) caretaker for St Ann South West, Danishka Williams says residents of Douglas Castle remain in distress ...
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FLA launches probe after firearm holder seen assaulting nurse in viral video
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FLA launches probe after firearm holder seen assaulting nurse in viral video
May 16, 2025
The Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) says it has launched an investigation into an incident caught on video, showing a man in possession of a firearm...
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St Elizabeth man accused of sexually assaulting 6-y-o charged
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police have charged a 59-year-old St Elizabeth man with two counts of grievous sexual assault over an alleged incident involvi...
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Man seen beating nurse in viral video held by police
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man who was caught on video brutalising a nurse in the middle of the street Thursday night is now in custody. Police confirmed t...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, has committed to providing at least one new operating theatre and facilita...
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