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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
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St CATHERINE, Jamaica – A St Catherine taxi operator has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in Portmore, St Catherine on J...
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Barca edge Real Madrid in thrilling Spanish Super Cup final
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Over 3,400 candidates with varying disabilities sat CXC examinations in 2025
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Over 3,400 candidates with varying disabilities sat CXC examinations in 2025
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—A total of 3,444 special needs students across the Caribbean, the majority of whom were visually-impaired, sat examinations administ...
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Shanoya Douglas tastes rare defeat at hand of Trinidadian Alexxe Henry
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Outgoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief to Jamaica, Dr Uma Ramakrishnan, says she is confident the country can ma...
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Thomas Cook collapses with 600,000 tourists stranded abroad
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September 22, 2019
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British travel firm Thomas Cook collapsed into bankruptcy on Monday, leaving some 600,000 holidaymakers stranded and sp...
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Puerto Rico to close schools as TS Karen threatens flooding
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September 22, 2019
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor announced Monday that she was cancelling classes and closing public agencies as Tropical Storm Kar...
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Rocks falling in Bog Walk Gorge, caution police
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September 22, 2019
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The police are advising motorists to proceed with caution when travelling along the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine due to fall...
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Forex: J$135.81 to one US dollar
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September 22, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Monday, September 23 ended trading at J$135.81, up by 16 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign ...
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Jamaica calls for partnership approach to financing impact of climate change
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UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – Jamaica says it believes a partnership approach is required in order to generate the type of response needed to create long-ter...
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Three charged with murder of 18-y-o Kingston man
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September 22, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police have arrested and charged three men in relation to the murder of an 18-year-old man in Kingston earlier this month. The...
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Bartlett names tourism pension scheme Board of Trustees
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett has named a Board of Trustees for the landmark Tourism Workers' Pension Scheme, which was rec...
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Virgin Atlantic providing return flights to Thomas Cook customers in Jamaica
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September 22, 2019
LONDON, United Kingdom — Virgin Atlantic is providing return flights for customers of British travel firm Thomas Cook, which collapsed into bankruptcy...
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Tropical Storm Karen moves away from Caribbean
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Tropical Storm Karen was moving across the Eastern Caribbean Sea on Monday after drenching several Caribbean islands with...
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J’cans say Government corruption a big problem — report
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September 22, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A new report from Transparency International reveals that nearly half of Jamaicans think corruption is getting worse in the island...
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Travel firm Thomas Cook holds talks to avoid a collapse
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LONDON (AP) — Thomas Cook, one of the world's oldest and largest travel companies, is holding talks with shareholders in a last-ditch bid to avoid goi...
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Dogs suspected of attacking teacher removed from owner
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September 21, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are reporting that the dogs believed to have attacked a primary school teacher in Cooper's Hill, St Andrew on Thursday ...
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St James man listed as person of interest in police shooting
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September 21, 2019
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Detectives assigned to the Montego Bay Criminal Investigation Branch in the St James Division have listed 24-year-old Travis Malco...
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Phillips again calls on PM to discuss national consensus on crime
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September 21, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Leader of the People's National Party (PNP) Dr Peter Phillips has again called on Prime Minister Andrew Holness to convene the lon...
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JCF cops 2018 United Way ‘Most Outstanding Employee-Giving Organisation’ award
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has, for the 10 th year, copped the United Way of Jamaica's (UWJ) Most Outstanding Employee-G...
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St James SOE not indefinite — Chang
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September 21, 2019
ST JAMES, Jamaica — National Security Minister, Dr Horace Chang, says the State of Public Emergency (SOE) in St James will not be indefinite. “The pri...
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Trinidad prepares for impact of Tropical Storm Karen
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Government of Trinidad and Tobago says it is working through its various agencies to take all necessary steps to p...
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Tropical Storm Karen enters southeast Caribbean
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MIAMI, Florida (AP) — Tropical Storm Karen is continuing to spread blustery winds and flooding rains around the southern Windward Islands. Karen forme...
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Travel giant Thomas Cook fails to find funds to avert collapse
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September 21, 2019
LONDON, United Kingdom — Thomas Cook's 178-year existence was hanging by a thread on Sunday after the iconic British travel firm struggled to find fur...
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Traffic lights down at Tom Cringle Drive, Mandela Highway intersection
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September 21, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists are being advised to approach the intersection of Tom Cringle Drive and Mandela Highway with caution, as traffic lights ...
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Most PNP candidates selected for next election — Robinson
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September 21, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Several candidates expected to represent the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) in the next parliamentary election have been...
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