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Johan-Remaldo Smythe ready to put Holland High on the map
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Johan-Ramaldo Smythe showed that he is ready for all comers this season by smashing the Class One 100m record at the Purewater/RDanny Williams/JC Deve...
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Trump admin sends more agents to Minneapolis despite furor over woman’s killing
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Trump admin sends more agents to Minneapolis despite furor over woman’s killing
January 11 05:00 PM
MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP)—US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that hundreds more federal agents were heading to Minneapolis,...
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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
January 11 04:45 PM
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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American woman among two charged following St Mary firearm seizure
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American woman among two charged following St Mary firearm seizure
January 11 04:42 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica–An American sterile surgical technician is among two charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of am...
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Man United knocked out of FA Cup by Brighton, Martinelli hits hat-trick for Arsenal
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Man United knocked out of FA Cup by Brighton, Martinelli hits hat-trick for Arsenal
January 11 04:39 PM
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP)—Manchester United crashed out of the FA Cup with a meek 2-1 home defeat to Brighton on Sunday as Gabriel Martinelli's...
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Barca edge Real Madrid in thrilling Spanish Super Cup final
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Barca edge Real Madrid in thrilling Spanish Super Cup final
January 11 04:33 PM
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP)—Barcelona retained the Spanish Super Cup with a thrilling 3-2 Clasico win over Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Raphi...
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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
January 11 04:27 PM
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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Shanoya Douglas tastes rare defeat at hand of Trinidadian Alexxe Henry
January 11 04:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica’s rising star Shanoya Douglas was beaten into second place in the Class One 100m at the PureWater/RDanny Williams/JC develo...
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Forex: J$136.50 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$136.50 to one US dollar
May 12, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Monday, May 13 ended trading at J$136.50 down by four cents according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign exch...
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Prayer for the day
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May 12, 2019
Dear Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell and lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who are in most need of Thy mercy. Amen...
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BVI property owners required to pay Airbnb accommodation tax
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BVI property owners required to pay Airbnb accommodation tax
May 12, 2019
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) — Five months after the BVI Tourist Board signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the US based home stay...
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Strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Panama
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Strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Panama
May 12, 2019
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit Panama on Sunday near the border with Costa Rica, the US Geological Survey (USGS) sai...
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Jamaica moving in right direction — JAMPRO president
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Jamaica moving in right direction — JAMPRO president
May 12, 2019
ST JAMES, Jamaica — President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, says the country is moving in the right direction and is on a...
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Agriculture students charged to find climate change solutions
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Agriculture students charged to find climate change solutions
May 12, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, has charged agriculture students to come up with solutions...
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Asafa Powell, wife Alyshia expecting
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Asafa Powell, wife Alyshia expecting
May 12, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Newlyweds Asafa Powell and his Canadian model wife Alyshia are expecting. The Olympian’s wife revealed her bump to her over 17,000...
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PHOTO: Sagicor presents for Mothers’ Day
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PHOTO: Sagicor presents for Mothers’ Day
May 12, 2019
New mothers at the Spanish Town Hospital, St Catherine, all of whom have babies currently receiving care in the nursery, were on Friday May 10 surpris...
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UPDATE: The police are lying, mother of trimmed Rastafari children insists
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UPDATE: The police are lying, mother of trimmed Rastafari children insists
May 12, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The mother of the two Rastafarian children who allegedly had their locks trimmed while in the custody of the Gordon Town police sa...
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Gordon Town police refute reports they trimmed Rastafarian children
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Gordon Town police refute reports they trimmed Rastafarian children
May 12, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Gordon Town police are refuting claims in the media that a pair of Rastafarian boys were trimmed and fed meat while in their c...
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Tree branch falls on car in St Ann, kills woman
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Tree branch falls on car in St Ann, kills woman
May 12, 2019
ST ANN, Jamaica — The police are reporting that a woman was killed along the Dunn's River main road in St Ann yesterday after a tree branch fell on th...
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World ‘not on track’ with climate change, UN chief says
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World ‘not on track’ with climate change, UN chief says
May 12, 2019
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres launched a brief South Pacific tour in New Zealand Sunday, warning the world was...
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Security company foils robbery attempt at Mandeville church; intruder hospitalised
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Security company foils robbery attempt at Mandeville church; intruder hospitalised
May 12, 2019
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — One man has been hospitalised following an early morning robbery attempt at the Andrew's Memorial United Church in Mandeville, M...
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Barbados mourns passing of veteran journalist Harold Hoyte
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Barbados mourns passing of veteran journalist Harold Hoyte
May 12, 2019
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbados is mourning the passing of veteran journalist Harold Hoyte, one of the founders of the Nation Publishing company...
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Changes at Mona Rehab as Surgix takes charge
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Changes at Mona Rehab as Surgix takes charge
May 12, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Surgix Jamaica Limited says it is now responsible for all prostheses manufactured at the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre in...
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Weekly Round-up: Female sex predators… Teacher murdered on Teachers’ Day… Gayle returns to Tallawahs
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Weekly Round-up: Female sex predators… Teacher murdered on Teachers’ Day… Gayle returns to Tallawahs
May 12, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — It was reported on Tuesday that between 2013 and 2018, a total of 22 women were arrested for having sexual intercourse with boys u...
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17-y-o Stefika Smith goes missing in May Pen
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17-y-o Stefika Smith goes missing in May Pen
May 12, 2019
CLARENDON, Jamaica — An Ananda Alert has been activated for 17-year-old Stefika Smith of Strawberry Hill, Four Paths in Clarendon, who has been missin...
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Cuban police break up unauthorised LGBT rights march in Havana
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Cuban police break up unauthorised LGBT rights march in Havana
May 12, 2019
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuban police on Saturday broke up an unauthorised pro-LGBT rights march in Havana held as an alternative to the government-sancti...
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Road to Charles Town, Portland to be closed on Tuesday, Wednesday — NWA
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Road to Charles Town, Portland to be closed on Tuesday, Wednesday — NWA
May 12, 2019
PORTLAND, Jamaica — A section of the Buff Bay to Balcares main road in West Portland will be closed to vehicular traffic at Charles Town for brief per...
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Younger generation must know nation’s history — Mike Henry
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Younger generation must know nation’s history — Mike Henry
May 12, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister Mike Henry says it is important to impart the nation's history to t...
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Prayer for the day
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Prayer for the day
May 11, 2019
We praise you, Heavenly Father of all, we thank you for calling us to be your people, and for choosing us to give you glory. In a special way we thank...
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Jamaica cops two silver, one bronze on day two of IAAF World Relays
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Jamaica cops two silver, one bronze on day two of IAAF World Relays
May 11, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica managed to secure two second silver medals and a bronze on the final day of the 2019 IAAF World Relays at the Yokohama Int...
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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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American woman among two charged following St Mary firearm seizure
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