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Nesta continues dancehall quest with Ride
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Nesta continues dancehall quest with Ride
January 10 04:58 PM
Guyanese singer Nesta, a many-time Calypso Queen in her country, continues the quest to make her name in dancehall music with Ride , a song produced b...
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JFB, health ministry reaffirm readiness for major earthquake
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JFB, health ministry reaffirm readiness for major earthquake
January 10 04:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness have reaffirmed their readiness to respond effectively in th...
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Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro’s fall
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Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro’s fall
January 10 03:44 PM
GUATIRE, Venezuela (AFP)—The prisoner's face lit up when his wife visited and told him that the man responsible for his detention was himself behind b...
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NSSC calls for student inclusion in decisions on CXC’s modified 2026 CSEC/CAPE assessments
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NSSC calls for student inclusion in decisions on CXC’s modified 2026 CSEC/CAPE assessments
January 10 03:25 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC) is urging school administrators to involve students in the decision-making process ...
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Two arrested after firearm, ammo seized in St Mary
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Two arrested after firearm, ammo seized in St Mary
January 10 02:58 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica—A man and a woman are now in custody following the seizure of a firearm in Spicy Grove, Oracabessa in St Mary, on Saturday, January 1...
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Semenyo scores on Man City debut in 10-goal rout of Exeter
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Semenyo scores on Man City debut in 10-goal rout of Exeter
January 10 01:40 PM
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom -- Antoine Semenyo scored on his Manchester City debut as the Ghana forward's new side crushed Exeter 10-1 in the FA Cup th...
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CXC develops new literacy and numeracy standards aimed at improving performance in key subjects
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CXC develops new literacy and numeracy standards aimed at improving performance in key subjects
January 10 01:30 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has developed new numeracy and literacy standards as part of its efforts to improve the out...
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Female cop receiving medical treatment after being mowed down by taxi driver
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Female cop receiving medical treatment after being mowed down by taxi driver
January 10 01:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A policewoman is now receiving medical treatment at hospital after she was mowed down by a taxi operator on Friday afternoon at th...
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Motorcyclist killed in Half Way Tree crash
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Motorcyclist killed in Half Way Tree crash
April 9, 2019
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — An unidentified male died as a result of injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Truman Avenue ...
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Sectoral Debate starts next Tuesday
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Sectoral Debate starts next Tuesday
April 9, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The 2019/20 Sectoral Debate, which commences next Tuesday, April 16, in the House of Representatives, wilt focus on national secur...
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New regulations coming for funeral homes – health minister
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New regulations coming for funeral homes – health minister
April 9, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health, Dr Christopher Tufton, has reiterated that new regulations will soon be enacted to officially establish rules ...
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14 countries participate in fisheries workshop in Jamaica
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14 countries participate in fisheries workshop in Jamaica
April 9, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 30 government officials from 14 countries are in Jamaica taking part in the three-day Wold Trade Organisation (WTO) Regi...
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Manchester man fined $400k for smuggling cocaine
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Manchester man fined $400k for smuggling cocaine
April 9, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man who admitted to smuggling five pounds of cocaine to save his mother's house from foreclosure was fined $400,000 when he appe...
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Gov’t on a mission of socialising wealth, says Holness
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Gov’t on a mission of socialising wealth, says Holness
April 9, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government has embarked on a strategy to make Jamaica an ownership economy. “Our economic s...
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New service court to be established at Dunn’s River
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New service court to be established at Dunn’s River
April 9, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Ann Development Company Limited (SADCo), is to undertake a number of improvement works at the Dunn's River Falls and Park t...
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Jamaica Ultimate Tyre Company moves to boost operations
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Jamaica Ultimate Tyre Company moves to boost operations
April 9, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica Ultimate Tyre Company Limited (JU Tyre) is looking to introduce new products and services in order to improve its operatio...
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Paving of Three Miles overpass nearly complete
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Paving of Three Miles overpass nearly complete
April 9, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday disclosed that paving of the newly constructed overpass in the Three Miles area of St Andr...
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UK gov’t apologies over data breach in Windrush compensation scheme
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UK gov’t apologies over data breach in Windrush compensation scheme
April 9, 2019
LONDON, United Kingdom (CMC) — The British government was forced to issue yet another apology to the so-called Windrush generation after it was discov...
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Reduction in mosquito breeding sites in Westmoreland
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Reduction in mosquito breeding sites in Westmoreland
April 9, 2019
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Vector Control Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Ryan Morris, is reporting a major reduction in breeding sites for th...
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Forex: J$130.47 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$130.47 to one US dollar
April 9, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Tuesday, April 9 ended trading at J$130.47 up by 91 cents according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign exchan...
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Tesha Miller files lawsuit against TVJ
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Tesha Miller files lawsuit against TVJ
April 9, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Reputed Klansman gang leader Tesha Miller has filed a lawsuit against Television Jamaica (TVJ) claiming that he was defamed by the...
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Golding pleased with electoral process in Maldives
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Golding pleased with electoral process in Maldives
April 9, 2019
MALE, Maldives (CMC) — Former Jamaica prime minister Bruce Golding Tuesday said he remains confident that the general election here will provide an op...
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Jampro to focus on BPO, tourism, agriculture and export
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Jampro to focus on BPO, tourism, agriculture and export
April 9, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, has highlighted Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), agricu...
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New York mandates vaccine to contain Brooklyn measles outbreak
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New York mandates vaccine to contain Brooklyn measles outbreak
April 9, 2019
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn on Tuesday, ordering all residen...
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St Andrew South police list ‘persons of interest’
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St Andrew South police list ‘persons of interest’
April 9, 2019
ST ANDREW, Jamaica – Detectives assigned to the Hunts Bay Criminal Investigation Branch in the St. Andrew South Division have listed a number of indiv...
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32-y-o woman dies in taxi crash
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32-y-o woman dies in taxi crash
April 9, 2019
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 32-year-old woman died Saturday night after the taxi in which she was travelling crashed along the Bernard Lodge main road i...
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Dominica airport to re-open following crash landing
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Dominica airport to re-open following crash landing
April 9, 2019
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — The Douglas Charles Airport is due to re-open later on Tuesday after investigators from the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation ...
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Supreme Court gives FLA 45 days to return cop’s firearm
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Supreme Court gives FLA 45 days to return cop’s firearm
April 9, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Supreme Court has given the Firearms Licensing Authority (FLA) 45 days in which to return a licensed firearm which it had seiz...
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PSOJ pledges support for election campaign financing
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PSOJ pledges support for election campaign financing
April 9, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) says it has engaged the private sector on the recently enacted legislation governing the...
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JPS finds 36 illegal connections in Portmore; four arrested
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JPS finds 36 illegal connections in Portmore; four arrested
April 9, 2019
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Four people were recently arrested for illegal power connections during anti-theft operations in the Greater Portmore area of ...
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