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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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‘Punky Brewster’ actor TK Carter dies at 69
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‘Punky Brewster’ actor TK Carter dies at 69
January 10 01:16 PM
American actor TK Carter, best known for his roles in sitcom Punky Brewster and horror film The Thing in the 1980s, has died aged 69. Carter was found...
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Trump signs emergency order to protect US-held revenue from Venezuela oil
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Trump signs emergency order to protect US-held revenue from Venezuela oil
January 10 01:09 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order protecting US-held money derived from sales of Venezuelan oil,...
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Iesha Nova gets Firm on critics
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Iesha Nova gets Firm on critics
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
January 10 12:45 PM
The past week has been a whirlwind for American international dancehall artiste Iesha Nova. After releasing a remake of the 30-year-old hit Macarena (...
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Man shot in leg during alleged confrontation with cop in Mandeville Market
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Man shot in leg during alleged confrontation with cop in Mandeville Market
January 10 12:36 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man said to be of unsound mind was shot and injured by the police during an alleged confrontation in the Mandeville Market on ...
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JC’s Salmon smashes class one discus record
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JC’s Salmon smashes class one discus record
January 10 11:29 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Joseph Salmon threw a massive 66.32m and smashed the Class One discus record as four records were broken on the opening day of the P...
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SSP Samuels dismisses claims that the house where four-year-old was killed was targeted
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SSP Samuels dismisses claims that the house where four-year-old was killed was targeted
January 10 11:12 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica —Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels, the commanding officer for the St James Police Division, has moved to dismiss c...
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Weapon seized after gunmen attack cops in Central Village
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Weapon seized after gunmen attack cops in Central Village
April 2, 2019
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A .380 Hi-point pistol was seized yesterday afternoon after gunmen reportedly shot at police officers in Central Village, St C...
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US health officials alarmed by paralysing illness in kids
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US health officials alarmed by paralysing illness in kids
April 2, 2019
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — One morning last fall, four-year-old Joey Wilcox woke up with the left side of his face drooping. It was the first sign...
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Trump considering naming an ‘immigration czar’
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Trump considering naming an ‘immigration czar’
April 2, 2019
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — As he threatens to shut down the southern border, President Donald Trump is considering bringing on a "border" or "im...
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Guyana gov’t legislators with dual citizenship resign
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Guyana gov’t legislators with dual citizenship resign
April 2, 2019
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Four government legislators, including Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, have submitted their...
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CARICOM body warns sale of Scotiabank could have anti-competitive effect in three member states
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CARICOM body warns sale of Scotiabank could have anti-competitive effect in three member states
April 2, 2019
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) — The Suriname-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Competition Commission (CCC) says the intended sale of Scotiabank's asse...
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Suspected killer of rapper Nipsey Hussle in custody — police
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Suspected killer of rapper Nipsey Hussle in custody — police
April 2, 2019
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles police said today that they have arrested the man suspected of murdering rapper Nipsey Hussle, ending a...
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UK to seek further Brexit delay, try to break logjam — May
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UK to seek further Brexit delay, try to break logjam — May
April 2, 2019
LONDON, United Kingdom(AP) — With Britain racing toward a chaotic exit from the European Union within days, Prime Minister Theresa May veered away fro...
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DBJ targets $26.4 billion in investments for 2019/20
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DBJ targets $26.4 billion in investments for 2019/20
April 2, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) programme initiatives for 2019/20 are projected to facilitate engagements targeting 220 new comp...
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Weir calls for Calabar acting principal’s head
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Weir calls for Calabar acting principal’s head
April 2, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympian and past student of Calabar High School Warren Weir is calling for the removal of the school’s Acting Principal Calvin Ro...
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Portland Eastern election centre to be set up at Errol Flynn Marina
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Portland Eastern election centre to be set up at Errol Flynn Marina
April 2, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) says an election centre will be set up the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio to monitor...
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PNP confident of victory in Eastern Portland
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PNP confident of victory in Eastern Portland
April 2, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) says it is confident about winning Thursday's by-election as its internal canvas data ...
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Calabar board chairman defends teachers in video chant
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Calabar board chairman defends teachers in video chant
April 2, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Calabar High School Board Chairman, Reverend Karl Johnson, has indicated that the teachers, seen in a video showing students hurli...
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More than 113 million people suffer ‘acute hunger’ — UN
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More than 113 million people suffer ‘acute hunger’ — UN
April 2, 2019
PARIS, France (AFP) — More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced "acute hunger" last year because of wars and climate disasters, wit...
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Cop, woman charged with murder of St Catherine man
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Cop, woman charged with murder of St Catherine man
April 2, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A policeman and a woman were yesterday charged in relation to the murder of a man, whose burnt remains were found on Rousseau Road...
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Cabinet’s legislation committee to discuss tourism workers’ pension scheme tomorrow
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Cabinet’s legislation committee to discuss tourism workers’ pension scheme tomorrow
April 2, 2019
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says the proposed Tourism Workers' Pension Scheme will be discussed by the legislation commi...
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Trump eases up on border shutdown threat
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Trump eases up on border shutdown threat
April 2, 2019
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — President Donald Trump today eased up on his threats to shut the southern border as officials across his administrati...
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Man shot dead, other injured in Clarendon
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Man shot dead, other injured in Clarendon
April 2, 2019
CLARENDON, Jamaica — One man was shot dead and another injured last night in May Pen, Clarendon.  The deceased has been identified as 52-year-old Pete...
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Prostate cancer death rates stabilising — study
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Prostate cancer death rates stabilising — study
April 2, 2019
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Death rates from prostate cancer — the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men — have stabilised or declined in dozens...
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PAHO launches new initiative aimed at improving immunisation data
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PAHO launches new initiative aimed at improving immunisation data
April 2, 2019
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) today launched a new initiative aimed at providing the immunisation comm...
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Venezuela’s Guaido fears arrest after court ruling
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Venezuela’s Guaido fears arrest after court ruling
April 2, 2019
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela's Juan Guaido said today that he feared being abducted by government agents in the coming days after a Supreme Co...
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Caribbean Airlines announces direct flights between Jamaica and Barbados
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Caribbean Airlines announces direct flights between Jamaica and Barbados
April 2, 2019
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines (CAL) today announced that it would begin a non-stop service from Barbados to Ja...
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Prayer for the day
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April 1, 2019
Lord Jesus Christ, We praise you: Bring peace into the world by bringing your peace into the hearts of all. Help us to turn away from sin and to follo...
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‘Punky Brewster’ actor TK Carter dies at 69
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American actor TK Carter, best known for his roles in sitcom Punky Brewster and horror film The Thing in the 1980s, has died aged 69. Carter was found...
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