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Portland man slapped with murder and gun charges
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Portland man slapped with murder and gun charges
December 26 03:37 PM
PORTLAND, Jamaica — A 34-year-old man has been charged with murder, possession of a prohibited weapon and unlawful possession of ammunition following ...
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‘My mission is done’: Popular crime vlogger Sir P says he’s signing off
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‘My mission is done’: Popular crime vlogger Sir P says he’s signing off
December 26 03:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Popular crime vlogger Sir P of Politricks Watch has announced that he is stepping away from YouTube. Sir P shared the news in a vi...
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Izizzi player hits $2.8 million jackpot on Greek Gods game
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Izizzi player hits $2.8 million jackpot on Greek Gods game
December 26 02:28 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A restaurant worker and long-time Izizzi player is celebrating a $2.8 million jackpot win after winning the Greek Gods game. A ded...
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Guyana’s non-oil sector registers growth of more than 7%
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Guyana’s non-oil sector registers growth of more than 7%
December 26 02:19 PM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana’s non-oil economy grew by 13.8 per cent in the first half of 2025, according to the mid-year economic report. Touris...
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ISSA Champions Cup expected to add four teams to competition
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ISSA Champions Cup expected to add four teams to competition
December 26 01:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The number of teams taking part in the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Champions Cup could be increased by four ...
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Double murder mars Christmas Day on March Pen Road
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Double murder mars Christmas Day on March Pen Road
December 26 12:58 PM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Despite an increased police presence, gunmen struck on March Pen Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Christmas Day leaving t...
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FYI Consultancy Group, JN and donors bring early Christmas joy to Trelawny
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FYI Consultancy Group, JN and donors bring early Christmas joy to Trelawny
December 26 12:18 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents of Trelawny gathered at the William Knibb Memorial High School football field on Sunday for a large-scale relief and com...
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Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
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Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
December 26 12:07 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Norwood Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) has recorded no murders and no shootings since the start of 2025, a major crime-figh...
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CLA tasked with fast tracking cannabis licensing process
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CLA tasked with fast tracking cannabis licensing process
March 16, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green has directed the Cannabis Licensin...
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J’can fined US$2,000 for overstaying in The Bahamas
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J’can fined US$2,000 for overstaying in The Bahamas
March 16, 2019
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — A Jamaican and five Haitians were on Friday sentenced in the Bahamas for immigration offences. The Bahamas Immigration Departm...
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School must get permission before hiring permanent staff — ministry
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School must get permission before hiring permanent staff — ministry
March 16, 2019
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr Grace McLean, says school administrators are not allow...
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Bangladesh cricketers arrive home after Christchurch massacre
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Bangladesh cricketers arrive home after Christchurch massacre
March 16, 2019
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AFP) — The Bangladesh cricket team arrived home in Dhaka on Saturday, a day after narrowly escaping the mosque attack that killed 4...
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Cuba says US visa change impedes family visits
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Cuba says US visa change impedes family visits
March 16, 2019
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Havana accused Washington on Saturday of creating obstacles to US travel by Cubans by reducing the duration of its tourist visas ...
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US slashes visa duration for Cubans in ‘reciprocal’ move
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US slashes visa duration for Cubans in ‘reciprocal’ move
March 16, 2019
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — The United States announced on Friday it would replace a five-year, multiple-entry tourist visa offered to Cubans with a single-e...
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Prayer for the day
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Prayer for the day
March 15, 2019
I genuflect before you honourable Jesus, respecting your will, plan and judgment! You overcame earthly evil temptations, maintaining self-respect to t...
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Montague says domestic airline a priority for Ja
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Montague says domestic airline a priority for Ja
March 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Transport and Mining, Robert Montague, says he is working to have a domestic airline operating in Jamaica in short ord...
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Bermuda bans Boeing Max 737 planes from its airspace
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Bermuda bans Boeing Max 737 planes from its airspace
March 15, 2019
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) — Bermuda has become the latest Caribbean country to ban all variants of the Boeing 737 Max airliner from the island's airspac...
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NWC president to give update on projects
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NWC president to give update on projects
March 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Water Commission (NWC) will on Monday give an update on the water supply and sewage projects that it has untaken in r...
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Political Ombudsman hosts ceremony for Portland Eastern by-election candidates
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Political Ombudsman hosts ceremony for Portland Eastern by-election candidates
March 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Office of the Political Ombudsman will on Monday host a ceremony for the candidates in the Portland Eastern by-election to aff...
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91 at-risk youth to benefit from empowerment programme
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91 at-risk youth to benefit from empowerment programme
March 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ninety-one unattached young people from several communities in Kingston and St James are to benefit from skills training under a $...
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49 murdered in terror attack on New Zealand mosques
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49 murdered in terror attack on New Zealand mosques
March 15, 2019
Christchurch, New Zealand (AFP) — A "right-wing extremist" armed with semi-automatic weapons rampaged through two mosques in the quiet New Zealand cit...
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Ann Marie Vaz nominated in Portland Eastern
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Ann Marie Vaz nominated in Portland Eastern
March 15, 2019
PORTLAND, Jamaica — Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate in the Portland Eastern by-election Ann-Marie Vaz was nominated shortly before noon. The nomi...
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CARICOM condemns terrorist attack in New Zealand
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CARICOM condemns terrorist attack in New Zealand
March 15, 2019
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping Friday said it is “shocked and appalled” at the attack on two mosques ...
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G2K calls for reinstatement of SOE in St James
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G2K calls for reinstatement of SOE in St James
March 15, 2019
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Following the recent upsurge in violence in St James, the Jamaica Labour Party’s Generation 2000 (G2K) is calling for an immediate...
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Boeing to upgrade stall prevention on 737 MAX — sources
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Boeing to upgrade stall prevention on 737 MAX — sources
March 15, 2019
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Boeing in the next 10 days will roll out an upgrade to the MCAS stall prevention system for 737 MAX aircraft that have...
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Traffic changes for the 7th staging of the Kingston City Run
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Traffic changes for the 7th staging of the Kingston City Run
March 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are advising the public that several traffic changes will be implemented to facilitate the 7th staging of the Kingston ...
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Jamaica on a path of economic growth – Shaw
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Jamaica on a path of economic growth – Shaw
March 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Audley Shaw, says Jamaica has been on a path of economic growth for the la...
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Trump signs first veto to secure funding for border wall
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Trump signs first veto to secure funding for border wall
March 15, 2019
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump signed the first veto of his presidency Friday, overriding congressional opposition to secure emergency...
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PNP expresses sympathy to New Zealand Gov’t on shooting tragedy
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PNP expresses sympathy to New Zealand Gov’t on shooting tragedy
March 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition People's National Party's (PNP) shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Lisa Hanna has expressed sympathi...
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Cops identify three robbers killed in Portmore
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Cops identify three robbers killed in Portmore
March 15, 2019
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The police have identified the three men who were fatally shot by a licensed firearm holder in Portmore, St Catherine Wednesda...
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Portland man slapped with murder and gun charges
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‘My mission is done’: Popular crime vlogger Sir P says he’s signing off
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‘My mission is done’: Popular crime vlogger Sir P says he’s signing off
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Popular crime vlogger Sir P of Politricks Watch has announced that he is stepping away from YouTube. Sir P shared the news in a vi...
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Izizzi player hits $2.8 million jackpot on Greek Gods game
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Izizzi player hits $2.8 million jackpot on Greek Gods game
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A restaurant worker and long-time Izizzi player is celebrating a $2.8 million jackpot win after winning the Greek Gods game. A ded...
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Guyana’s non-oil sector registers growth of more than 7%
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Guyana’s non-oil sector registers growth of more than 7%
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana’s non-oil economy grew by 13.8 per cent in the first half of 2025, according to the mid-year economic report. Touris...
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ISSA Champions Cup expected to add four teams to competition
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ISSA Champions Cup expected to add four teams to competition
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