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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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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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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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Jamaica Fire Brigade to increase fleet with $498-m allocation
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Jamaica Fire Brigade to increase fleet with $498-m allocation
February 16, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government will spend $498 million to increase the fleet and capacity of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) to be able to adequate...
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Govt allocates $500k for transport repository
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Govt allocates $500k for transport repository
February 16, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government has set aside $500,000 to develop a national repository in the Ministry of Transport and Mining. The tri-fold repos...
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UPDATE: Two victims identified in Holland Bamboo crashes
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UPDATE: Two victims identified in Holland Bamboo crashes
February 16, 2019
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Police have named two young men who died in the first of two horrific crashes in Holland Bamboo, west of Lacovia, St Elizabeth...
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Police seize ammo in Negril, St Andrew man charged
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Police seize ammo in Negril, St Andrew man charged
February 16, 2019
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A St Andrew man was arrested and charged following the seizure of a magazine containing 12 rounds of ammunition by the police ...
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Venezuela’s Guaido says thousands of supporters ready to bring in US aid
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Venezuela’s Guaido says thousands of supporters ready to bring in US aid
February 16, 2019
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday said he was mobilising thousands of volunteers to help bring American ...
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Payless to shutter all remaining US stores
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Payless to shutter all remaining US stores
February 16, 2019
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — Payless ShoeSource is shuttering all of its 2,100 remaining stores in the US and Puerto Rico, joining a list of iconic ...
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UPDATE: Sacked US man kills five co-workers, wounds five cops
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UPDATE: Sacked US man kills five co-workers, wounds five cops
February 16, 2019
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — A US man being fired from his job shot dead five co-workers at a factory on the outskirts of Chicago and wounded five p...
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Two dead in Holland Bamboo crash
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Two dead in Holland Bamboo crash
February 16, 2019
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force's communication arm is reporting that two people were killed in a motor vehicle crash on the Holl...
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More research into youth, crime urged
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More research into youth, crime urged
February 16, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — We Transform programme director in the Ministry of Justice, Ella Ghartey, is urging researchers to conduct more studies as it rela...
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Live social media show for Sagicor Sigma Run 2019
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Live social media show for Sagicor Sigma Run 2019
February 16, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People around the world will be able to tune in live on social media tomorrow to watch the 21st staging of the Sagicor Sigma Run i...
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Four die in early morning Trinidad car crash
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Four die in early morning Trinidad car crash
February 16, 2019
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Four people, including a fireman, died after the vehicle in which they were travelling crashed into a lamp post in Cen...
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Portland police seize ganja worth $4.7m
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Portland police seize ganja worth $4.7m
February 16, 2019
PORTLAND, Jamaica — The Portland police last night seized 950 pounds of ganja worth an estimated $4.7 million, during an operation at Norwich in the p...
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28-y-o St Elizabeth farmer chopped to death
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28-y-o St Elizabeth farmer chopped to death
February 16, 2019
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Police say a 28-year-old farmer of Carrisbrook, Maggotty in northern St Elizabeth, was chopped to death by an “unknown assaila...
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Murder /suicide in St James
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Murder /suicide in St James
February 16, 2019
ST JAMES, Jamaica— The St James police are reporting a murder/suicide involving a man and a woman in the parish yesterday. Dead are 47-year-old Junior...
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Prayer for the day
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Prayer for the day
February 16, 2019
Heavenly father, your infinite love for us has chosen a blessed angel in heaven and appointed him our guide during this earthly pilgrimage. Accept our...
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Gov’t allocates $22 m for project to reduce teen pregnancy
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Gov’t allocates $22 m for project to reduce teen pregnancy
February 16, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government has allocated $22 million for the 'Technical Support to Reduce Teenage Pregnancy' project. This is contained in the...
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England, India tours to boost CWI after financially ‘horrible’ 2018
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England, India tours to boost CWI after financially ‘horrible’ 2018
February 15, 2019
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Cricket West Indies (CWI) is bracing for a huge financial windfall from the ongoing England tour and the upcoming home se...
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Ja’s Campbell up for ODI debut after injury hits Windies
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Ja’s Campbell up for ODI debut after injury hits Windies
February 15, 2019
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Left-handed opener John Campbell is poised to make his one-day debut less than a month following his first Test cap, afte...
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Woman’s decapitated body found on Trelawny farm
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Woman’s decapitated body found on Trelawny farm
February 15, 2019
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The decapitated body of a female farmer was last night discovered on her farm in Parnassus, Trelawny, the police have reported. Sh...
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Active shooter reported at US manufacturing building
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Active shooter reported at US manufacturing building
February 15, 2019
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Armoured police responded Friday to a possible active shooter on the outskirts of the US city of Chicago, amid local me...
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Police seek relatives of woman found wandering in HWT
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Police seek relatives of woman found wandering in HWT
February 15, 2019
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — The Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating the relatives of a woman who was found wandering in Half Way Tree, St ...
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US$100 million in humanitarian aid pledged to crisis-hit Venezuela
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US$100 million in humanitarian aid pledged to crisis-hit Venezuela
February 15, 2019
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Twenty-five countries have pledged US$100 million in aid to Venezuela, a top US official said Thursday, as the crisis-hit c...
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