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Di AMO Cawna Library opens in Cheshire Village with inclusive, accessible design
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Di AMO Cawna Library opens in Cheshire Village with inclusive, accessible design
January 7 05:44 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Di Cawna Library has opened its seventh community library in Cheshire Village, expanding access to books through an inclusive and ...
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Charles Jr commends senior citizens embracing digital skills through GetConnected Programme
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Charles Jr commends senior citizens embracing digital skills through GetConnected Programme
January 7 05:35 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Labour and Social Security Minister Pearnel Charles Jr has commended senior citizens who are embracing digital skills through the ...
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Respected former principal of Carron Hall High in St Mary has died
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Respected former principal of Carron Hall High in St Mary has died
January 7 05:18 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica – Retired educator and former principal of the Carron Hall High School in western St Mary, Dottlyn Norma Dawes has died. The announce...
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Forex: $159.37 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.37 to one US dollar
January 7 05:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Wednesday, January 7, ended trading at $159.37, up 5 cents,  according to the Bank of Jamaica’s d...
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NFA accepting applications for 2026 conch season
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NFA accepting applications for 2026 conch season
January 7 04:33 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is ready to accept applications for licences to fish for conch and the allocation of indivi...
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Grenada friendly for Reggae Boyz
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Grenada friendly for Reggae Boyz
January 7 03:26 PM
Jamaica’s senior men’s football team will face hosts Grenada in an international friendly in St George’s on January 18. With the date falling outside ...
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Education Ministry announces several changes to CXC, national exams
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Education Ministry announces several changes to CXC, national exams
January 7 03:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education has announced sweeping changes to national and regional examinations for the 2025-2026 academic year, ci...
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Argentine hired to ‘re-energise’ Waterhouse, push for Concacaf qualification
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Argentine hired to ‘re-energise’ Waterhouse, push for Concacaf qualification
January 7 03:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Waterhouse Football Club have turned to Argentine Javier Ainstein in a bid to re-energise the team and mount a serious push for Co...
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US customs officers searching more travellers’ devices
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US customs officers searching more travellers’ devices
December 10, 2018
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — US Customs and Border Protection officers are searching the electronic devices of travellers more often, and did not al...
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PM to meet with auditor general on Petrojam report
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PM to meet with auditor general on Petrojam report
December 10, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Prime Minister Andrew Holness is to meet with Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis today on her recent Petrojam report. Prime Mini...
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PM: Gov’t not at a stage of divesting Petrojam
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PM: Gov’t not at a stage of divesting Petrojam
December 10, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government is not at a stage of divesting Petrojam although there is no strategic reason fo...
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Holness to order forensic audit of $5.2b unaccounted oil loss at Petrojam
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Holness to order forensic audit of $5.2b unaccounted oil loss at Petrojam
December 10, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness is to order a forensic audit into the J$5.2 billion worth of oil that has been unaccounted for betwe...
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Water guns land Kalado in police custody
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Water guns land Kalado in police custody
December 10, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall artise Kalado had a brief encounter with the law yesterday over what police officers thought were three high-powered rif...
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Region urged to prepare for ‘big’ quake
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Region urged to prepare for ‘big’ quake
December 10, 2018
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The head of the seismic Research centre (SRC) at the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), D...
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British PM delays crucial Brexit vote
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British PM delays crucial Brexit vote
December 10, 2018
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday postponed a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal to avoid a crushing defe...
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Russia deploys two bombers to Venezuela for exercises
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Russia deploys two bombers to Venezuela for exercises
December 10, 2018
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Two Russian long-range strategic bombers landed in Venezuela Monday for what the government said were air force exercises a...
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JATOO considers passage of new Road Traffic Act a betrayal to PPV owners
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JATOO considers passage of new Road Traffic Act a betrayal to PPV owners
December 10, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Association of Transport Owners and Operators (JATOO) says it considers the passage of the new Road Traffic Act in the...
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England keep faith with Test squad for West Indies tour
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England keep faith with Test squad for West Indies tour
December 9, 2018
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — England kept faith on Monday with the squad that delivered a Test whitewash in Sri Lanka, naming the same 16 players wh...
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Chelsea suspends 4 people amid Raheem Sterling racism investigation
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Chelsea suspends 4 people amid Raheem Sterling racism investigation
December 9, 2018
LONDON, United Kingdom — Amid an outcry over the treatment of Raheem Sterling by England's media and soccer fans, Chelsea suspended four people from a...
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Batsmen never came to grips with pitch — Chase
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Batsmen never came to grips with pitch — Chase
December 9, 2018
DHAKA, Bangladesh (CMC) — Roston Chase conceded Sunday that West Indies' batting had not been up to scratch in their five-wicket defeat to Bangladesh,...
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Raheem Sterling accuses British newspapers of fuelling racism
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Raheem Sterling accuses British newspapers of fuelling racism
December 9, 2018
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Raheem Sterling has accused British newspapers of helping to "fuel racism" with the way they portray young black footba...
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Buses prohibited from setting down passengers at Portmore Toll/ Marcus Garvey Drive intersection
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Buses prohibited from setting down passengers at Portmore Toll/ Marcus Garvey Drive intersection
December 9, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Effective tomorrow, buses travelling from the direction of Portmore will not be allowed to set down passengers in the vicinity of ...
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Custos of St James says there will be harsh penalties for unethical JPs
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Custos of St James says there will be harsh penalties for unethical JPs
December 9, 2018
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Custos of St James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin,  says there will be harsh penalties for justices of the peace (JPs) who are inclined to ...
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UPDATE: Man killed in Grey Ground, Manchester identified
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UPDATE: Man killed in Grey Ground, Manchester identified
December 9, 2018
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The man who was killed in a shooting incident in the community of Grey Ground here yesterday has been identified as 50-year-old ...
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DC commits suicide after killing 62-y-o woman at police station
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DC commits suicide after killing 62-y-o woman at police station
December 9, 2018
ST MARY, Jamaica -- It has been reported that a district constable committed suicide after killing a woman at the Islington Police Station in St Mary ...
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Four more J’cans nabbed in US immigration raids
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Four more J’cans nabbed in US immigration raids
December 9, 2018
NEW JERSEY, United States (CMC) — The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says several Caribbean nationals were among 105 f...
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New WHO report highlights insufficient progress in tackling lack of safety on C’bean roads
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New WHO report highlights insufficient progress in tackling lack of safety on C’bean roads
December 9, 2018
GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates road traffi...
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May says Brexit deal defeat could topple UK government
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May says Brexit deal defeat could topple UK government
December 9, 2018
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Prime Minister Theresa May warned on Sunday that parliament's rejection of her Brexit deal could leave Britain in the E...
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Jamaica will not be a casino destination, says Bartlett
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Jamaica will not be a casino destination, says Bartlett
December 9, 2018
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica's first regulated casino should be up and running by the start of 2020, but Jamai...
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Mushfiqur steers Bangladesh to easy win against Windies
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Mushfiqur steers Bangladesh to easy win against Windies
December 9, 2018
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) — Mushfiqur Rahim top scored with an unbeaten 55 as Bangladesh defeated West Indies by five wickets in the first one-day inter...
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Di AMO Cawna Library opens in Cheshire Village with inclusive, accessible design
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Di Cawna Library has opened its seventh community library in Cheshire Village, expanding access to books through an inclusive and ...
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Charles Jr commends senior citizens embracing digital skills through GetConnected Programme
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Labour and Social Security Minister Pearnel Charles Jr has commended senior citizens who are embracing digital skills through the ...
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Respected former principal of Carron Hall High in St Mary has died
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ST MARY, Jamaica – Retired educator and former principal of the Carron Hall High School in western St Mary, Dottlyn Norma Dawes has died. The announce...
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Forex: $159.37 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Wednesday, January 7, ended trading at $159.37, up 5 cents,  according to the Bank of Jamaica’s d...
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NFA accepting applications for 2026 conch season
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NFA accepting applications for 2026 conch season
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