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Over 2,000 entries as Purewater/R Danny/JC meet begins Friday
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Over 2,000 entries as Purewater/R Danny/JC meet begins Friday
January 9 10:12 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The 32nd staging of the two-day Purewater/R Danny Williams/JC Development Meet kicks off the 2026 athletics season on Friday at th...
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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
January 9 09:58 AM
WASHINGTON, United States  (CMC) — The United States (US) has reiterated the importance of the Organisation of American States (OAS) as a forum for en...
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Seiveright welcomes strides made by ADSC in supporting local businesses
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Seiveright welcomes strides made by ADSC in supporting local businesses
January 9 08:34 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Delano Seiveright, has welcomed strides made in public...
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
January 9 08:03 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A minor earthquake rattled parts of Kingston and St Andrew late Thursday, according to a preliminary bulletin from the Earthquake ...
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
January 9 07:58 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston East police have renewed their appeal to the public for assistance in locating 30-year-old Kerrin Bailey, otherwise k...
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Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix cops nomination for iHeartRadio Music Award
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Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix cops nomination for iHeartRadio Music Award
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
January 9 07:53 AM
Global hit Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix by MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea, is nominated in the category Best Music Video of the 2026 i...
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CTO reaffirms regional resilience and operational stability
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CTO reaffirms regional resilience and operational stability
January 9 07:48 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) says it has been closely monitoring the geopolitical developments...
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‘War is back in vogue,’ Pope Leo says
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‘War is back in vogue,’ Pope Leo says
January 9 07:42 AM
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that war was "back in vogue" and highlighted the "ambition of belligerents", as his own coun...
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UN report underscores ‘critical importance’ of scaling up HIV testing in region
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UN report underscores ‘critical importance’ of scaling up HIV testing in region
November 24, 2018
UNITED NATIONS, United States (CMC) — The United Nations has issued a new report underscoring what it describes as “the critical importance” of scalin...
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Opposition condemn police action as demonstration continues to remove Haiti president
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Opposition condemn police action as demonstration continues to remove Haiti president
November 24, 2018
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Opposition political parties have condemned the actions of the police, who used tear gas to disperse demonstrators who t...
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Local Gov’t minister pleased with inaugural Youth Mayors’ Forum
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Local Gov’t minister pleased with inaugural Youth Mayors’ Forum
November 24, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie says he is pleased with the inaugural staging of th...
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CMU signs MoUs with Nigerian universities
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CMU signs MoUs with Nigerian universities
November 24, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with three Nigerian universities that will enh...
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PNP Women’s Movement stages vigil in Half Way Tree against violence
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PNP Women’s Movement stages vigil in Half Way Tree against violence
November 24, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party (PNP) Women's Movement is to host a candlelight vigil in commemoration of International Day for the El...
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Spanish Town cabbie stabbed to death in Kingston
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Spanish Town cabbie stabbed to death in Kingston
November 24, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A taxi operator from Spanish Town, St Catherine was pulled from his vehicle and stabbed to death by unknown assailants along Winds...
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Weekly Round-up: Taxi drivers protest… $17-m MoBay welcome sign… 2 taxi drivers amass over 1,500 tickets
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Weekly Round-up: Taxi drivers protest… $17-m MoBay welcome sign… 2 taxi drivers amass over 1,500 tickets
November 24, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hundreds of transport operators across several parishes took to the streets this week in protest of the new Road Traffic Act which...
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Gov’t urges farmers to take precaution against beet armyworm
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Gov’t urges farmers to take precaution against beet armyworm
November 24, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Farmers in Manchester and St Elizabeth are being advised by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries to...
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Give Dalton Harris a break
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Give Dalton Harris a break
November 24, 2018
Dear Editor, I can't believe the nonsense and hate being spewed by many at United Kingdom X Factor front-runner contestant and Jamaican, Dalton Harris...
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Thousands of Europeans answer call to march against sexist violence
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Thousands of Europeans answer call to march against sexist violence
November 24, 2018
PARIS, France (AFP) — Tens of thousands of people rallied across Europe on Saturday against sexist violence, with more than 30,000 turning out in Pari...
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Vere Tech teacher suspended
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Vere Tech teacher suspended
November 24, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Vere Technical High school's physical education teacher Sashauna Wellington was on Wednesday suspended by the school pending inves...
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St Andrew man dies in PJ Patterson Highway crash
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St Andrew man dies in PJ Patterson Highway crash
November 24, 2018
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The police are reporting that a man from Cherry Gardens, Kingston 8 died as a result of injuries he received in a motor vehicl...
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Prayer for the day
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Prayer for the day
November 23, 2018
Father, your love never fails. Keep me from danger and provide for all my needs. Teach me to be thankful for your gifts. Confident in your love, may I...
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Taijul bowls Bangladesh to win against Windies in first Test
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Taijul bowls Bangladesh to win against Windies in first Test
November 23, 2018
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AFP) — Taijul Islam claimed 6-33 as Bangladesh defeated West Indies by 64 runs on Saturday in the first match of their two-Tes...
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Senate delays debate on Road Traffic Bill
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Senate delays debate on Road Traffic Bill
November 23, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  The Senate this morning delayed the debate on the long awaited Road Traffic Act (RTA). The announcement was made at the start of ...
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Climate change could cost US ‘hundreds of billions’ a year — study
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Climate change could cost US ‘hundreds of billions’ a year — study
November 23, 2018
TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Climate change is already hurting the global economy and will cost the US hundreds of billions of dollars annually by cen...
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Tufton promises National Health Insurance scheme by next year
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Tufton promises National Health Insurance scheme by next year
November 23, 2018
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The much talked about National Health Insurance Scheme for Jamaicans is to become a reality next year, according to Health Min...
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Trinidad to ban importation of scratch bombs
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Trinidad to ban importation of scratch bombs
November 23, 2018
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad and Tobago government says it will ban the importation of “scratch bombs” into the country after describi...
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Pope reveals team picked to organise anti-paedophilia summit
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Pope reveals team picked to organise anti-paedophilia summit
November 23, 2018
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis on Friday revealed the organising team for a special meeting on the protection of children to be held in F...
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NSWMA plans to clean up 105 town centres before Christmas
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NSWMA plans to clean up 105 town centres before Christmas
November 23, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is reporting that it has started a national clean-up campaign to be carried ...
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Belize police officer shoots girlfriend, commits suicide
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Belize police officer shoots girlfriend, commits suicide
November 23, 2018
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — Law enforcement officials are investigating an incident in which one of their colleagues used his police-issued nine-millimet...
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Bermuda Gov’t loses same-sex marriage appeal
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Bermuda Gov’t loses same-sex marriage appeal
November 23, 2018
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) — Bermuda's same-sex marriage campaigners celebrated in court on Friday after the ruling Progressive Labour Party (PLP) Govern...
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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
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WASHINGTON, United States  (CMC) — The United States (US) has reiterated the importance of the Organisation of American States (OAS) as a forum for en...
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Seiveright welcomes strides made by ADSC in supporting local businesses
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Seiveright welcomes strides made by ADSC in supporting local businesses
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Delano Seiveright, has welcomed strides made in public...
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A minor earthquake rattled parts of Kingston and St Andrew late Thursday, according to a preliminary bulletin from the Earthquake ...
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston East police have renewed their appeal to the public for assistance in locating 30-year-old Kerrin Bailey, otherwise k...
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