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STEAM gifts for children in the west
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STEAM gifts for children in the west
January 2 07:00 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica—Approximately 1,400 STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) gifts have been distributed to children in Monteg...
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Errol Wizdom set to release Reggae Dancehall album
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Errol Wizdom set to release Reggae Dancehall album
January 2 06:34 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —For many years, Jamaican artistes who live overseas have returned to their country to work with musicians and engineers to get an a...
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JPS dispatches more vehicles, linesmen
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JPS dispatches more vehicles, linesmen
January 2 06:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has commissioned another 270 trucks, other vehicles and equipment along with 470 new linesmen for t...
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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
January 2 05:45 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—General manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Robert Honeyghan, says the staging of the inaugural fireworks displa...
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Forex: $159.47 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.47 to one US dollar
January 2 04:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, January 2, ended trading at $159.47, down 26 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s da...
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Tesla loses EV crown to China’s BYD in 2025 as sales slip
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Tesla loses EV crown to China’s BYD in 2025 as sales slip
January 2 04:44 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Tesla's sales fell in 2025, the company reported Friday, ceding its position as the world's biggest electric vehicle m...
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Belize announces resumption of shipments of goods to the United States
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Belize announces resumption of shipments of goods to the United States
January 2 04:25 PM
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC)—The Belize Postal Service (BPS) on Friday announced the resumption of all outbound shipments to the United States, effective Ja...
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WATCH: Capleton, Jamal, Macka, Jah Bouks and others ignite Angola Festival
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WATCH: Capleton, Jamal, Macka, Jah Bouks and others ignite Angola Festival
January 2 03:45 PM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – The 'Fireman' Capleton and ‘Dunce Man’ Jamal electrified fans at Old Pera in St Thomas to ring in the new year at the annual Ango...
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Gov’t pursuing more opportunities for Jamaican students to study in china
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Gov’t pursuing more opportunities for Jamaican students to study in china
November 2, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator Ruel Reid, says the Governments of Jamaica and the People's Republic of China a...
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Ministers reaffirm commitment to ensuring teen mothers continue education
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Ministers reaffirm commitment to ensuring teen mothers continue education
November 2, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministries of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport; and Education, Youth and Information, have reaffirmed their commitment...
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Man gets 20 years for murder of three-year-old
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Man gets 20 years for murder of three-year-old
November 2, 2018
ST ANN, Jamaica — A man who pleaded guilty to the 2016 murder of a three-year-old infant in Brown's Town, St Ann was sentenced to 20 years at hard lab...
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9-y-o Usain Lindsay reported missing
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9-y-o Usain Lindsay reported missing
November 2, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A High Alert has been activated for nine-year-old Usain Lindsay of Headley Avenue, Drewsland, Kingston 20 who has been missing sin...
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Police station to be built in Olympic Gardens
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Police station to be built in Olympic Gardens
November 2, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Work is scheduled to get under way shortly on the construction of a police station in Olympic Gardens, St Andrew. Prime Mini...
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Bunny Grant was a pioneer, says Natalie Neita
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Bunny Grant was a pioneer, says Natalie Neita
November 2, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) today hailed legendary boxing champion, Bunny Grant, who passed away recently, as a p...
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Trump pushes economic hope, immigrant fear in election final run
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Trump pushes economic hope, immigrant fear in election final run
November 2, 2018
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — With four days to save the Republican party's grip on Congress —and his own dominance of US politics — Donald Trump ...
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UPDATE: 24-y-o Clarendon woman attacked by ex-lover dies
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UPDATE: 24-y-o Clarendon woman attacked by ex-lover dies
November 2, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Clarendon woman who was left nursing severe burns after her jealous ex-lover set her home ablaze in the wee hours of Wednesday...
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Trailer that overturned in Bog Walk Gorge to be removed today
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Trailer that overturned in Bog Walk Gorge to be removed today
November 2, 2018
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Motorists who traverse the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine should expect delays between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm today, as the auth...
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Obama brands Trump’s border deployment plan a ‘political stunt’
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Obama brands Trump’s border deployment plan a ‘political stunt’
November 2, 2018
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Former president Barack Obama on Friday decried as a "political stunt" Donald Trump's plan to send thousands of US soldie...
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UPDATE: Police 119 back in service
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UPDATE: Police 119 back in service
November 2, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Members of the public are being advised that the police 119 emergency number is back in service. This update follows an advisory e...
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Jamaica to be centre stage at World Travel Market
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Jamaica to be centre stage at World Travel Market
November 2, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett departed the island yesterday to participate in the World Travel Market (WTM) in London. “The wor...
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Seven Westmoreland men charged for being part of a criminal organisation
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Seven Westmoreland men charged for being part of a criminal organisation
November 2, 2018
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Seven men from Westmoreland were today charged with several breaches of the Criminal Justice Suppression of Criminal Organisat...
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New locations opened for Canada’s Visa Applications Centres
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New locations opened for Canada’s Visa Applications Centres
November 2, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica – As of today, November 2, 2018, Canada's Visa Applications Centres (VAC) have opened new locations in both Kingston and Montego Bay...
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Dottin leads Windies to victory over England in warm-up match
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Dottin leads Windies to victory over England in warm-up match
November 1, 2018
NORTH SOUND, Antigua (CMC) — Deandra Dottin crafted an unbeaten 43 to help the West Indies women defeat England by five wickets in an unofficial warm-...
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Sir Viv named CWI ambassador
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Sir Viv named CWI ambassador
November 1, 2018
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) — Legendary former West Indies captain Sir Vivian Richards has been named to the Cricket West Indies Ambassadors programme ah...
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Prayer for the day
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Prayer for the day
November 1, 2018
Almighty God, from whom all thoughts of truth and peace proceed, kindle in the hearts of all men the true love of peace. Guide with your pure and peac...
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India beat West Indies, clinch ODI series 3-1
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India beat West Indies, clinch ODI series 3-1
November 1, 2018
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India | AFP) — Ravindra Jadeja starred in India's nine-wicket series clinching win over West Indies after the tourists were skittl...
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Police seek help identifying man killed on Hagley park Road
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Police seek help identifying man killed on Hagley park Road
November 1, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are yet to identify a man who was killed on Hagley Park Road, Kingston 11 over a week ago. The lawmen said they were su...
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T&T rattled by 9th quake in just over a week
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T&T rattled by 9th quake in just over a week
November 1, 2018
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago started the month of November in the same manner as it ended the previous month with an earthquake...
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Removal of auxiliary fees, corporal punishment non-negotiable – PM
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Removal of auxiliary fees, corporal punishment non-negotiable – PM
November 1, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness says removal of auxiliary fees and prohibiting corporal punishment in schools are non-negotiable Gov...
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Gov’t implements policy to reintegrate adolescent mothers into school system
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Gov’t implements policy to reintegrate adolescent mothers into school system
November 1, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government is moving to make it easier for adolescent mothers to complete their education. “The policy for the Reintegration o...
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STEAM gifts for children in the west
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STEAM gifts for children in the west
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ST JAMES, Jamaica—Approximately 1,400 STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) gifts have been distributed to children in Monteg...
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Errol Wizdom set to release Reggae Dancehall album
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Errol Wizdom set to release Reggae Dancehall album
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —For many years, Jamaican artistes who live overseas have returned to their country to work with musicians and engineers to get an a...
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JPS dispatches more vehicles, linesmen
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JPS dispatches more vehicles, linesmen
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has commissioned another 270 trucks, other vehicles and equipment along with 470 new linesmen for t...
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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—General manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Robert Honeyghan, says the staging of the inaugural fireworks displa...
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Forex: $159.47 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.47 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, January 2, ended trading at $159.47, down 26 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s da...
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