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Colombia’s Petro says US bombed suspected cocaine factory in Venezuela
December 30 09:40 PM
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (AFP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday said the United States bombed a suspected cocaine factory in the port city of Ma...
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
December 30 08:35 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  (CMC) –  Trinidadian police say the body of a 46-year-old fireman, who had been abducted from his home last weekend, was foun...
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
December 30 07:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six men, including two taxi drivers and a 62-year-old, have been slapped with multiple offences for their alleged involvement in a...
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
December 30 07:03 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged after allegedly firing shots in a public place. Charged with possession...
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
December 30 06:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With many individuals dealing with emotional scars in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, licensed clinical psychologist and trauma spe...
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
December 30 06:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 30, ended trading at $159.83, down nine cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
December 30 05:52 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A $250,000 Christmas donation from NCB Foundation’s Grant a Wish initiative is helping to strengthen  hurricane relief efforts led...
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
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December 30 05:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Campari has signed a year-long title partnership with popular event series Sandz Music Festival.  The collaboration comes into eff...
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J’can arrested in Antigua on human trafficking charges
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J’can arrested in Antigua on human trafficking charges
June 3, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police in Antigua and Barbuda have arrested and charged a Jamaican woman in relation to human trafficking. The charges were la...
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Bartlett presents resort areas with satellite phones
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Bartlett presents resort areas with satellite phones
June 3, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett today presented destination assurance managers from each of the island's resort areas with satell...
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US and top OAS members start push to suspend Venezuela
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US and top OAS members start push to suspend Venezuela
June 3, 2018
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States and six more of the most influential countries in the Organisation of American States called Monda...
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Six in custody after cops seize pistol in Westmoreland
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Six in custody after cops seize pistol in Westmoreland
June 3, 2018
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Six people are now in police custody following the seizure of a firearm during a predawn operation in Whithorn district in Wes...
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Windies trio set to headline Canada showpiece
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Windies trio set to headline Canada showpiece
June 3, 2018
TORONTO, Canada (CMC) — West Indies superstars Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Evin Lewis are set to headline the inaugural Global T20 Canada after the...
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Immunotherapy cures late-stage breast cancer in world first — study
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Immunotherapy cures late-stage breast cancer in world first — study
June 3, 2018
PARIS, France (AFP) — A woman with an aggressive form of breast cancer which defied chemotherapy and spread to other organs, was cured with an experim...
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Guyana records lower cases of malaria but increase numbers of HIV, TB cases
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Guyana records lower cases of malaria but increase numbers of HIV, TB cases
June 3, 2018
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana could eliminate the mosquito born malaria disease, a senior official of the Pan American/ World Health Organisation ...
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Get more involved in the lives of children, Custos urges JPs
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Get more involved in the lives of children, Custos urges JPs
June 3, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Custos for the parish of St Andrew, Dr Patricia Dunwell, has called on justices of the peace (JPs) to get more involved in s...
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Grenada confirms outbreak of dengue, gastro
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Grenada confirms outbreak of dengue, gastro
June 3, 2018
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC) — Grenada is reporting an outbreak of dengue and gastroenteritis and health authorities are urging nationals to take all pr...
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Weather Update: Mainly sunny skies today
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Weather Update: Mainly sunny skies today
June 3, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica says this morning should be mainly sunny islandwide. Isolated showers are expected acr...
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US top court rules for baker in gay wedding cake case
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US top court rules for baker in gay wedding cake case
June 3, 2018
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Supreme Court delivered a historic but limited victory Monday to a Colorado baker who refused to design a wed...
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Update: Wanted man among six arrested in Westmoreland
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Update: Wanted man among six arrested in Westmoreland
June 3, 2018
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A Westmoreland man, who was listed as wanted by the police, was among the six people taken into custody during a predawn opera...
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Cops arrest woman accused of stabbing man to death
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Cops arrest woman accused of stabbing man to death
June 3, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police are reporting that a woman is now in custody following the stabbing death of a man on Lower Parade Street in Trelawny on Sa...
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New control tower for Ian Fleming Airport
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New control tower for Ian Fleming Airport
June 3, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A new air traffic control tower is to be constructed at the Ian Fleming International Airport in Boscobel, St Mary.         Minist...
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Transport minister highlights role of Maritime Authority
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Transport minister highlights role of Maritime Authority
June 3, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Transport and Mining, Robert Montague, says the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) is slated to play a critical...
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Major player in drug-for-guns trade arrested in Portmore
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Major player in drug-for-guns trade arrested in Portmore
June 3, 2018
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The police say they have arrested a major player in the illegal drug-for-guns trade and seized just under 500 pounds of ganja ...
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Mexico to file WTO complaint over US tariffs
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Mexico to file WTO complaint over US tariffs
June 3, 2018
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico said on Monday it will file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over US tariffs on its steel and al...
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Google’s Schmidt in Cuba to meet new leader
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Google’s Schmidt in Cuba to meet new leader
June 3, 2018
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Eric Schmidt, a board member of Google's parent company Alphabet, met Monday with Cuba's new president to discuss improving Cuban...
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Several C’bean countries seek to restrict production, use of plastic bags
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Several C’bean countries seek to restrict production, use of plastic bags
June 3, 2018
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) says several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean ...
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Guatemala volcano death toll up to 62, expected to rise
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Guatemala volcano death toll up to 62, expected to rise
June 3, 2018
EL RODEO, Guatemala (AP) — The charred landscape left behind by Guatemala's erupting Volcano of Fire was still too hot in many places Monday to pull o...
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J’can mother loses court bid to stop son’s adoption by Canadian family
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J’can mother loses court bid to stop son’s adoption by Canadian family
June 3, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A British Columbia judge has ruled against a Jamaican mother's bid to regain custody of her 10-year-old son who is set to be adopt...
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Facebook ‘not aware of any abuse’ of data by phone makers
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Facebook ‘not aware of any abuse’ of data by phone makers
June 3, 2018
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook said Monday that it does not know of any privacy abuse by cellphone makers who years ago were able to gain ...
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