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Dr Neville Graham pressing on with mobile clinics initiative
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Dr Neville Graham pressing on with mobile clinics initiative
April 3 09:50 PM
Dr Neville Graham, with his mobile clinics initiative, continues to serve the vulnerable months after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, devastating secti...
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Miss Kitty opens up about recent health scare, asks fans for continued prayers as she recovers
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Miss Kitty opens up about recent health scare, asks fans for continued prayers as she recovers
April 3 09:29 PM
Media personality Khadine "Miss Kitty" Wilkinson has shared an emotional update with her social media followers about a recent health scare that saw h...
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Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
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Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
Police urge citizens to replace tank covering
April 3 09:09 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A St Elizabeth family’s Easter took a tragic turn when a nine-year-old boy, in attempting to retrieve a ball, fell into a tank...
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Pain at the pumps
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Pain at the pumps
March surge drives fuel prices up 20 per cent
April 3 08:49 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica --A burst of weekly increases in March pushed fuel prices in Jamaica up by as much as 20 per cent since the start of the year, as co...
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‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
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‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 3 05:51 PM
Memmalatel ‘Victory’ Morgan, the 18-year-old son of reggae artiste Mojo Morgan, has earned a scholarship to Bryant and Stratton College in Virginia Be...
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WATCH: Manchester woman killed, soldier turns himself in
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WATCH: Manchester woman killed, soldier turns himself in
April 3 05:43 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are at the scene of a homicide in Three Chains, Manchester where a soldier is accused of killing his female partner on Fr...
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Jamaica to write to FIFA about ‘hand ball’ goal vs DR Congo in failed World Cup bid
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Jamaica to write to FIFA about ‘hand ball’ goal vs DR Congo in failed World Cup bid
April 3 03:46 PM
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) intends to protest the Reggae Boyz' loss to the Democratic Republic of Congo in their Inter-continental World Cu...
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
April 3 02:51 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The inaugural staging of the St Elizabeth police’s gospel concert in Black River on Thursday is being hailed as a success with...
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Dallas officer mistakes apartment for her own, kills man
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Dallas officer mistakes apartment for her own, kills man
September 7, 2018
DALLAS, Texas (AP) — A Dallas police officer returning home from work shot and killed her neighbour after she said she mistook his apartment for her o...
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Forex: J$137.26 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$137.26 to one US dollar
September 7, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Friday, September 7 ended trading at J$137.26 down by nine cents according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign...
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Longer uniforms not protecting our girls
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Longer uniforms not protecting our girls
September 7, 2018
Dear Editor, As our students return to school, again there have been familiar stories of challenges with uniforms, this year, however, there has been ...
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Global warming hikes risk of landslide tsunamis: study
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Global warming hikes risk of landslide tsunamis: study
September 7, 2018
PARIS, France (AFP) — With a wave runup of nearly 200 metres, the tsunami that ripped through an Alaskan fjord in 2015 was one of the largest ever doc...
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Fired-up Obama attacks Trump and Republicans
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Fired-up Obama attacks Trump and Republicans
September 7, 2018
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Barack Obama assailed US Republicans Friday for failing to keep President Donald Trump in check, in a forceful return t...
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Finance minister urges media to report Gov’t statistics responsibly
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Finance minister urges media to report Gov’t statistics responsibly
September 6, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr Nigel Clarke, says media practitioners, particularly those involved in deliverin...
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Prayer for the Day
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Prayer for the Day
September 6, 2018
Lord Jesus, may everything I do begin with you, continue with your help, and be done under your guidance. May my sharing in the mass free me from my s...
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Boyz lose 0-2 to Ecuador
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Boyz lose 0-2 to Ecuador
September 6, 2018
NEW JERSEY, USA – Jamaica went down 0-2 to Ecuador in the training match inside Red Bull Arena earlier tonight. Enner Valencia put the South American ...
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Portmore tax office closed this weekend
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Portmore tax office closed this weekend
September 6, 2018
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising the public that the Portmore Tax Office will be closed on Saturday, September 8 a...
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Windies women head to Barbados for training camp
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Windies women head to Barbados for training camp
September 6, 2018
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Ahead of the upcoming series against South Africa, the West Indies women will partake in a training camp here starting on...
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Windward Road/Mountain View Avenue intersection to be closed Sunday
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Windward Road/Mountain View Avenue intersection to be closed Sunday
September 6, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that the intersection of Windward Road and Mountain View Avenue in eastern Kingston wi...
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More men than women bleaching — health ministry survey
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More men than women bleaching — health ministry survey
September 6, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — According to a health and lifestyle survey released this morning by the Ministry of Health, approximately 11 per cent of Jamaicans...
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Haiti unveils new government after riots
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Haiti unveils new government after riots
September 6, 2018
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — A new Haitian government was unveiled Wednesday night, two months after the prime minister resigned over deadly riots tr...
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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe accepts disputed election result
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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe accepts disputed election result
September 6, 2018
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe, who had vowed not to vote for his old party in elections in July, on Thursday said...
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More than 70% of J’cans may have been affected by Chik-V, says Tufton
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More than 70% of J’cans may have been affected by Chik-V, says Tufton
September 6, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton today revealed that more than 70 per cent of Jamaicans may have been affected by the Chik...
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Emotional celebrations greet India ruling legalising gay sex
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Emotional celebrations greet India ruling legalising gay sex
September 6, 2018
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a ban on gay sex sparking emotional and joyous celebrations among activists aft...
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Marcus Garvey Drive reduced to single lane; expect delays — police
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Marcus Garvey Drive reduced to single lane; expect delays — police
September 6, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are advising members of the public to anticipate delays along Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston, as a section of the road...
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PAHO recognises health promoters in Jamaica, Belize, Barbados
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PAHO recognises health promoters in Jamaica, Belize, Barbados
September 6, 2018
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is recognising health promoters in three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) c...
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Transport ministry seeks to resolve issues at MoBay Metro
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Transport ministry seeks to resolve issues at MoBay Metro
September 6, 2018
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Ministry of Transport and Mining says it is working to find practical solutions to resolve the issues being faced by the Monte...
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Jamaica’s first agent banking facility opens at Boulevard Supercentre
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Jamaica’s first agent banking facility opens at Boulevard Supercentre
September 6, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr Nigel Clarke, today officially opened Jamaica's first agent banking facility, wh...
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PNP to set out plans for Jamaica at annual conference
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PNP to set out plans for Jamaica at annual conference
September 6, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) says it will use its 80th annual conference, scheduled for next week, to outline plan...
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ECJ begins campaign financing workshops
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ECJ begins campaign financing workshops
September 6, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) says it has embarked on a series of workshops islandwide to educate its returning office...
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Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A St Elizabeth family’s Easter took a tragic turn when a nine-year-old boy, in attempting to retrieve a ball, fell into a tank...
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‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
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