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CXC develops new literacy and numeracy standards aimed at improving performance in key subjects
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CXC develops new literacy and numeracy standards aimed at improving performance in key subjects
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has developed new numeracy and literacy standards as part of its efforts to improve the out...
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Female cop receiving medical treatment after being mowed down by taxi driver
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Female cop receiving medical treatment after being mowed down by taxi driver
January 10 01:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A policewoman is now receiving medical treatment at hospital after she was mowed down by a taxi operator on Friday afternoon at th...
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‘Punky Brewster’ actor TK Carter dies at 69
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‘Punky Brewster’ actor TK Carter dies at 69
January 10 01:16 PM
American actor TK Carter, best known for his roles in sitcom Punky Brewster and horror film The Thing in the 1980s, has died aged 69. Carter was found...
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Trump signs emergency order to protect US-held revenue from Venezuela oil
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Trump signs emergency order to protect US-held revenue from Venezuela oil
January 10 01:09 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order protecting US-held money derived from sales of Venezuelan oil,...
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Iesha Nova gets Firm on critics
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January 10 12:45 PM
The past week has been a whirlwind for American international dancehall artiste Iesha Nova. After releasing a remake of the 30-year-old hit Macarena (...
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Man shot in leg during alleged confrontation with cop in Mandeville Market
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Man shot in leg during alleged confrontation with cop in Mandeville Market
January 10 12:36 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man said to be of unsound mind was shot and injured by the police during an alleged confrontation in the Mandeville Market on ...
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JC’s Salmon smashes class one discus record
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JC’s Salmon smashes class one discus record
January 10 11:29 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Joseph Salmon threw a massive 66.32m and smashed the Class One discus record as four records were broken on the opening day of the P...
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SSP Samuels dismisses claims that the house where four-year-old was killed was targeted
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SSP Samuels dismisses claims that the house where four-year-old was killed was targeted
January 10 11:12 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica —Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels, the commanding officer for the St James Police Division, has moved to dismiss c...
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Windies announce squad for Sri Lanka series
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Windies announce squad for Sri Lanka series
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ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) — West Indies selectors have named a 13-man squad for the three-Test series against Sri Lanka starting next month. The squad ...
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Polls closed in Barbados general election
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Polls closed in Barbados general election
May 23, 2018
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbadians are now awaiting the outcome of Thursday's general election after the estimated 542 polling stations closed af...
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Global Facebook users to get ‘good’ EU-style safeguards — Zuckerberg
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Global Facebook users to get ‘good’ EU-style safeguards — Zuckerberg
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PARIS, France (AFP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that he was rolling out the privacy controls demanded by European regulators to Faceb...
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JTA urges Heart Trust to commence negotiations
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JTA urges Heart Trust to commence negotiations
May 23, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) has expressed disappointment over what it says is the failure of the Heart Trust/NTA to be...
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Over 50% of elderly in the C’bean without pension — study
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Over 50% of elderly in the C’bean without pension — study
May 23, 2018
SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) — A new study by two United Nations' agencies has found that more than half of older persons in Latin America and the Caribbean ...
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Venezuela’s Maduro sworn in for second 6-year term
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Venezuela’s Maduro sworn in for second 6-year term
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Thursday for a second term as president of the crisis-wracked Latin American countr...
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Weather Update: Partly cloudy, windy conditions expected today
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May 23, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica is reporting that partly cloudy conditions are expected across eastern parishes this m...
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Sprint showdowns scuttled at Prefontaine meet
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Sprint showdowns scuttled at Prefontaine meet
May 23, 2018
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Rio Olympic 100m women's champion Elaine Thompson of Jamaica, chasing her third Diamond League crown, at Saturday's...
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FID keeping financial system safe and sound — Williams
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FID keeping financial system safe and sound — Williams
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams, is commending the Financial I...
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UPDATE: ‘Livity’ Coke, ‘Titi man’ surrender to police
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Leighton 'Livity' Coke and Christopher 'Titi Man' Coke, who were among five men listed as wanted by the police in connection with ...
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Missile that downed MH17 plane came from Russian military — investigators
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Missile that downed MH17 plane came from Russian military — investigators
May 23, 2018
UTRECHT, Netherlands (AFP) — Investigators probing the 2014 downing of flight MH17 said Thursday for the first time that the missile which brought dow...
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DCS staff college to be upgraded
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DCS staff college to be upgraded
May 23, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Rudyard Spencer has indicated that the Carl Rattray Staff College facility...
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CDB, CARICOM partner to implement Human Resource Development Strategy
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CDB, CARICOM partner to implement Human Resource Development Strategy
May 23, 2018
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the CARICOM Secretariat have launched a three-day workshop designed to focus on ...
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Laws with outdated penalties to be revised — Chuck
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Laws with outdated penalties to be revised — Chuck
May 23, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica  — Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says many of the laws of Jamaica with outdated penalties will be revised and modernised during this...
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Man killed, girlfriend injured in Gregory Park shooting
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Man killed, girlfriend injured in Gregory Park shooting
May 23, 2018
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A man was shot dead and a woman injured after gunmen invaded their home in Gregory Park, St Catherine this morning. Dead is 29...
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Families from 8 countries sue EU over climate change
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May 23, 2018
PARIS, France (AFP) — Ten families from Europe, Kenya, and Fiji have filed suit against the European Union, seeking to limit global warming's threats ...
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Fewer hurricanes forecast for 2018 Atlantic hurricane season
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Fewer hurricanes forecast for 2018 Atlantic hurricane season
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FLORIDA, United States (AFP) — After the most expensive hurricane season on record last year, US officials said Thursday to expect a more normal Atlan...
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Carnival’s newest & biggest cruise ship for Ocho Rios October
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May 23, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has announced that the biggest and newest  branded ship for the world's largest cruise company, C...
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Lung cancer rates in young US women exceed men, despite fewer smokers — study
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Lung cancer rates in young US women exceed men, despite fewer smokers — study
May 23, 2018
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Lung cancer rates among young women now exceed those of men in the United States, a trend that has puzzled scientist...
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Morgan Freeman apologises after sexual harassment claims
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May 23, 2018
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Hollywood movie star Morgan Freeman apologised Thursday over reports that multiple women accused him of sexual misc...
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Forex: J$126.98 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$126.98 to one US dollar
May 23, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Thursday, May 24, ended trading at J$126.98 down by three cents according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign ...
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Foetal remains found in Kingston
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Foetal remains found in Kingston
May 23, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A post mortem is to be conducted on the remains of a six-month-old foetus that was found on Maiden Lane in Kingston on Tuesday. Of...
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