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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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Weather Forecast: Expect more rain this afternoon
August 23, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological (MET) Service of Jamaica says a trough will linger across Jamaica for the next few days. This morning will be p...
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Traffic restrictions along Constant Spring, Eastwood Park roads this weekend
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Traffic restrictions along Constant Spring, Eastwood Park roads this weekend
August 23, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) says access will be restricted along sections of Eastwood Park Road and Constant Spring Road for s...
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French Open to ban Serena’s ‘Black Panther’ catsuit
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French Open to ban Serena’s ‘Black Panther’ catsuit
August 23, 2018
PARIS, France (AFP) — Tennis star Serena Williams will be banned from wearing her 'Black Panther' catsuit again at the French Open after Roland Garros...
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Education Ministry to conduct schools PEP readiness survey
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Education Ministry to conduct schools PEP readiness survey
August 23, 2018
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (JIS) -- Education, Youth and Information Minister, Ruel Reid, says the ministry will be conducting a survey to ascertain schools...
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Buff Bay tax office to be closed
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Buff Bay tax office to be closed
August 23, 2018
PORTLAND, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says the Buff Bay Tax Office has become irreparable and as such, will be closed as of September 3...
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Kofi Annan to receive state burial in Ghana on September 13
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Kofi Annan to receive state burial in Ghana on September 13
August 23, 2018
ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) — Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan will receive a state funeral in Ghana on September 13, the Ghanaian president ...
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Widen the road in front of the University Hospital
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Widen the road in front of the University Hospital
August 23, 2018
Dear editor, Whether on weekdays or weekends, there is bumper to bumper congestion in front of the University Hospital near Papine in St Andrew. Vans ...
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Port Antonio Hospital X-Ray Dept renovated and re-opened
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Port Antonio Hospital X-Ray Dept renovated and re-opened
August 23, 2018
PORTLAND, Jamaica — The North-East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) has reported that the X-Ray Department at the Port Antonio Hospital is now “fully...
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Hurricane dumps rain on Hawaii, 5 rescued from flooded home
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Hurricane dumps rain on Hawaii, 5 rescued from flooded home
August 23, 2018
HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) — Sirens wailed while workers piled sandbags in front of hotels and police blared warnings to tourists to leave the world-famous...
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Collaboration needed to promote health and wellness in schools — Tufton
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Collaboration needed to promote health and wellness in schools — Tufton
August 23, 2018
ST JAMES, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Health, Dr Christopher Tufton, says a collaborative effort is needed from all stakeholders to promote health and...
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Four J’can films to premiere at T&T Film Festival
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Four J’can films to premiere at T&T Film Festival
August 23, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Four local films will premiere at the upcoming Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (TTFF), slated for September 18 to 25 in Po...
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Small businesses want protection from bank policies
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Small businesses want protection from bank policies
August 23, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) president Hugh Johnson says that while the sector appreciates Bank of Jamaica's (BOJ)...
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PAHO urges rapid increase in vaccination coverage to stop spread of measles
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PAHO urges rapid increase in vaccination coverage to stop spread of measles
August 23, 2018
Washington, DC (CMC) — Member States of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are being urged to rapidly increase their vaccination coverage. Ac...
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Bedward Gardens residents receive titles
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Bedward Gardens residents receive titles
August 23, 2018
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Karl Samuda has urged residents of Bedward Garden...
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Opposition says Government’s exchange rate policy hurting
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Opposition says Government’s exchange rate policy hurting
August 23, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Parliamentary Opposition today lashed out at the Holness administration and expressing major concerns over its adoption of a n...
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Region to benefit from re-launched climate change project
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Region to benefit from re-launched climate change project
August 22, 2018
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) says it expects to roll out its “1.5˚ to Stay Alive — An Educational In...
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Country poised to attract more investments — JAMPRO
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Country poised to attract more investments — JAMPRO
August 22, 2018
ST JAMES, Jamaica (JIS) — Vice President of Sales and Promotions at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Claude Duncan, says the country is poised...
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Transport operators promise improved service come September 1
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Transport operators promise improved service come September 1
August 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) says the commuting public, especially students across the island, ...
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UPDATE: Bodies of Martha Brae drowning victims found
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UPDATE: Bodies of Martha Brae drowning victims found
August 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The bodies of a five-year-old American boy and that of a local raft captain, who were feared dead in a drowning incident on Tuesday...
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More than 30 aftershocks in Trinidad following mega quake
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More than 30 aftershocks in Trinidad following mega quake
August 22, 2018
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — More than 30 tremors have been recorded in Trinidad and Tobago since Tuesday's 7.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked th...
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CPL Update: Tridents beat Tallawahs by two runs
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CPL Update: Tridents beat Tallawahs by two runs
August 22, 2018
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, (CMC) — Barbados Tridents defeated Jamaica Tallawahs by two runs, in the 14th match of the Caribbean Premier League at the C...
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Shaw wants more ‘things Jamaican’ in craft shops
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Shaw wants more ‘things Jamaican’ in craft shops
August 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, has issued a call for more authentic Jamaican craft produc...
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