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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
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St CATHERINE, Jamaica – A St Catherine taxi operator has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in Portmore, St Catherine on J...
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Man United knocked out of FA Cup by Brighton, Martinelli hits hat-trick for Arsenal
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MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP)—Manchester United crashed out of the FA Cup with a meek 2-1 home defeat to Brighton on Sunday as Gabriel Martinelli's...
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Barca edge Real Madrid in thrilling Spanish Super Cup final
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP)—Barcelona retained the Spanish Super Cup with a thrilling 3-2 Clasico win over Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Raphi...
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Over 3,400 candidates with varying disabilities sat CXC examinations in 2025
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Over 3,400 candidates with varying disabilities sat CXC examinations in 2025
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—A total of 3,444 special needs students across the Caribbean, the majority of whom were visually-impaired, sat examinations administ...
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Shanoya Douglas tastes rare defeat at hand of Trinidadian Alexxe Henry
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HARARE, Zimbabwe (CMC) — West Indies captain Jason Holder has been selected as team captain of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers, which wrapped up ...
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Two Antiguan football officials arrested in NMIA drug bust
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March 26, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police have confirmed that two members of the management staff of the Antiguan national football team were arrested at the Nor...
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Guyana welcomes American Airlines flights from US
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March 26, 2018
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyana government Tuesday welcomed the decision of American Airlines to reinstitute flights to the Caribbean Community ...
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Student stabbed at Kingston school
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March 26, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An argument between two students turned violent at a high school in Kingston yesterday afternoon. According to police assigned Oly...
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Yucky ducky? Study reveals bath-time toy’s dirty secret
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BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Scientists now have the dirt on the rubber ducky: Those cute yellow bath-time toys are — as some parents have long suspected ...
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Access to Information Unit launches booklet
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Access to Information Unit launched its youth information booklet titled, 'Abby and Friends ATI Adventure', yesterday, a...
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Zimbabwe cricket official banned 20 years for West Indies fix attempt
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March 26, 2018
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — A former senior Zimbabwe cricket official has been suspended from the game for 20 years after he admitted trying t...
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Vulnerable road users account for 50% of road users killed
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March 26, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Road Safety Unit is urging motorists, as well as, other road users to look out for pedestrians and other vulnerable road users...
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Legend Richards says World Cup place will boost Windies cricket
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March 26, 2018
KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) — Legendary batsman Viv Richards says West Indian cricket will benefit from qualifying for the World Cup, and that it would ha...
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Afghanistan return as heroes after cricket World Cup qualification
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March 26, 2018
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Afghanistan's cricket team received a heroes' homecoming in Kabul on Tuesday after qualifying for the 2019 World Cup. After...
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Police seeking victim in downtown Kingston robbery
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March 26, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police assigned to the Kingston Western Division are seeking the public's assistance in locating the victim of a robbery that occu...
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Norman Grant requests urgent meeting with Shaw
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March 26, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JSA), Norman Grant, while expressing congratulations to newly appointed Minister of...
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UK MPs demand Zuckerberg testify on data row after he offers deputy
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)— British MPs renewed a demand on Tuesday to interview Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg over a data privacy row that has roc...
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Chang to head security portfolio, Clarke takes finance in new Holness Cabinet
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March 25, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Prime Minister Andrew Holness, after two years in office, today shuffled his Cabinet. Among the significant changes is that of De...
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$20-M visitors’ centre and café opens in Holywell
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KINGSTON, Jamaica— Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the newly opened Holywell Visitors' Centre and Café is a fraction of the extensive support hi...
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Windies capable of WC impact but improvements needed, says Holder
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March 25, 2018
HARARE, Zimbabwe (CMC) — Skipper Jason Holder believes West Indies can make a significant impact at next year's World Cup in England but needs to unde...
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Marubeni Corporation donates $1.3m to rebuilding Walker’s Place of Safety
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March 25, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Marubeni Corporation, one of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) shareholders, has donated $1.3 million to the rebuilding of the Walk...
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US expels 60 Russians as allies back Britain in spy row
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March 25, 2018
WASHINGTON, United States  (AFP) — The United States joined Britain's allies in Europe and around the world Monday in expelling scores of suspected Ru...
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Samuels, Holder make small gains in ODI rankings
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March 25, 2018
LONDON,United Kingdom (CMC) — West Indies players experienced minimal movement in the latest ICC One-Day International rankings, despite the side's re...
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64 dead in Russian shopping mall inferno
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Moscow, Russia (AFP) — A total of 64 people, many of them children, perished in a fire that ravaged a busy shopping mall in an industrial city in Sibe...
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Trump ‘strongly’ denies Stormy Daniels affair
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House hit back at porn star Stormy Daniels on Monday, insisting there was "nothing to collaborate" her cla...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Police have reported the fatal shooting of an unidentified male in Port Antonio, Portland early this morning. Police reported that...
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