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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of St Andrew South Police Division
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of St Andrew South Police Division
January 8 06:34 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in the St Andrew South Police Division. The curfew began at 6:00 pm on Thursday, January 8 and wil...
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AC Milan scrape a point with Genoa after late penalty howler
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AC Milan scrape a point with Genoa after late penalty howler
January 8 06:07 PM
MILAN, Italy (AFP)—AC Milan survived late penalty drama to scrape a 1-1 home draw with Genoa on Thursday, a result which allowed local rivals Inter Mi...
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St James police aim for below 50 murders this year
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St James police aim for below 50 murders this year
January 8 06:03 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Coming off another year of reductions in the murder figures, the St James police has revealed a new target for 2026. "We have a ta...
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Excelsior dismiss STETHS to claim Olivier Shield
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Excelsior dismiss STETHS to claim Olivier Shield
January 8 05:41 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Excelsior High were crowned all-island schoolboy football champions on Thursday, defeating St Elizabeth Technical High School (STE...
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PSG beat Marseille on penalties to win French Champions Trophy
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PSG beat Marseille on penalties to win French Champions Trophy
January 8 05:32 PM
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP)—Paris Saint-Germain beat Marseille on penalties to win a topsy turvy French Champions Trophy in Kuwait on Thursday. PSG goal...
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S Hotel Montego Bay named best all-inclusive Caribbean resort by USA Today
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S Hotel Montego Bay named best all-inclusive Caribbean resort by USA Today
January 8 04:51 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica—Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has lauded the achievement of S Hotel Montego Bay on being named the best all-inclusive Caribbea...
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Forex: $158.93 to one US dollar
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Forex: $158.93 to one US dollar
January 8 04:46 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, January 8, ended trading at $158.93, down by 44 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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Real Madrid edge Atletico to set up Clasico Spanish Super Cup final
Real Madrid edge Atletico to set up Clasico Spanish Super Cup final
January 8 04:31 PM
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP)—Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 in a tight Spanish Super Cup semi-final in Saudi Arabia on Thursday to s...
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Jamaica, among C’bean countries to benefit from CDB project to aid disability community
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Jamaica, among C’bean countries to benefit from CDB project to aid disability community
March 22, 2018
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries will benefit from a project aimed at providing reliable data to inform and s...
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Forex: J$126.86 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$126.86 to one US dollar
March 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Friday, March 23, ended trading at J$126.86 down by 34 cents according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign exc...
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Windies to clash with Afghans in final
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Windies to clash with Afghans in final
March 22, 2018
HARARE, Zimbabwe (CMC) — West Indies will face nemeses Afghanistan in Sunday's final of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers after the Asian side trounced Ire...
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Humanity imperilled by abuse of life-giving Nature — reports
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Humanity imperilled by abuse of life-giving Nature — reports
March 22, 2018
MEDELLÍN, Colombia (AFP) — Humanity is risking its own well being by over-harvesting and harming Nature's bounty, said a comprehensive survey Friday t...
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Facebook as an election weapon, from Obama to Trump
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Facebook as an election weapon, from Obama to Trump
March 22, 2018
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The use of Facebook data to target voters has triggered global outrage with the Cambridge Analytica scandal. But the c...
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#Champ2018: Hydel’s Salmon clocks 400m hurdles record
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#Champ2018: Hydel’s Salmon clocks 400m hurdles record
March 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Shiann Salmon of Hydel capped off a consistent season with a superb performance in the girls' 400m hurdles open clocking a new mee...
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By-election for Yallahs division set for April 27
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By-election for Yallahs division set for April 27
March 22, 2018
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — The by-election for the Yallahs Division of the St Thomas Municipal Corporation (STMC) has been set for April 27 while nomination...
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Gaston Browne sworn in as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
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Gaston Browne sworn in as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
March 21, 2018
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) — Gaston Browne was on Thursday sworn in as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda for the second time, following his landslid...
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Fly Jamaica crew member held with drugs at JFK
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Fly Jamaica crew member held with drugs at JFK
March 21, 2018
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — A Fly Jamaica airways crew member who attempted to smuggle US$160,000 worth of cocaine into the country, is facing US ...
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22-y-o woman murdered at home in St Elizabeth
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22-y-o woman murdered at home in St Elizabeth
March 21, 2018
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth are investigating the death of a woman who was found with her throat slashed at her home in...
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Weather Update: Cold front just west of Jamaica
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Weather Update: Cold front just west of Jamaica
March 21, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica has reported that there is currently a cold front just to the west of Jamaica and it i...
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California police kill black man holding iPhone in grandparents’ backyard
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California police kill black man holding iPhone in grandparents’ backyard
March 21, 2018
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Police in Sacramento, California shot dead an African American father of two in the backyard of his grandparents' ho...
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Woman, teen girl held with ganja at NMIA
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Woman, teen girl held with ganja at NMIA
March 21, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A teen girl and a woman, both from Ochi Rios, St Ann, are now in police custody after six pounds of ganja were allegedly found in ...
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Browne urges unity as ABLP demolishes UPP in general election
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Browne urges unity as ABLP demolishes UPP in general election
March 21, 2018
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (AFP) — The prime minister of hurricane-ravaged Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, led his ruling party to a landslide victory in ...
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J’cans urged to change perception of adolescent mothers
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J’cans urged to change perception of adolescent mothers
March 21, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Executive Director of the Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr Zoe Simpson, is calling for a change in how Jamaic...
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Activists urge Greyhound buses to block immigration raids
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Activists urge Greyhound buses to block immigration raids
March 21, 2018
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Rights activists in the United States called Wednesday for the country's iconic Greyhound buses to stop allowing im...
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CARICOM, MASA Agreement to improve intra-regional tourism
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CARICOM, MASA Agreement to improve intra-regional tourism
March 21, 2018
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Caribbean Tourism Organisation's (CTO) aviation task force is working with intra-Caribbean carriers to ensure hassle-fr...
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CTO secretary general calls for removal of barriers to entry across the C’bean
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CTO secretary general calls for removal of barriers to entry across the C’bean
March 21, 2018
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Secretary General of the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Hugh Riley, says there needs to be a remo...
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#Champs2018: Excelsior’s Foreman cops high jump gold with 1.80m record
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#Champs2018: Excelsior’s Foreman cops high jump gold with 1.80m record
March 21, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Excelsior's Shantae Foreman a short while ago established a new meet record on her way to retaining her Class Three high jump titl...
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Jamaicans to head Salvation Army’s C’bean territory
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Jamaicans to head Salvation Army’s C’bean territory
March 21, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Salvation Army's Caribbean Territory will be led by Jamaicans for the first time in its 131-year history. Lieutenant Colonels ...
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Players gave their all for Caribbean fans, says Windies coach
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Players gave their all for Caribbean fans, says Windies coach
March 21, 2018
HARARE, Zimbabwe (CMC) — Head coach Stuart Law has dedicated West Indies' successful World Cup qualification to Caribbean fans, and said they had been...
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Corporate Area Parish Court closes early due to NWC work
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Corporate Area Parish Court closes early due to NWC work
March 21, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Corporate Area Parish Court, Criminal Division in Half Way Tree will close to the public at 1:00 pm today.  This, according to...
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St James police aim for below 50 murders this year
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Coming off another year of reductions in the murder figures, the St James police has revealed a new target for 2026. "We have a ta...
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Excelsior dismiss STETHS to claim Olivier Shield
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Excelsior High were crowned all-island schoolboy football champions on Thursday, defeating St Elizabeth Technical High School (STE...
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