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WATCH: PM asks for residents’ cooperation amid imminent closure of Petersfield hurricane shelter
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WATCH: PM asks for residents’ cooperation amid imminent closure of Petersfield hurricane shelter
Anthony Lewis, Observer writer 
December 13 08:11 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is asking hurricane-affected residents of Petersfield in Westmoreland for cooperation as Gove...
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Police Federation expresses condolences following death of traffic cop
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Police Federation expresses condolences following death of traffic cop
December 13 04:57 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The Jamaica Police Federation has expressed condolences to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and colleagues of Constable Er...
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Police warn against obstructing traffic
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Police warn against obstructing traffic
December 13 04:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be taking a zero-tolerance approach to persons who obstruct the free flow of traffic in ...
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Tony Roy reflects on ‘I’d Love You to Want Me’
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Tony Roy reflects on ‘I’d Love You to Want Me’
December 13 04:36 PM
Whenever Tony Roy reflects on his career, he is likely to pinpoint 2025 as the year he got the big breakthrough. That came with I’d Love You to Want M...
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St Elizabeth residents receive land titles
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St Elizabeth residents receive land titles
December 13 04:27 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — More than 700 residents of St Elizabeth across 34 communities are now proud landowners under the Government’s Systematic Land ...
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JPS advises of temporary road closures in St James
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JPS advises of temporary road closures in St James
December 13 04:20 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica— The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is advising the motoring public, that in order to support critical electricity grid restoration wo...
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Montego Bay mayor calls for community support as Clean-Up Day set for Sunday
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Montego Bay mayor calls for community support as Clean-Up Day set for Sunday
December 13 03:37 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon is calling for support from the wider St James community as they seek to carry out...
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Trump vows to ‘retaliate’ after IS attack kills US troops in Syria
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Trump vows to ‘retaliate’ after IS attack kills US troops in Syria
December 13 03:27 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States (US) would retaliate after two US troops and a civilian ...
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Superstar Serena Williams reportedly in labour
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Superstar Serena Williams reportedly in labour
August 31, 2017
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Pregnant tennis superstar Serena Williams was in labour at a Florida clinic on Friday, US media reported, prompting an ou...
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Dexter Pottinger made significant contribution to local fashion industry — Grange
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Dexter Pottinger made significant contribution to local fashion industry — Grange
August 31, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange has expressed “deepest regrets and condolences” at the death o...
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Residents in ZOSO to get gun amnesty — Chuck
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Residents in ZOSO to get gun amnesty — Chuck
August 31, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government says that there will be a gun amnesty in each named Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO), which will allow residents t...
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Pressure mounts on Trump to keep migrant amnesty
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Pressure mounts on Trump to keep migrant amnesty
August 31, 2017
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Pressure mounted on President Donald Trump not to end an amnesty for people brought to the United States illegally a...
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British ban on cabin laptops to be lifted
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British ban on cabin laptops to be lifted
August 31, 2017
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — Passengers flying with EgyptAir from Cairo to Britain will again be allowed to carry personal electronic devices in aircraft cabi...
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Gunman arrested in ‘Common’; firearm seized
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Gunman arrested in ‘Common’; firearm seized
August 31, 2017
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — The Constant Spring police this morning seized a firearm and arrested a man in the Red Hills Road area of St Andrew popularly kno...
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Montague explains proposed conjugal visits
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Montague explains proposed conjugal visits
August 31, 2017
ST ANN, Jamaica — Minister of National Security Robert Montague says conjugal visits, which he has proposed for prisoners, will not be open to all inm...
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US cop who said ‘we only kill black people’ loses job
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US cop who said ‘we only kill black people’ loses job
August 31, 2017
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A Georgia police lieutenant who faced being fired over racially charged comments captured on dash-cam footage has an...
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Barbados health project used for global initiative to reduce heart disease, stroke
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Barbados health project used for global initiative to reduce heart disease, stroke
August 31, 2017
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — A senior official of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a pilot project at two polyc...
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We do not owe Montego Bay United, says PLCA
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We do not owe Montego Bay United, says PLCA
August 31, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Premier League Clubs Association Limited (PLCA) says it is “alarmed and disappointed” that the Jamaica Football Federation (JF...
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CCJ rules Barbadian woman has right to inherit from late partner
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CCJ rules Barbadian woman has right to inherit from late partner
August 31, 2017
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Friday ruled that a Barbadian woman should be considered the spous...
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Forex: J$129.52 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$129.52 to one US dollar
August 31, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Friday, September 1, ended trading at J$129.52 down by 13 cents according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign ...
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Windies must build on amazing win — Sir Curtly
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Windies must build on amazing win — Sir Curtly
August 31, 2017
LONDON, England (CMC)— Fast bowling legend Sir Curtly Ambrose has praised the young West Indies team following their amazing win over England in the s...
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Top CEOs warn Trump about ending migrant amnesty
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Top CEOs warn Trump about ending migrant amnesty
August 31, 2017
WASHINGTON, United States  (AFP) — The CEOs of dozens of big-name US firms from Amazon to Apple and Facebook pressed President Donald Trump on Friday ...
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CPL: Jamaica Tallawahs batting first against Guyana Amazon Warriors
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CPL: Jamaica Tallawahs batting first against Guyana Amazon Warriors
August 31, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defending champions Jamaica Tallawahs have won the toss and decided to bat against the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 28th match of...
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No discrimination in healthcare delivery – Tufton
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No discrimination in healthcare delivery – Tufton
August 31, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Health Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, says the ministry is committed to catering to the healthcare needs of all Jamaicans,...
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To snare Jamaican cleric, NYPD reached beyond city limits
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To snare Jamaican cleric, NYPD reached beyond city limits
August 31, 2017
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — A once-imprisoned radical Islamic cleric is behind bars again, this time because of an unusual investigation that took ...
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CPL: Tallawahs set Amazon Warriors 150 for victory
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CPL: Tallawahs set Amazon Warriors 150 for victory
August 31, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica Tallawahs have set the Guyana Amazon Warriors 150 runs for victory, after mustering 149-7 from their 20 overs in the 28th ...
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66 students receive school supplies from Administrator General’s Department
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66 students receive school supplies from Administrator General’s Department
August 31, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Sixty-six students, who have done well academically, were presented with school supplies by the Administrator General's Depa...
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Trump, Moon agree to boost S Korean missile capabilities
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Trump, Moon agree to boost S Korean missile capabilities
August 31, 2017
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States and South Korea agreed Friday to strengthen Seoul's defences and Washington gave a nod to billions...
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Elaine Thompson wins, Miller-Uibo at the double
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Elaine Thompson wins, Miller-Uibo at the double
August 31, 2017
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Elaine Thompson salvaged her year by storming to victory in the lucrative season-ending 100 metres in Brussels on Friday aft...
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Caribbean braces for passage of Hurricane Irma
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Caribbean braces for passage of Hurricane Irma
August 31, 2017
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Hurricane Irma was inching its way towards the Leeward Islands on Friday as Caribbean governments urged citizens not to t...
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Police Federation expresses condolences following death of traffic cop
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be taking a zero-tolerance approach to persons who obstruct the free flow of traffic in ...
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Whenever Tony Roy reflects on his career, he is likely to pinpoint 2025 as the year he got the big breakthrough. That came with I’d Love You to Want M...
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St Elizabeth residents receive land titles
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