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Suriname investigators say suspected mass killer used his bandages to commit suicide
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Suriname investigators say suspected mass killer used his bandages to commit suicide
December 29 08:51 PM
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) — A Suriname father who is alleged to have stabbed nine people to death on Sunday, including five of his own children, may ...
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of  St Elizabeth
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of St Elizabeth
December 29 08:27 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica –  A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Lacovia, St Elizabeth. The curfew began at 6:00 pm on Monday, and will remai...
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Police on the scene of double murder in Falmouth
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Police on the scene of double murder in Falmouth
December 29 06:38 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Trelawny police are currently on the scene of a double murder on  Wellington Street in  Falmouth. It is not clear how they wer...
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Chemicals used in mosquito fogging safe – Tufton
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Chemicals used in mosquito fogging safe – Tufton
December 29 06:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness is assuring the public that chemicals being used in fogging activities are considered safe for...
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Ex-heavyweight champion ‘stable’ following fatal Nigeria crash
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Ex-heavyweight champion ‘stable’ following fatal Nigeria crash
December 29 05:50 PM
SAGAMU, Nigeria (AFP) — Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was in a "stable condition" in hospital after a car accident in Nigeri...
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Forex: $159.92 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.92 to one US dollar
December 29 05:38 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, December 29, ended trading at $159.92, up two cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s d...
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Women entrepreneurs in Hanover receive over $630,000 in recovery support
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Women entrepreneurs in Hanover receive over $630,000 in recovery support
December 29 05:26 PM
HANOVER, Jamaica  — In a powerful moment of community healing and empowerment, the Youth for Development Network (YFDN), in partnership with the Think...
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Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
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Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
December 29 05:08 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Information has now indicated that, contrary to earlier information which suggested that Christopher Clarke died from injuries sus...
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St Mary teen fatally stabbed in prank gone wrong
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St Mary teen fatally stabbed in prank gone wrong
September 1, 2017
ST MARY, Jamaica — The Annotto Bay Police in St Mary are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 15-year-old Rushawn Duncan of Crooke...
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Mount Salem recommended itself for ZOSO, says PM
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Mount Salem recommended itself for ZOSO, says PM
September 1, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Mount Salem community in St James “recommended itself” as a Zone of Special Operatio...
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UPDATE: Only one ZOSO hotline – JCF insists
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UPDATE: Only one ZOSO hotline – JCF insists
September 1, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) Communications Centre says that the public and people within the zones should use the offici...
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St Kitts gov’t says its unaware of Herpes cure tests
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St Kitts gov’t says its unaware of Herpes cure tests
September 1, 2017
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts  (CMC) — The St Kitts-Nevis government says it has launched an investigation into the use of health facilities here to conduct t...
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CPL: Amazon Warriors defeat Tallawahs
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CPL: Amazon Warriors defeat Tallawahs
September 1, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica -Defending champions Jamaica Tallawahs slumped to an embarrassing nine-wicket defeat to Guyana Amazon Warriors in what was a poor di...
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Thousands evacuated as Germany tackles huge WWII bombs
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Thousands evacuated as Germany tackles huge WWII bombs
September 1, 2017
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Bomb disposal experts defused an unexploded American World War II shell in the western German city of Koblenz on Saturday, as ...
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Curfew imposed in Mount Salem, St James
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Curfew imposed in Mount Salem, St James
August 31, 2017
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The police have imposed a curfew in Mount Salem, St James which began 6:00 am today and will remain in effect until 6:00 am, Sunda...
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CPL: Tridents beat Stars by 29 runs
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CPL: Tridents beat Stars by 29 runs
August 31, 2017
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbados Tridents defeated St Lucia Stars by 29 runs in the Caribbean Premier League match at Kensington Oval on Thursday...
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UPDATE: Dexter Pottinger’s car found in Stony Hill
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UPDATE: Dexter Pottinger’s car found in Stony Hill
August 31, 2017
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — The police have found the missing motor vehicle belonging to fashion designer Dexter '3D' Pottinger, whose decomposing body was d...
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Gov’t won’t bail out private schools, says Reid
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Gov’t won’t bail out private schools, says Reid
August 31, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With several private schools facing closure due to financial difficulties, Education Minister, Ruel Reid, has declared that the Go...
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Mount Salem in St James declared first ZOSO
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Mount Salem in St James declared first ZOSO
August 31, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness this morning declared Mount Salem and surrounding areas in St James as the first Zone of Special Ope...
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TPDCo expanding Team Jamaica programme
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TPDCo expanding Team Jamaica programme
August 31, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) has expanded its Team Jamaica programme to make it more accessible and attra...
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Delight as Serena Williams welcomes baby girl
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Delight as Serena Williams welcomes baby girl
August 31, 2017
MIAMI, United States (AFP)— Tennis superstar Serena Williams gave birth to a baby girl on Friday, US media reported, prompting an outpouring of deligh...
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Wayne Rooney charged with drink-driving
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Wayne Rooney charged with drink-driving
August 31, 2017
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Everton striker Wayne Rooney has been charged with drink-driving, British police said Friday. Rooney, England's all-tim...
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Road work on Mannings Hill to be completed this month
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Road work on Mannings Hill to be completed this month
August 31, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) said it is moving to complete the box culvert that is being constructed along the Mannings Hill Ro...
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Irma forecasted to remain a ‘powerful hurricane for days’
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Irma forecasted to remain a ‘powerful hurricane for days’
August 31, 2017
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Irma in the central Atlantic is expected to remain a "powerful hurricane" as it heads towards the Caribbean, US...
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Smoke pours from Russian consulate in San Francisco
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Smoke pours from Russian consulate in San Francisco
August 31, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Mysterious black smoke was seen rising from a chimney at the Russian consulate in San Francisco on Friday, as fir...
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US ban on N Korea travel comes into force
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US ban on N Korea travel comes into force
August 31, 2017
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Washington's ban on US citizens travelling to North Korea came into force on Friday, with the two countries at loggerheads ...
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More corporate entities urged to provide jobs for vulnerable youth
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More corporate entities urged to provide jobs for vulnerable youth
August 31, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Programme manager for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP III) Simeon Robinson is imploring more corporate enti...
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Ignoring Dexter’s cry for help
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Ignoring Dexter’s cry for help
August 31, 2017
Dear editor, The gentleman, Dexter Pottinger, found brutally murdered in his home, seemed to have been well loved, well respected and admired by many ...
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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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