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May 14 09:30 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that crisis-hit Cuba's leadership must change as Washington ren...
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Xi warns Trump on Taiwan at Beijing summit
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Business giant Dennis Lalor has died
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chartered insurer and founder of ICWI Group Limited, Dennis Lalor, died Wednesday night. He was ailing for some time. Regarded as ...
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$145-m drought-mitigation plan
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BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer 
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$145-m drought-mitigation plan
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Accompong Maroons dispute heads to court
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Accompong Maroons dispute heads to court
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Jason Cross | Reporter 
May 14 12:18 AM
Accompong Maroons dispute heads to court
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Konshens ushers in summer vibes with Pool Party 2.0
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May 14 12:16 AM
Konshens ushers in summer vibes with
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Here’s who we think really deserved those VMAs
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Here’s who we think really deserved those VMAs
by Matthew Dawkins 
September 1, 2019
While the MTV Video Music Awards is known for their performances more than their awards, it is an award show after all, so to ignore the awards would ...
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We Jus a Seh: The Amazon wildfires are an act of Capitalism and Climate Change Denying
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We Jus a Seh: The Amazon wildfires are an act of Capitalism and Climate Change Denying
September 1, 2019
In case you missed it, sections of the Amazon rain forest are currently engulfed in flames. As a matter of fact, the Amazon has been burning for over ...
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But do you really want to go to college? Is it even for you?
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But do you really want to go to college? Is it even for you?
by CHARLENE BUCHANAN 
September 1, 2019
Maybe your family of overachievers expects it of you. After all, you've almost completed five or seven years of high school, so naturally university c...
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Lessons every girl can take away from ‘We Inspire Women’ brunch
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Lessons every girl can take away from ‘We Inspire Women’ brunch
by AKEELIA RICHARDS 
August 29, 2019
With women dolled in their soothing but blooming colors, it was a day of laughter and tears as Mrs Cortia Bingham McKenzie, founder and CEO of We Insp...
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#teenACHIEVERS: Demoy Lindo achieves a smashing 6 ones in CAPE
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#teenACHIEVERS: Demoy Lindo achieves a smashing 6 ones in CAPE
by KEMAL FORDE 
August 27, 2019
Demoy Lindo is no ordinary seventeen year old. The recently graduated student of Denbigh High School in Clarendon tackled six Caribbean Advanced Profi...
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#teenACHIEVERS: Denbigh High’s Jamila McLymont achieves 7 Distinctions in CSEC
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#teenACHIEVERS: Denbigh High’s Jamila McLymont achieves 7 Distinctions in CSEC
by KEMAL FORDE 
August 27, 2019
Sixteen-year-old Jamila McLymont, a student of Denbigh High School in Clarendon, was successful in the recent Caribbean Secondary Examination Council ...
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#teenACHIEVERS: Wolmer’s Girl Monique Wilson attains 9 grade ones in CSEC
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#teenACHIEVERS: Wolmer’s Girl Monique Wilson attains 9 grade ones in CSEC
by KEMAL FORDE 
August 27, 2019
Monique Wilson is a sixteen-year-old young woman who dominated her Caribbean Secondary Examinations Council (CSEC) examinations.  Wilson, who recently...
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Thompson, McPherson win…Lyles breaks Bolt’s Meet Record: Highlights from Paris Diamond League
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Thompson, McPherson win…Lyles breaks Bolt’s Meet Record: Highlights from Paris Diamond League
by KEMAL FORDE 
August 27, 2019
The Paris Diamond League, also known as Meeting der Paris, has always been one of the most exciting events to watch because it brings forward some stu...
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#teenACHIEVERS: Ardenne’s Tashyn Wallace earns 8 ones in CSEC
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#teenACHIEVERS: Ardenne’s Tashyn Wallace earns 8 ones in CSEC
by KEMAL FORDE 
August 27, 2019
Tashyn Wallace is an extremely smart young man who hails from Ardenne High School. The sixteen-year-old sat a total of nine Caribbean Secondary Examin...
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#teenACHIEVERS: Kelcya Nation is very grateful for her 8 CSEC distinctions
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#teenACHIEVERS: Kelcya Nation is very grateful for her 8 CSEC distinctions
by AKKEEM POLACK 
August 22, 2019
Eight ones, determined and grateful are words to describe one of St Andrew High School for Girls' top-performing students -Kelcya Nation. Copping ones...
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#teenACHIEVERS: Ten outa ten! Young Raven Olivia Williams cops 10 Grade Ones in CSEC
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#teenACHIEVERS: Ten outa ten! Young Raven Olivia Williams cops 10 Grade Ones in CSEC
by AKEELIA RICHARDS 
August 22, 2019
Hailing from Spanish Town, St Jago student, Olivia Williams is extremely thankful and amazed by her results. Her ten distinctions are in Mathematics, ...
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#teenACHIEVERS: Calabar upper six student Nathan Johnson scores 5 Ones in CAPE
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#teenACHIEVERS: Calabar upper six student Nathan Johnson scores 5 Ones in CAPE
by AKEELIA RICHARDS 
August 22, 2019
Calabar High school's Nathan Johnson scored all five ones in his CAPE Unit 2 examinations, just before heading off to Vassar College in New York.  He ...
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Unity in the City – a night of soul-touching music and divine worship
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Unity in the City – a night of soul-touching music and divine worship
by NATHAN WALKER 
August 22, 2019
It was a night of soul-touching music, energetic dances, fellowship and divine worship. One of the most anticipated gospel events of the year had fina...
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#teenACHIEVERS: Cornwall College head boy Rashaun Stewart bags 5 CAPE ones
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#teenACHIEVERS: Cornwall College head boy Rashaun Stewart bags 5 CAPE ones
AKKEEM POLACK 
August 22, 2019
Rashaun Stewart, outgoing head boy of Cornwall College earned six subjects in Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) Unit 2. He copped a total of ...
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#teenACHIEVERS: Holy Childhood High’s Brittany Thomas secures 10 ones in CSEC
Teenage
#teenACHIEVERS: Holy Childhood High’s Brittany Thomas secures 10 ones in CSEC
by AKKEEM POLACK 
August 22, 2019
Hard work and sacrifice are among the greatest pathways to success for 17-year-old Brittany Thomas. Brittany, a former student of Angels Primary Schoo...
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Taylor Swift’s
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Taylor Swift’s
by CHARLENE BUCHANAN 
August 22, 2019
At 11 pm local time, midnight in Eastern Standard Time, millions of lives and playlists were changed forever, thanks to the release of Taylor Swift's ...
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#teenACHIEVERS: Aspiring attorney Saevion McFadden scoops up 9 grade ones in CSEC
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#teenACHIEVERS: Aspiring attorney Saevion McFadden scoops up 9 grade ones in CSEC
by AKEELIA RICHARDS 
August 22, 2019
Saevion McFadden of Ardenne High school scored all nine ones in his CSEC examinations. He is only 17 years old, but McFadden already has his eyes set ...
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#teenACHIEVERS: 16-year-old Tahjae Jackson stunningly obtains 11 ones in CSEC
Teenage
#teenACHIEVERS: 16-year-old Tahjae Jackson stunningly obtains 11 ones in CSEC
by NATHAN WALKER 
August 22, 2019
He proudly lives by the famous words of Malcolm X, “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” ...
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Spider-Man might be leaving Marvel Universe, and fans are ‘Far From Okay’
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Spider-Man might be leaving Marvel Universe, and fans are ‘Far From Okay’
by ROLANDO ALBERTS 
August 22, 2019
Disney's Marvel and Sony's latest standoff may have jeopardized the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's (MCU) Spider-man.   It's only been two y...
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#teenACHIEVERS: Calabar’s Kymani Francis bags four 1’s in CAPE while juggling quiz, other extracurriculars
Teenage
#teenACHIEVERS: Calabar’s Kymani Francis bags four 1’s in CAPE while juggling quiz, other extracurriculars
by AKEELIA RICHARDS 
August 22, 2019
18-year-old Kymani Francis of Calabar High copped all ones in his CAPE Unit two examinations, while balancing numerous extra-curricular activities. Fr...
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#teenACHIEVERS: Clean Sweep for Wolmerian Anthony Givans, who aced CSEC to cop 10 ones
Teenage
#teenACHIEVERS: Clean Sweep for Wolmerian Anthony Givans, who aced CSEC to cop 10 ones
by AKEELIA RICHARDS 
August 22, 2019
16-year-old Wolmerian Anthony Givans copped 10 ones in his CSEC examinations. With an entrepreneurial mind-set, Anthony Givans is desirous of becoming...
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#teenACHIEVERS: Incoming St Jago deputy head boy Damario Patterson leads with 5 grade ones in CAPE
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#teenACHIEVERS: Incoming St Jago deputy head boy Damario Patterson leads with 5 grade ones in CAPE
by AKKEEM POLACK 
August 22, 2019
Damario Patterson, incoming Deputy Head Boy of St Jago High School and a member of the Debate Team, obtained five grade ones for Cape Unit One. Patter...
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