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August 28 09:51 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump expressed sadness on Friday about the death of Norway's King Harald, describ...
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August 28 09:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Meteorological Service of Jamaica says isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected across western parishes and hilly areas o...
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August 28 09:01 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The police are advising the motoring public that Hagley Park Road in St Andrew is now partially open. The northbound lane in the vic...
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August 28 08:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—More than 250 students benefited from the Free Town Foundation's annual Back-to-School Giveaway and Health Fair held on Friday, Augu...
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August 28 08:19 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that a new oil deal giving the United States a huge stake in Venezuelan pet...
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August 28 08:10 PM
As Jamaica moves through what has so far been a relatively quiet 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, homeowners and businesses are being urged not to allo...
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August 28 08:06 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—Caracas on Friday confirmed that Venezuela had signed a major oil deal with the United States, giving Washington majority con...
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August 28 07:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A consensus has been reached by the Public Transport Operators Steering Committee and transport stakeholders that will see a delay i...
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June 30, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — The world's oceans just experienced their hottest June on record and could set fresh highs in the months ahead as El Niño and cl...
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June 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Like the steady flow of a river that nourishes everything in its path before meeting the sea, another transformative environmental ...
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June 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A new report released Thursday by Earth Insight has warned that some of Jamaica’s most ecologically significant marine habitats co...
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May 31, 2026
Scientists scrap worst-case climate scenario
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May 31, 2026
Climate risks reshape insurance for businesses
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May 14, 2026
Experts are cautioning that Jamaica may be moving too quickly to reopen the bird shooting season following Hurricane Melissa, which devastated the isl...
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April 30, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesperson on Environment and Climate Resilience, Omar Newell, has welcomed Wednesday’s landmark ruling by Jamaica's...
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February 5, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — In an ironic twist, lower air pollution during COVID lockdowns fuelled an unprecedented surge in the powerful greenhouse gas met...
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November 19, 2025
Draft COP30 agreement a ‘mixed bag’, says EU climate chief
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September 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — In an effort to prevent further degradation of Jamaica’s coral reefs, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) launched...
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September 15, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The Earth's protective ozone layer is healing and the hole should fully disappear in the coming decades, the United Nation...
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August 21, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) says it has achieved major milestones in its pilot project for the production of shrimp...
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August 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Erin was nearing North Carolina's coast Wednesday, threatening huge waves and flooding as the strengthenin...
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August 13, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica—The Dream Entertainment team has officially anounced that Dream Wknd 2026 will staged in the resort city of Montego Bay from July 30...
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August 13, 2025
MIAMI, United States (CMC) — Tropical Storm Erin is expected to become a hurricane in a “couple of days” as it continues to move westward and approxim...
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August 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Caribbean Youth Climate Council (CYCC), a regional network representing young people from CARICOM member states, will host th...
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August 8, 2025
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AFP) — A conservation group says it has photographic evidence of the presence of a female lion in a national park in northeastern C...
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August 6, 2025
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as heavy rains batter southern China, flooding homes and triggering landslides,...
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July 31, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — A new world record for the longest distance lightning flash was declared on Thursday — a megaflash that stretched for 829 ...
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July 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to upend a foundational scientific determina...
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July 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Recording artiste Cerine Rage is a survivor of domestic abuse. She recently released the song Beater Man , which she hopes will in...
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July 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Of the 663 earthquakes recorded in Jamaica in 2024, only 19 were felt events, 13 of which occurred on the mainland, with magnitude...
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August 28, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump expressed sadness on Friday about the death of Norway's King Harald, describ...
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August 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Meteorological Service of Jamaica says isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected across western parishes and hilly areas o...
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August 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The police are advising the motoring public that Hagley Park Road in St Andrew is now partially open. The northbound lane in the vic...
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August 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—More than 250 students benefited from the Free Town Foundation's annual Back-to-School Giveaway and Health Fair held on Friday, Augu...
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August 28, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that a new oil deal giving the United States a huge stake in Venezuelan pet...
