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Shoppers urged to exercise caution for a safer Christmas season
December 24 02:00 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Members of the public are being urged to limit the amount of cash carried, plan shopping activities carefully, and take proactive m...
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
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Roots singers Milton Blake and Luciano were friends for over 20 years before they recorded a song together. That first collaboration was done in 2016,...
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst...
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Manchester police push safety reassurance amid four murders in 48 hours
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester have moved to reassure the public that the parish is safe to conduct business amid four murders in Mandevil...
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
December 24 11:24 AM
  KINGSTON, Jamaica —In a bid to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced it will temporarily relax th...
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
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December 24 11:15 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (Caricom) Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) has reaffirmed its commitment to regional integratio...
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
December 24 09:45 AM
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Scouts marched under a clear blue sky in Bethlehem on Wednesday, as the Palestinian city emerged from the s...
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
December 24 09:32 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt, through his foundation, has joined the Janet Richards Foundation in a nearly $1 million donation to...
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CDB president urges greater collaboration between Africa and the Caribbean
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CDB president urges greater collaboration between Africa and the Caribbean
November 26, 2025
RABAT, Morocco (CMC) — President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Daniel Best, says Africa and the Caribbean stand at a “simila...
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Ethiopia confirms outbreak of deadly Marbug virus: Africa CDC
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Ethiopia confirms outbreak of deadly Marbug virus: Africa CDC
November 15, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Ethiopia has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the south of the country, the Africa Centres for Disease Cont...
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Nigerian military says 50 jihadists killed in army base raids
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Nigerian military says 50 jihadists killed in army base raids
October 23, 2025
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria's military said on Thursday it had killed 50 jihadists using drones to carry out multiple attacks on army bases in the ...
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Cameroon president, 92, makes first appearance of election campaign
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Cameroon president, 92, makes first appearance of election campaign
October 7, 2025
MAROUA, Cameroon (AFP) -- Cameroon's President Paul Biya on Monday made his first major appearance of the election campaign in his run for an eighth s...
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Jah Mission spreading good vibes on Africa tour
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Jah Mission spreading good vibes on Africa tour
September 7, 2025
DJ Ras Tariq, a well-known selector from Amsterdam, is excited about the cultural possibilities of the 'Jah Mission Africa Tour' which kicked off in G...
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Caricom and African leaders to hold summit on Sunday
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Caricom and African leaders to hold summit on Sunday
September 6, 2025
ALGIERS, Algeria (CMC) — The leaders of the 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) grouping are preparing to meet with their African counterparts in ...
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St Lucia PM urges cooperation with Africa
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St Lucia PM urges cooperation with Africa
August 1, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre says together St Lucia and Africa can be a powerful voice for climate justice, reparative a...
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Google commits $37 million to AI development in Africa
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Google commits $37 million to AI development in Africa
July 24, 2025
ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) — Google on Thursday unveiled a US$37 million package to accelerate artificial intelligence development across Africa, pledging sup...
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Afreximbank confident of scheduled non-stop flights between Africa and the Caribbean
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Afreximbank confident of scheduled non-stop flights between Africa and the Caribbean
June 26, 2025
ABUJA, Nigeria (CMC) — The acting head of the Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in the Caribbean, Okechukwu Ihejirika, says he remains confident...
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PJ Patterson calls for Africa-Caribbean economic revolution at Afreximbank Annual Meeting
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PJ Patterson calls for Africa-Caribbean economic revolution at Afreximbank Annual Meeting
June 25, 2025
ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Jamaican prime minister PJ Patterson is calling for an unprecedented economic alliance between Africa and the Caribbean to for...
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Belgium seeks to try ex-official over 1961 killing of Congo leader Lumumba
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Belgium seeks to try ex-official over 1961 killing of Congo leader Lumumba
June 17, 2025
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Belgian prosecutors said Tuesday that they were seeking to put a 92-year-old former diplomat on trial over the 1961 killing...
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Keith Poppin urges Africans to ‘Speak Out’ against exploitation
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Keith Poppin urges Africans to ‘Speak Out’ against exploitation
May 29, 2025
Keith Poppin has followed developments in Africa since the 1960s when there was a bloody anti-colonial movement throughout that continent. While most ...
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Protect yourself against effects of Saharan dust — ODPEM
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Protect yourself against effects of Saharan dust — ODPEM
May 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is cautioning members of the public to guard against the effe...
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Jahriffe seeks to empower youth with new single, ‘Shine Bright’
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Jahriffe seeks to empower youth with new single, ‘Shine Bright’
April 24, 2025
Soul-reggae visionary Jahriffe promises to ignite a cultural and spiritual fire with his new single, Shine Bright . The track is touted as a soul-stir...
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Trump eyes gutting US diplomacy in Africa, cutting soft power
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Trump eyes gutting US diplomacy in Africa, cutting soft power
April 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) would drastically reduce its diplomatic footprint in Africa and scrap State Department office...
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Africa’s first G20 meeting opens with call for ‘cooperation’
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Africa’s first G20 meeting opens with call for ‘cooperation’
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa opened on Thursday a Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting with a call for...
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Afreximbank expects regional leaders to attend annual meeting in Nigeria
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Caribbean leaders are expected to meet with their African counterparts during the 32nd African Export-Import Bank (Afrexi...
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‘People are going to die’: USAID cuts create panic in Africa
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‘People are going to die’: USAID cuts create panic in Africa
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump's decision to freeze foreign assistance has sent aid staff in Africa into "panic mode...
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Caribbean states, Benin mull troops for ‘symbolic’ Haiti
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Caribbean states, Benin mull troops for ‘symbolic’ Haiti
January 8, 2025
Cotonou, Benin (AFP) - Foreign ministers from Caribbean nations and Benin on Wednesday discussed sending troops to Haiti, saying stability in the stri...
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Incoming WHO Africa chief dies at 55
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Incoming WHO Africa chief dies at 55
November 27, 2024
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AFP) - The incoming World Health Organization's regional director for Africa, Faustine Ndugulile, died while receiving treatm...
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WHO keeps mpox at highest alert level
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WHO keeps mpox at highest alert level
November 22, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday it had decided to keep its alert for the mpox epidemic at the highest level...
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Africa has other friends if Trump won’t work with it: Kenya’s AU candidate
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Africa has other friends if Trump won’t work with it: Kenya’s AU candidate
November 11, 2024
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia(AFP) -- Kenya's candidate for the top job at the African Union said Saturday that if US president-elect Donald Trump does not wa...
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
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Roots singers Milton Blake and Luciano were friends for over 20 years before they recorded a song together. That first collaboration was done in 2016,...
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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  KINGSTON, Jamaica —In a bid to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced it will temporarily relax th...
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