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Garbage truck destroyed by fire in Manchester
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Garbage truck destroyed by fire in Manchester
January 26 03:37 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Fire engulfed a garbage truck near the Martin Hill’s dump in Manchester Sunday night, destroying the unit. Head of the Mancheste...
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Lay magistrates urged to remain firm as custodians of fairness
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Lay magistrates urged to remain firm as custodians of fairness
January 26 03:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Lay magistrates are encouraged to remain firm as custodians of fairness and guardians of community justice, as their progress is m...
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Jamaica exits FITUR 2026 with accelerated recovery and new investment momentum
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Jamaica exits FITUR 2026 with accelerated recovery and new investment momentum
January 26 03:03 PM
MADRID, Spain — Jamaica has concluded three days of engagements at FITUR 2026, with the Ministry of Tourism reporting measurable momentum behind its t...
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Holness saddened by passing of Sly Dunbar
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Holness saddened by passing of Sly Dunbar
January 26 02:56 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed sadness at the passing of legendary drummer Lowell "Sly" Dunbar. Holness, in a tweet o...
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Minor 3.2 magnitude earthquake felt in Portland
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Minor 3.2 magnitude earthquake felt in Portland
January 26 02:18 PM
PORTLAND, Jamaica — A minor earthquake was felt in Portland on Monday. According to the Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies, the 3.2 ...
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PNP pays tribute to Lowell ‘Sly’ Dunbar
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PNP pays tribute to Lowell ‘Sly’ Dunbar
January 26 02:18 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —   Shadow Minister of Culture, Creative Industries and Information, Nekeisha Burchell, says she is saddened by the passing of iconi...
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Sly Dunbar leaves behind legacy of hits that touched the world
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Sly Dunbar leaves behind legacy of hits that touched the world
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer writer 
January 26 01:59 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Lowell "Sly" Dunbar, the celebrated drummer who helped fashion the reggae beat, died on January 26, his wife Thelma told Observer ...
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Ex-FIFA boss Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
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Ex-FIFA boss Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
January 26 01:57 PM
PARIS, France (AFP) — Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Monday suggested he supports fans boycotting World Cup matches in the United States (US) t...
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Bitter cold grips millions as US digs out of sweeping snowstorm
January 26, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Millions of Americans were facing dangerously cold temperatures Monday in the wake of a massive winter storm that whippe...
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Kids age five to take gun safety class in US state of Tennessee
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Kids age five to take gun safety class in US state of Tennessee
September 2, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Kids as young as five will be taking a gun safety class this year in Republican-run Tennessee, the first United Stat...
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Caribbean-American congresswoman demands end to famine in Gaza
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Caribbean-American congresswoman demands end to famine in Gaza
August 4, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – Caribbean-American Congresswoman Yvette D Clarke has called for an end to the famine in Gaza, saying that the humanita...
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Rebelution’s ‘Count Me In’ is gold in America
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Rebelution’s ‘Count Me In’ is gold in America
May 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Almost eleven years after it was released, the song  Count Me In  by American reggae band Rebelution has been certified gold in Am...
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Fire engulfed a garbage truck near the Martin Hill’s dump in Manchester Sunday night, destroying the unit. Head of the Mancheste...
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Lay magistrates urged to remain firm as custodians of fairness
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Lay magistrates urged to remain firm as custodians of fairness
January 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Lay magistrates are encouraged to remain firm as custodians of fairness and guardians of community justice, as their progress is m...
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Jamaica exits FITUR 2026 with accelerated recovery and new investment momentum
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Jamaica exits FITUR 2026 with accelerated recovery and new investment momentum
January 26, 2026
MADRID, Spain — Jamaica has concluded three days of engagements at FITUR 2026, with the Ministry of Tourism reporting measurable momentum behind its t...
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Holness saddened by passing of Sly Dunbar
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Holness saddened by passing of Sly Dunbar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed sadness at the passing of legendary drummer Lowell "Sly" Dunbar. Holness, in a tweet o...
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Minor 3.2 magnitude earthquake felt in Portland
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PORTLAND, Jamaica — A minor earthquake was felt in Portland on Monday. According to the Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies, the 3.2 ...
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