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Miss Universe Jamaica makes first public appearance since fall in Thailand
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 Dr Gabrielle Henry has made her first public appearance after suffering a fall from the stage during th...
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UN official says children face brunt of gang violence in Haiti
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LAC countries severely impacted by weather conditions in 2025
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PARIS, France (AFP) — Countries must work together to combat the financing of terrorism, the president of the international terrorist financing and mo...
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WATCH: KSAMC conducts clean up activities on Heywood Street
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WATCH: KSAMC conducts clean up activities on Heywood Street
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) conducted a major clean-up operation on Heywood Street on Sunday clearing...
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Clarendon NW residents protest over bad roads
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Clarendon NW residents protest over bad roads
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CLARENDON, Jamaica — Residents of Sunbury district near Spalding, Clarendon, have mounted a roadblock for a second consecutive day in protest over dep...
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—The BBC revealed on Wednesday that the British broadcasting corporation is set to cut up to 2,000 jobs in the next two ye...
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BBC orders probe into airing of BAFTA racial slur
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BBC orders probe into airing of BAFTA racial slur
February 25, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The head of the BBC on Wednesday ordered a "fast-tracked" internal investigation into the "serious mistake" that saw a ...
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Tourette’s campaigner ‘mortified’ after shouting racial slur during BAFTA
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Tourette's sufferer John Davidson, who inspired a BAFTA-winning film, on Monday said he was "deeply mortified" after sh...
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BBC apologises for ‘involuntary’ Tourette’s racial slur during BAFTA awards
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The British Broadcasting Commission (BBC) apologised Monday for not editing out a racial slur during the BAFTA awards, ...
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BBC apologises for racial slur during BAFTA awards, says it was an ‘involuntary’ verbal tic
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BBC apologises for racial slur during BAFTA awards, says it was an ‘involuntary’ verbal tic
February 23, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The British Broadcasting Commission (BBC) apologised Monday for not editing out a racial slur during the BAFTA awards, ...
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BBC to cut costs by 10% as ‘financial pressures’ bite
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BBC to cut costs by 10% as ‘financial pressures’ bite
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The BBC said Thursday it expects to make further savings of around 10 per cent of its costs over the next three years ...
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BBC announces landmark ‘partnership’ with YouTube
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The BBC announced Wednesday a landmark new deal with American video platform YouTube which it said will showcase "the b...
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BBC to fight Trump’s $10 bn defamation lawsuit
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The BBC said Tuesday it would fight a $10 billion lawsuit brought by United States (US) President Donald Trump against ...
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BBC launches hunt for new boss as Trump row rumbles on
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The BBC on Monday formally launched its search for a new chief following the resignation of Tim Davie over a misleading...
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Trump says he will sue BBC for billions over video edit
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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Undefined (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would sue the BBC for up to $5 billion, after the British broadca...
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Trump claims ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit
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November 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) —  United States (US) President Donald Trump said he had an "obligation" to sue the BBC over a misleading speech edit,...
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BBC expected to apologise over Trump speech edit
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November 10, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The British Broadcasting Commission (BBC) was expected Monday to apologise for editing a speech that suggested Donald T...
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BBC chief resigns after row over Trump documentary
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BBC chief resigns after row over Trump documentary
November 9, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The director general of the BBC announced his resignation Sunday following a row over the editing of a documentary abou...
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UK minister says claims BBC misled viewers with Trump edit ‘incredibly serious’
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UK minister says claims BBC misled viewers with Trump edit ‘incredibly serious’
November 9, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A United Kingdom (UK)  government minister on Sunday described as "incredibly serious" allegations over the way the BBC...
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BBC says anchor broke rules with her expression while saying ‘women’ instead of ‘pregnant people’
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The British Broadcasting Corporation has upheld complaints that its reporter broke protocol when, in a now viral video of a live broadcast, she change...
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Kamala Harris says she could ‘possibly’ run again for US president
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Former US vice president Kamala Harris said in a British television interview previewed Saturday that she could "possi...
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