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National clean-up exercise to begin next week, starting in Westmoreland — McKenzie
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National clean-up exercise to begin next week, starting in Westmoreland — McKenzie
November 26 10:48 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government will launch a national clean-up exercise next week, beginning in Westmoreland, Minister of Local Government and Com...
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Opposition demands clarity on Government’s US$150m loan to JPS
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Opposition demands clarity on Government’s US$150m loan to JPS
November 26 10:41 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is calling on the Government to “immediately come clean to the Jamaican people about ...
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Shein under EU pressure over childlike sex dolls
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Shein under EU pressure over childlike sex dolls
November 26 10:07 AM
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Union (EU) stepped up its pressure on Shein on Wednesday after the online retail giant faced an uproar in Franc...
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Fire engulfs Hong Kong residential blocks, killing at least 13
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Fire engulfs Hong Kong residential blocks, killing at least 13
November 26 09:48 AM
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — A huge fire ripped through several high-rise blocks in a Hong Kong residential estate on Wednesday, killing at least 13 peopl...
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Guyanese gov’t says local content to expand
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Guyanese gov’t says local content to expand
November 26 09:07 AM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyanese government says effective from January next year, it will introduce a new structured timeline for reviewing an...
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UK man changes plea, admits driving into Liverpool FC parade
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UK man changes plea, admits driving into Liverpool FC parade
November 26 07:40 AM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A British man changed his plea Wednesday and admitted deliberately ploughing his car into crowds at Liverpool Football ...
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Motorists advised to expect delays in Hanover
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Motorists advised to expect delays in Hanover
November 26 07:33 AM
HANOVER, Jamaica — Motorists travelling through Lucea, Hanover are being advised to expect traffic delays as the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) conducts...
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Dominica to commission geothermal power plant in December
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Dominica to commission geothermal power plant in December
November 26 07:28 AM
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — The Dominica government says it will commission its 10-megawatt geothermal power plant next month, as the country continues w...
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PM could have been premature in announcing Seiveright Gardens by-election, says Kingston’s mayor
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PM could have been premature in announcing Seiveright Gardens by-election, says Kingston’s mayor
ARTHUR HALL Editor-at-large 
August 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby is seeking legal advice on whether a by-election can be held for the Seiveright Gardens Division in ...
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Date named for by-election in Barbados
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Date named for by-election in Barbados
April 25, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Governor-General Dame Sandra Mason will on Saturday issue a writ for a by-electi...
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Attorney general, solicitor general clarify tie after by-election
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Attorney general, solicitor general clarify tie after by-election
February 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A letter signed jointly by the attorney general and the solicitor general has advised that Clause 32 of the Local Governance Act c...
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Antigua police appeal for calm and peace during campaign for by-election
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Antigua police appeal for calm and peace during campaign for by-election
January 3, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, (CMC) -Antigua and Barbuda Police Commissioner Atlee Rodney on Friday appealed to political parties to ensure there is a peaceful ...
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JLP’s Duane Smith wins St Andrew North Western by-election
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JLP’s Duane Smith wins St Andrew North Western by-election
November 22, 2024
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — The Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Duane Smith has won the St Andrew North Western by-election. Smith claimed 1,863 votes (94.4 per...
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‘Mama D’ re-elected Trelawny Southern MP in by-election
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‘Mama D’ re-elected Trelawny Southern MP in by-election
November 22, 2024
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert has been re-elected member of parliament for the Trelawny Southern con...
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WATCH: PNP’s Delroy Dawson elated with Aenon Town by-election win
November 22, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Delroy Dawson of the People’s National Party (PNP) has won the Aenon Town Division by-election. A preliminary count of ballot box...
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WATCH: PNP wins by-election in Morant Bay Division
November 22, 2024
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) candidate Rosemarie Shaw has won the Morant Bay Division by-election. A preliminary count of ba...
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PNP gen sec declares victory in Aenon Town division ahead of ballot count
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PNP gen sec declares victory in Aenon Town division ahead of ballot count
November 22, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Even though polling stations closed at 5:00 pm and ballots are yet to be tallied, General Secretary of the People's National Part...
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WATCH: PNP supporter alleges voter intimidation in Morant Bay by-election
November 22, 2024
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — A supporter of the People’s National Party (PNP) is hinting at some level of voter intimidation, which he says, has interrupted t...
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Bartlett, Chang happy with strong voter turnout in Aenon Town
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Bartlett, Chang happy with strong voter turnout in Aenon Town
November 22, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica — With just under 40 per cent of voters turning out by 2:00 pm in the Aenon Town Division in Clarendon, two heavyweights of the Jam...
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Golding: PNP ready for victory in municipal by-elections
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Golding: PNP ready for victory in municipal by-elections
November 22, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Having led the People's National Party (PNP) to a strong showing in the February local government elections, Mark Golding is expe...
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Not until the fat lady sings, says Mama D
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Not until the fat lady sings, says Mama D
November 22, 2024
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — "It's never over until the fat lady sings.  So until the votes are counted I can't tell you whether he has won, or I have won and ...
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WATCH: Holness confident of a JLP victory in Morant Bay
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WATCH: Holness confident of a JLP victory in Morant Bay
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
November 22, 2024
ST THOMAS, Jamaica- Low voter turnout is of no real concern to Prime Minister, Andrew Holness as he expresses confidence in a resounding Jamaica Labou...
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WATCH: Upbeat PNP candidate confident of regaining Aenon Town Division
November 22, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Delroy Dawson, the People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for the Aenon Town Division is confident of regaining the seat for his...
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WATCH: JLP supporters clash with police in Morant Bay
November 22, 2024
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Things are heating up at Morant Bay Primary in St Thomas Eastern where supporters of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) clashed with ...
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WATCH: PNP’s Shaw cites central sewage system, youth unemployment as focus areas if elected
November 22, 2024
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – People's National Party (PNP) councillor aspirant in the Morant Bay Division, Rosemarie Shaw cites the need for a central sewage ...
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Reports of voter intimidation in Aenon Town Division by-election— CAFFE
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Reports of voter intimidation in Aenon Town Division by-election— CAFFE
November 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Citizens Action For Free And Fair Elections (CAFFE) said that while the voting process of Friday’s by-elections has been mostly smo...
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By-elections: 19% voter turnout in Aenon Town, 14% in Morant Bay at 11am
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By-elections: 19% voter turnout in Aenon Town, 14% in Morant Bay at 11am
November 22, 2024
The voter turnout for the by-elections in Morant Bay, Aenon Town, Trelawny Southern and St Andrew North Western ranged from 2.65 to 19.01 per cent up ...
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WATCH: Voting ‘slow but steady’ in Morant Bay by-election
November 22, 2024
Voting is "slow but steady" in St Thomas Eastern where the Jamaica Labour Party's Winston Downie and the People's National Party's Rosemarie Shaw are ...
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Slow start to voting in Trelawny Southern by-election
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Slow start to voting in Trelawny Southern by-election
November 22, 2024
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Voting is off to a slow start at the 96 polling stations open to voters in the by-election now underway in Trelawny Southern. "All...
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Candidates confirmed for by-elections
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Candidates confirmed for by-elections
November 6, 2024
The Electoral Commission of Jamaica has officially confirmed the nine candidates who will run in the by-elections come November 22. In Trelawny Southe...
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National clean-up exercise to begin next week, starting in Westmoreland — McKenzie
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National clean-up exercise to begin next week, starting in Westmoreland — McKenzie
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government will launch a national clean-up exercise next week, beginning in Westmoreland, Minister of Local Government and Com...
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Opposition demands clarity on Government’s US$150m loan to JPS
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HONG KONG, China (AFP) — A huge fire ripped through several high-rise blocks in a Hong Kong residential estate on Wednesday, killing at least 13 peopl...
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