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Jamaica to write to FIFA about ‘hand ball’ goal vs DR Congo in failed World Cup bid
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Jamaica to write to FIFA about ‘hand ball’ goal vs DR Congo in failed World Cup bid
April 3 03:46 PM
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) intends to protest the Reggae Boyz' loss to the Democratic Republic of Congo in their Inter-continental World Cu...
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
April 3 02:51 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The inaugural staging of the St Elizabeth police’s gospel concert in Black River on Thursday is being hailed as a success with...
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Morgan expresses condolences following death at closed bridge in St Thomas
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Morgan expresses condolences following death at closed bridge in St Thomas
April 3 02:14 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister with responsibility for Works, Robert Nesta Morgan has expressed condolences following the tragic death of an individual ...
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Jamaican-American congresswoman says firing of US Attorney General ‘long overdue’
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Jamaican-American congresswoman says firing of US Attorney General ‘long overdue’
April 3 12:53 PM
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman, Yvette D Clarke, has welcomed the dismissal of United States Attorney Gen...
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Pepsi to partner with Yard Mas Carnival for 4th consecutive year
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Pepsi to partner with Yard Mas Carnival for 4th consecutive year
April 3 11:41 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Pepsi Jamaica has announced that it will continue its partnership with Yard Mas Carnival for the 2026 season, marking the fourth c...
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Jamaica rises to 49th in World Happiness Report
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Jamaica rises to 49th in World Happiness Report
April 3 11:13 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has climbed to 49th place in the World Happiness Report 2026, up from 73rd last year. According to the study , the island ...
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The 20 Greatest Personalities in Rocksteady
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The 20 Greatest Personalities in Rocksteady
April 3 10:51 AM
Alton Ellis, the soulful singer whose songs defined the 1966-68 rocksteady era, has been named number one on the Observer Online's 60 Greatest Rockste...
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Nine-year-old drowns after trying to retrieve ball in St Elizabeth tank
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Nine-year-old drowns after trying to retrieve ball in St Elizabeth tank
April 3 10:21 AM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A nine-year-old boy is suspected to have drowned in a tank at his home in Long Hill district, St Elizabeth on Thursday. Police...
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Late cash surge lifts December currency growth to central bank’s target
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Late cash surge lifts December currency growth to central bank’s target
January 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A strong late-December surge in cash demand pushed Jamaica's currency growth for the month to meet the central bank's target, fina...
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Jamaicans’ holiday cash demand softer than expected, central bank data shows
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Jamaicans’ holiday cash demand softer than expected, central bank data shows
December 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The public’s demand for physical cash ahead of the Christmas holidays was softer than both the central bank and last year's patter...
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Bank of Jamaica wins 2025 Best Central Bank award
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Bank of Jamaica wins 2025 Best Central Bank award
November 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) said on Wednesday it received the Best Bank Award 2025 from the international financial publication Glob...
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Central bank says Bahamas economy tempered pace of growth continues
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Central bank says Bahamas economy tempered pace of growth continues
September 2, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Central Bank of the Bahamas (CBB) says preliminary indications are that the domestic economy’s tempered pace of growth per...
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Suriname central bank governor wants new economic policy linked to IMF programme
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Suriname central bank governor wants new economic policy linked to IMF programme
May 13, 2025
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, (CMC) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Suriname (CBvS), Maurice Roemer, says whichever government emerges from the May 25 g...
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BOJ leaves interest rate unchanged at 7%
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BOJ leaves interest rate unchanged at 7%
May 20, 2024
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is maintaining its policy interest rate – the rate the bank offers to deposit-taking institutions on overnight placements – ...
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Jamaica to write to FIFA about ‘hand ball’ goal vs DR Congo in failed World Cup bid
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
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Morgan expresses condolences following death at closed bridge in St Thomas
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Jamaican-American congresswoman says firing of US Attorney General ‘long overdue’
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Jamaican-American congresswoman says firing of US Attorney General ‘long overdue’
April 3, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman, Yvette D Clarke, has welcomed the dismissal of United States Attorney Gen...
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Pepsi to partner with Yard Mas Carnival for 4th consecutive year
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Pepsi to partner with Yard Mas Carnival for 4th consecutive year
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Pepsi Jamaica has announced that it will continue its partnership with Yard Mas Carnival for the 2026 season, marking the fourth c...
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