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KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has strongly denounced the actions of the leadership of Ascot Primary Sch...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Newly-crowned national 100m hurdles champion Demisha Roswell will make her Diamond League debut on Sunday when she lines up at the...
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Behind the scenes:JMTC’s Theatrix Apprenticeship Programme seeks to build Jamaica’s next generation of theatre professionals
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump signed an order Monday designating the left-wing Antifa movement as a domestic terrorist ...
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‘I forgive him’ says Charlie Kirk’s widow on alleged killer
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GLENDALE, United States (AFP) -- Erika Kirk, the 36-year-old widow of slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, said she forgives the man accused of kil...
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Trump to lead tributes at memorial for conservative leader Kirk
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Jamaican-American congresswoman votes against resolution honouring Charlie Kirk
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – Democratic Congresswoman Yvette Clarke says she voted against a Republican-led resolution Friday honouring slain rig...
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US comics slam ‘censorship’ after Kimmel pulled
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Charlie Kirk’s widow takes helm of Turning Point USA
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US State Department's number two on Thursday threatened to strip visas over online support for the killing of r...
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Row as EU parliament refuses tribute to Charlie Kirk
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Demisha Roswell makes Diamond League debut in Paris
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Newly-crowned national 100m hurdles champion Demisha Roswell will make her Diamond League debut on Sunday when she lines up at the...
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