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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has welcomed Tuesday’s decision by the United Nations Security Council to extend the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The HEART/NSTA Trust is celebrating a historic achievement for Jamaica and the Caribbean as Brandon Brown captures gold in optoelect...
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September 29 01:07 PM
Reggae and dancehall artiste Frassdon has officially changed his stage name to Sovereignty, marking a decisive shift from dancehall’s street and night...
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September 29 12:43 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Scotiabank Caribbean Holdings Limited (SCHL) has revised its takeover price to minority shareholders of Scotia Group Jamaica Limit...
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September 29 12:37 PM
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP)—Manchester City have been found guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules over a nine-season...
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September 29 12:02 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump unveiled an AI-powered website on Tuesday aimed at becoming the first stop f...
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September 29 11:02 AM
The third Lovers Rock: A Night of British Reggae is scheduled for October 16 at Ocean’s 11 Bar and Restaurant in Ocho Rios. It is a change in location...
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September 29 10:53 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is turning its attention to the next phase of support for micro, small and med...
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A Jamaican woman is wanted by the FBI in the United States for her alleged role in a US$34 million COVID-19 relief funds fraud scheme. She has been id...
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August 31, 2025
The fifth year of Extratime Tutoring’s online seminar starts September 6 with classes in biology and chemistry for high school students. Dr Gayan Smit...
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July 7, 2025
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italian police arrested a Chinese national last week accused of hacking into United States (US) computer systems to get informatio...
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June 1, 2025
Immediate past President of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA), Dr Mindi Fitz-Henley walked away with the coveted President's Award at thi...
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May 27, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) will no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccines for children and healthy pregnant women, Health Se...
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February 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government of Jamaica will have to reimburse two former King’s House employees for wages and allowances that were denied to th...
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January 20, 2025
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Global tourism fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2024 with 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals recorded world...
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January 11, 2025
BEIJING, China (AFP) — The fifth anniversary of the first known death from COVID-19 passed seemingly unnoticed in China Saturday, with no official rem...
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January 9, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP)— Novak Djokovic claimed Thursday that he was "poisoned" by lead and mercury in his food during his troubled and brief stay in Melb...
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December 2, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - US lawmakers concluded a two-year investigation Monday into the Covid-19 outbreak that killed 1.1 million Americans ...
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October 31, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP)— The African Union's health watchdog on Thursday warned that mpox outbreak was still not under control and appealed for resources...
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August 8, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Olympic 100 metres champion Noah Lyles said on Thursday his Paris Games were likely over after he tested positive for Covid. "I...
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August 7, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— More than 40 athletes at the Paris Olympics have tested positive for COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases, highlighting ...
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July 29, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Monday a new project to accelerate the development in poorer countries of va...
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July 17, 2024
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP)— US President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID during a campaign trip to Las Vegas on Wednesday and is suffering fro...
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July 11, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — COVID-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organization said Thursday, as it ...
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June 18, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Surging cases of bird flu among mammals, including US cattle, offer a stark warning that the world is not ready to fend off futu...
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May 27, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization chief on Monday urged countries to nail down a landmark global agreement on handling of futu...
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September 29, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has welcomed Tuesday’s decision by the United Nations Security Council to extend the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force...
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September 29, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The HEART/NSTA Trust is celebrating a historic achievement for Jamaica and the Caribbean as Brandon Brown captures gold in optoelect...
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September 29, 2026
Reggae and dancehall artiste Frassdon has officially changed his stage name to Sovereignty, marking a decisive shift from dancehall’s street and night...
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September 29, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Scotiabank Caribbean Holdings Limited (SCHL) has revised its takeover price to minority shareholders of Scotia Group Jamaica Limit...
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September 29, 2026
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP)—Manchester City have been found guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules over a nine-season...
