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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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Dominica to commission geothermal power plant in December
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Dominica to commission geothermal power plant in December
November 26, 2025
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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Antigua calls off search for boat captain who fell overboard
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Antigua calls off search for boat captain who fell overboard
October 25, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Antiguan authorities Friday said they had suspended the search for a boat captain, Philippe Daniel Jules, who went missing ...
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Dominica to award highest national awards to former prime ministers
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Dominica to award highest national awards to former prime ministers
October 13, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – The Dominica government Monday said it will be presenting a motion of Parliament on Tuesday seeking approval to confer the co...
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Caribbean is a zone of peace, says Dominica’s president
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Caribbean is a zone of peace, says Dominica’s president
September 26, 2025
As tensions rise with the increasing presence of United States (US) naval forces off the coast of Venezuela, Dominica’s President Sylvanie Burton has ...
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Dominica PM to meet with Pope in Rome
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Dominica PM to meet with Pope in Rome
September 10, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, will meet with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican during a four-day visit to Italy, a...
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Dominican magistrate dismisses Americans’ no case submission in murder case
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Dominican magistrate dismisses Americans’ no case submission in murder case
August 29, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Dominican Chief Magistrate, Candia Carette George, on Friday dismissed a no case submission by lawyers representing two Unite...
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American national denied bail on firearm trafficking charge
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American national denied bail on firearm trafficking charge
August 25, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – High Court judge Justice Davidson Baptiste in Dominica on Monday denied bail to double murder accused, Jonathan Lehrer, on gu...
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Dominica to explore possible resettlement of Palestinians, says PM Skerrit
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Dominica to explore possible resettlement of Palestinians, says PM Skerrit
July 31, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says his administration is willing to have public consultations on the possibility...
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Arnett Gardens beat Dublanc 4-0 to start CFU Club Shield defence
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Arnett Gardens beat Dublanc 4-0 to start CFU Club Shield defence
July 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Arnett Gardens made a strong start to their Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield title defence with a commanding 4-0 win ove...
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Dominica delays tabling sperm whale legislation
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Dominica delays tabling sperm whale legislation
June 25, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — The Dominica government has delayed passage of legislation to establish a sperm whale reserve due to concerns raised by some ...
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Dominica Gov’t urges nationals illegally in the United States to return home
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Dominica Gov’t urges nationals illegally in the United States to return home
June 23, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Dominica government on Monday said it has not received any official communication from the United States that President Donal...
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Dominica vows to dismantle illegal gun-running syndicate
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Dominica vows to dismantle illegal gun-running syndicate
June 16, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Dominican law enforcement authorities on Monday vowed to dismantle a gun-running syndicate after the police said that nearly ...
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Dominica hails depth of relationship with United States
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Dominica hails depth of relationship with United States
May 23, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) -Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has sought to underscore the importance of diplomatic relations with the United ...
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Dominica PM defends electoral reform agenda
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Dominica PM defends electoral reform agenda
May 19, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica, (CMC) - Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP) will not allow opposition forces to “weaken” th...
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IACHR expresses concern regarding the electoral reform process in Dominica
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IACHR expresses concern regarding the electoral reform process in Dominica
April 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Wednesday expressed concern over what it described as Dominica...
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Dominica establishes cannabis advisory committee
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Dominica establishes cannabis advisory committee
April 3, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — The Government of Dominica has officially launched the National Cannabis Advisory Committee, a major step toward building a v...
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Dominica’s authorities monitoring possible outbreak of influenza and gastroenteritis
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Dominica’s authorities monitoring possible outbreak of influenza and gastroenteritis
April 2, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica, (CMC) – Health authorities in Dominica are monitoring sporadic suspected cases of leptospirosis, as well as dual outbreaks of influe...
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American murder accused denied bail on firearms trafficking charges in Dominica
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American murder accused denied bail on firearms trafficking charges in Dominica
March 12, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica, (CMC) – Dominican Senior Magistrate Michael Laudat, Wednesday, denied bail to United States national Jonathan Lehrer, who was arrest...
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Dominica’s geothermal power plant on track for Christmas completion
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Dominica’s geothermal power plant on track for Christmas completion
March 10, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – The Dominican government says the construction of the 10-megawatt geothermal power plant, expected to be the first of its kin...
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Two bodies recovered from plane crash in Dominica, two others still trapped
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Two bodies recovered from plane crash in Dominica, two others still trapped
February 3, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) –Search and rescue teams in Dominica have recovered two of the four bodies from the four-seater Cessna 172 aircraft which crash...
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Dominica moving to establish national cannabis regulatory commission
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Dominica moving to establish national cannabis regulatory commission
January 31, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — A senior public servant says efforts are being made to establish a national cannabis regulatory commission noting that the me...
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Dominican gov’t to review minimum wage, reduce corporate taxes
January 8, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Prime Minister of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit on Wednesday said that the government will undertake a further review of the isl...
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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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