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London police failed to vet thousands of recruits — report
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London police failed to vet thousands of recruits — report
January 8 08:02 AM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — London's police force failed to carry out proper checks when hiring thousands of officers, an internal review has found...
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US withdrawal from UN climate treaty ‘regrettable’ — EU’s Hoekstra
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US withdrawal from UN climate treaty ‘regrettable’ — EU’s Hoekstra
January 8 07:58 AM
PARIS, France (AFP) — The European Union’s (EU) climate chief said Thursday that Europe would keep working with other nations to tackle global warming...
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Some food preservatives linked to higher cancer, diabetes risk
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Some food preservatives linked to higher cancer, diabetes risk
January 8 07:49 AM
PARIS, France (AFP) — Eating some common food preservatives is linked to a slightly higher risk of eventually developing cancer and diabetes, accordin...
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Startups go public in litmus test for Chinese AI
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Startups go public in litmus test for Chinese AI
January 8 07:49 AM
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Leading Chinese artificial intelligence startup Zhipu AI soared as it went public in Hong Kong on Thursday, a day before riva...
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Man arrested in $7 million overseas employment scam
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Man arrested in $7 million overseas employment scam
January 8 07:37 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police have arrested and charged a 52-year-old man who was wanted in connection with an overseas employment scam that allegedl...
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‘Save yourselves!’
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‘Save yourselves!’
PM directs gunmen to shun criminality, acknowledges major crime reduction
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 8 12:20 AM
‘Save yourselves!’
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
January 8 12:18 AM
Golding knocks muted
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Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
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Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
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Short-term growth prospects positive- PIOJ
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Short-term growth prospects positive- PIOJ
August 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Wayne Henry, says growth prospects for the Jamaican economy in the s...
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Poverty in Jamaica falls 50% to record low in 2023 – PIOJ
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Poverty in Jamaica falls 50% to record low in 2023 – PIOJ
May 21, 2025
Jamaica's poverty rate fell to a record 8.2 per cent in 2023, just more than half or 50.8 per cent below the 16.7 per cent at which it stood in 2021. ...
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CXC announces plans to reposition itself
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CXC announces plans to reposition itself
April 15, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) says it is repositioning itself to become more responsive to the n...
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Higher earnings by banks keep finance sector output buoyant
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Higher earnings by banks keep finance sector output buoyant
…all other industries contract as economic gains trampled by Beryl in July-Sept quarter
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
November 25, 2024
The finance and insurance industry was the only one to have escaped contraction during the July to September quarter after growth in revenues for most...
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London police failed to vet thousands of recruits — report
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London police failed to vet thousands of recruits — report
January 8, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — London's police force failed to carry out proper checks when hiring thousands of officers, an internal review has found...
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US withdrawal from UN climate treaty ‘regrettable’ — EU’s Hoekstra
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US withdrawal from UN climate treaty ‘regrettable’ — EU’s Hoekstra
January 8, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — The European Union’s (EU) climate chief said Thursday that Europe would keep working with other nations to tackle global warming...
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Some food preservatives linked to higher cancer, diabetes risk
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Some food preservatives linked to higher cancer, diabetes risk
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PARIS, France (AFP) — Eating some common food preservatives is linked to a slightly higher risk of eventually developing cancer and diabetes, accordin...
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Startups go public in litmus test for Chinese AI
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Startups go public in litmus test for Chinese AI
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Man arrested in $7 million overseas employment scam
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Man arrested in $7 million overseas employment scam
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police have arrested and charged a 52-year-old man who was wanted in connection with an overseas employment scam that allegedl...
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