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Jamaicans encouraged to use appropriate conflict resolution measures
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Jamaicans encouraged to use appropriate conflict resolution measures
May 18 12:17 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica -Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck is encouraging citizens to end the cycle of violence in families and communities by employing prop...
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Canada pauses some counter tariffs against US
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Canada pauses some counter tariffs against US
May 18 11:55 AM
Ottawa, Canada (AFP)-Canada has temporarily paused some counter tariffs against the United States, but Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on...
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US probes Mexican ship’s deadly New York bridge collision
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US probes Mexican ship’s deadly New York bridge collision
May 18 11:26 AM
New York, United States  (AFP)-US safety officials launched a probe Sunday after a 150-foot tall Mexican sailing ship crashed into New York's iconic B...
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21 Trinidad nationals in US custody to be repatriated
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21 Trinidad nationals in US custody to be repatriated
May 18 11:16 AM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Ministry of Homeland Security has confirmed that 21 Trinidad and Tobago nationals currently in the custody of the ...
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Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape leaves South Africa
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Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape leaves South Africa
May 18 11:05 AM
Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP)- A Nigerian televangelist acquitted of raping young women from his church left South Africa on Sunday, the government...
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Adrianna Younge to be honoured posthumously at Guyana Independence celebrations in NY
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Adrianna Younge to be honoured posthumously at Guyana Independence celebrations in NY
May 18 10:19 AM
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – The Brooklyn, New York-based Guyana Independence Celebration Committee New York (GICCNY) said on Saturday that it will...
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PNP’s Henry ready to welcome ‘disgruntled’ Labourites amid St Andrew NC selection rift
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PNP’s Henry ready to welcome ‘disgruntled’ Labourites amid St Andrew NC selection rift
May 18 09:53 AM
People’s National Party (PNP) caretaker for St Andrew North Central, Christopher Henry says he stands ready to welcome upset Labourites amid a rift in...
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e-Group Communications returns to Jamaica for Land X-Change
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e-Group Communications returns to Jamaica for Land X-Change
May 18 09:43 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica- Following their bold and impressive debut in hosting their Land X-Change event in Montego Bay in the height of the COVID-19 pandemi...
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Taxi operator suspected of drowning in Treasure Beach, woman rescued
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Taxi operator suspected of drowning in Treasure Beach, woman rescued
May 13, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police are probing the suspected drowning of a man at Frenchman Beach in Treasure Beach on Monday. Relatives identified the vi...
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Guyana’s health minister concerned over calls for second autopsy on 11-y-o
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Guyana’s health minister concerned over calls for second autopsy on 11-y-o
May 3, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana’s Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony, has raised concerns over calls for a second autopsy in the death of 11-year-old...
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UPDATE: Autopsy finds child died by drowning
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UPDATE: Autopsy finds child died by drowning
April 28, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) -The lawyer representing the family of 11-year-old Adriana Younge, whose body was found in a pool at Double Day Hotel, Tusche...
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UPDATE: 15-y-o drowned while rescuing girl from strong river current
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UPDATE: 15-y-o drowned while rescuing girl from strong river current
April 21, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica — The 15-year-old student who drowned in the Swift River in Portland on Sunday had jumped in to save a girl who was struggling again...
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Elderly man drowns in gully
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Elderly man drowns in gully
February 10, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica - An elderly St Catherine man is suspected to have drowned on Sunday after his SUV overturned in a gully in Brown's Hall in the ...
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Canadian dies in suspected drowning at Negril hotel
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Canadian dies in suspected drowning at Negril hotel
February 8, 2025
HANOVER, Jamaica – The Hanover police say they are currently treating the death of a Canadian guest at a RIU hotel property in Negril, Hanover, on Fri...
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3-y-o Canadian girl dies in suspected drowning at popular Trelawny resort
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3-y-o Canadian girl dies in suspected drowning at popular Trelawny resort
February 4, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Trelawny police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a three-year-old Canadian girl who is suspected t...
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Manchester missing man found dead in tank
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Manchester missing man found dead in tank
January 13, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Police are probing a suspected case of drowning following the death of a man who was reported missing and whose body was found fl...
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Police probe Christmas Day deaths
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Police probe Christmas Day deaths
December 26, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Police are investigating two Christmas Day deaths, including a drowning. The Clarendon police are looking into the discovery of a p...
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Teenager’s body recovered from Rio Minho
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Teenager’s body recovered from Rio Minho
October 13, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica — The body of a teen who went missing on Saturday was recovered Sunday along a section of the Rio Minho in Clarendon. It is believe...
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Family river trip ends in tragedy with drowning of teenager
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Family river trip ends in tragedy with drowning of teenager
August 7, 2024
ST MARY, Jamaica — What was to be a family day at the river to cool down from the hot temperatures on Wednesday, August 7 turned out to be a day of tr...
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5-y-o drowns after allegedly slipping, falling into river
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5-y-o drowns after allegedly slipping, falling into river
August 7, 2024
ST MARY, Jamaica — The police are now probing the circumstances surrounding the death of a five-year-old girl who allegedly slipped and fell into a ri...
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61-y-o dies at notorious Alligator Pond drowning spot
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61-y-o dies at notorious Alligator Pond drowning spot
August 7, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are probing a suspected case of drowning involving a 61-year-old man in Alligator Pond, south Manchester on Tuesday. Poli...
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Teen drowns at river in St James
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Teen drowns at river in St James
May 12, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica – A 15-year-old student drowned at a river in Amity Hall, St James on Saturday. He has been identified as Demoy Lawrence of a Dumfri...
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CASE student dies in suspected drowning
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CASE student dies in suspected drowning
April 9, 2024
A student of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education died in a suspected drowning at a beach on the west campus of the institution in Portla...
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Jamaicans encouraged to use appropriate conflict resolution measures
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Jamaicans encouraged to use appropriate conflict resolution measures
May 18, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica -Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck is encouraging citizens to end the cycle of violence in families and communities by employing prop...
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Canada pauses some counter tariffs against US
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Canada pauses some counter tariffs against US
May 18, 2025
Ottawa, Canada (AFP)-Canada has temporarily paused some counter tariffs against the United States, but Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on...
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US probes Mexican ship’s deadly New York bridge collision
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US probes Mexican ship’s deadly New York bridge collision
May 18, 2025
New York, United States  (AFP)-US safety officials launched a probe Sunday after a 150-foot tall Mexican sailing ship crashed into New York's iconic B...
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21 Trinidad nationals in US custody to be repatriated
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21 Trinidad nationals in US custody to be repatriated
May 18, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Ministry of Homeland Security has confirmed that 21 Trinidad and Tobago nationals currently in the custody of the ...
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Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape leaves South Africa
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Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape leaves South Africa
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Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP)- A Nigerian televangelist acquitted of raping young women from his church left South Africa on Sunday, the government...
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