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Unhealthy trend: Student obesity surges to 15.3%
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Unhealthy trend: Student obesity surges to 15.3%
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A different route for boys
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JCF Cadet Academy combats truancy, other challenges with discipline, mentorship
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
August 26 12:18 AM
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Kabaka Pyramid’s Rebel Music gets new life
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KPREIT puts Spanish Town Road sale on hold
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KPREIT puts Spanish Town Road sale on hold
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Beyond the cheque, how will you pay?
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Hotel gets first nod for integrated resort at Montego Bay development
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August 26 12:14 AM
Hard Rock wins Cabinet backing for Montego Bay casino resort
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MFS completes CBM takeover; terms undisclosed
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Office supplier joins group earning 86 per cent of revenue from foreign-exchange trading
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August 26 12:13 AM
MFS completes CBM takeover; terms undisclosed
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‘RAIN DELAY’ FOR JCA AGM
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‘RAIN DELAY’ FOR JCA AGM
Cricket association elections pushed back to October
August 26 12:12 AM
Bennett says JCA’s rescheduled voting AGM set for October
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Fire brigade establishes Drone Unit to bolster emergency response
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Fire brigade establishes Drone Unit to bolster emergency response
June 30, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is strengthening its emergency response capabilities through the introduction of a dedicated Drone ...
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Trinidad and Tobago placed under state of emergency
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Trinidad and Tobago placed under state of emergency
March 3, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has announced that the country has been placed under a s...
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Baggage handler rescued after getting stuck in Air Canada cargo bay at takeoff
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Baggage handler rescued after getting stuck in Air Canada cargo bay at takeoff
January 22, 2026
A baggage handler was rescued when passengers heard his screams after an Air Canada aircraft began moving with him trapped inside the baggage hold. St...
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Nigeria declares national emergency after mass kidnappings
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Nigeria declares national emergency after mass kidnappings
November 26, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a "nationwide security emergency" as the country scrambled to respond to ...
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Minor electrical fire at JIS
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A small electrical fire occurred at the Jamaica Information Service's (JIS) Annex building at about 11:00 am on Monday, resulting ...
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WHO maintains mpox alert amid West Africa surge
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GENEVA, Switzerland  (AFP) — The World Health Organisation said Monday that the mpox virus epidemic remains an international health emergency with mor...
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Emergency road patching programme 80 per cent complete
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Emergency road patching programme 80 per cent complete
April 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The $2-billion emergency islandwide main road patching programme is now 80 per cent complete. The programme has actively addressed...
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Caribbean Airlines makes emergency landing in Trinidad after suffering engine failure
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Caribbean Airlines makes emergency landing in Trinidad after suffering engine failure
January 28, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) –Trinidad and Tobago’s Finance Minister Colm Imbert said Tuesday that it was fuel supply to the left engine of a Caribb...
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WHO appeals for US$1.5b to tackle ‘unprecedented’ global health crisis
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WHO appeals for US$1.5b to tackle ‘unprecedented’ global health crisis
January 16, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) appealed Thursday for US$1.5 billion for emergency operations this year, warning that ...
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Holness declares Jamaica’s road situation a national emergency; allocates $2 billion for emergency repairs
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Holness declares Jamaica’s road situation a national emergency; allocates $2 billion for emergency repairs
December 5, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Thursday declared Jamaica’s deteriorating road network a national emergency situation and announc...
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Airlines ground Bali flights after volcano erupts
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Airlines ground Bali flights after volcano erupts
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DENPASAR, Indonesia (AFP) - Airlines cancelled flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Wednesday, leaving travellers stranded afte...
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A different route for boys
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A different route for boys
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Kabaka Pyramid’s Rebel Music gets new life
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KPREIT puts Spanish Town Road sale on hold
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KPREIT puts Spanish Town Road sale on hold
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KPREIT puts Spanish Town Road sale on hold
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Beyond the cheque, how will you pay?
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