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Ackera Nugent second in 100m in Stockholm
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Ackera Nugent second in 100m in Stockholm
June 15 05:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — National record holder Ackera Nugent continued her preparation for the JAAA National Championships due in another two weeks. This,...
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WATCH: JUTC driver surprised for Father’s Day
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WATCH: JUTC driver surprised for Father’s Day
June 15 05:16 PM
One special Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) driver was honoured last week when the passengers on his route came together and presented him with g...
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Justice minister encourages students to embrace peaceful conflict resolution
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Justice minister encourages students to embrace peaceful conflict resolution
June 15 03:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Justice Minister Delroy Chuck, is encouraging students to embrace peaceful conflict resolution as a means to settle disputes that ...
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Merciless Bayern hit 10 against amateurs Auckland City at Club World Cup
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Merciless Bayern hit 10 against amateurs Auckland City at Club World Cup
June 15 03:29 PM
CINCINATTI, United States (AFP) — Bayern Munich showed no mercy to amateurs Auckland City at the Club World Cup on Sunday, beating the minnows from Ne...
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Chinese auto mechanic shop allowed to reopen says ministry
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Chinese auto mechanic shop allowed to reopen says ministry
June 15 02:35 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chinese-owned Whole-Hearted Car Service will be allowed to reopen with conditions including that employees be enrolled in the HEAR...
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Lewis sparkles as West Indies beat Ireland to win T20 series
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Lewis sparkles as West Indies beat Ireland to win T20 series
June 15 02:23 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Evin Lewis smashed 91 from just 44 balls as the West Indies beat Ireland by 62 runs to clinch a T20 series victory in B...
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12 time record holder Duplantis increases pole vault world record
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12 time record holder Duplantis increases pole vault world record
June 15 01:25 PM
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — Swedish double Olympic pole vault champion Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis bettered his existing world record by a centimetre on Su...
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Passengers injured after car crashes into yard
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Passengers injured after car crashes into yard
June 15 01:04 PM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – Several people were reportedly injured following a motor vehicle crash along the Bog Walk Bypass on Sunday. Reports from resid...
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Jamaica developing tool to assess health of island’s watershed and coastal regions
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Jamaica developing tool to assess health of island’s watershed and coastal regions
June 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica is creating a Watershed Classification Tool to manage environmental issues in watersheds and coastal areas. This tool is d...
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May 2025 second warmest on record — EU climate monitor
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May 2025 second warmest on record — EU climate monitor
June 11, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Global heating persisted as the new norm, with last month the second warmest May on record on land and in the oceans, according ...
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At youth forum, C-CAM showcases digital solutions to coastal challenges
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At youth forum, C-CAM showcases digital solutions to coastal challenges
May 22, 2025
As climate change continues to reshape coastal communities in Jamaica, the Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation (C-CAM) turned to an increasin...
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Jamaicans encouraged to engage in environmental protection on Labour Day
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Jamaicans encouraged to engage in environmental protection on Labour Day
May 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaicans are being encouraged to participate in environmental protection activities on Labour Day this Friday. Labour Day will be...
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Trump allows commercial fishing in vast Pacific reserve
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Trump allows commercial fishing in vast Pacific reserve
April 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Commercial fishing will be allowed in a gigantic marine reserve home to one of the world's most vulnerable ecosystem...
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IMF says Bahamas vulnerable to effects of climate change
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IMF says Bahamas vulnerable to effects of climate change
April 11, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday said that The Bahamas is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, incl...
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World’s sea ice cover hits record low in February
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World’s sea ice cover hits record low in February
March 6, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Global sea ice cover fell to a historic low in February when the world continued to experience exceptional heat and temperatures...
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World’s biggest iceberg runs aground, sparing wildlife haven island
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World’s biggest iceberg runs aground, sparing wildlife haven island
March 4, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — The world's biggest iceberg appears to have run aground roughly 70 kilometres from a remote Antarctic island, potentially sparin...
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UN says new plastics pollution talks set for August
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UN says new plastics pollution talks set for August
March 3, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — A new round of negotiations for an international treaty on reducing global plastics pollution will be held in Geneva in August, ...
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UN warns nations at climate science meeting ‘time is not on our side’
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UN warns nations at climate science meeting ‘time is not on our side’
February 24, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Tense negotiations on the timing and content of the United Nations' (UN) next blockbuster assessment of global warming science o...
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Groups launch first green lawsuits against new Trump administration
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Groups launch first green lawsuits against new Trump administration
February 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Green groups on Wednesday launched the first environmental challenges against the new Trump administration, targetin...
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Regional youth urged to apply for funded training
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Regional youth urged to apply for funded training
February 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — In an effort to build community resilience to natural hazards, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk ...
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Conservation efforts can shift nature loss to more vulnerable regions — study
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Conservation efforts can shift nature loss to more vulnerable regions — study
February 13, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Could restoring the environment in one place — say by turning farmland in Europe into a nature reserve — harm plants and animals...
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Gov’t strengthening environmental safeguards, says Johnson Smith
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Gov’t strengthening environmental safeguards, says Johnson Smith
January 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith says the Government is strengthening monitoring and enforcement...
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India’s 2024 was hottest year since 1901: meteorological office
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India’s 2024 was hottest year since 1901: meteorological office
January 1, 2025
India's meteorological department said Wednesday that 2024 was the hottest year since 1901, with sizzling temperatures in the world's most populous na...
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Extremely rare baby mammoth found in Siberia
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Extremely rare baby mammoth found in Siberia
December 23, 2024
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian scientists on Monday showed off the remarkably well preserved remains of a baby mammoth found in the permafrost-covered...
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Three ‘transformations’ for nature, according to UN experts
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Three ‘transformations’ for nature, according to UN experts
December 18, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Human societies need a radical overhaul to stop the destruction of the planet, according to the United Nations (UN) biodiversity...
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Tackling climate, nature separately risks worsening crises — UN
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Tackling climate, nature separately risks worsening crises — UN
December 17, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Overconsumption and unsustainable farming are fuelling overlapping crises in nature and the climate, putting crucial ecosystems ...
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IATA chief says sustainable plane fuel supply not enough
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IATA chief says sustainable plane fuel supply not enough
December 10, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The head of the world aviation industry body complained Tuesday that the current supply of new low-carbon aircraft fuels r...
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Flow Jamaica transitions to eBilling–promoting digital convenience and sustainability
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Flow Jamaica transitions to eBilling–promoting digital convenience and sustainability
December 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Telecommunications company Flow has completed its transition to 100 per cent eBilling which becomes effective on January 1, 2025. ...
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Trade Winds Citrus says no monetary compensation involved in Rio Cobre pollution case settlement
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Trade Winds Citrus says no monetary compensation involved in Rio Cobre pollution case settlement
December 3, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Trade Winds Citrus Limited (TWCL) has denied rumours and speculations of monetary compensation being involved in a controversial d...
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UN urges leveraging carbon markets to help poorest countries
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UN urges leveraging carbon markets to help poorest countries
November 4, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations (UN) suggested Monday that the world's poorest nations could benefit far more from carbon offset projec...
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WATCH: JUTC driver surprised for Father’s Day
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Merciless Bayern hit 10 against amateurs Auckland City at Club World Cup
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Chinese auto mechanic shop allowed to reopen says ministry
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