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#EyeOnMelissa: JPS says no to system shut down
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —  In the wake of information circulating that the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) will be cutting electricity supply at 1:30 pm this a...
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#EyeOnMelissa: NMIA to temporarily close at 9pm as Melissa approaches island
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KINGSTON, Jamaica - PAC Kingston Airport Limited (PACKAL), operator of Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), has advised that the airport will c...
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Manchester police seize firearm in abandoned car
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Manchester Police are reporting the seizure of a firearm in the Scott Town district in Greenvale, in the central Jamaica par...
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#EyeOnMelissa: JPS says 275 customers without electricity
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There were 275 customers of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS without electricity as of 9:00 Saturday morning. Energy Minister Daryl vaz shared ...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Norman Manley International Airport to cease operations at 8:00 this evening – Vaz
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The Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston will close at 8:00pm Saturday or whenever the last flight takes place, as Jamaica remains u...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Holness to meet with Golding to discuss Jamaica’s preparedness for Melissa
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October 25 12:16 PM
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding are to meet at 12:30 this afternoon to discuss the country’s state of readiness fo...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Today is last day for Jamaicans to prepare for Melissa – Thompson
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#EyeOnMelissa: Today is last day for Jamaicans to prepare for Melissa – Thompson
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Principal Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson has warned that today is the last day for Jamaicans to prepare for what is ...
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Israel and Hamas accuse each other of breaching Gaza truce amid strikes, clashes
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Israel and Hamas accuse each other of breaching Gaza truce amid strikes, clashes
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GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Gaza's nine-day-old ceasefire came under strain Sunday after the Israeli army said it launched air strikes ...
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Netanyahu says Gaza war not over until Hamas disarms
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GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Saturday that the war in Gaza would not be over until ...
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Israel threatens to resume fighting if Hamas does not respect Gaza truce deal
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Trump says ‘nightmare’ for Israelis, Palestinians over
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‘War is over’ in Gaza, Trump says on way to Middle East
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Palestinian prisoners to be freed after all Gaza hostages confirmed to be in Israel
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Caricom expresses ‘cautious optimism’ on Gaza peace deal
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Israel ceases fire and Gazans start to trek home
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Pope praises ‘significant progress’ towards Gaza peace
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UN experts warn Trump’s Gaza peace plan could cause more oppression
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Johnson Smith dismisses ‘false’ allegations that gov’t has been silent on Palestine
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Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan
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Muslim states join European powers in backing Trump Gaza plan
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Trump hints at ‘something special’ in Middle East talks
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Palestinian leader tells UN no role for Hamas in state
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Guyana reiterates call for ceasefire in Gaza
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US again vetoes UN Security Council Gaza ceasefire call
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UN investigators say Israel committing genocide in Gaza
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Germany, Britain, France call on Israel to halt Gaza City offensive
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