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Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine falters
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Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine falters
April 11 05:13 PM
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's military command accused Russia of repeatedly violating a truce to mark the Orthodox Easter Saturday with nearly 470 inci...
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Negril to receive repaired ambulance following tourist death
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Negril to receive repaired ambulance following tourist death
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
April 11 04:44 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The resort town of Negril, which has been without a functional ambulance for several months, is expected to receive a repaired...
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Farmers to benefit from Isratech Resilience Farm Tour
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Farmers to benefit from Isratech Resilience Farm Tour
April 11 04:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hundreds of farmers are to benefit from the Isratech Resilience Farm Tour, an initiative designed to help them recover and rebuild...
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SCJ Holdings intensifies measures to curb illegal sale, occupation of former sugar lands
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SCJ Holdings intensifies measures to curb illegal sale, occupation of former sugar lands
April 11 03:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — SCJ Holdings Limited (SCJH) is imploring persons seeking land for housing or other purposes to pursue legitimate channels and enga...
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Guyana and T&T move to boost trade, energy cooperation
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Guyana and T&T move to boost trade, energy cooperation
April 11 02:28 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Friday agreed to advance a broad developmen...
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Natasha combines with Beenie Man for ‘Sexology’
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United States-based dancehall artiste Natesha is pumped about the response to her latest single, ' Sexology ', a high-octane club banger which feature...
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Mother loses daughter, son critically injured in Spanish Town house fire
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Mother loses daughter, son critically injured in Spanish Town house fire
April 11 12:40 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A devastating house fire in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Friday night has left a 14-year-old girl dead, a young man critically in...
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Ann Marie Keene’s passion for Jamaican culture spearheads movement in Sherlock
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Ann Marie Keene’s passion for Jamaican culture spearheads movement in Sherlock
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 11 11:19 AM
In 1985 when she first visited Jamaica as a teen, Ann Marie Keene fell in love with the island and its music. The sounds of reggae music often blared ...
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Google unveils AI tool probing mysteries of human genome
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PARIS, France (AFP) — Google unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) tool Wednesday that its scientists said would help unravel the mysteries of the ...
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Apple chooses Google’s Gemini AI to power Siri
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UK seeks to curb Apple, Google’s grip on mobile platforms
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Google rejects app store age verification for online content
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PARIS, France (AFP) — American tech heavyweight Google on Friday reiterated its opposition to verifying the age of a device's user through the app sto...
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Mexico sues Google over ‘Gulf of America’ change
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Mexico is suing tech giant Google for ignoring their repeated requests not to call the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” on Google Maps for US user...
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Google has illegal monopoly in ad tech, US judge rules
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Washington, United States (AFP)-A US judge on Thursday ruled that Google illegally wielded monopoly power in the online ad technology market, in a leg...
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Google says to buy cybersecurity company Wiz for US$32b
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Google said Tuesday it will acquire cloud security platform Wiz for US$32 billion, citing the need for greater cyberse...
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Mexico threatens to sue Google if it insists on using ‘Gulf of America’
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Mexico threatens to sue Google over ‘Gulf of America’ listing
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - Mexico threatened to sue Google over its changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" for Maps users in th...
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Google halts workplace diversity push
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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - Google parent company Alphabet has stopped making diversity and inclusion a workplace priority, according to a fi...
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UK launches probe into dominance of Google search
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain's competition watchdog Tuesday launched an investigation into Google's dominant position in the search engine m...
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UK regulator criticises Google targeted adverts plans
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London, United Kingdom (AFP) - The UK's data protection watchdog on Thursday criticised Google for an "irresponsible" policy change on how online user...
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Google unveils latest AI model, Gemini 2.0
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Google and Massy Group join as lead sponsors for Tech Beach Retreat in Jamaica
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Caribbean technology conference Tech Beach Retreat has announced Google and Massy Group as lead sponsors for its Jamaica staging, ...
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Negril to receive repaired ambulance following tourist death
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hundreds of farmers are to benefit from the Isratech Resilience Farm Tour, an initiative designed to help them recover and rebuild...
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SCJ Holdings intensifies measures to curb illegal sale, occupation of former sugar lands
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SCJ Holdings intensifies measures to curb illegal sale, occupation of former sugar lands
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