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Bridgeport secure last qualification spot for Manning Cup second round
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Bridgeport secure last qualification spot for Manning Cup second round
October 4 05:01 PM
Bridgeport High defeated Greater Portmore High 2-1 on Saturday to secure the last qualification spot for the ISSA Manning Cup second round. With the w...
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Ronaldo-less Portugal beat Norway to reach Nations League quarters
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Ronaldo-less Portugal beat Norway to reach Nations League quarters
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PORTO, Portugal (AFP) —Portugal defeated Norway 2-1 without sulking superstar striker Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday to qualify for the Nations League qu...
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Caribbean, Latin America face housing deficit, says IDB
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Caribbean, Latin America face housing deficit, says IDB
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says Latin America and the Caribbean continue to face a significant housin...
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Derrick Scott celebrates delivering power of God
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Hundreds of schools to shut Monday as student protests rock France
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WATCH: Final court should be Jamaican, not Caribbean — Chuck
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‘Verity’ kills, Cruise bombs in N American movie theaters
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PNP calls for urgent action on workplace safety following death of construction worker at Sangster airport
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PNP calls for urgent action on workplace safety following death of construction worker at Sangster airport
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ST JAMES, Jamaica -- Opposition Spokesperson on Labour and Social Security, Wavell Hinds has expressed deep sadness at the death of construction worke...
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Jamaica’s economy contracted 5.9% January to March  — PIOJ
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Jamaica’s economy contracted 5.9% January to March — PIOJ
May 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The deleterious effects of Hurricane Melissa continued to weigh heavily on the Jamaican economy, with gross domestic product (GDP)...
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Fiscal Rules suspended as GDP takes a 5.3% hit from Melissa
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Fiscal Rules suspended as GDP takes a 5.3% hit from Melissa
December 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Independent Fiscal Commission has signaled that the fallout in gross domestic product (GDP) as a result of Hurricane Melissa i...
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Caribbean manufacturing sector poised for significant growth
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Caribbean manufacturing sector poised for significant growth
September 22, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — President of the Caribbean Manufacturers Association (CMA), Ramsay Ali, says regional manufacturers' associations are wor...
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Time for public servants to enjoy benefits of ‘tight’ fiscal management — Bunting
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Time for public servants to enjoy benefits of ‘tight’ fiscal management — Bunting
August 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica's tax burden at 29 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) is the highest in the region, says Opposition Spokesman on cit...
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JTB deputy chairman says suggestion that tourism contributes only 6.5% to GDP is erroneous
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JTB deputy chairman says suggestion that tourism contributes only 6.5% to GDP is erroneous
January 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Deputy Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) John Byles, has described recent suggestions that tourism’s contribution to Jama...
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Bridgeport secure last qualification spot for Manning Cup second round
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