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KC seek motivation for second-tier Walker Cup through record title chase
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KC seek motivation for second-tier Walker Cup through record title chase
December 4 02:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – For the first time in over a decade, Kingston College (KC) will not be represented in the quarterfinals of the ISSA Manning Cup. T...
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Jazz Must Be returns to The Summit for second staging
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Jazz Must Be returns to The Summit for second staging
December 4 02:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Vocalist Apryl-Jaye will present the second staging of Island Car Rentals Presents: Jazz Must Be on Thursday, December 4 at The Su...
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Gov’t receives Ethiopian delegation on hurricane recovery assistance mission
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Gov’t receives Ethiopian delegation on hurricane recovery assistance mission
December 4 01:49 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government of Jamaica on Thursday received a high-level delegation from the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia which was ...
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Jamaica-bound hurricane relief container robbed in Canada
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Jamaica-bound hurricane relief container robbed in Canada
December 4 01:13 PM
TORONTO, Canada — Canadian police are investigating what volunteers say is a heartbreaking robbery after thieves emptied out a container of donated it...
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Trump’s immigration stance contradicting World Cup ‘unity’ message
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Trump’s immigration stance contradicting World Cup ‘unity’ message
December 4 01:01 PM
WASHINGTON, United States — With the World Cup draw set for Washington this Friday, United States (US) President Donald Trump is expected to feature h...
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Leader of notorious Haitian gang sentenced to life in prison
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Leader of notorious Haitian gang sentenced to life in prison
December 4 12:53 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The self-proclaimed “king” of Haiti’s violent 400 Mawozo gang, Joly Germine, was on Wednesday sentenced to life in p...
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Traffic changes announced for Santa Cruz during festive season
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Traffic changes announced for Santa Cruz during festive season
December 4 10:55 AM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Effective Monday, December 8, 2025, traditional Christmas traffic changes will be in effect for the town of Santa Cruz, St Eli...
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Traffic changes to be implemented in Christiana, Manchester for the holiday season
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Traffic changes to be implemented in Christiana, Manchester for the holiday season
December 4 10:46 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) will introduce a series of traffic changes in Christiana, Manchester, beginning Monday, December...
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Leader of notorious Haitian gang sentenced to life in prison
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Leader of notorious Haitian gang sentenced to life in prison
December 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The self-proclaimed “king” of Haiti’s violent 400 Mawozo gang, Joly Germine, was on Wednesday sentenced to life in p...
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Ohio missionary indicted for child exploitation crimes in Haiti
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Ohio missionary indicted for child exploitation crimes in Haiti
December 3, 2025
OHIO, United States (CMC) — A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Ohio has returned an indictment charging an Ohio man with four counts of ...
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Haiti moves closer to staging fresh elections
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Haiti moves closer to staging fresh elections
December 2, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti moved towards holding presidential elections since 2016, after the country’s transitional government adopted the l...
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US revokes visa of Haitian official accused of backing gangs
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US revokes visa of Haitian official accused of backing gangs
November 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US State Department announced sanctions against a Haitian government official accused of supporting gangs and hi...
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UN warns of alarming levels of gender-based violence in Haiti
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UN warns of alarming levels of gender-based violence in Haiti
November 21, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, (CMC) – The United Nations is warning of “alarming levels of gender-based violence” in Haiti, noting also that those at risk have very...
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Gang-wracked Haiti unites, goes wild over World Cup qualification
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Gang-wracked Haiti unites, goes wild over World Cup qualification
November 19, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP)—Fireworks and dancing erupted across Haiti in a reprieve from gang violence as people came together to celebrate their nat...
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Haitian gangs getting rich off murky market for baby eels
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Haitian gangs getting rich off murky market for baby eels
November 17, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Gangs in Haiti are profiting from a lucrative trade in baby eels caught in the crime-ridden country's rivers and...
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Haitian gang leader ‘Barbecue’ warns citizens to stay indoors
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Haitian gang leader ‘Barbecue’ warns citizens to stay indoors
November 17, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC)—The leader of the “Viv Ansanm” terrorist gang coalition in Haiti, Jimmy Chérizier, has urged members of the population to ...
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US provides additional US$12.6 million for hurricane relief in Jamaica, Haiti
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US provides additional US$12.6 million for hurricane relief in Jamaica, Haiti
November 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The United States government says it is providing nearly US$12.6 million in additional emergency, “life-saving assis...
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Haiti appeals to international community to help restore security
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Haiti appeals to international community to help restore security
November 5, 2025
DOHA, Qatar (CMC) — Haiti is appealing to the international community to help restore security in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (Caricom) co...
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20 dead after Hurricane Melissa rakes Haiti
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20 dead after Hurricane Melissa rakes Haiti
October 29, 2025
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (AFP)—Flooding in Haiti triggered by Hurricane Melissa has left at least 20 people dead and 10 others missing, authorities in th...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Melissa becomes Category 3 hurricane
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#EyeOnMelissa: Melissa becomes Category 3 hurricane
October 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) — Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 3 storm on Saturday, cutting a deadly path in the Caribbean, with further int...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Melissa strengthens into hurricane as it takes aims at Jamaica
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#EyeOnMelissa: Melissa strengthens into hurricane as it takes aims at Jamaica
October 25, 2025
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Melissa has intensified into a Category 1 hurricane as it charts a worryingly slow course toward Jamaica, the US Nationa...
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#EyeOnMelissa: All JDF personnel in Haiti accounted for
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#EyeOnMelissa: All JDF personnel in Haiti accounted for
October 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is reporting that all personnel who are deployed in Haiti are accounted for and in high spirits. T...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Jamaica’s storm preparations should be rushed to completion — NHC
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#EyeOnMelissa: Jamaica’s storm preparations should be rushed to completion — NHC
October 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States’ National Hurricane Center (NHC) in its 11:00 am bulletin on Friday urged Jamaicans to rush their preparations t...
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#EyeOnMelissa:  Elderly Haitian dies after being hit by falling tree
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#EyeOnMelissa: Elderly Haitian dies after being hit by falling tree
October 23, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The death of an elderly man in the coastal town of Marigot in southern Haiti has been attributed to flooding stemming fro...
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Haitians ‘fortitude gives us hope’ says special UN representative
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Haitians ‘fortitude gives us hope’ says special UN representative
October 23, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – United Nations Special Representative for Haiti and head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Carlos G Ruiz Massieu, s...
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UN taking proactive measures as Haiti braces for Tropical Storm Melissa
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UN taking proactive measures as Haiti braces for Tropical Storm Melissa
October 23, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC)—The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for Haiti is providing US$4 million to three United Nations organisations to support m...
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Haiti under hurricane watch
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Haiti under hurricane watch
October 22, 2025
MIAMI, United States (CMC)—A hurricane watch is in effect for Haiti on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Melissa moves slowly across the region, and is expe...
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OCHA warns of resurgence of cholera in Haiti
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OCHA warns of resurgence of cholera in Haiti
October 21, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, (CMC) – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is warning of a resurgence of cholera in the Que...
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US sanctions affiliates of Haitian gang coalition, Viv Ansanm
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US sanctions affiliates of Haitian gang coalition, Viv Ansanm
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October 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC)  — The United  States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday sanctioned Dimitr...
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IMF highlights fragile economic gains amid security and institutional challenges in Haiti
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IMF highlights fragile economic gains amid security and institutional challenges in Haiti
October 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported progress in Haiti’s economic programme despite persistent security threats and ...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – For the first time in over a decade, Kingston College (KC) will not be represented in the quarterfinals of the ISSA Manning Cup. T...
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Jazz Must Be returns to The Summit for second staging
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Jamaica-bound hurricane relief container robbed in Canada
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