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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign —  Young Jamaica
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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign — Young Jamaica
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Young Jamaica is urging Opposition Leader and President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, to immediately clarify...
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his threat to wreck Iran's civilian infrastructure, w...
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas, is urging parents and g...
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — As Caribbean workers face growing challenges in accessing higher education overseas, business leaders say online learning i...
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
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Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Criminal Records Office is advising the public that there will be temporary changes to operat...
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Several families left homeless by Hurricane Melissa are now on the path to recovery, as a multi-partner initiative moves to constr...
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The climate crisis is threatening the right to life, the United Nations (UN) human rights chief warned Monday, as a heatwa...
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Europe bakes in summer’s first heatwave as continent warms
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Marseille, France (AFP)-Southern Europeans braced Saturday for their first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer, as climate change pushes thermo...
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Warning signs on climate flashing bright red — top scientists
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PARIS, France (AFP) — From carbon pollution to sea-level rise to global heating, the pace and level of key climate change indicators are all in unchar...
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World’s richest 10% caused two-thirds of global warming — study
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Heat warning issued for Paris during Games on Tuesday
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PARIS, France (AFP) — France's meteorological agency has issued a weather warning for Paris and the surrounding areas with storms and highs of 35 degr...
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PARIS, France (AFP)— July 21 was the hottest day ever registered globally, according to preliminary data published Tuesday by the EU's climate monitor...
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New report warns of heat danger at Paris Olympics
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PARIS, France (AFP) — A new report backed by climate scientists and athletes warned Tuesday about the dangers of extreme high temperatures at this yea...
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UN forecasts La Nina could help lower temperatures this year
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The return of the cooling La Nina weather phenomenon this year should help lower temperatures somewhat after months of glo...
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Heatwave advisory issued for Grenada
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ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) – The Meteorology Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport has issued its first heatwave advisory for 2024 and Gr...
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