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Soul to Soul set for March 6 at Perry’s
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Soul to Soul set for March 6 at Perry’s
February 28 11:57 AM
Billed as the “greatest” one-night souls event, the annual Soul to Soul show returns on March 6 at Perry’s Club on Jobs Lane in Spanish Town, St Cathe...
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EU urges ‘maximum restraint’ as US-Iran conflict broadens
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EU urges ‘maximum restraint’ as US-Iran conflict broadens
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Union (EU)  called Saturday for "maximum restraint" after Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran...
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Four bartenders arrested for breaching Manchester curfew
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Four bartenders arrested for breaching Manchester curfew
February 28 10:19 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are reporting that four bartenders were arrested and charged and another warned for breaching a nightly curfew in the Kno...
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79-y-o pedestrian dies in Manchester crash
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79-y-o pedestrian dies in Manchester crash
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A pedestrian died as a result of injuries he sustained after he was struck by a minibus on the Prospect main road in Manchester ...
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Grassroots producer Phil Pratt dies at 82
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Grassroots producer Phil Pratt dies at 82
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer 
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Phil Pratt, one of the grassroots producers whose hit songs rocked the sound systems without mainstream airplay, died in London on February 25. His so...
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Winston Jones High marks Jamaica Day with youth talent showcase and police partnership
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Winston Jones High marks Jamaica Day with youth talent showcase and police partnership
February 28 09:43 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Winston Jones High School observed its annual Jamaica Day celebration on Friday, with activities highlighting national culture, ...
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Mexico sends more aid to Cuba
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Mexico sends more aid to Cuba
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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Two Mexican navy vessels carrying almost 1,200 tons of humanitarian aid arrived in Cuba on Saturday in the second such shipment i...
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WATCH: US, Israel launch major attack on Iran
Trump says aim is to destroy Iran's military, topple government
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WEST PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump announced a major attack against Iran on Saturday, vowing to "annihilate" the countr...
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Kenya administers first HIV prevention shots
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Kenya administers first HIV prevention shots
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Kenya began administering the first dose of a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug in a Nairobi slum on Thursday. Lenacapavir, ta...
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Ghana seeks to extradite Russian accused of filming sexual encounters with women
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Ghana seeks to extradite Russian accused of filming sexual encounters with women
February 15, 2026
Ghana is seeking the extradition of a Russian man accused of illegally recording his sexual encounters with women and sharing the videos on social med...
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Kenyan troops arrive in Haiti
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Kenyan troops arrive in Haiti
December 9, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – Haitian President pro tempore and Coordinator of the Transition Council, Laurent Saint-Cyr, has welcomed the latest batc...
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Cathy Matete takes Kenyan politicians to task in new song
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Cathy Matete takes Kenyan politicians to task in new song
November 9, 2025
It is often said that politics and corruption go hand in hand. Singer Cathy Matete, concerned at the high level of perceived injustice in her native K...
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Camels replace cows as Kenya battles drought
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Camels replace cows as Kenya battles drought
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SAMBURU, Kenya (AFP) -- "God, God, God, protect them," chanted two herders, their eyes following a dozen camels rushing toward acacia trees, oblivious...
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Marathon world record holder Chepngetich gets three-year doping ban
October 23, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Kenya's marathon world record holder, Ruth Chepngetich has been banned for three years for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit ...
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Huge crowds as body of revered Kenya politician Odinga heads home
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Huge crowds as body of revered Kenya politician Odinga heads home
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KISUMU, Kenya (AFP) -- Tens of thousands gathered in western Kenya on Saturday to see the body of a beloved politician, Raila Odinga, for the biggest ...
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Kenya reiterates support for Haiti
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September 25, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — President of Kenya William Ruto on Wednesday reiterated his country’s support for Haiti, lauding as a success the Multinational...
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Tokyo 2025: Kenya’s Chebet wins 10,000m gold to set up tilt at world double
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September 13, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP)-Kenya's Beatrice Chebet won the women's 10,000 metres title at the world championships on Saturday in a first step towards her tilt...
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Nine bodies found linked to infamous Kenyan starvation cult
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Nine bodies found linked to infamous Kenyan starvation cult
August 22, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP)—At least nine bodies, including two children, exhumed on Kenya's coast are linked to an infamous starvation cult that came to lig...
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Medical plane crashes near Nairobi, killing six — official
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Medical plane crashes near Nairobi, killing six — official
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — A medical light aircraft crashed into a small residential block near the Kenyan capital Nairobi, killing at least six people an...
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Kenya’s president warns against bid to ‘overthrow’ govt by protests
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Kenya’s president warns against bid to ‘overthrow’ govt by protests
July 9, 2025
Nairobi, Kenya (AFP)-Kenyan President William Ruto warned Wednesday against attempts to "overthrow" the government through "unconstitutional means" an...
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At least 10 dead in Kenya during protests after heavy police deployment
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At least 10 dead in Kenya during protests after heavy police deployment
July 7, 2025
Nairobi, Kenya (AFP)—At least 10 people died across Kenya and hundreds were arrested during anti-government demonstrations on Monday, a rights group a...
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KC’s Kiprop off to US college
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KC’s Kiprop off to US college
May 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Following another outstanding year for Kingston College (KC), Kenya’s Brian Kiprop bids farewell and will be taking up a scholarsh...
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Kenyan officer missing after battle with Haitian gangs
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Kenyan officer missing after battle with Haitian gangs
March 26, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC)— A member of the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti has been reported missing following a bat...
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Kenya’s HIV patients victims of US aid freeze
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Kenya’s HIV patients victims of US aid freeze
February 17, 2025
Kisumu, Kenya (AFP) - Days after US President Donald Trump froze overseas aid funding, Hellen Anyango anxiously counted her boxes of AIDS treatment dr...
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Kenyan ex-governor sentenced to 12 years for corruption
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Kenyan ex-governor sentenced to 12 years for corruption
February 13, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — A Kenyan court on Thursday sentenced a former county governor to 12 years in prison for corruption, alongside his wife and thre...
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Kenya to send an all-female SWAT to Haiti
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Kenya to send an all-female SWAT to Haiti
January 21, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya, (CMC) — Kenya says it will send an all-female Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team to reinforce security efforts in Haiti where cri...
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Soldiers from Guatemala, El Salvador deployed in Haiti
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Soldiers from Guatemala, El Salvador deployed in Haiti
January 3, 2025
Port-au-Prince, HAITI (AFP) -- More than 80 soldiers from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Friday as part of the Kenyan-led multinational...
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Kenyan sentenced to 50 years in prison for LGBTQ activist killing
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Kenyan sentenced to 50 years in prison for LGBTQ activist killing
December 16, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP)— A Kenyan court on Monday sentenced a freelance photographer to 50 years in prison after finding him guilty of killing his lover,...
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Haiti’s multinational security force denies reports officers not receiving salaries
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Haiti’s multinational security force denies reports officers not receiving salaries
December 9, 2024
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – The Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti (MSS) has denied international media reports that some of its office...
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US pushes UN to upgrade Haiti force to peacekeepers
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US pushes UN to upgrade Haiti force to peacekeepers
November 20, 2024
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP)— A Kenyan-led police force trying to restore order in gang-ridden Haiti should be turned into a UN peacekeeping mi...
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Soul to Soul set for March 6 at Perry’s
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EU urges ‘maximum restraint’ as US-Iran conflict broadens
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Grassroots producer Phil Pratt dies at 82
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Grassroots producer Phil Pratt dies at 82
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