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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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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
November 6, 2025
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
October 18, 2025
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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Kenya reiterates support for Haiti
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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Tokyo 2025: Kenya’s Chebet wins 10,000m gold to set up tilt at world double
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
August 7, 2025
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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World not listening to us, laments Kenyan climate scientist at COP29
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World not listening to us, laments Kenyan climate scientist at COP29
November 16, 2024
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AFP) — Being an expert on global warming from an African nation prone to disaster can depress Joyce Kimutai during the creaking COP ...
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Trenches, drones: Haiti gangs adapt to fight Kenya-led police
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Trenches, drones: Haiti gangs adapt to fight Kenya-led police
October 29, 2024
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP)— Haiti's powerful gangs are digging trenches, using drones and stockpiling weapons as they change tactics to confr...
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Kenya says extra police ready for Haiti in early November
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Kenya says extra police ready for Haiti in early November
October 14, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP)— An extra 600 Kenyan police officers set to join a UN-backed mission to try to quell rampant gang violence in Haiti will be ready...
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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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