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Shoppers urged to exercise caution for a safer Christmas season
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Shoppers urged to exercise caution for a safer Christmas season
December 24 02:00 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Members of the public are being urged to limit the amount of cash carried, plan shopping activities carefully, and take proactive m...
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
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Roots singers Milton Blake and Luciano were friends for over 20 years before they recorded a song together. That first collaboration was done in 2016,...
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst...
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Manchester police push safety reassurance amid four murders in 48 hours
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester have moved to reassure the public that the parish is safe to conduct business amid four murders in Mandevil...
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
December 24 11:24 AM
  KINGSTON, Jamaica —In a bid to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced it will temporarily relax th...
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
December 24 11:15 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (Caricom) Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) has reaffirmed its commitment to regional integratio...
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
December 24 09:45 AM
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Scouts marched under a clear blue sky in Bethlehem on Wednesday, as the Palestinian city emerged from the s...
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
December 24 09:32 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt, through his foundation, has joined the Janet Richards Foundation in a nearly $1 million donation to...
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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
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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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
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Roots singers Milton Blake and Luciano were friends for over 20 years before they recorded a song together. That first collaboration was done in 2016,...
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester have moved to reassure the public that the parish is safe to conduct business amid four murders in Mandevil...
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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