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Jamaica’s Oshane Nation named among referees for 2026 FIFA World Cup
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Jamaica’s Oshane Nation named among referees for 2026 FIFA World Cup
April 9 12:25 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Oshane Nation has been included in the list of referees to officiate at the FIFA World Cup set to be played across the U...
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JTA president rejects deflection accusations, stands firm on shelter concerns in schools
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JTA president rejects deflection accusations, stands firm on shelter concerns in schools
April 9 12:19 PM
HANOVER, Jamaica — President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Dr Mark Malabver, has strongly rejected any attempt to dilute or redirect att...
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Cuba accuses US of ‘extorting’ Latin America in doctors row
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Cuba accuses US of ‘extorting’ Latin America in doctors row
April 9 12:00 PM
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba's foreign minister on Thursday accused the United States (US) of "extorting" Latin American countries by pressuring them to ...
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Probe underway into video of murder suspect arrest at Mandeville Police Station, says commander
April 9 11:53 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Head of the Manchester police, Superintendent Carey Duncan, says an investigation is underway pertaining to a video showing the ...
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Food For The Poor secures release of 67-y-o St Catherine inmate
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Food For The Poor secures release of 67-y-o St Catherine inmate
April 9 11:49 AM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 67-year-old man has regained his freedom after spending 10 months in the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, thanks to t...
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Jamaica Tourist Board named agents’ favourite national tourist board at Travel Gossip Awards 2026
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Jamaica Tourist Board named agents’ favourite national tourist board at Travel Gossip Awards 2026
April 9 11:34 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has been named Agents' Favourite National Tourist Board at the Travel Gossip Awards 2026, an accol...
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Yoni Epstein resigns as PFJL Finance Committee chairman
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Yoni Epstein resigns as PFJL Finance Committee chairman
April 9 11:17 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Yoni Epstein has tendered his resignation as chairman of the Finance Committee of Professional Football Jamaica Limited, with imme...
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Man chopped to death in Cobbla, Manchester
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Man chopped to death in Cobbla, Manchester
April 9 09:31 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Three people are in police custody following the chopping death of a man in the Cobbla district in north east Manchester on Wedn...
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Leftist Mamdani begins first day as New York mayor
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Leftist Mamdani begins first day as New York mayor
January 1, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Zohran Mamdani, the young star of the United States (US) left, started his first day as New York mayor on Thursday for...
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‘I can also make it’: Pride in Uganda over Mamdani win in New York mayor race
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‘I can also make it’: Pride in Uganda over Mamdani win in New York mayor race
November 5, 2025
KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP) -- Some Ugandans were elated Wednesday at the news that one of their countrymen, Zohran Mamdani, had been elected mayor of New Y...
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Former Port Maria Mayor Walter Brady dies at 88
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Former Port Maria Mayor Walter Brady dies at 88
April 11, 2025
Former Mayor of Port Maria, Walter Brady has died. Brady died on Thursday aged 88. He was the councillor for the Hampstead Division and chairman of th...
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Son of Jamaican immigrants confident of being elected as NYC mayor
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Son of Jamaican immigrants confident of being elected as NYC mayor
March 11, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Michael Blake, a son of Jamaican immigrants, says his decision to run for the post of mayor is driven by his belief th...
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Portmore mayor under investigation for alleged assault of women at contentious meeting
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Portmore mayor under investigation for alleged assault of women at contentious meeting
February 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A police investigation is reportedly underway into allegations that Mayor of Portmore, the People's National Party's Leon Thomas, ...
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Ex-NY mayor Giuliani in contempt of court again
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Ex-NY mayor Giuliani in contempt of court again
January 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A United States (US) judge held former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court on Friday for continuing to...
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Immigration advocates criticise New York mayor
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Immigration advocates criticise New York mayor
January 10, 2025
Immigration advocates in New York have criticised New York City Mayor Eric Adams over alleged lack of support for Caribbean and other immigrants. Acco...
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Kingston mayor expects report on alleged building breach at an Estatebridge development in 48 hours
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Kingston mayor expects report on alleged building breach at an Estatebridge development in 48 hours
December 11, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby says he expects a written report within 48 hours from the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporati...
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Mixed reaction in the Caribbean community to Mayor Adams’s indictment
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Mixed reaction in the Caribbean community to Mayor Adams’s indictment
September 27, 2024
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — The Caribbean community in New York has expressed mixed reaction to the indictment of New York (NY) City Mayor Eric Ad...
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New York mayor charged with years of bribery, fraud
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New York mayor charged with years of bribery, fraud
September 26, 2024
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York's scandal-plagued Mayor Eric Adams was charged Thursday with wire fraud, soliciting illegal foreign campaign ...
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New York mayor indicted on federal criminal charges — US media
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New York mayor indicted on federal criminal charges — US media
September 25, 2024
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on federal criminal charges, United States (US) media reported Wednesday, follo...
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French mayor sorry for ‘no one died’ remark over mass rape trial
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French mayor sorry for ‘no one died’ remark over mass rape trial
September 20, 2024
MARSEILLE, France (AFP) -- The mayor of the French town where a man for over a decade brought strangers to rape his wife apologised on Friday for rema...
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JTA president rejects deflection accusations, stands firm on shelter concerns in schools
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Cuba accuses US of ‘extorting’ Latin America in doctors row
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Head of the Manchester police, Superintendent Carey Duncan, says an investigation is underway pertaining to a video showing the ...
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Food For The Poor secures release of 67-y-o St Catherine inmate
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Food For The Poor secures release of 67-y-o St Catherine inmate
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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 67-year-old man has regained his freedom after spending 10 months in the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, thanks to t...
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