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Carl Brown believes Boyz will give Jamaica ‘something to smile about’
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Carl Brown believes Boyz will give Jamaica ‘something to smile about’
November 16 02:04 PM
Former Jamaica football coach Carl Brown is confident the Reggae Boyz will defeat Curacao on Tuesday to secure a second berth at the World Cup. The Gr...
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Ravaged Westmoreland communities receive help from Patricia Smith Foundation, Revival Council of Churches and Resort Areas Police
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November 16 01:50 PM
With both hands on her head, the woman looked into the dusky sky as light rain fell, bewilderment etched on her face. Behind her was the shell of what...
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Trelawny bar altercation ends with fatal stabbing
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Trelawny bar altercation ends with fatal stabbing
November 16 01:16 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Police in Trelawny have launched an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a man in the parish early Sunday morning. The decease...
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Lineworkers from Jamaica and abroad mobilise in Montego Bay to restore power – JPS
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Lineworkers from Jamaica and abroad mobilise in Montego Bay to restore power – JPS
November 16 12:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hundreds of lineworkers from Jamaica, the wider Caribbean, and North America are on the ground in Montego Bay, working intensively...
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Maduro says Caribbean peace threatened by joint military drills between Trinidad and US
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November 16 12:29 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (CMC) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is warning that Trinidad and Tobago’s joint military drills with the United States coul...
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Joe Lick Shot, renowned ‘vibes man’ of the dancehall, dies at 70
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Joe Lick Shot, renowned ‘vibes man’ of the dancehall, dies at 70
November 16 12:10 PM
While he was not a singer, deejay or selector, Joe Lick Shot made his mark at countless dances during the 1980s. The self-described “vibes man” fired ...
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Discovery Bauxite supplying thousands with water during hurricane recovery
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Discovery Bauxite supplying thousands with water during hurricane recovery
November 16 10:23 AM
ST ANN, Jamaica — Discovery Bauxite is providing water to communities across St Ann and neighboring parishes, supplying thousands of gallons each day ...
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Police Federation condemns slaying of cops
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Police Federation condemns slaying of cops
November 16 10:14 AM
The Jamaica Police Federation has expressed shock, grief, and outrage at the murder of two policemen on Waltham Park Road in St Andrew last week. The ...
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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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Former Jamaica football coach Carl Brown is confident the Reggae Boyz will defeat Curacao on Tuesday to secure a second berth at the World Cup. The Gr...
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Ravaged Westmoreland communities receive help from Patricia Smith Foundation, Revival Council of Churches and Resort Areas Police
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