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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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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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GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico's car assembly industry, one of the biggest in the world, fears US President Donald Trump's tariff war will impede...
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Man arrested after groping Mexican president
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Man arrested after groping Mexican president
November 5, 2025
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)—Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called Wednesday for making sexual harassment a criminal offense nationwide after a man ...
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Alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin extradited from Cuba to US — Mexico gov’t
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Alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin extradited from Cuba to US — Mexico gov’t
October 24, 2025
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A Chinese citizen accused of trafficking fentanyl has been extradited from Cuba to the United States (US), according to th...
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Dozens of bags with human remains found in Mexico
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Dozens of bags with human remains found in Mexico
October 23, 2025
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AFP) — As many as 48 bags containing human remains were discovered and recovered from a clandestine grave near Guadalajara, Mexic...
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Cuba nabs suspected Chinese fentanyl kingpin wanted by Mexico, US
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October 22, 2025
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Cuba has arrested a suspected Chinese fentanyl kingpin who escaped from custody in Mexico and is also wanted by the United...
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US confirms Observer report – Jamaica among co-hosts for 2031 Women’s World Cup bid
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US confirms Observer report – Jamaica among co-hosts for 2031 Women’s World Cup bid
October 20, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- United States football officials on Monday confirmed that Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica have joined its bid for the ...
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At least 64 dead, 65 missing in Mexico floods: government
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At least 64 dead, 65 missing in Mexico floods: government
October 13, 2025
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — The death toll from flooding in central and eastern Mexico has risen sharply to at least 64, with another 65 still missing...
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At least 37 dead in Mexico floods
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At least 37 dead in Mexico floods
October 11, 2025
TULANCINGO DE BRAVO, Mexico (AFP) — Floods caused by torrential rains have killed at least 37 people in Mexico in recent days and left behind a trail ...
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Dozens wounded in Mexico City gas truck blast
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Nearly 60 people were wounded, 19 gravely, when a gas truck exploded in Mexico City on Wednesday, causing widespread damag...
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Mexico asks US to extradite two wanted for students’ disappearance
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Mexico City, Mexico (AFP)-Mexico's president said Tuesday she has asked Washington to extradite two people wanted in the disappearance of 43 students ...
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Rubio to visit Mexico, Ecuador next week to discuss migration — US
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Rubio to visit Mexico, Ecuador next week to discuss migration — US
August 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio, next week, will pay his first visit to Mexico as the top US diplo...
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Adidas apologizes to Mexican artisans for sandal design
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August 21, 2025
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Sportswear giant Adidas apologised to an Indigenous community in Mexico on Thursday for using their traditional sandals as...
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Trump says Mexico, EU to face 30 per cent tariff from Aug 1
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July 12, 2025
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US records worst measles epidemic in more than 30 years
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) in 2025 has recorded its worst measles epidemic in more than 30 years, according to a count r...
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Mexico defeat USA 2-1 to retain Gold Cup
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Mexico defeat USA 2-1 to retain Gold Cup
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HOUSTON, United States (AFP) -- Mexico defeated the United States 2-1 to retain the CONCACAF Gold Cup and lift the title for a record-extending 10th t...
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Twenty bodies, some headless, found in Mexican cartel bastion
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Twenty bodies, some headless, found in Mexican cartel bastion
June 30, 2025
CULIACAN, Mexico (AFP) — Twenty bodies, several of them decapitated, were found on a highway bridge in a part of Mexico where factions of the Sinaloa ...
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Mexican authorities rescue over three thousand trafficked baby turtles
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June 20, 2025
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexican authorities said Friday they had rescued over 3,400 protected baby turtles stuffed into cardboard boxes set to be ...
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Floods expected after Hurricane Erick makes landfall in western Mexico
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Puerto Escondido, Mexico (AFP)-Hurricane Erick made landfall in the western Mexican state of Oaxaca on Thursday, the US National Hurricane Center said...
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Hurricane Erick nears Mexico, strengthens to powerful Category 3 storm — NHC
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Hurricane Erick has strengthened to a powerful Category 3 storm as it barrels down on Mexico's Pacific coast, the US Natio...
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Mexico down Dominican Republic to open Gold Cup defence
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US Supreme Court rejects Mexican govt suit against gunmakers
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17 bodies found in abandoned house in Mexico
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May 27, 2025
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Missing persons investigators found 17 bodies in an abandoned house in a central Mexican region plagued by criminal viole...
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