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MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP)—Manchester City's second string eased past Crystal Palace 3-0 on Wednesday to climb just two points behind Premier Le...
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Gas prices down $0.25, diesel down $0.25
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists should see a decrease at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, May 14, according to the latest ex-refin...
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Express Canteen feeding sporting dreams
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Express Canteen donated $500,000 to Convent of Mercy Academy 'Alpha' to assist the school’s track and field team with travel expense...
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St James police alarmed by rise in killings of women
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James police are deeply troubled by the recent spate of killings of women in the parish, pointing to a pattern of interpers...
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Inter Milan win Italian Cup to secure domestic double
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ROME, Italy (AFP)—Inter Milan won the Italian Cup on Wednesday after beating Lazio 2-0 and completing a domestic double alongside their 21st Serie A t...
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SIA turns the spotlight on its people at Fourth Annual Customer Experience Award
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ST JAMES, Jamaica—MBJ Airports Limited (MBJ), operator of the Sangster International Airport (SIA), recently hosted its fourth annual Customer Experie...
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Forex: $159.24 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Wednesday, May 13, ended trading at $159.24, up from 11 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s...
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MSMEs must be at centre of economic growth, says Hylton
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MSMEs must be at centre of economic growth, says Hylton
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on Trade, Industry and Global Logistics, Anthony Hylton, has outlined the Opposition’s strategy for growing t...
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Nearly 50 dead after Hurricane Melissa thrashes Caribbean
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SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AFP) — Hurricane Melissa was "moving quickly away" from Bermuda early Friday after the death toll rose to nearly 50 people, of...
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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba
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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba
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CUBA (AFP) - Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba early Wednesday morning after ripping a path of destruction through Jamaica, which authorities ha...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Melissa strengthens into hurricane as it takes aims at Jamaica
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#EyeOnMelissa: Melissa strengthens into hurricane as it takes aims at Jamaica
October 25, 2025
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Melissa has intensified into a Category 1 hurricane as it charts a worryingly slow course toward Jamaica, the US Nationa...
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Haiti under hurricane watch
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MIAMI, United States (CMC)—A hurricane watch is in effect for Haiti on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Melissa moves slowly across the region, and is expe...
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Flash flooding threat as Tropical Storm Jerry makes its way across the Leeward Islands
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Flash flooding threat as Tropical Storm Jerry makes its way across the Leeward Islands
October 10, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The centre of Tropical Storm Jerry is expected to pass north of the Leeward Islands Friday morning and then move away fro...
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Several Caribbean countries placed on watch as Tropical Storm Jerry strengthens
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Several Caribbean countries placed on watch as Tropical Storm Jerry strengthens
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — A tropical storm watch has gone into effect for several Caribbean islands as Tropical Storm Jerry is forecast to become a...
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Gabrielle intensifies into a major hurricane southeast of Bermuda
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Hurricane Gabrielle on Monday intensified rapidly into a major hurricane and was located 195 miles southeast of Bermuda. ...
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Hurricane centre monitoring tropical wave with potential to develop
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Hurricane centre monitoring tropical wave with potential to develop
July 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical wave currently moving across the Atlantic that could develop into the seaso...
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Hurricane Milton strengthens into Category 5 storm, targets Florida
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Hurricane Milton strengthens into Category 5 storm, targets Florida
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TREASURE ISLAND, United States (AFP) -- Hurricane Milton exploded in strength Monday to become a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm bound for F...
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Fresh US hurricane threat on heels of deadly Helene
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Fresh US hurricane threat on heels of deadly Helene
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MIAMI, United States (AFP)— Florida's governor declared a state of emergency on Saturday as forecasters warned the US state -- still reeling from dead...
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Hurricane Francine makes landfall in US state of Louisiana
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HOUMA, United States (AFP)— Hurricane Francine barrelled into Louisiana Wednesday, forecasters said, warning of life-threatening flooding and storm su...
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Weather system could become tropical storm Ernesto within 48 hours— NHC
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC)— The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) Monday warned that a disturbance located a few hundred miles away from the...
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Centre of Tropical Storm Beryl could pass 150 miles from Jamaica’s coastline but prepare for the worst — Met Service
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June 29, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) says that  despite projections suggesting a direct hit by Tropical Storm Beryl...
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