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KINGSTON, Jamaica— International reggae artiste Jimmy Cliff, who died last week, has returned to the Billboard Reggae Albums chart. The famed singer r...
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Same day processing of driver’s licence on hold says TAJ
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says it continues to experience technical issues affecting the processing of same-day driver's lice...
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It’s time! Masicka, Tommy Lee kick off dancehall’s ‘war season’ with potent diss tracks
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OUR to monitor utility billing relief after the hurricane
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica's utilities regulator said on Tuesday it would monitor temporary customer billing relief measures announced by major servi...
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PORTLAND, Jamaica — A district constable was summoned to the Portland Parish Court on November 26 to answer to charges surrounding a domestic assault ...
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10 ways to volunteer this Christmas to support Jamaicans impacted by Melissa
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As communities across Jamaica continue to pick up the pieces following Hurricane Melissa, the need to give back has never been greater, and what bette...
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Toll collection for May Pen to Williamsfield highway delayed
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Toll collection on the new Phase 1C segment of the PJ Patterson Highway from May Pen to Williamsfield, which was scheduled to comm...
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Hopes for survivors wane after Pakistan flooding kills hundreds
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Hopes for survivors wane after Pakistan flooding kills hundreds
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Pakistan (AFP)—Pakistani rescuers dug homes out from under massive boulders on Sunday as they searched for survivors of flash floods that killed at le...
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Pakistan monsoon death toll tops 160 in 24 hours  — disaster agency
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Pakistan monsoon death toll tops 160 in 24 hours — disaster agency
August 15, 2025
BAJAUR, Pakistan (AFP) — The death toll from heavy monsoon rains that have triggered landslides and flash floods across northern Pakistan has risen to...
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Last-ball hero Holder lifts West Indies over Pakistan in T20
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Last-ball hero Holder lifts West Indies over Pakistan in T20
August 3, 2025
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Jason Holder smashed a four on the final ball to give West Indies a dramatic two-wicket victory over Pakistan on Saturda...
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Half of the 266 Pakistan monsoon deaths are children
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Half of the 266 Pakistan monsoon deaths are children
July 25, 2025
Islamabad, Pakistan (AFP)-Almost half of the 266 deaths linked to Pakistan's heavier-than-normal monsoon rains were children on their national school ...
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Pakistan retains Rizwan as ODI captain for West Indies series
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Pakistan retains Rizwan as ODI captain for West Indies series
July 25, 2025
KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) — Pakistan on Friday retained Mohammad Rizwan as skipper for a one-day series in the West Indies, but continued to sideline hi...
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Bangladesh take second T20I for first series win over Pakistan
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Bangladesh take second T20I for first series win over Pakistan
July 22, 2025
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AFP)-Bangladesh survived a late onslaught by Faheem Ashraf and Ahmed Daniyal to pull off a narrow eight-run victory in the second T...
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More than 200 inmates escape Pakistani jail in earthquake panic
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More than 200 inmates escape Pakistani jail in earthquake panic
June 3, 2025
KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) — More than 200 Pakistani inmates escaped from a jail in the mega coastal city of Karachi on Tuesday after several earthquake ...
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G7 countries calling for ‘immediate de-escalation’ in India-Pakistan conflict
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G7 countries calling for ‘immediate de-escalation’ in India-Pakistan conflict
May 9, 2025
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — The G7 group of nations on Friday called for "immediate de-escalation" and "maximum restraint" in the conflict between India ...
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Emotions run high as power outage shuts London’s Heathrow
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March 21, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom  (AFP)—Passengers in London desperately searched for alternative flights to destinations from Pakistan to Athens after hundreds...
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Pakistan father kills himself after daughter ordered to marry to settle dispute
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March 11, 2025
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — A Pakistani father killed himself after a tribal council ordered that his 12-year-old daughter be forcibly married to settl...
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WhatsApp group admin shot dead in Pakistan for allegedly removing member
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WhatsApp group admin shot dead in Pakistan for allegedly removing member
March 8, 2025
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — A Pakistani man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting the administrator of a community WhatsApp group who r...
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West Indies win Test in Pakistan for first time in 35 years
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West Indies win Test in Pakistan for first time in 35 years
January 27, 2025
MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP) — Spinner Jomel Warrican took five wickets as the West Indies won a Test match in Pakistan Monday for the first time in nearly ...
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West Indies earn slender lead over Pakistan after Noman hat trick
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January 25, 2025
MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP) -- The West Indies gained a slender nine-run lead over Pakistan Saturday as spinners dominated the opening day of the second Te...
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Pakistan stick with spin as they chase West Indies series sweep
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January 24, 2025
MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP)— Head coach Aaqib Javed brushed aside criticism of Pakistan's reliance on spin bowling as they seek a clean sweep against the W...
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Seales leaves Pakistan struggling at 86-4 in weather-hit first Test
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Seales leaves Pakistan struggling at 86-4 in weather-hit first Test
January 17, 2025
MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP)— Jayden Seales grabbed three quick wickets to leave Pakistan struggling at 86-4 on the opening day of the first Test in Multan ...
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Pakistan, West Indies seek to improve from Test Championship lows
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Pakistan, West Indies seek to improve from Test Championship lows
January 16, 2025
MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP) — Pakistan and West Indies vowed a strong finish when they meet in the first Test in Multan on Friday despite dragging up the r...
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Pakistan, all out for 194, forced to follow on against South Africa
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Pakistan, all out for 194, forced to follow on against South Africa
January 5, 2025
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP)— South Africa enforced the follow-on after they bowled out Pakistan for 194 to take a first innings lead of 421 runs on ...
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Truce called after 82 killed in Pakistan sectarian clashes
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Truce called after 82 killed in Pakistan sectarian clashes
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP - Pakistani officials announced a seven-day truce Sunday after days of bitter sectarian gunfights in the country's northwest K...
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England in sight of victory after Brook’s triple hundred
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October 10, 2024
MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP)— England's bowlers sparked a Pakistan batting collapse after a brilliant triple century by Harry Brook and Joe Root's double hu...
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Record-breaking Root helps England dominate Pakistan in first Test
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Record-breaking Root helps England dominate Pakistan in first Test
October 9, 2024
MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP)— Joe Root went past Alastair Cook as England's highest Test run scorer with an unconquered hundred against Pakistan, anchoring ...
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36 dead in two Pakistan bus crashes
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36 dead in two Pakistan bus crashes
August 25, 2024
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AFP)— At least 36 people were killed in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan on Sunday, including 12 pilgrims who had been try...
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Rizwan, Babar keep Pakistan alive at T20 World Cup
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June 11, 2024
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)— Mohammad Rizwan and captain Babar Azam starred as Pakistan stayed alive at the T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket win ov...
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Jimmy Cliff’s Best of Jimmy Cliff returns to Billboard
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Same day processing of driver’s licence on hold says TAJ
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It’s time! Masicka, Tommy Lee kick off dancehall’s ‘war season’ with potent diss tracks
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It’s time! Masicka, Tommy Lee kick off dancehall’s ‘war season’ with potent diss tracks
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With Masicka and Tommy Lee Sparta having released “diss” tracks aimed at each other, dancehall’s “war season” has officially begun. In less than 24 ho...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica's utilities regulator said on Tuesday it would monitor temporary customer billing relief measures announced by major servi...
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