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Unhealthy trend: Student obesity surges to 15.3%
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KPREIT puts Spanish Town Road sale on hold
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August 26 12:14 AM
Hard Rock wins Cabinet backing for Montego Bay casino resort
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MFS completes CBM takeover; terms undisclosed
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‘RAIN DELAY’ FOR JCA AGM
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Cricket association elections pushed back to October
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Bennett says JCA’s rescheduled voting AGM set for October
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Christian Tavares-Finson blasts Golding’s comments on CCJ strife
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August 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator and attorney-at-law Christian Tavares-Finson has described as “grossly premature and disingenuous” Opposition L...
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Modi vows punishment for exam leaks fuelling India protests
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Modi vows punishment for exam leaks fuelling India protests
July 23, 2026
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed "stringent punishment" on Thursday for anyone involved in leaking exam papers, a sc...
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France’s parliament adopts assisted dying law
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France’s parliament adopts assisted dying law
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PARIS, France (AFP) — France on Wednesday moved closer to joining the ranks of countries that guarantee the right to assisted dying for adults sufferi...
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When politics intruded on the World Cup pitch
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When politics intruded on the World Cup pitch
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump's phone call to FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to have the red card for the ...
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FIFA have ‘crossed a red line’ in Balogun reprieve — UEFA
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FIFA have ‘crossed a red line’ in Balogun reprieve — UEFA
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) — FIFA "crossed a red line" with the controversial decision to suspend United States (US) star Folarin Balogun's one game ...
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Silencing Opposition MPs threatens Jamaica’s parliamentary democracy, says PNP
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Silencing Opposition MPs threatens Jamaica’s parliamentary democracy, says PNP
July 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has expressed grave concern over Tuesday’s sitting of the House of Representatives, d...
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US imposes new sanctions on Cuban state entities and Castro family associate
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US imposes new sanctions on Cuban state entities and Castro family associate
June 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) has announced a new round of sanctions targeting key Cuban state-owned companies and a member...
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Samuda rejects claim water expansion being politicised
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Samuda rejects claim water expansion being politicised
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June 25, 2026
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change Matthew Samuda has brushed aside allegations made by Opposition Spokesman Ian Hayles that he has pol...
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Kenya health minister in contempt over US Ebola site, says court
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Kenya health minister in contempt over US Ebola site, says court
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Kenya's high court found the country's health minister in contempt on Monday over the continued construction of an Ebola facili...
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UK Labour leadership frontrunner Andy Burnham sworn in as MP
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UK Labour leadership frontrunner Andy Burnham sworn in as MP
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Fresh from his United Kingdom (UK) by-election victory last week, veteran Labour politician Andy Burnham took another s...
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Seven PMs in 10 years: Britain’s decade of ‘chaos’
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Seven PMs in 10 years: Britain’s decade of ‘chaos’
June 22, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain will have its seventh prime minister in a decade this year after Labour leader Keir Starmer was ousted on Monda...
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Cuba leader admits ‘urgent changes’ needed to overcome crisis
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Cuba leader admits ‘urgent changes’ needed to overcome crisis
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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba's communist model needs "urgent changes" to overcome a major crisis which cannot be solely blamed on a crippling United Stat...
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Haiti’s World Cup return lifts community in New York
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Haiti’s World Cup return lifts community in New York
June 18, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Haitians living in New York — some threatened by Donald Trump's immigration crackdown — have found a rare reason for j...
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UK PM announces ban on social media for under-16s
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UK PM announces ban on social media for under-16s
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Children under 16 will be banned from using social media in the United Kingdom (UK), Prime Minister Keir Starmer announ...
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White House press gala rescheduled after shooting
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White House press gala rescheduled after shooting
June 2, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A White House correspondents' gala at which a gunman tried to storm the event attended by President Donald Trump has...
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Cuba rejects US ‘slander’ over sanctioned army business group
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Cuba rejects US ‘slander’ over sanctioned army business group
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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba on Tuesday denounced American "slander" against its military-backed conglomerate GAESA, which dominates the island's economy...
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Trump floats DC rally after artistes ditch US birthday concerts
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Trump floats DC rally after artistes ditch US birthday concerts
May 30, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump, claiming he could draw larger audiences than Elvis Presley, said Saturday...
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Poison? More artistes flee Trump’s US anniversary concerts
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Poison? More artistes flee Trump’s US anniversary concerts
May 29, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House's troubled bid for a star-studded musical celebration of the 250th anniversary of US independence to...
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Trump’s face could appear on US$250 bill
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Trump’s face could appear on US$250 bill
May 28, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump could soon appear on a new US$250 bill in the Republican's latest move to ...
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Trump has annual medical exam, days before turning 80
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Trump has annual medical exam, days before turning 80
May 26, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump went for his annual medical examination on Tuesday, days before his 80th b...
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PNP’s Newell says gov’t still falling short on environmental promises
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PNP’s Newell says gov’t still falling short on environmental promises
May 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesperson on Environment and Climate Resilience, Omar Newell, says the Government continues to announce environmenta...
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Cuba warns of ‘bloodbath’ if US attacks and Washington issues sanctions
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May 18, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba's leader warned Monday of a "bloodbath" in the event of an American attack, and the United States (US) Treasury issued sanct...
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A different route for boys
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KPREIT puts Spanish Town Road sale on hold
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