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Showfa Express and Paymaster launch flat-rate parcel delivery service
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Showfa Express and Paymaster launch flat-rate parcel delivery service
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June 5 05:43 PM
Customers have been promised a more reliable and cost-effective way of sending and receiving packages through a new flat-rate parcel delivery service ...
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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United State (US) CDC on Friday urged strong public health interventions against the current Ebola outbreak, cit...
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Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
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Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Parliament's Economy and Production Committee is to undertake a comprehensive review of flexible work hours and work-from-home pol...
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Forex: $158.10 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, June 5, ended trading at $158.10, down 28 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily...
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ChatGPT just landed in Google Sheets — here’s why every Jamaican business owner should pay attention
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A new spreadsheet-native AI tool turns the most-used business app on into a financial co-pilot. The catch? You don’t need to be a developer to use it
Peta-Gaye Hardy, Founder, PGH Consulting, LLC 
June 5 04:18 PM
Most Jamaican finance teams I work with are not short on ideas. They are short on hours. A senior accountant spends Tuesday cleaning a messy export fr...
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Gov’t to invest $200m in care facilities expansion
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Gov’t to invest $200m in care facilities expansion
June 5 04:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government will invest $200 million this year to expand capacity at care facilities, thereby easing overcrowding and freeing u...
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Dancehall royalty turn out for Spragga Benz 57th birthday celebration
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Dancehall royalty turn out for Spragga Benz 57th birthday celebration
June 5 02:14 PM
After his 2025 birthday party in St Croix, Spragga Benz’ management planned an even bigger event to celebrate his 57th year in 2026. They got that and...
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Debbie DeFire reflects on life and legacy with new singles ‘Rude Bwoy’ And ‘Life’
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Debbie DeFire reflects on life and legacy with new singles ‘Rude Bwoy’ And ‘Life’
June 5 02:06 PM
United Kingdom (UK) based reggae singer Debbie DeFire is showcasing two distinct sides of her artistry with the release of her latest singles, Rude Bw...
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‘God’s Influencer’ to become first millennial saint in September
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‘God’s Influencer’ to become first millennial saint in September
June 13, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Italian millennial Carlo Acutis, dubbed "God's Influencer", will be elevated to sainthood in September after the origin...
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Pope meets Vance ahead of Ukraine ceasefire push
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Pope meets Vance ahead of Ukraine ceasefire push
May 19, 2025
Vatican City, Holy See (AFP)-Pope Leo XIV received US Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican Monday, ahead of a ...
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Francis laid to rest as 400,000 mourn pope ‘with an open heart’
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Francis laid to rest as 400,000 mourn pope ‘with an open heart’
April 26, 2025
Rome, Italy (AFP)—Hundreds of thousands of mourners joined world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, to bid farewell Saturday to Pope Franci...
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Trump, Zelensky meet on sidelines of pope’s funeral
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Trump, Zelensky meet on sidelines of pope’s funeral
April 26, 2025
Rome, Italy (AFP)— Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in the hush of St Peter's basilica on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral on Sa...
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Francis’s funeral to be grand farewell to ‘pope of the poor’
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Francis’s funeral to be grand farewell to ‘pope of the poor’
April 25, 2025
Vatican City, Holy See (AFP)—Pope Francis, champion of the poor and the Church's first Latin American leader, will be honoured Saturday with a funeral...
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Trump in Rome for pope funeral in first foreign trip of new term
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Trump in Rome for pope funeral in first foreign trip of new term
April 25, 2025
Rome, Italy (AFP)—US President Donald Trump arrived in Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis, where he will brush shoulders with an array of ...
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Huge crowds pack Vatican ahead of Pope’s funeral
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Huge crowds pack Vatican ahead of Pope’s funeral
April 25, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican Friday for a last glimpse of Pope Francis's open coffin, as world l...
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The world leaders set to attend Pope Francis’s funeral
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The world leaders set to attend Pope Francis’s funeral
April 22, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Numerous world leaders have announced they will travel to Rome for Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, which is expected to draw...
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A ‘discreet death’: Vatican recounts Pope Francis last hours
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A ‘discreet death’: Vatican recounts Pope Francis last hours
April 22, 2025
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis thanked his personal nurse for encouraging him to greet the crowds in St Peter's Square on Easter S...
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Pope Francis was a champion and advocate for change — PM Holness
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Pope Francis was a champion and advocate for change — PM Holness
April 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness described Pope Francis as a “champion and advocate for change” who endeared millions to a deeper bel...
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Pope Francis leaves a legacy of compassion, humility and faith — Opposition leader
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Pope Francis leaves a legacy of compassion, humility and faith — Opposition leader
April 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mark Golding, Opposition leader and People’s National Party (PNP) president, has extended his condolences on the passing of Pope F...
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Argentina mourns loss of papal son
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Argentina mourns loss of papal son
April 21, 2025
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — Grief-stricken Argentines massed at Buenos Aires Cathedral early Monday to collectively mourn their late pontiff, comp...
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Trump says Pope Francis ‘loved the world’
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Trump says Pope Francis ‘loved the world’
April 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump and his White House predecessor Joe Biden led the way in paying respects from the United Stat...
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World leaders react to the death of Pope Francis
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World leaders react to the death of Pope Francis
April 21, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) -- World leaders remembered Pope Francis as "a beacon of compassion", reacting with sadness after the leader of the world...
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Pope Francis is dead at 88
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Pope Francis is dead at 88
April 21, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) -- Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on...
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Recovering pope ‘happy’ to get out and about — Vatican
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Recovering pope ‘happy’ to get out and about — Vatican
April 11, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis was "happy" to get out and about this week but while his health is improving, it is too soon to confirm hi...
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Recovering Pope surprises crowd at Vatican square
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Recovering Pope surprises crowd at Vatican square
April 6, 2025
Vatican City, Holy See (AFP)—Pope Francis made a surprise public appearance on Sunday as he mingled with crowds at the Vatican just two weeks after le...
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Convalescing pope aims to give Easter blessing – Vatican
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Convalescing pope aims to give Easter blessing – Vatican
March 27, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, intends to give his Easter Sunday blessing, ...
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Pope returns to Vatican after five weeks in hospital
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Pope returns to Vatican after five weeks in hospital
March 23, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) - Pope Francis returned home to the Vatican on Sunday after more than five weeks in hospital with pneumonia, taking time ...
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Pope to make first public appearance Sunday since hospitalisation
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Pope to make first public appearance Sunday since hospitalisation
March 22, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) -- Pope Francis will make his first public appearance on Sunday with a blessing and a wave from Rome's Gemelli hospital w...
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Pope Francis stops using oxygen mask, Vatican says
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Pope Francis stops using oxygen mask, Vatican says
March 19, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis has suspended the use of an oxygen mask, the Vatican said on Wednesday, adding that the 88-year-old's clin...
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Pope out of danger, talks turn to his return home
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Pope out of danger, talks turn to his return home
March 11, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis was reported to be in good spirits Tuesday after the Vatican declared he was out of danger and could even ...
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