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Security guard awarded damages after cops detain him for 15 days without explanation
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$3.5m for false imprisonment
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Ding Dong leads Rock representation at 2026 BET Awards
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JABA gets timely backing for crucial qualifiers
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Martinelli magic gives Brazil late win after early Japan scare
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Germany dumped out by Paraguay in seismic World Cup shock
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Cold case investigators to give fresh eyes to Jayden Smith case
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Camperdown Primary teacher named ICT Innovation Teacher of the Year
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Not Every Bride Has a Dad at the Wedding — And That’s Okay
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May 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government is moving to address period poverty, which Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has acknowledged, oft...
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March 30, 2026
While the proportion of Jamaica’s population that is below the poverty line is officially 8.2 per cent, the percentage of Jamaicans in danger of falli...
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February 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A project aimed at reducing poverty in low-income, vulnerable communities through livelihood enhancement and human resource develo...
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January 18, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government of Jamaica is now better equipped to measure and address poverty across the island following the launch of the Nati...
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October 19, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (CMC) – Caribbean nations continue to grapple with deep inequalities and rising climate risks, according to the Global M...
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August 28, 2025
PANAMA CITY, Panama (CMC) — A new report by two United Nations (UN) agencies warns that climate change could push at least 5.9 million more children a...
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July 15, 2025
Havana, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba's president was forced to step in Tuesday after a minister's assertion that "there are no beggars" in the country, caused an...
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June 30, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it has officially joined the Global Alliance Against Hunger and ...
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June 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) is the most transformative and enduring in...
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May 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has welcomed the recently announced drop in the poverty rate which he says is a result of targeted p...
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April 20, 2025
While growing up in Connecticut, dancehall artiste Iesha Nova experienced poverty. It is a hot-button issue that she is passionate about, and her wis...
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March 27, 2025
London, United Kingdom (AFP) — The number of children living in poverty in the UK reached a new record, according to data published Thursday, as the g...
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October 24, 2024
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Poverty makes people up to three times more likely to suffer from mental illnesses such as depression and anxiet...
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October 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The president of the World Bank unveiled a new simplified corporate "scorecard" Thursday to measure its progress, ah...
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September 9, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Trade Organization (WTO) said Monday that open trade alone was not enough to reduce inequalities between wealthy...
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June 10, 2024
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched an appeal to help Haiti prepare for the 2024 hurricane season, ...
Security guard awarded damages after cops detain him for 15 days without explanation
June 30, 2026
$3.5m for false imprisonment
Football, ...
Martinelli magic gives Brazil late win after early Japan scare
June 30, 2026
Germany dumped out by Paraguay in seismic World Cup shock
