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#Champs2026: Vere Tech’s Freemantle into girls Class 1 discus final
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#Champs2026: Vere Tech’s Freemantle into girls Class 1 discus final
March 24 06:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Vere Technical’s Ramona Freemantle booked her spot in a second final on the first day of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athl...
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Abortion pill prescriptions surge in US states with bans — study
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Abortion pill prescriptions surge in US states with bans — study
March 24 06:43 PM
WASHINGTON, United States  (AFP) — Women living in United States (US) states with abortion restrictions have shifted from travelling out of state to g...
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Rygin King faces ‘Tuff’ challenges with ICE
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Rygin King faces ‘Tuff’ challenges with ICE
Claude Mills 
March 24 06:20 PM
Sources close to dancehall artiste Rygin King have revealed that the  Tuff  singer was just "hours away" from his green card interview with the US Cit...
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Shena Carty, a beloved champion for the needy, dies in Florida crash
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Shena Carty, a beloved champion for the needy, dies in Florida crash
March 24 06:04 PM
Shena Carty, a Jamaican who is widely known for her charity work and advocacy, has died in a motorcycle crash in Winter Haven, Florida on Sunday. Unit...
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#Champs2026: Calabar’s Edwards leaps into Class 2 long jump final with single jump
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#Champs2026: Calabar’s Edwards leaps into Class 2 long jump final with single jump
March 24 05:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Calabar High’s Talshawn Edwards, Cornwall College’s Zhi-Hew Whitter and Kingston College’s Odane Noble all needed only one jump to...
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#Champs2026: Holmwood lead girls Class 2 and 3 400m qualifying
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#Champs2026: Holmwood lead girls Class 2 and 3 400m qualifying
March 24 05:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Annastacia Hall and Malya McLennon of Holmwood Technical led the qualifiers into the semi-finals of the girls Class 2 and 3 400m a...
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60-y-o accused of stabbing granddaughter admonished and discharged after mediation
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60-y-o accused of stabbing granddaughter admonished and discharged after mediation
March 24 05:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 60-year-old woman accused of stabbing her granddaughter during a confrontation in June 2024 was admonished and discharged on Tue...
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Man granted $100,000 bail on wounding with intent charge
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Man granted $100,000 bail on wounding with intent charge
March 24 05:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 30-year-old man was granted bail in the sum of $100,000 with one to two sureties when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew ...
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Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout in a week
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Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout in a week
March 21, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- A power outage struck the entire island of Cuba on Saturday, the energy ministry said, in the second nationwide blackout in less...
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Protesters ransack a Cuban communist party office
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Protesters ransack a Cuban communist party office
March 14, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)—A small group of protesters angry over Cuba's persistent blackouts and food shortages vandalised a provincial office of the Cuban C...
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Several communities without power due to cold front winds
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Several communities without power due to cold front winds
February 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Strong winds associated with a cold front have caused power outages in sections of several parishes, with restoration efforts now ...
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Widespread power outage hits Dominican Republic
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Widespread power outage hits Dominican Republic
November 11, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP)—Santa Domingo found itself without electricity Tuesday as the Dominican Republic's energy company announced a ...
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Technical issue at LNG facility causing power outages — JPS
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Technical issue at LNG facility causing power outages — JPS
September 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A number of Jamaicans across the island are now without electricity due to a technical issue at the  Exelerate Energy LNG facility...
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WATCH: Lyndhurst Road blocked by downed pole, power outage in area
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WATCH: Lyndhurst Road blocked by downed pole, power outage in area
September 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kencot community is now without power after a pole and wires were torn down by a truck along Lyndhurst Road on Tuesday. Report...
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Power restored to customers, Bog Walk Gorge reopened after train derailment
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Power restored to customers, Bog Walk Gorge reopened after train derailment
August 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is reporting that normalcy has returned to customers who lost power due to Saturday’s train derailment...
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JPS says power delivery network ‘extensively damaged’ by derailed train
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JPS says power delivery network ‘extensively damaged’ by derailed train
August 10, 2025
Jamaica Public Service Company says it is continuing repairs to its power delivery network, which was "extensively damaged" by a Windalco train that d...
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Electricity restored to the majority of customers — JPS
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Electricity restored to the majority of customers — JPS
June 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says its team has restored over 41,000 of the 50,000 customers impacted by a squall line this aft...
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JPS reports 50,000 affected by squall across St Andrew and neighbouring parishes
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JPS reports 50,000 affected by squall across St Andrew and neighbouring parishes
June 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Public Service says 50,000 or about seven per cent of its customers have been affected by outages caused by a Squall Lin...
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WATCH: Several businesses on Haining Road without electricity after truck tears down wires
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WATCH: Several businesses on Haining Road without electricity after truck tears down wires
May 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Businesses along Haining Road in St Andrew are now without power and internet after several electricity poles and wires were torn d...
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No power, no phone, no transport — Spain in a panic
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No power, no phone, no transport — Spain in a panic
April 28, 2025
Madrid, Spain (AFP)— Panicked customers scrambled to withdraw cash from banks and streets overflowed with crowds floundering without internet and phon...
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‘Island-wide’ outage hits Puerto Rico on New Year’s Eve
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‘Island-wide’ outage hits Puerto Rico on New Year’s Eve
December 31, 2024
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP) — A major power outage plunged much of Puerto Rico into darkness Tuesday, with the United States (US) island territory's e...
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Power restored to much of Cuba after storm causes blackout
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Power restored to much of Cuba after storm causes blackout
November 8, 2024
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Power was restored to much of Cuba on Friday, two days after Hurricane Rafael left the island's 10 million inhabitants without el...
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Customers affected by power outages due to Rafael will have light by Sunday — JPS
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Customers affected by power outages due to Rafael will have light by Sunday — JPS
November 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Electricity provider Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is projecting that it will complete full restoration of services to the less tha...
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Hurricane Rafael causes nationwide blackout in Cuba— power company
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Hurricane Rafael causes nationwide blackout in Cuba— power company
November 6, 2024
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)— Hurricane Rafael knocked out power to all of Cuba on Wednesday as it lashed the island still reeling from a recent blackout and a ...
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JPS says it is prepared to respond to possible outages from adverse weather
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JPS says it is prepared to respond to possible outages from adverse weather
November 3, 2024
Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it is prepared and ready to respond to the potential impact of adverse weather conditions expected to affect...
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70% of Cuba’s population has power back after blackout
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70% of Cuba’s population has power back after blackout
October 22, 2024
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)— Seventy per cent of Cuba's population has power again as the island recovers from a nationwide blackout and a hurricane that left ...
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With little electricity, Cuba girds for a hurricane
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With little electricity, Cuba girds for a hurricane
October 20, 2024
Havana, Cuba (AFP)— Cuba girded Sunday for a hit from Hurricane Oscar, bracing for more chaos and misery as it grapples with a nearly nationwide power...
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