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Allen calls for answers over conditions at Cornwall Regional Hospital
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) caretaker for St James Central, Janice Allen, is calling for urgent accountability from health autho...
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Peterkin calls for reopening of Maryland-Woodford main road after landslide
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NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — The Caribbean community in Brooklyn, New York, has expressed profound sadness over the passing of Rodrick F Daley, the...
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Taylor Hall resident at the University of the West Indies (Mona) and computer science student, Keshawn McGrath, says the need to advocate for better e...
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Cuba will defend itself against any ‘terrorist aggression’ — president
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Bishop Garth Minott elected new president of Jamaica Council of Churches
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Suffragan Bishop of Kingston, Garth Minott, has been elected President of the Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) for a two-year ter...
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FOZ DO IGUAÇU, Brazil (AFP)—Argentina’s President Javier Milei on Saturday praised counterpart Donald Trump's pressure campaign on Venezuela, which fe...
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Barbados installs second president during Independence Day parade
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The second president of Barbados, Jeffrey Bostic, was sworn in early Sunday during the 59th anniversary of Independence a...
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Tavares-Finson reappointed as Senate president
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — King’s Counsel Tom Tavares-Finson was re-appointed as president of the Senate during the ceremonial opening of Parliament on Thurs...
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PARIS, France (AFP) — French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou submitted his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday after France's parliamen...
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US sanctioned Guyanese businessman seeking to become president of Guyana
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – United States (US) sanctioned, Guyanese billionaire businessman, Azruddin Mohammed, says he will contest Guyana’s president...
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Clarke-Griffiths to serve another term as JCSA President
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