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The local track and field fraternity has been plunged into mourning following the passing of hurdles coach Rahnsomn Edwards. Edwards died on Monday af...
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St Ann mother toils to build farming legacy
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St Ann mother toils to build farming legacy
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — When 42-year-old Kayanne Cole decided to go into farming, she did not know how to properly use a machete. She had never cleared la...
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NEW YORK (AFP), United States—Warner Bros. Discovery said Tuesday it has received a revised acquisition proposal from Paramount Skydance, even as the ...
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Britain's government committed Tuesday to releasing documents on ex-prince Andrew's past role as a trade envoy, after the...
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Mexico president offers ‘full guarantees’ for safety of World Cup games
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)—Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday offered "full guarantees" for the safety of football fans at World Cup games ...
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Holness’ salary increase is tone-deaf, says advocacy group
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Holness’ salary increase is tone-deaf, says advocacy group
February 24 11:01 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Local human rights organisation, Stand Up For Jamaica, is questioning the timing of the decision by Prime Minister Andrew Holness ...
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Jamaica to host Rotary’s annual district conference this April
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Jamaica to host Rotary’s annual district conference this April
February 24 09:55 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hundreds of Rotarians from 10 countries in the northern Caribbean will convene at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston from April...
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Vybz Kartel among five Jamaican artistes to receive proclamation and keys to Broward County
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Vybz Kartel among five Jamaican artistes to receive proclamation and keys to Broward County
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February 24 09:44 AM
Dancehall kingpin Vybz Kartel added another accolade to his growing list of achievements Monday night, when he received the key to Broward County in F...
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US backs Haitian prime minister
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US backs Haitian prime minister
February 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) has reaffirmed its support for Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimè after he assumed ...
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Haitian group seeks Caricom intervention amid efforts to remove prime minister
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Haitian group seeks Caricom intervention amid efforts to remove prime minister
January 24, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) –  The National Conference of Actors for New Governance (NCANG) in Haiti has written to Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secre...
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FID again denounces social media post about PM
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FID again denounces social media post about PM
December 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  The Financial Investigations Division (FID) says it is denouncing the contents of an old, fabricated social media post claiming i...
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Macron under pressure as French PM resigns after less than month
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Macron under pressure as French PM resigns after less than month
October 6, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) – France's new prime minister resigned on Monday after less than a month in office, sinking the country further into a political c...
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Bayrou resigns as French PM, Macron seeks successor
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Bayrou resigns as French PM, Macron seeks successor
September 9, 2025
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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Trinidad Senate approves controversial legislation barring former PM from pension
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Trinidad Senate approves controversial legislation barring former PM from pension
July 1, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidadian Senate on Monday approved legislation which now sets a minimum one-year term in office for any prime m...
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PM urges parents to play active role in children’s literacy development
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PM urges parents to play active role in children’s literacy development
May 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Parents are being charged to play an active role in their children’s literacy development. Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, made th...
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79 educators to receive PM’s medal of appreciation for service to education
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79 educators to receive PM’s medal of appreciation for service to education
May 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Seventy-nine educators have been selected to receive the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education. The bien...
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Trinidad president defends decision to appoint Stuart Young as prime minister
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March 18, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — President Christine Kangaloo has defended her decision to appoint Stuart Young as prime minister of Trinidad and Tobag...
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Stuart Young sworn in as Trinidad and Tobago’s new prime minister
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Stuart Young sworn in as Trinidad and Tobago’s new prime minister
March 17, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) —Stuart Richard Young was sworn in on Monday as the eighth prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, a few months before vo...
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Mark Carney to be sworn in as Canada PM
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Mark Carney to be sworn in as Canada PM
March 14, 2025
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada's prime minister on Friday, taking charge of a country rattled by a breakdown in United ...
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Portmore Resilience Park on track for completion in September
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Portmore Resilience Park on track for completion in September
March 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Portmore Resilience Park in St Catherine is 50 per cent complete and remains on schedule to be finished by September 2025. Thi...
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Trinidad and Tobago PM to resign on March 16
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Trinidad and Tobago PM to resign on March 16
February 26, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr Keith Rowley says he will resign from office on March 16. He was speaking dur...
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PM commits to securing Jamaica’s economic independence
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PM commits to securing Jamaica’s economic independence
February 8, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to securing Jamaica’s economic independence and resilie...
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Canadian PM Trudeau resignation imminent — media reports
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Canadian PM Trudeau resignation imminent — media reports
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OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may resign as soon as Monday, according to media reports, as he faces mounting dissent w...
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Trinidad’s PM Dr Keith Rowley to resign from office
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Trinidad’s PM Dr Keith Rowley to resign from office
January 3, 2025
SCARBOROUGH, Tobago (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley Friday announced that he would be resigning from office “before the e...
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Who could be France’s new prime minister?
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Who could be France’s new prime minister?
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PARIS, France (AFP)- French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to name a new prime minister in the "coming days" to replace Michel Barnier, who was t...
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November 26, 2024
Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday visited communities in the Waltham Park Road, St Andrew area where five people were killed the previous night...
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New Haitian PM names 18-member Cabinet
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New Haitian PM names 18-member Cabinet
November 16, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Newly installed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has named an 18-member Cabinet, retaining eight of the ministers wh...
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Police outside PM Holness’ Beverly Hills house
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Police outside PM Holness’ Beverly Hills house
September 18, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police are now gathering outside the house of Prime Minister Andrew Holness in Beverly Hills, St Andrew. Sources say the increased...
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New Haitian prime minister sworn in
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New Haitian prime minister sworn in
June 4, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP)— Garry Conille was sworn in as Haiti's prime minister on Monday, promising to "deliver" for the impoverished Caribbean nat...
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St Ann mother toils to build farming legacy
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St Ann mother toils to build farming legacy
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — When 42-year-old Kayanne Cole decided to go into farming, she did not know how to properly use a machete. She had never cleared la...
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