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Forex: $161.05 to one US dollar
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Forex: $161.05 to one US dollar
November 24 05:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, November 24, ended trading $161.05, down 60 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s dai...
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PJ Patterson pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
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PJ Patterson pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
November 24 05:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Prime Minister P J Patterson has expressed profound sadness at the passing of reggae legend James Chambers, better known as...
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Gold in France for Rvssian’s Santa
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Gold in France for Rvssian’s Santa
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
November 24 05:30 PM
Jamaican music producer and recording artiste Rvssian continues to bear gifts as his 2024 hit collaboration Santa featuring Rauw Alejandro and Nigeria...
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
November 24 05:24 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former St Andrew High 400m/400m hurdler Michka Hyde broke the Jamaican national record in the women’s Marathon after she completed...
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
November 24 04:50 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Monday urged the public to be cautious after a 39-year-old man appeared ...
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Scientists say most dogs have some wolf DNA – even chihuahuas
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Scientists say most dogs have some wolf DNA – even chihuahuas
November 24 04:06 PM
PARIS, France (AFP) — Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware -- they probably have some wolf in them. That is the di...
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Lennie Little-White has fond memories of late cousin, Jimmy Cliff
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Lennie Little-White has fond memories of late cousin, Jimmy Cliff
Howard Campbell 
November 24 04:05 PM
In many ways, Jimmy Cliff was similar to Ivan, the ambitious character he played in The Harder They Come , the 1972 movie that made him a superstar. T...
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Limit overexposure to news about hurricane devastation to safeguard mental health
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Limit overexposure to news about hurricane devastation to safeguard mental health
November 24 03:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People struggling with feelings of stress and anxiety in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa are being urged to limit their exposur...
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St James residents urged to avoid unsafe routes
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St James residents urged to avoid unsafe routes
November 11, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, is imploring residents of St James to avoid using unsafe routes and to heed the w...
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#EyeOnMelissa: JAA warns motorists to avoid flooded roads as Tropical Storm Melissa approaches
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#EyeOnMelissa: JAA warns motorists to avoid flooded roads as Tropical Storm Melissa approaches
October 24, 2025
KINGSTON,  Jamaica — As Tropical Storm Melissa moves closer to Jamaica the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) is urging motorists to exercise extrem...
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St Catherine most dangerous parish for road users in April-June quarter – ITA
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St Catherine most dangerous parish for road users in April-June quarter – ITA
August 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The parish of St Catherine was the most dangerous for road users between April and June when 16 people perished while traversing t...
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Holness breaks ground for $2.4b Braeton to Naggo Head road
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Holness breaks ground for $2.4b Braeton to Naggo Head road
June 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness broke ground for the $2.4 billion Braeton to Naggo Head Road Project under the Government’s Capital ...
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Work under REACH programme to be completed by end of June
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Work under REACH programme to be completed by end of June
June 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Work under the Government’s Relief, Emergency Assistance and Community Help (REACH) programme is expected to be completed by the e...
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Portland roads impassable amid heavy rains
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Portland roads impassable amid heavy rains
April 15, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica— The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that the main road from Buff Bay to White Hall in Portland is now impassable following ...
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Future PNP Gov’t will incorporate AI technology into road maintenance, says Golding
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Future PNP Gov’t will incorporate AI technology into road maintenance, says Golding
March 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A strategic, 10-year national road maintenance and rehabilitation plan that incorporates the use of AI technology will be used to ...
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Old Harbour South councillor calls for transparency in the implementation of SPARK programme
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Old Harbour South councillor calls for transparency in the implementation of SPARK programme
February 20, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica - Councillor for the Old Harbour South Division Kurt Waul is raising concerns regarding what he says is the “lack of transparenc...
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PNP’s Brown calls for urgent road repairs on Long Road
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PNP’s Brown calls for urgent road repairs on Long Road
February 11, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica – People’s National Party (PNP) caretaker for St Mary South East Christopher Brown, is calling for immediate intervention to address ...
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Work to begin on 100 roads under  SPARK programme
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Work to begin on 100 roads under SPARK programme
January 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Work is scheduled to begin on 100 roads under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Pro...
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Road deaths down by 11%; drivers urged to remain vigilant
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Road deaths down by 11%; drivers urged to remain vigilant
November 6, 2024
The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is reporting a 11 per cent decrease in road fatalities and a 16 per cent fall in fatal crashes year-to-date, up to ...
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Forex: $161.05 to one US dollar
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Forex: $161.05 to one US dollar
November 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, November 24, ended trading $161.05, down 60 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s dai...
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PJ Patterson pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
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PJ Patterson pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
November 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Prime Minister P J Patterson has expressed profound sadness at the passing of reggae legend James Chambers, better known as...
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Gold in France for Rvssian’s Santa
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Gold in France for Rvssian’s Santa
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
November 24, 2025
Jamaican music producer and recording artiste Rvssian continues to bear gifts as his 2024 hit collaboration Santa featuring Rauw Alejandro and Nigeria...
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
November 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former St Andrew High 400m/400m hurdler Michka Hyde broke the Jamaican national record in the women’s Marathon after she completed...
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
November 24, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Monday urged the public to be cautious after a 39-year-old man appeared ...
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