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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
December 28 02:35 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Long before her home collapsed in the heavy winds of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, Trelawny teacher and businesswoman Joan Mont...
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
December 28 02:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth Police have recovered another prohibited weapon during an operation in the parish. According to the police, a tea...
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
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December 28 01:39 PM
A team from Emirates Facial and Dental Implants Center in New York were at Little London Primary School in Westmoreland from December 17-20, treating ...
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
December 28 01:01 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Multiple charges have been laid against three former directors of the collapsed Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL). The three are...
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
December 28 11:57 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Park Lane and 100 Lane, Red Hills Road, Kingston 19, has been extended. The curfew wil...
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
December 28 11:35 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – Immigration leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives in the United States have condemned President Donald ...
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
December 28 10:50 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — For Bishop Maurice Clarke, Jamaica is not simply home — it is “my heartbeat.” And when Hurricane Melissa tore through sections of...
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
December 28 09:27 AM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – A driver and his passenger were rushed to hospital Sunday morning after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a utilit...
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December 27, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukraine's anti-corruption agency said security services were preventing officers from raiding the parliament on Saturday, as inv...
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Zelensky to meet Trump this weekend in Florida
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Zelensky to meet Trump this weekend in Florida
December 26, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he would meet United States (US)  President Donald Trump this weekend to di...
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Pope urges Russia, Ukraine dialogue in Christmas blessing
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Pope urges Russia, Ukraine dialogue in Christmas blessing
December 25, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP)—Pope Leo XIV on Thursday urged Russia and Ukraine to find the "courage" to hold direct talks and spoke of the dire humani...
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Zelensky reveals US-Ukraine plan to end Russian war, key questions remain
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Zelensky reveals US-Ukraine plan to end Russian war, key questions remain
December 24, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukraine won some concessions in the latest version of a United States (US) led draft plan to end the Russian invasion, revealed ...
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Russia pledges ‘full support’ for Venezuela against US ‘hostilities’
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Russia pledges ‘full support’ for Venezuela against US ‘hostilities’
December 22, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Russia on Monday expressed "full support" for Venezuela as the South American country confronts a blockade of sanctioned oi...
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US Air Force employee sentenced for sharing defense info on dating app
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US Air Force employee sentenced for sharing defense info on dating app
October 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A former civilian employee of the US Air Force was sentenced to nearly six years in prison on Wednesday for sharing ...
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Ukrainian town in shock after Russian drone kills whole family
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Ukrainian town in shock after Russian drone kills whole family
October 1, 2025
CHERNECHCHYNA, Ukraine (AFP) -- The last time Natalya saw her neighbour Alyona Lesnichenko, a 26-year-old mother of two from the Ukrainian village of ...
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Haiti, Caricom welcome UN Security Council resolution on Haiti
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Haiti, Caricom welcome UN Security Council resolution on Haiti
September 30, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (CMC) — Haiti on Tuesday welcomed the decision of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to back a resolution authoris...
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Russia hits seat of Ukraine gov’t in war’s biggest air attack
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September 7, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russia fired its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine early Sunday, killing four people and setting the seat of the Ukrainian ...
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Putin threatens to target any Western troops sent to Ukraine
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Putin threatens to target any Western troops sent to Ukraine
September 5, 2025
UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AFP) — President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that any Western forces deployed to Ukraine would be "legitimate" targets for Russ...
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Could humans become immortal, as Putin was heard telling Xi?
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Could humans become immortal, as Putin was heard telling Xi?
September 4, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have been recorded on a hot mic discussing how organ transplants and other medical advances could ...
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Jude Law became ‘obsessive’ Putin watcher for role as Russian leader
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Jude Law became ‘obsessive’ Putin watcher for role as Russian leader
August 31, 2025
VENICE, Italy (AFP) -- British actor Jude Law said Sunday he became an "obsessive" watcher of Vladimir Putin as he prepared for his role as the Russia...
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Hopes dim for Putin-Zelensky peace summit
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Hopes dim for Putin-Zelensky peace summit
August 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The chances of a Russia-Ukraine summit faded Friday as United States (US) President Donald Trump appeared to tire of...
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Russia will not give Ukraine security guarantee—Zelensky
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Russia will not give Ukraine security guarantee—Zelensky
August 17, 2025
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) —Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday rejected the idea of Russia offering his country security guarantees, after US an...
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Trump moves away from Ukraine war ceasefire demand
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Trump moves away from Ukraine war ceasefire demand
August 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Saturday shifted his campaign to halt the Ukraine war to securing a full peace agreeme...
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Made-for-TV pageantry as Trump brings Putin in from cold
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Made-for-TV pageantry as Trump brings Putin in from cold
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ANCHORAGE, United States (AFP) -- Stepping foot on Western soil for the first time since he ordered the invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin basked in ...
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Russia imposes curbs on WhatsApp, Telegram calls
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Russia imposes curbs on WhatsApp, Telegram calls
August 13, 2025
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP)—Russia announced curbs on calls on the WhatsApp and Telegram messenger apps on Wednesday, saying that this was necessary to fight...
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‘Viable’ chance for Ukraine ceasefire thanks to Trump, says UK PM
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‘Viable’ chance for Ukraine ceasefire thanks to Trump, says UK PM
August 13, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday said that there was now a "viable" chance for a Ukraine ceasefire, ahe...
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Ukraine says fighting ‘difficult’ after reports of Russia’s rapid gains
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Ukraine says fighting ‘difficult’ after reports of Russia’s rapid gains
August 12, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukraine said Tuesday it was engaged in "difficult" battles with Russian forces after Moscow had made rapid advances in a narrow...
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Putin says wants lasting peace in Ukraine
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Putin says wants lasting peace in Ukraine
August 1, 2025
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) - Russia wants a "lasting and stable peace" in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Friday, adding that Moscow's conditions for...
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Russian TV shows buildings swept away as tsunami hits coast
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Russian TV shows buildings swept away as tsunami hits coast
July 30, 2025
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian state television on Wednesday aired footage of a tsunami wave sweeping through a coastal town in the far east of the co...
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Cyberattack on Russia’s Aeroflot grounds dozens of flights
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Cyberattack on Russia’s Aeroflot grounds dozens of flights
July 28, 2025
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP)—A cyberattack on Russia's national airline Aeroflot grounded 42 flights on Monday, officials said, with a Ukrainian and a Belarus...
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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Long before her home collapsed in the heavy winds of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, Trelawny teacher and businesswoman Joan Mont...
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth Police have recovered another prohibited weapon during an operation in the parish. According to the police, a tea...
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Multiple charges have been laid against three former directors of the collapsed Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL). The three are...
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Park Lane and 100 Lane, Red Hills Road, Kingston 19, has been extended. The curfew wil...
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