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Audrey Marks reacquires Digicel’s 80 per cent stake in Paymaster parent
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Audrey Marks reacquires Digicel’s 80 per cent stake in Paymaster parent
June 14 11:01 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Paymaster founder Audrey Marks has reacquired Digicel’s 80 per cent stake in APM Holdings Limited, returning control of the paymen...
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PM vindicated in ‘unspent’ hurricane relief funds, says Montague
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PM vindicated in ‘unspent’ hurricane relief funds, says Montague
June 14 10:51 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister with responsibility for Land and Settlements, Robert Montague, says the Auditor General’s Report on unused donated funds fo...
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Jamaican-born pilot Beth Powell wins at Cannes Film Festival for Bessie Coleman documentary
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Jamaican-born pilot Beth Powell wins at Cannes Film Festival for Bessie Coleman documentary
June 14 10:33 AM
Jamaican-born pilot and filmmaker Beth Powell’s Discovering Bessie Coleman , a documentary chronicling the life and legacy of pioneering aviator Bessi...
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Hamilton claims his first Ferrari win at Barcelona Grand Prix
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Hamilton claims his first Ferrari win at Barcelona Grand Prix
June 14 10:07 AM
MONTMELÓ, Spain (AFP)—Lewis Hamilton claimed his first victory for Ferrari on Sunday at the Barcelona-Catalunya Formula One Grand Prix, ending champio...
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22 killed in 22 fatal crashes in May – ITA
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22 killed in 22 fatal crashes in May – ITA
June 14 10:00 AM
Twenty-two people were killed in 22 fatal crashes in the month of May, according to the latest monthly crash statistics released by the Island Traffic...
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Woman dies after safety cord left off in Brazil rope jump
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Woman dies after safety cord left off in Brazil rope jump
June 14 09:51 AM
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP)—A young woman died in Brazil after being launched off a bridge for a rope jump without a safety cord, police said Sunday....
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Tufton’s CARE Agenda gets underway
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Tufton’s CARE Agenda gets underway
Health minister wants older citizens to age with dignity, independence
June 14 08:31 AM
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton started his CARE Agenda last week with a focus on the elderly, less than a month after the announce...
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Covid-Special ed link?
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Covid-Special ed link?
Pandemic babies fuelling education crisis as demand surges for inclusive classrooms
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
June 14 12:20 AM
Covid-Special ed link?
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Trinidad and Tobago placed under state of emergency
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Trinidad and Tobago placed under state of emergency
March 3, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has announced that the country has been placed under a s...
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Trinidad prison superintendent detained under SOE
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Trinidad prison superintendent detained under SOE
August 27, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — A Trinidadian prison superintendent has been detained under the country’s state of emergency (SOE) after he was identi...
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56 arrested, six guns seized in first 24 hours of SOE in Trinidad
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56 arrested, six guns seized in first 24 hours of SOE in Trinidad
July 20, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The police in Trinidad and Tobago made 56 arrests and seized six illegal firearms and 33 rounds of ammunition during t...
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Bunting, Tavares-Finson clash over SOE judgment
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Bunting, Tavares-Finson clash over SOE judgment
May 18, 2025
“YOU can’t be wrong and strong, though we’ve seen that before.” That was the advice given to an irate president of the Senate, Tom Tavares-Finson, on ...
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Gov’t says it will appeal Supreme Court ruling on SOE
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Gov’t says it will appeal Supreme Court ruling on SOE
May 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government says it will appeal a decision handed down by the Supreme Court on Friday, which declared multiple states of public...
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State of Public Emergency declared in St Catherine North Police Division
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State of Public Emergency declared in St Catherine North Police Division
January 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A State of Public Emergency (SOE) has been declared in the St Catherine North Police Division as tension continues to build in Spa...
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Bunting says policing strategies, not SOEs responsible for reduction in murders
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Bunting says policing strategies, not SOEs responsible for reduction in murders
January 25, 2025
Opposition spokesman on citizen security and productivity, Senator Peter Bunting says the reduction in murders in 2024 as reported by the Jamaica Cons...
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State of Public Emergency declared in four more police divisions
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State of Public Emergency declared in four more police divisions
January 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A State of Public Emergency (SOE) has been declared for four more police divisions namely St Andrew South, St Andrew Central, King...
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T&T gov’t says no to gun amnesty amid SoE
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T&T gov’t says no to gun amnesty amid SoE
January 17, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government says its policy has been “and remains not to offer firearm amnesties” as it announ...
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T&T Parliament gives nod to extension of state of emergency
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T&T Parliament gives nod to extension of state of emergency
January 14, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Parliament Monday night unanimously gave the green light to extend the state of emergency (SOE) ...
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MP Brown Burke expresses mixed feelings over St Andrew South SOE
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MP Brown Burke expresses mixed feelings over St Andrew South SOE
December 5, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew South Western, Dr Angela Brown Burke has expressed mixed feelings regarding the recently d...
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SOE declared in St Andrew South; sections of St Andrew Central police divisions
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SOE declared in St Andrew South; sections of St Andrew Central police divisions
December 5, 2024
ST ANDREW, Jamaica – A state of emergency (SOE) has been declared across the St Andrew South police division and sections of St Andrew Central. The an...
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WATCH: SOE declared in Rockfort a ‘PR exercise’, says Golding
October 25, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— President of the People’s National Party (PNP) Mark Golding has described the state of public emergency (SOE) declared in Rockfort,...
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SOE declared in east Kingston after mass shooting at Rockfort football game
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SOE declared in east Kingston after mass shooting at Rockfort football game
October 25, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A state of public emergency (SOE) has been declared in Rockfort and its surrounding areas within the Kingston East Division. This ...
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IACHR expresses concern over Jamaica’s continued use of states of emergency
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IACHR expresses concern over Jamaica’s continued use of states of emergency
September 6, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has expressed concern over Jamaica’s continued use of states o...
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48 hour curfew imposed in several Clarendon communities as SOE comes to an end
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48 hour curfew imposed in several Clarendon communities as SOE comes to an end
August 28, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica — A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in several communities in Clarendon including Western Park, Cherry Tree Lane, Havannah Heights,...
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Audrey Marks reacquires Digicel’s 80 per cent stake in Paymaster parent
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Paymaster founder Audrey Marks has reacquired Digicel’s 80 per cent stake in APM Holdings Limited, returning control of the paymen...
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PM vindicated in ‘unspent’ hurricane relief funds, says Montague
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Jamaican-born pilot and filmmaker Beth Powell’s Discovering Bessie Coleman , a documentary chronicling the life and legacy of pioneering aviator Bessi...
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MONTMELÓ, Spain (AFP)—Lewis Hamilton claimed his first victory for Ferrari on Sunday at the Barcelona-Catalunya Formula One Grand Prix, ending champio...
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22 killed in 22 fatal crashes in May – ITA
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Twenty-two people were killed in 22 fatal crashes in the month of May, according to the latest monthly crash statistics released by the Island Traffic...
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