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Jamaica’s Oshane Nation named among referees for 2026 FIFA World Cup
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Jamaica’s Oshane Nation named among referees for 2026 FIFA World Cup
April 9 12:25 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Oshane Nation has been included in the list of referees to officiate at the FIFA World Cup set to be played across the U...
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JTA president rejects deflection accusations, stands firm on shelter concerns in schools
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JTA president rejects deflection accusations, stands firm on shelter concerns in schools
April 9 12:19 PM
HANOVER, Jamaica — President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Dr Mark Malabver, has strongly rejected any attempt to dilute or redirect att...
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Cuba accuses US of ‘extorting’ Latin America in doctors row
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Cuba accuses US of ‘extorting’ Latin America in doctors row
April 9 12:00 PM
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba's foreign minister on Thursday accused the United States (US) of "extorting" Latin American countries by pressuring them to ...
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Probe underway into video of murder suspect arrest at Mandeville Police Station, says commander
April 9 11:53 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Head of the Manchester police, Superintendent Carey Duncan, says an investigation is underway pertaining to a video showing the ...
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Food For The Poor secures release of 67-y-o St Catherine inmate
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Food For The Poor secures release of 67-y-o St Catherine inmate
April 9 11:49 AM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 67-year-old man has regained his freedom after spending 10 months in the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, thanks to t...
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Jamaica Tourist Board named agents’ favourite national tourist board at Travel Gossip Awards 2026
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Jamaica Tourist Board named agents’ favourite national tourist board at Travel Gossip Awards 2026
April 9 11:34 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has been named Agents' Favourite National Tourist Board at the Travel Gossip Awards 2026, an accol...
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Yoni Epstein resigns as PFJL Finance Committee chairman
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Yoni Epstein resigns as PFJL Finance Committee chairman
April 9 11:17 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Yoni Epstein has tendered his resignation as chairman of the Finance Committee of Professional Football Jamaica Limited, with imme...
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Man chopped to death in Cobbla, Manchester
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Man chopped to death in Cobbla, Manchester
April 9 09:31 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Three people are in police custody following the chopping death of a man in the Cobbla district in north east Manchester on Wedn...
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OECS signs MoU advancing innovation and digital transformation
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OECS signs MoU advancing innovation and digital transformation
April 3, 2026
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – The St Lucia-based Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission says it has formalised a strategic partnershi...
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St Lucia PM says government will continue to engage UK over visa issue
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St Lucia PM says government will continue to engage UK over visa issue
March 9, 2026
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — Prime Minister of St Lucia Phillip J Pierre on Monday said British officials are due to arrive in the country this week as ...
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US denies asking St Lucia to stop sending nationals to Cuba to study medicine
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US denies asking St Lucia to stop sending nationals to Cuba to study medicine
February 5, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The United States (US) Government said on Wednesday it had not asked St Lucia to stop sending its nationals to study medi...
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US wants St Lucia to ban nationals from studying medicine in Cuba, says PM
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US wants St Lucia to ban nationals from studying medicine in Cuba, says PM
February 2, 2026
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – St Lucia Prime Minster Phillip J Pierre says the United States has called on the Caribbean country to stop sending its nati...
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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolts St Lucia
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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolts St Lucia
January 2, 2026
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted St Lucia on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries....
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Derek Walcott Library added to UNESCO world register
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Derek Walcott Library added to UNESCO world register
November 20, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — The Derek Walcott Library at the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College in St Lucia has been officially inscribed on the United...
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OECS launches first of a kind student census in the region
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OECS launches first of a kind student census in the region
November 12, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) - The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has launched a student census that it says will provide the opportunity...
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Earthquake rattles three Caribbean islands
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Earthquake rattles three Caribbean islands
October 3, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 rattled several cities in the Caribbean on Friday, but there were no immediate r...
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St Lucia urges diplomacy, multilateralism in solving crisis facing global community
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St Lucia urges diplomacy, multilateralism in solving crisis facing global community
September 29, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC)—St Lucia on Monday urged diplomacy to deal with the various wars across the world, reiterating that the Caribbean region must rem...
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St Lucia rattled by two earthquakes days apart
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St Lucia rattled by two earthquakes days apart
August 25, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – Three days after an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 rattled St Lucia, the island was jolted by a 4.4 tremor on Sunday ni...
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IACHR welcomes St Lucia’s move to decriminalise gay sex
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IACHR welcomes St Lucia’s move to decriminalise gay sex
August 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has urged Caribbean nations that continue to uphold laws crimi...
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St Lucia introduces 10-year passports
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St Lucia introduces 10-year passports
August 5, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia — The Government of St Lucia has officially started issuing 10-year passports, moving away from the previous five-year validity per...
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St Lucia PM urges cooperation with Africa
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St Lucia PM urges cooperation with Africa
August 1, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre says together St Lucia and Africa can be a powerful voice for climate justice, reparative a...
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St Lucia signs two agreements with CDF
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St Lucia signs two agreements with CDF
July 25, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – St Lucia has signed two agreements with the Barbados-based Caribbean Community (Caricom) Development Fund (CDF) to support ...
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Nigeria wants to nurture seeds of solidarity with OECS region
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Nigeria wants to nurture seeds of solidarity with OECS region
June 30, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Monday laid the “seeds of solidarity” with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean Sta...
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OECS launches new AI-powered initiative
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OECS launches new AI-powered initiative
June 24, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — The Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Didacus Jules, has praised the work of Grenadi...
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St Kitts gov’t reiterates no US travel ban communication received
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St Kitts gov’t reiterates no US travel ban communication received
June 24, 2025
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — Prime Minister Terrance Drew has reiterated that his government has received no official communication from the United St...
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Nigerian president to pay official visit to St Lucia
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Nigerian president to pay official visit to St Lucia
June 17, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — St Lucia’s Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre says the Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, is to pay a weeklong visit to the isla...
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St Lucia gov’t announces reduction in airport service taxes
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St Lucia gov’t announces reduction in airport service taxes
June 5, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – The St Lucia government on Thursday said it has agreed to reduce the airport service charge by 50 per cent and that the new...
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Taiwan providing funds for development projects in St Lucia
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Taiwan providing funds for development projects in St Lucia
June 3, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — Taiwan is providing seven million dollars (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) to St Lucia to address various social and developme...
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St Lucia to host Caricom IMPACS meeting
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St Lucia to host Caricom IMPACS meeting
May 13, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia, (CMC) – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Community (Caricom) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) will hold a three-d...
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New learning resource centre offers hope to vulnerable youth in St Lucia
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New learning resource centre offers hope to vulnerable youth in St Lucia
April 24, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia, (CMC) -A new learning resource centre is offering opportunities for academic and personal growth to vulnerable children and youth ...
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Head of the Manchester police, Superintendent Carey Duncan, says an investigation is underway pertaining to a video showing the ...
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Food For The Poor secures release of 67-y-o St Catherine inmate
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