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WATCH: Five-year-old injured in Greenvale, Manchester accident
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WATCH: Five-year-old injured in Greenvale, Manchester accident
January 23 06:29 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A five-year-old girl has been admitted to hospital in serious condition after she was hit by a car in her community, Greenvale. ...
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JPs encouraged to uphold vital role as front-line community leaders
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JPs encouraged to uphold vital role as front-line community leaders
January 23 06:26 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Justices of the peace (JPs) have been encouraged to continue their vital role as front-line community leaders, serving as the firs...
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Dancehall artiste Lybran opens restaurant in Antigua
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Dancehall artiste Lybran opens restaurant in Antigua
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
January 23 05:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Five years after relocating to Antigua, dancehall artiste Lybran aka Rum Boss has opened a Jamaican restaurant to satisfy the need...
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France probes deaths of two babies after powdered milk recall
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France probes deaths of two babies after powdered milk recall
January 23 05:23 PM
BORDEAUX, France -- France's health minister on Friday sought to reassure consumers that all suspicious infant formula had been withdrawn, as an inves...
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Parents urged to reinforce peaceful conflict resolution and healthy behaviours among students
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Parents urged to reinforce peaceful conflict resolution and healthy behaviours among students
January 23 05:18 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Parents and guardians are being encouraged to reinforce peaceful conflict‑resolution practices and promote healthy behaviours amon...
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Cocaine found during audit of C-TOC storage as probe deepens after police inspector’s arrest
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Cocaine found during audit of C-TOC storage as probe deepens after police inspector’s arrest
January 23 04:58 PM
Another high-level investigation is currently underway within the Jamaica Constabulary Force following the discovery of two illegal parcels of cocaine...
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Forex: $157.41 to one US dollar
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Forex: $157.41 to one US dollar
January 23 04:24 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, January 23, ended at $157.41 according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily exchange trading su...
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WRHA expanding psychosocial support services across Westmoreland
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WRHA expanding psychosocial support services across Westmoreland
January 23 04:17 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is expanding psychosocial support services across Westmoreland, to assist residents a...
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Trinidad cancels independence day parade amid state of emergency
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Trinidad cancels independence day parade amid state of emergency
August 16, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government Friday said there would be no Independence Day Parade on August 31, due to the exis...
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T&T police call for state of emergency amid ‘dangerous criminal network’
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T&T police call for state of emergency amid ‘dangerous criminal network’
July 18, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – Police Commissioner, Allister Guevarro, has formally recommended to the Trinidad and Tobago government the need to de...
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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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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 police officers on leave urged to report for duty
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T&T police officers on leave urged to report for duty
January 8, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) -The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Wednesday issued a call for all police officers on vacation to report fo...
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PM Rowley defends decision to impose state of emergency
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PM Rowley defends decision to impose state of emergency
January 1, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley Wednesday defended the decision of his administration to impose a state of emergency (...
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Trinidad SOE declared in response to reprisal killings and use of high powered weapons
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Trinidad SOE declared in response to reprisal killings and use of high powered weapons
December 30, 2024
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Acting Attorney General Stuart Young says a state of emergency (SOE) was declared in the twin is...
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Trinidad declares state of emergency amid crime surge
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Trinidad declares state of emergency amid crime surge
December 30, 2024
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — A state of emergency has been declared across the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago. In a statement early Mo...
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Haiti declares one-month state of emergency
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Haiti declares one-month state of emergency
December 21, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC)— The Haitian government has declared a one-month state of emergency, effective Sunday, running until January 21, 2025, in ...
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JPs encouraged to uphold vital role as front-line community leaders
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Five years after relocating to Antigua, dancehall artiste Lybran aka Rum Boss has opened a Jamaican restaurant to satisfy the need...
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Parents urged to reinforce peaceful conflict resolution and healthy behaviours among students
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