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Anderson to join Man City from Forest for British record fee—reports
June 25 06:21 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom(AFP)—Manchester City have agreed a potential British record transfer fee to sign England midfielder Elliot Anderson from fellow...
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Two of three SPARK road projects in Northern Trelawny almost complete
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Two of three SPARK road projects in Northern Trelawny almost complete
June 25 06:15 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica—Two of the three road rehabilitation projects being undertaken in Northern Trelawny under the Government’s Shared Prosperity through...
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Buchanan cites child protection emergency
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Buchanan cites child protection emergency
June 25 06:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—With the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) receiving 13,531 reports of abuse involving children in 2023/24, Opposi...
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Jamaica spends five times more on imports than it earned from exports in Jan-March quarter—STATIN
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Jamaica spends five times more on imports than it earned from exports in Jan-March quarter—STATIN
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica spent five times more on imports than it earned from exports during the January to March quarter of 2026. This is according ...
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Campbell breaks national shot put record again
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Campbell breaks national shot put record again
June 25 05:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Rajindra Campbell broke the Jamaican men’s shot put national record for a second time this year after he threw 22.44m to win the eve...
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Ecuador upset Germany to reach World Cup last 32 as Curacao eliminated
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Ecuador upset Germany to reach World Cup last 32 as Curacao eliminated
June 25 05:17 PM
EAST RUTHERFORD, United States (AFP)—Ecuador squeezed into the last 32 of the World Cup with an upset 2-1 victory over Germany on Thursday as Ivory Co...
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Movies of merit
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Movies of merit
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Appearing at the recent Caribbean Studies Association’s 50th annual conference on Caribbean Vibes and Vibrations (Culture, Identit...
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Forex: $157.69 to one US dollar
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Forex: $157.69 to one US dollar
June 25 04:14 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, June 25, ended trading at $157.69, down by 49, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily...
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Strike action possible at NWA, says union
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Strike action possible at NWA, says union
May 19, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  The Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) is advising the public that workers at the National Works Agency (NWA) have indicate...
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Taxi association boss calls strike notice ‘premature’
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Taxi association boss calls strike notice ‘premature’
May 18, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — President of the St James Taxi Association, Dion Chance, has knocked down news about a taxi strike proposed for Monday morning. "T...
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Taxi operators await transport minister meeting outcome amid strike threat
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Taxi operators await transport minister meeting outcome amid strike threat
May 18, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — President of the Southern Taxi Association, Charles Powell, says he and his members are frustrated even as they await the outc...
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Israeli air strike on police vehicle in Gaza kills nine
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Israeli air strike on police vehicle in Gaza kills nine
March 15, 2026
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP)—Gaza's Hamas-run interior ministry said an Israeli air strike on a police vehicle Sunday killed nine officers...
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UCASE calls on ministry to intervene in wage talks with NMIA
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UCASE calls on ministry to intervene in wage talks with NMIA
March 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Union of Clerical Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE) has sought the intervention of the Ministry of Labour over ...
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Targeting mistake led to US missile strike on Iranian school — report
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Targeting mistake led to US missile strike on Iranian school — report
March 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A United States (US) military investigation has determined that a US Tomahawk missile struck an Iranian elementary s...
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US strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat kills two in Pacific — military
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US strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat kills two in Pacific — military
February 6, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) military said on Thursday it killed two alleged drug traffickers in a strike on a boat in the...
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Trump says US hit docking area for alleged Venezuela drug boats
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Trump says US hit docking area for alleged Venezuela drug boats
December 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said Monday the United States had hit and destroyed a docking area for all...
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6 killed in new US strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbean
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6 killed in new US strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbean
October 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An overnight United States (US) strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat operated by a Venezuelan gang killed six pe...
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Lab technicians ordered back to work —  Petrojam
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Lab technicians ordered back to work — Petrojam
October 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Petrojam says laboratory technicians who took industrial action are to report to work Friday, following orders from the Industria...
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Israeli strike ‘killed any hope’ for Gaza hostages: Qatar PM to CNN
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Israeli strike ‘killed any hope’ for Gaza hostages: Qatar PM to CNN
September 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Qatar's prime minister said Wednesday that an Israeli strike in Doha on Hamas killed hope for hostages in Gaza as he...
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Israel strikes Qatar targeting Hamas officials
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Israel strikes Qatar targeting Hamas officials
September 9, 2025
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Israel's military said it carried out air strikes Tuesday targeting senior Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital Doha, the venue of ...
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Air Canada flight attendants end strike after reaching ‘tentative’ deal
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Air Canada flight attendants end strike after reaching ‘tentative’ deal
August 19, 2025
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Air Canada flight attendants ended their strike Tuesday after reaching a tentative deal with the carrier, which said it will ...
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Air Canada to resume flights after govt directive ends strike
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Air Canada to resume flights after govt directive ends strike
August 17, 2025
TORONTO, Canada (AFP)—Air Canada said it will resume flying on Sunday after the country's industrial relations board ordered an end to a strike by 10,...
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Canada moves to halt strike as hundreds of flights grounded
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Canada moves to halt strike as hundreds of flights grounded
August 16, 2025
TORONTO, Canada (AFP)—The Canadian government intervened Saturday to end a strike by Air Canada cabin crew members that saw hundreds of flights cancel...
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Air Canada grounds hundreds of flights over cabin crew strike
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Air Canada grounds hundreds of flights over cabin crew strike
August 16, 2025
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) -- Air Canada cancelled hundreds of flights Saturday as it began shutting down operations in response to a strike by flight atte...
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Strike planned at UK school over treatment of Jamaican teachers
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Strike planned at UK school over treatment of Jamaican teachers
July 8, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom — Employees at a London-based academy are preparing to strike over the reported targeting of Jamaican teachers, alleging overwo...
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Western medical technicians back on the job
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Western medical technicians back on the job
July 2, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — As medical technicians, who on Monday and Tuesday took strike action at the Cornwall Regional Hospital and Savanna-la-Mar Public G...
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UWI teachers to strike Monday
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UWI teachers to strike Monday
May 30, 2025
KINSGTON, Jamaica — The West Indies Group of University Teachers (WIGUT) says its members at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona will be stri...
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UPDATE: Trailer drivers back on the job at Kingston Port
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UPDATE: Trailer drivers back on the job at Kingston Port
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
May 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Trailer drivers who withdrew their service on Wednesday at the Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) to register their frustra...
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Trailer drivers protest working conditions at Kingston port
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Trailer drivers protest working conditions at Kingston port
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
May 7, 2025
Several trailer drivers are now on strike at the Kingston Freeport Terminal (KFT) over what they say are poor working conditions at the port, includin...
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NWC to truck water to disrupted systems due to industrial action
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NWC to truck water to disrupted systems due to industrial action
April 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Water Commission (NWC) says some of its systems have been impacted by the industrial action being taken by some techn...
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Two of three SPARK road projects in Northern Trelawny almost complete
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Two of three SPARK road projects in Northern Trelawny almost complete
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TRELAWNY, Jamaica—Two of the three road rehabilitation projects being undertaken in Northern Trelawny under the Government’s Shared Prosperity through...
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Buchanan cites child protection emergency
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—With the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) receiving 13,531 reports of abuse involving children in 2023/24, Opposi...
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Jamaica spends five times more on imports than it earned from exports in Jan-March quarter—STATIN
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Jamaica spends five times more on imports than it earned from exports in Jan-March quarter—STATIN
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica spent five times more on imports than it earned from exports during the January to March quarter of 2026. This is according ...
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Campbell breaks national shot put record again
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Campbell breaks national shot put record again
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Rajindra Campbell broke the Jamaican men’s shot put national record for a second time this year after he threw 22.44m to win the eve...
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