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Kraff’s management seeks to clarify circumstances for Galiday Bounce cancellation
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Kraff’s management seeks to clarify circumstances for Galiday Bounce cancellation
January 1 07:03 PM
The management team of dancehall artiste Kraff has sought to clarify the circumstances that led to him cancelling his scheduled performance for Galida...
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New Year’s baby welcomed at Cornwall Regional
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New Year’s baby welcomed at Cornwall Regional
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Cornwall Regional Hospital has welcomed its first baby born in the year of 2026. Devauney Vernon Jr, a healthy baby boy, arrived at 12:32 am Thursday,...
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Police confirm Granville killings, rifle seized
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Police confirm Granville killings, rifle seized
January 1 04:13 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica— Police have confirmed the death of two men and a child in an incident early New Year’s Day. According to the Jamaica Constabulary F...
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Old Harbour United acquire Spanish Town Police FC
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Old Harbour United acquire Spanish Town Police FC
January 1 03:50 PM
Old Harbour United Football Club say they have acquired bottom-placed Jamaica Premier League side Spanish Town Police. Old Harbour, which recently won...
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Two girls injured following illegal gun salutes to ring in new year
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Two girls injured following illegal gun salutes to ring in new year
January 1 03:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Despite repeated warnings from police against the dangerous and unlawful practice, two teenage girls are nursing gunshot wounds bel...
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Roman Catholic bishops call for Caribbean Day of Prayer
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Roman Catholic bishops call for Caribbean Day of Prayer
January 1 03:30 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) is calling on all Roman Catholics throughout the region to observe Thursday as...
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Trump blames bruised hand on aspirin, denies falling asleep
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Trump blames bruised hand on aspirin, denies falling asleep
January 1 02:46 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump blamed aspirin for large bruises on his hand and denied falling asleep whi...
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France plans social media ban for children under 15
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France plans social media ban for children under 15
January 1 02:21 PM
PARIS, France (AFP) — France will make a fresh attempt to protect children from excessive screen time, proposing a ban on social media access for chil...
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Jamaican among four denied bail on drug charges in The Bahamas
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Jamaican among four denied bail on drug charges in The Bahamas
December 30, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Four men, including a Jamaican, have been denied bail and will return to court on April 16, 2026 on charges of attempting to s...
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Two American men denied bail on rape charges in The Bahamas
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Two American men denied bail on rape charges in The Bahamas
December 25, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – Two American men were denied bail when they appeared in a magistrate’s court in The Bahamas charged with raping a 25-year-old ...
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Bahamas wants formal visa treaty with United States
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Bahamas wants formal visa treaty with United States
December 9, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas Government is proposing that the United States (US) consider the implementation of a formal visa-free travel treat...
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The Bahamas government monitors passage of strengthening tropical storm Imelda
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The Bahamas government monitors passage of strengthening tropical storm Imelda
September 29, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The Bahamas government has discontinued the tropical storm warning for all of the Central Bahamas and for portions of the nort...
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Bahamas judge sentences deacon to 20 years for molesting 10-y-o girl
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Bahamas judge sentences deacon to 20 years for molesting 10-y-o girl
September 23, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — A Bahamas High Court judge has sentenced a 59-year-old deacon to 20 years in jail after he was found guilty of molesting a 10-...
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Bahamas bans Haitians visiting for US visa applications
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Bahamas bans Haitians visiting for US visa applications
September 5, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The Bahamas government says it will no longer allow Haitian nationals into the country for the purpose of applying for a visa ...
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Two Americans drown, another bitten by shark in The Bahamas
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Two Americans drown, another bitten by shark in The Bahamas
August 19, 2025
NASSAU, The Bahamas (CMC) — A 63-year-old American man, who was attacked by a shark while spearfishing near Big Grand Cay, The Bahamas, has been airli...
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Weakening Hurricane Erin to pass near The Bahamas
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Weakening Hurricane Erin to pass near The Bahamas
August 18, 2025
MIAMI, United States (CMC) — A weakening Hurricane Erin is expected to pass to the east of the southeastern Bahamas on Monday and move between Bermuda...
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Over 1,000 guns destroyed in crackdown on dangerous weapons in The Bahamas
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Over 1,000 guns destroyed in crackdown on dangerous weapons in The Bahamas
August 14, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamian police are reporting that 1,400 firearms were encased in concrete on Wednesday, reinforcing the government’s effo...
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High Court awards Bahamian family US$3.6m negligence payout
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High Court awards Bahamian family US$3.6m negligence payout
July 21, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — A high court has awarded US$3.6 million to the Bahamian family of a child following a botched delivery 12 years ago that left ...
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Ayton Family Foundation expands to Jamaica
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Ayton Family Foundation expands to Jamaica
July 18, 2025
NBA star Deandre Ayton recently made a charitable donation of sporting equipment to the community of Cedar Spring in St Elizabeth. Ayton, who has Jama...
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Tug of war over Chinese funding for new hospital
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Tug of war over Chinese funding for new hospital
July 15, 2025
NASSAU, The Bahamas — China has doubled down on its dismissal of the United States’ criticism of a multi-million dollar loan to The Bahamas, describin...
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Deacon to be sentenced in Bahamas on attempted incest charge
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Deacon to be sentenced in Bahamas on attempted incest charge
July 15, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — A Bahamas High Court judge will on September 30 begin hearing the penalty phase of a 65-year-old deacon, who was found guilty ...
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Bahamas successfully returns to international capital markets
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Bahamas successfully returns to international capital markets
June 18, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas government on Wednesday said that it has successfully completed the execution of an international capital markets ...
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Bahamas pauses recruitment of nurses from Cuba
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Bahamas pauses recruitment of nurses from Cuba
June 17, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas government says it is pausing the recruitment of nurses from Cuba and will also cancel its existing contracts with...
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Bahamas welcomes multi-million dollar hotel project in Exuma
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Bahamas welcomes multi-million dollar hotel project in Exuma
May 14, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The Bahamas government says it welcomes the announcement by the Switzerland-based preeminent lifestyle and hospitality brand, ...
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Bahamian health minister defends presence of Cuban workers in The Bahamas
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Bahamian health minister defends presence of Cuban workers in The Bahamas
March 17, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC)— Bahamian health minister Dr Michael Darville has defended the presence of Cuban health workers in the Bahamas, saying that losi...
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Bahamian student dies after collapsing in physical education class
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Bahamian student dies after collapsing in physical education class
January 15, 2025
NASSAU, The Bahamas (CMC) — The Catholic Board of Education (CBE) has confirmed that a ninth-grade student at Aquinas College in The Bahamas has died ...
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Haitians fined for overstaying in Bahamas
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Haitians fined for overstaying in Bahamas
January 6, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley has recommended that three Haitian nationals who overstayed their visitors’ visas in The Baha...
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PM supports appointment of first woman commissioner of police
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PM supports appointment of first woman commissioner of police
January 6, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Prime Minister Phillip Davis is backing the appointment of Shanta Knowles, as the first female commissioner of police in The B...
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UN High Commission for Human Rights establishes Caribbean office
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UN High Commission for Human Rights establishes Caribbean office
October 12, 2024
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC)  —  The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) has established a dedicated regional office, for the first...
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Bahamas Opposition calls for sacking of security minister over crime
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Bahamas Opposition calls for sacking of security minister over crime
October 7, 2024
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The Bahamas' main Opposition party, Free National Movement (FNM) has called for the dismissal or resignation of National Secur...
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Kraff’s management seeks to clarify circumstances for Galiday Bounce cancellation
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The management team of dancehall artiste Kraff has sought to clarify the circumstances that led to him cancelling his scheduled performance for Galida...
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New Year’s baby welcomed at Cornwall Regional
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New Year’s baby welcomed at Cornwall Regional
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Cornwall Regional Hospital has welcomed its first baby born in the year of 2026. Devauney Vernon Jr, a healthy baby boy, arrived at 12:32 am Thursday,...
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Police confirm Granville killings, rifle seized
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Police confirm Granville killings, rifle seized
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ST JAMES, Jamaica— Police have confirmed the death of two men and a child in an incident early New Year’s Day. According to the Jamaica Constabulary F...
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Old Harbour United acquire Spanish Town Police FC
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Old Harbour United acquire Spanish Town Police FC
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Old Harbour United Football Club say they have acquired bottom-placed Jamaica Premier League side Spanish Town Police. Old Harbour, which recently won...
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Two girls injured following illegal gun salutes to ring in new year
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KINGSTON, Jamaica— Despite repeated warnings from police against the dangerous and unlawful practice, two teenage girls are nursing gunshot wounds bel...
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