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US court convicts former USVI director in landmark bribery scandal
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US court convicts former USVI director in landmark bribery scandal
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands (CMC) – A United States (US) federal jury has convicted the former Director of the US Virgin Islands Office of Man...
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Hero who disarmed Bondi beach shooter identified as fruit vendor
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Death toll rises to 16 in Sydney beach shooting — police
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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Sixteen people were killed and at least 40 others injured in a shooting at a Jewish festival celebration at Australia's Bond...
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Aventa Jamaica leads Medical Mission in Belmont, Westmoreland
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 WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, Aventa Jamaica Limited led a medical outreach on Saturday, Decemb...
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Jamaican fishermen jailed in Cayman for drug smuggling
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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) —Two Jamaican fishermen caught with more than 167lbs of marijuana on a boat south of the Cayman Islands earlier this...
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Richard King nets Euro trophy after stunning St Mirren Premier Sports Cup win
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Man City smash Palace to fire title warning, Villa extend streak
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AuGD flags poor oversight of Gov’t-issued credit card at Parliament
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AuGD flags poor oversight of Gov’t-issued credit card at Parliament
December 14 12:41 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Auditor General’s Department (AuGD) has flagged weaknesses in the oversight of a Government-funded credit card by the Houses o...
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Transport sectors back to normal operations after hurricane
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Transport sectors back to normal operations after hurricane
December 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says the country’s critical transport sectors and support systems have resumed operations following th...
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Police to escort fuel tankers into hard-hit areas says Vaz
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Police to escort fuel tankers into hard-hit areas says Vaz
October 31, 2025
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been asked to escort fuel tankers into the hardest-hit parishes to ensure communities can start to recover fr...
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Clamour intensifies for upgraded transportation centre in MoBay
October 10, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Pointing to a number of factors expected to impact the movement of traffic in and out of the western city, Mayor of Montego Bay Ri...
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‘This will be my last election’ — Daryl Vaz
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‘This will be my last election’ — Daryl Vaz
August 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Long-time Member of Parliament for Portland Western, Daryl Vaz, has revealed that the upcoming September 3 General Election will b...
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Electric cars are more eco-friendly even in US, study finds
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Electric cars are more eco-friendly even in US, study finds
August 25, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Electric vehicles are less harmful to the environment than their petrol-guzzling counterparts even in the United States (US), wh...
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Transport minister announces new rural express bus service starting at $2,000
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Transport minister announces new rural express bus service starting at $2,000
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July 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — New inter-parish routes going as far as Montego Bay have been announced by Minister of Transport Daryl Vaz following the handover ...
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Abandoning 23 JUTC routes is a breach of license — PNP
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Abandoning 23 JUTC routes is a breach of license — PNP
April 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesperson on Transport, Mikael Phillips, says the decision by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) to abandon 23...
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Fire aboard US airliner after diverted to Denver, 12 injured
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Fire aboard US airliner after diverted to Denver, 12 injured
March 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An American Airlines Boeing jet caught fire after landing at Denver International Airport in Colorado on Thursday, t...
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Dubai airport sees record 92.3 million passengers in 2024
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Dubai airport sees record 92.3 million passengers in 2024
January 30, 2025
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — A record 92.3 million passengers travelled through Dubai's international airport last year, its operator said on T...
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Global road transport emissions to peak in 2025 — study
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Global road transport emissions to peak in 2025 — study
January 14, 2025
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — CO2 emissions from road transport could peak worldwide this year thanks to rapid growth in electric vehicles and stricter new ...
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Argentina hit by massive transport strike
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Argentina hit by massive transport strike
October 30, 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP)— Planes, trains, trucks and taxis ground to a halt in Argentina on Wednesday in a major one-day strike over President Ja...
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At least 9 killed in Dominican Republic after truck crashes into bar
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September 1, 2024
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — At least nine people were killed Sunday in the Dominican Republic after a cargo truck crashed into a bar on ...
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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Sixteen people were killed and at least 40 others injured in a shooting at a Jewish festival celebration at Australia's Bond...
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Aventa Jamaica leads Medical Mission in Belmont, Westmoreland
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 WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, Aventa Jamaica Limited led a medical outreach on Saturday, Decemb...
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