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Culture ministry partners with CMU to establish creative institute
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Culture ministry partners with CMU to establish creative institute
June 25 03:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has forged a relationship with the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) fo...
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Schoolboy’s attack on woman accused of stabbing students caught on video
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Schoolboy’s attack on woman accused of stabbing students caught on video
June 25 03:13 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A tense exchange between a woman and students on a coaster bus reportedly culminated in several students being stabbed and the wom...
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Iran partially reopens airspace after ceasefire with Israel — state media
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Iran partially reopens airspace after ceasefire with Israel — state media
June 25 03:10 PM
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran on Wednesday reopened the airspace over the country's east, state media reported, following a ceasefire with Israel that end...
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PJ Patterson calls for Africa-Caribbean economic revolution at Afreximbank Annual Meeting
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PJ Patterson calls for Africa-Caribbean economic revolution at Afreximbank Annual Meeting
June 25 02:20 PM
ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Jamaican prime minister PJ Patterson is calling for an unprecedented economic alliance between Africa and the Caribbean to for...
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US issues warning to citizens living or wanting to travel to Haiti
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US issues warning to citizens living or wanting to travel to Haiti
June 25 01:50 PM
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The United States (US) says while routine domestic commercial air travel has resumed between several airports in Haiti, ...
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Kidnapping, arson and some sex trafficking charges dropped in Diddy trial
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Kidnapping, arson and some sex trafficking charges dropped in Diddy trial
June 25 12:41 PM
WASHINGTON, United States — Prosecutors in the federal case against Sean "Diddy" Combs have dropped several significant charges, including kidnapping,...
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Dominica delays tabling sperm whale legislation
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Dominica delays tabling sperm whale legislation
June 25 11:50 AM
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — The Dominica government has delayed passage of legislation to establish a sperm whale reserve due to concerns raised by some ...
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Man pleads guilty to stealing $2 million
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Man pleads guilty to stealing $2 million
June 25 11:39 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man is now awaiting sentencing after entering a guilty plea for stealing $2 million from an unsecured vehicle parked outside a s...
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US confirms Trump considering visa bans on Caribbean countries
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US confirms Trump considering visa bans on Caribbean countries
June 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) State Department has confirmed that President Donald Trump is considering imposing a travel b...
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US suggests student visa suspension will be brief
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US suggests student visa suspension will be brief
May 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US State Department indicated Thursday that a global suspension on visa processing for international students wo...
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Record increase in Caribbean visitor arrivals to Jamaica — Bartlett
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Record increase in Caribbean visitor arrivals to Jamaica — Bartlett
May 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica recorded a 25.1 per cent year-over-year increase in arrivals from the Caribbean in 2024, according to Minister of Tourism,...
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Massages, chefs and trainers: Airbnb adds in-home services
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Massages, chefs and trainers: Airbnb adds in-home services
May 13, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Airbnb on Tuesday began letting users book in-home massages, chefs and personal trainers in an overhauled app as it...
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Jamaica to review visa facilitation for GCC visitors
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Jamaica to review visa facilitation for GCC visitors
May 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — In a bid to attract more visitors from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, ...
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AI agents poised to take over travel industry
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AI agents poised to take over travel industry
April 14, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)— Dreaming of going on vacation but not sure where to go? Increasingly the answer -- and how to get there, what to eat an...
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Delta to trim capacity in light of weakening travel demand
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Delta to trim capacity in light of weakening travel demand
April 9, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Delta Air Lines withdrew its full-year profit forecast Wednesday and shelved some planned capacity hikes, pointing to ...
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to connect Guyana to Europe starting June 2025
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to connect Guyana to Europe starting June 2025
March 6, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is set to begin operations in Guyana on June 4, marking a significant milestone for the country’s ...
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Passengers overcome armed teen trying to board plane in Australia
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Passengers overcome armed teen trying to board plane in Australia
March 6, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Passengers in Australia overpowered a 17-year-old boy armed with a shotgun and ammunition on Thursday as he tried to board a...
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Global tourism recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2024 — UN
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Global tourism recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2024 — UN
January 20, 2025
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Global tourism fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2024 with 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals recorded world...
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Jamaica’s resilience will be on show this winter tourist season
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Jamaica’s resilience will be on show this winter tourist season
December 15, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — As the December 15 start of the 2024-2025 winter season commences, Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett is expressing optimism and...
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IATA chief says sustainable plane fuel supply not enough
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IATA chief says sustainable plane fuel supply not enough
December 10, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The head of the world aviation industry body complained Tuesday that the current supply of new low-carbon aircraft fuels r...
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Air passenger numbers to top five billion in 2025 — IATA
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Air passenger numbers to top five billion in 2025 — IATA
December 10, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Air passenger numbers are forecast to top five billion for the first time next year and the sector's revenues will break t...
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Thailand ends visa free travel for Jamaica, several other Caribbean countries
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Thailand ends visa free travel for Jamaica, several other Caribbean countries
September 23, 2024
Travellers from several Caribbean countries, including Jamaica, will no longer be able to visit Thailand visa free effective December 1, 2024. Instead...
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UK to implement electronic travel authorisation for all non-British visitors by April 2025
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UK to implement electronic travel authorisation for all non-British visitors by April 2025
September 11, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (CMC) — The United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday set out new implementation dates for its Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) schem...
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Schoolboy’s attack on woman accused of stabbing students caught on video
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Schoolboy’s attack on woman accused of stabbing students caught on video
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Iran partially reopens airspace after ceasefire with Israel — state media
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Iran partially reopens airspace after ceasefire with Israel — state media
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TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran on Wednesday reopened the airspace over the country's east, state media reported, following a ceasefire with Israel that end...
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ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Jamaican prime minister PJ Patterson is calling for an unprecedented economic alliance between Africa and the Caribbean to for...
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US issues warning to citizens living or wanting to travel to Haiti
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