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January 8 11:22 AM
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Bronx, New York Borough President Vanessa Gibson has welcomed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s appointment of Jama...
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Ardenne PTA executive resigns over school fee dispute
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) executive body at Ardenne Preparatory and Extension High School has resigned with immediate e...
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Police identify men killed in fiery Trelawny crash
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Police identify men killed in fiery Trelawny crash
January 8 09:09 AM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The police have confirmed the identities of the two men who died in a fiery motor vehicle crash along the North Coast Highway in T...
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London police failed to vet thousands of recruits — report
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — London's police force failed to carry out proper checks when hiring thousands of officers, an internal review has found...
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PARIS, France (AFP) — The European Union’s (EU) climate chief said Thursday that Europe would keep working with other nations to tackle global warming...
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Some food preservatives linked to higher cancer, diabetes risk
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‘Loyalty doesn’t pay bills’: Pinnock explains switch from Jamaica to Turkiye
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‘Loyalty doesn’t pay bills’: Pinnock explains switch from Jamaica to Turkiye
July 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Long jumper Wayne Pinnock, who recently switched national allegiance to represent Turkiye, says his decision was driven by the nee...
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Long jumper Wayne Pinnock confirms switch of allegiance to Turkiye
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Long jumper Wayne Pinnock confirms switch of allegiance to Turkiye
July 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Jamaica long jumper Wayne Pinnock has broken his silence to confirm he has switched national allegiance to represent Turkiy...
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Rajindra Campbell breaks silence, says JAAA made Turkiye switch ‘easy’
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Rajindra Campbell breaks silence, says JAAA made Turkiye switch ‘easy’
June 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic medallist Rajindra Campbell has broken his silence on his decision to switch allegiance from Jamaica to Turkiye, which was...
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JAAA says still waiting for official notification on reported Türkiye transfers
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JAAA says still waiting for official notification on reported Türkiye transfers
June 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) is insisting that media reports originating from Jamaica and Turkiye about...
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‘We can’t complain’
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Dacres supports decision by colleagues to switch allegiance, says he too was made offer
June 20, 2025
The man who put Jamaica on the map in the throwing events, Fedrick Dacres says he supports the decision made by fellow throwers Roja Stona and Rajindr...
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Pinnock, Hibbert join move to Turkiye
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Pinnock, Hibbert join move to Turkiye
June 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Fresh on the heels of news that Olympic Games medallists Roje Stona and Rajindra Campbell have switched allegiances from Jamaica t...
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Olympic medallists Stona, Campbell switch allegiance to Turkiye — reports
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Olympic medallists Stona, Campbell switch allegiance to Turkiye — reports
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June 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic medallists Roje Stona and Rajindra Campbell are reported to have switched allegiances to Turkiye after being lured by attr...
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