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High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
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High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
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Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up
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Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up
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Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up
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T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop
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Committee member Carlene Edwards encouraged by FIFA experience
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Committee member Carlene Edwards encouraged by FIFA experience
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December 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican digital services companies are reporting strong early commercial opportunities following their recent participation in a ...
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UK rejects visa for Jamaican child left homeless by Hurricane Melissa
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November 28, 2025
An eight-year-old Jamaican girl living with her grandmother, whose home was destroyed by Hurricane Melissa, will not be able to join her parents in th...
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London police to stop probing ‘non-crime hate incidents’
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- London police said Monday they would stop investigating "non-crime hate incidents" after they were criticised for arre...
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Jamaican-British family wants new probe into son’s murder after killer’s admission
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Jamaican-British family wants new probe into son’s murder after killer’s admission
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Jamaican-born Baroness Doreen Lawrence has called for British police to launch a new investigation into the 1993 murder of her son, following a convic...
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UK police probe fire at mosque as ‘hate crime’
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British teen dies in car crash 3 months after being freed from Dubai prison
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A British teenager who was pardoned by the leader of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after he was jailed in Dubai for having a sexual relationship with...
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Israel condemns ‘barbaric’ attack outside UK synagogue
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JERULSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Thursday's "barbaric attack" outside a British synagogue, while his ...
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UK to launch digital ID scheme to curb illegal migration
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday announced plans for a new nationwide digital ID in a bid to c...
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UK police arrest man after Heathrow, European airports cyberattack
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Exodus earns double platinum in the UK
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Exodus earns double platinum in the UK
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
September 19, 2025
In 1977, when the Bob Marley & the Wailers album Exodus was released, the project saw themes of change, religious politics and matters of the heart. R...
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Putin has let me down, says Trump at end of UK state visit
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CHEQUERS, United Kingdom (AFP) — Donald Trump warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin had "really let me down" after he met Prime Minister Keir S...
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Thousands protest in London over Trump UK visit
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Armed with signs and shouting slogans, thousands of anti-Donald Trump protesters descended on central London on Wednesd...
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Trump arrives in UK for historic second state visit
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Trump arrives in UK for historic second state visit
September 16, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)-US President Donald Trump arrived in Britain on Tuesday for an unprecedented second state visit, with the UK government r...
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UK government looks to military sites to house migrants
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UK court convicts asylum seeker of sexual assault
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UK court convicts asylum seeker of sexual assault
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Grantie Asher recalls challenging time with ‘Wayside’
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August 31, 2025
While going through rough times last year, singer Grantie Asher called on divine intervention to see him through his challenges. As part of his recove...
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UK’s mass facial-recognition roll-out alarms rights groups
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UK vows to speed up asylum claims as hotel protests spread
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Guyanese nationals added to UK ‘deport now, appeal later’ scheme
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LONDON, United Kingdom (CMC) – Guyana is the lone Caribbean Community (Caricom) country named in 15 new countries under the United Kingdom’s “deport n...
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England faces ‘nationally significant’ water shortfall
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UK seeks to stamp out ‘cowboy’ cosmetic procedures including ‘BBL’s’
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The United Kingdom (UK) government on Thursday announced plans to tighten rules on high-risk cosmetic procedures such a...
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UK teen jailed for a year for torturing two kittens to death
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Police commissioner says performance not a marginal improvement
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High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
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High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
December 30, 2025
High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
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Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up
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Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up
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December 30, 2025
Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up
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T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop
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T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop
December 30, 2025
T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop
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JaBA hunt $44 million in bid to host FIBA World Cup qualifiers
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No place like home
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