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Jamaica enters over 1,300 candidates for CXC’s CTEC pilot
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Jamaica enters over 1,300 candidates for CXC’s CTEC pilot
January 11 03:13 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica has registered a total of 1,334 candidates for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Caribbean Targeted Education Certifi...
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Man killed, woman injured at shop in St Ann
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Man killed, woman injured at shop in St Ann
AKERA DAVIS OBSERVER WRITER 
January 11 03:10 PM
ST ANN, Jamaica —Thirty-three year-old Kemar Brown, otherwise known as Mars, was shot and killed, whilst Norma Linton, also known as Barbara, was shot...
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Woman killed in St Croix shark attack
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Woman killed in St Croix shark attack
January 11 12:35 PM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands (CMC) —A shark attack along a beach in St Croix, on Thursday, claimed the life of a United States (US) woman. She ...
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St James Municipal Corporation ramps up earthquake preparedness activities
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St James Municipal Corporation ramps up earthquake preparedness activities
January 11 11:36 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —In observance of Earthquake Awareness Month throughout January, the St James Municipal Corporation will intensify its routine publi...
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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
January 11 11:31 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Thirty-two people were killed in 27 fatal crashes during the month of December 2025 according to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA)....
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ISSA Champions Cup set to start January 20
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ISSA Champions Cup set to start January 20
January 11 11:16 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The ISSA Champions Cup will kick off on January 20th and end on the 31st, Observer Online has been reliably informed. The start of t...
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Grange mourns passing of pioneering women’s cricketer, Dorothy Hobson
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Grange mourns passing of pioneering women’s cricketer, Dorothy Hobson
January 11 10:49 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Sports Minister Olivia Grange has extended condolences to the family, friends, and the wider sporting fraternity following the passi...
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Part 2 of ‘Kevin Smith: Cult Pastor’ documentary premieres on YouTube
January 11 10:41 AM
Once revered as a prophet, Kevin Smith’s legacy is now defined by a deadly cult ritual that claimed lives and led to posthumous charges of murder, con...
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Number of UK children in poverty highest in 20 years
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Number of UK children in poverty highest in 20 years
March 27, 2025
London, United Kingdom (AFP) — The number of children living in poverty in the UK reached a new record, according to data published Thursday, as the g...
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Guyana signs MOU with UK company for new health record system
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Guyana signs MOU with UK company for new health record system
March 19, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with the United Kingdom-based RioMed Limited, to develop and implement t...
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T&T gov’t wants quick review of visa restrictions by United Kingdom
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T&T gov’t wants quick review of visa restrictions by United Kingdom
March 14, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government Friday reiterated its ‘disappointment” at the decision of the United Kingdom to imp...
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Children get tooth brushing lessons as UK battles dental care crisis
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Children get tooth brushing lessons as UK battles dental care crisis
March 7, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - England on Friday launched a national campaign to teach children in schools and nurseries how to brush their teeth prop...
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France, UK propose one-month Ukraine truce: Macron to Le Figaro
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France, UK propose one-month Ukraine truce: Macron to Le Figaro
March 2, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) - France and Britain are proposing a one-month truce in Ukraine "in the air, at sea and on energy infrastructure" after crisis tal...
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Rape accused influencer Andrew Tate allowed to leave Romania for US
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Rape accused influencer Andrew Tate allowed to leave Romania for US
February 27, 2025
BUCHAREST, Romania (AFP) – Influencer Andrew Tate, facing charges of human trafficking and rape in Romania, left for the United States on Thursday, ai...
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Vybz Kartel to receive MOBO Impact Award
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Vybz Kartel to receive MOBO Impact Award
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February 17, 2025
Dancehall kingpin Vybz Kartel will receive the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Impact Award at the 2025 ceremony, which is scheduled to be held on Tuesda...
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Wayne Wonder receives plaque for going platinum in UK
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Wayne Wonder receives plaque for going platinum in UK
February 16, 2025
Singer Wayne Wonder recently received a plaque marking the platinum certification of his hit song, No Letting Go , in the United Kingdom. It was prese...
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UK ‘engaging’ with US on steel tariff detail
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UK ‘engaging’ with US on steel tariff detail
February 11, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain is "engaging" with the United States (US) on the details of President Donald Trump's steel tariffs, Prime Minis...
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British woman on cocaine rap to face the court on March 20
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British woman on cocaine rap to face the court on March 20
February 4, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Brandi James, the British woman who was charged after a substance believed to be cocaine was found in her luggage at the Sangster ...
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Canada attempting to coordinate with Mexico, EU and UK on response to US tariffs
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Canada attempting to coordinate with Mexico, EU and UK on response to US tariffs
January 27, 2025
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) - Canada is seeking to coordinate with the UK, EU and Mexico on US President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs, Foreign Minister ...
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Elton John, Paul McCartney warn UK govt over AI copyright threat
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Elton John, Paul McCartney warn UK govt over AI copyright threat
January 26, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Two of Britain's leading music icons, Elton John and Paul McCartney, urged the UK government on Sunday to protect crea...
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UK companies to supply and install 55 bridges across Jamaica in multimillion-dollar deal
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UK companies to supply and install 55 bridges across Jamaica in multimillion-dollar deal
January 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica-The United Kingdom (UK) has reaffirmed its commitment to Jamaica’s infrastructural development through a multimillion-dollar acceler...
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UK tabloids admit to hacking Prince Harry’s phone; to pay damages in lawsuit settlement
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UK tabloids admit to hacking Prince Harry’s phone; to pay damages in lawsuit settlement
January 22, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Prince Harry settled Wednesday his long-running lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's UK tabloid publisher, which agreed to ...
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US, UK probing Space X explosion debris affecting Turks and Caicos
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US, UK probing Space X explosion debris affecting Turks and Caicos
January 19, 2025
COCKBURN TOWN, Turks and Caicos - An active investigation is ongoing following the explosion of a Space X starship that impacted the Turks and Caicos ...
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UK gangsters using drones to deliver contraband to inmates
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UK gangsters using drones to deliver contraband to inmates
'Risk to UK's national security: watchdog
January 14, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - The UK government and police have "given up" controlling airspace over two jails, allowing gangs to threaten national s...
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Caribbean nationals need ETA to now visit United Kingdom
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Caribbean nationals need ETA to now visit United Kingdom
January 8, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Caribbean nationals wishing to visit the United Kingdom (UK) will, from Wednesday, need to be in possession of that count...
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UK court hikes sentences of presumed youngest knife murderers
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UK court hikes sentences of presumed youngest knife murderers
December 19, 2024
London, United Kingdom (AFP) - A UK appeals court on Thursday increased the sentences of two boys believed to be Britain's youngest knife murderers. T...
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UK gov’t announces over JA$27-m in funding to support Jamaica’s marine conservation efforts
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UK gov’t announces over JA$27-m in funding to support Jamaica’s marine conservation efforts
December 17, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica- The United Kingdom has announced funding under the Sustainable Blue Economies Programme’s Blue Social Challenge Fund to help countr...
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UK, IDB strengthen partnership for development in the Caribbean
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UK, IDB strengthen partnership for development in the Caribbean
December 14, 2024
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Friday said the United Kingdom (UK) has reaffirmed its commitment to advanci...
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Man who attacked UK asylum hotel jailed for 9 years
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Man who attacked UK asylum hotel jailed for 9 years
December 12, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - A man who attacked a hotel housing asylum seekers during an August riot in northern England was Thursday jailed for nin...
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UK govt to build four new prisons to ease overcrowding
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UK govt to build four new prisons to ease overcrowding
December 11, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - The UK government announced plans on Wednesday to build four new prisons by 2031 to ease an overcrowding crisis, which ...
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Jamaica enters over 1,300 candidates for CXC’s CTEC pilot
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica has registered a total of 1,334 candidates for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Caribbean Targeted Education Certifi...
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Man killed, woman injured at shop in St Ann
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Man killed, woman injured at shop in St Ann
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ST ANN, Jamaica —Thirty-three year-old Kemar Brown, otherwise known as Mars, was shot and killed, whilst Norma Linton, also known as Barbara, was shot...
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Woman killed in St Croix shark attack
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands (CMC) —A shark attack along a beach in St Croix, on Thursday, claimed the life of a United States (US) woman. She ...
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St James Municipal Corporation ramps up earthquake preparedness activities
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St James Municipal Corporation ramps up earthquake preparedness activities
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —In observance of Earthquake Awareness Month throughout January, the St James Municipal Corporation will intensify its routine publi...
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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Thirty-two people were killed in 27 fatal crashes during the month of December 2025 according to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA)....
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