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Johan-Ramaldo Smythe showed that he is ready for all comers this season by smashing the Class One 100m record at the Purewater/RDanny Williams/JC Deve...
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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
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St CATHERINE, Jamaica – A St Catherine taxi operator has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in Portmore, St Catherine on J...
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American woman among two charged following St Mary firearm seizure
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ST MARY, Jamaica–An American sterile surgical technician is among two charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of am...
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Man United knocked out of FA Cup by Brighton, Martinelli hits hat-trick for Arsenal
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MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP)—Manchester United crashed out of the FA Cup with a meek 2-1 home defeat to Brighton on Sunday as Gabriel Martinelli's...
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Barca edge Real Madrid in thrilling Spanish Super Cup final
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP)—Barcelona retained the Spanish Super Cup with a thrilling 3-2 Clasico win over Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Raphi...
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Over 3,400 candidates with varying disabilities sat CXC examinations in 2025
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Over 3,400 candidates with varying disabilities sat CXC examinations in 2025
January 11 04:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A total of 3,444 special needs students across the Caribbean, the majority of whom were visually-impaired, sat examinations administ...
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Shanoya Douglas tastes rare defeat at hand of Trinidadian Alexxe Henry
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Shanoya Douglas tastes rare defeat at hand of Trinidadian Alexxe Henry
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KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica’s rising star Shanoya Douglas was beaten into second place in the Class One 100m at the PureWater/RDanny Williams/JC develo...
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PORT SUDAN, Sudan (AFP)— The United Nations humanitarian chief raised the alarm on Monday over an "epidemic of sexual violence" against women in war-t...
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Caribbean joins global community observing 16 Days of Activisim
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Caribbean joins global community observing 16 Days of Activisim
November 25, 2024
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Caribbean on Monday joined the international community in observing the annual 16 Days of Activism campaign against a...
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China says COP29 draft deal ‘not satisfactory’
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China says COP29 draft deal ‘not satisfactory’
November 21, 2024
BAKOU, Azerbaijan (AFP) — China joined a global rejection of a draft deal on climate finance at the COP29 summit Thursday but urged nations to bridge ...
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COP29 success requires G20 ‘leadership’ — UN chief
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COP29 success requires G20 ‘leadership’ — UN chief
November 17, 2024
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on G20 leaders gathering in Rio de Janeiro to r...
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World not listening to us, laments Kenyan climate scientist at COP29
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November 16, 2024
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AFP) — Being an expert on global warming from an African nation prone to disaster can depress Joyce Kimutai during the creaking COP ...
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UN climate chief urges G20 action to untangle COP29 talks
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UN climate chief urges G20 action to untangle COP29 talks
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BAKU, Azerbaijan (AFP) — The United Nations’ (UN) climate chief urged Group of 20 (G20) nations on Saturday to push COP29 negotiations toward a deal t...
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Children face crisis amid rising violence in Haiti – UN
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Children face crisis amid rising violence in Haiti – UN
November 12, 2024
UNITED NATIONS, (CMC) -- The United Nations says this year has seen a staggering ten-fold surge in sexual violence against children in Haiti during an...
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Haitians want to live, not just survive, says UN humanitarian coordinator
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Haitians want to live, not just survive, says UN humanitarian coordinator
November 5, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, Ulrika Richardson, says Haitians want to be able to liv...
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UN urges leveraging carbon markets to help poorest countries
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November 4, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations (UN) suggested Monday that the world's poorest nations could benefit far more from carbon offset projec...
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Poverty significantly increases risk of mental illness — UN
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Poverty significantly increases risk of mental illness — UN
October 24, 2024
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Poverty makes people up to three times more likely to suffer from mental illnesses such as depression and anxiet...
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Women must have equal say with men — UN committee
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Women must have equal say with men — UN committee
October 24, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Women must have a 50-50 equal say with men in all decision-making systems, a United Nations (UN) committee on discriminati...
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Criminal gangs stepping up attacks in Haiti
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October 23, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Maria Isabel Salvador, has warned that criminal gangs are st...
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UN Security Council expands Haiti arms embargo
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UN Security Council expands Haiti arms embargo
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UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The United Nations (UN) Security Council voted unanimously on Friday to expand an arms embargo on Haiti, as the ...
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Historic southern Africa drought starving millions — UN
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Historic southern Africa drought starving millions — UN
October 15, 2024
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Millions of people across southern Africa are going hungry because of a historic drought that risks causing a full-...
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UN ‘horrified’ as at least 70 killed in Haiti gang attack
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UN ‘horrified’ as at least 70 killed in Haiti gang attack
October 4, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations (UN) said Friday it was "horrified" by the killing of at least 70 people, including women and children,...
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Kenya set for full Haiti deployment amid call for shift to UN mission
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Kenya set for full Haiti deployment amid call for shift to UN mission
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UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Kenya is aiming to complete its full deployment of a stabilisation force in violence-torn Haiti by January, Pres...
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Bartlett calls on G20 countries to invest in capacity building for SIDS
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Bartlett calls on G20 countries to invest in capacity building for SIDS
September 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has made an urgent call for G20 nations to invest in capacity building for Small Island Develo...
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Chad floods killed 503, 1.7 million affected — UN
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Chad floods killed 503, 1.7 million affected — UN
September 21, 2024
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AFP) — Severe flooding in Chad since July has claimed 503 lives and affected around 1.7 million since July, the United Nations (UN) s...
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AI development cannot be left to market whim, UN experts warn
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September 19, 2024
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The development of artificial intelligence (AI) should not be guided by market forces alone, United Nations (UN)...
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UN revises down slightly likelihood of La Nina in 2024
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UN revises down slightly likelihood of La Nina in 2024
September 11, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday said the probability of the cooling La Nina weather phenomenon appearing this year ha...
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Chad flooding leaves 341 dead, 1.5 million affected — UN
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Chad flooding leaves 341 dead, 1.5 million affected — UN
September 9, 2024
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AFP) — Weeks of severe flooding in Chad have left 341 people dead and some 1.5 million affected since July, the United Nations (UN) s...
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UNESCO warns of global spike in attacks on education
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PARIS, France (AFP) — Attacks worldwide against students and educational facilities rose by 20 per cent in 2022 and 2023 over the two previous years, ...
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