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Dancing for two on Road March
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The sun rose over Kingston like it knew this was no ordinary Sunday. It was Road March day—the grand finale of the 2026 carnival season—and from as ea...
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18 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Westmoreland title
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Hannah Sheree, pageant director for the Miss Universe Jamaica Westmoreland competition, says she is pleased with the lineup of 18 finalists who will b...
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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
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ST MARY, Jamaica —  A 35 year-old groundsman was granted bail in the sum of $650,000 when he appeared in the St Mary parish court on April 7 after he ...
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Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered a United States (US) naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in response to ...
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Rytz soaked in pure Soca bliss
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Mastering Difficult Conversations: Carolyn Rose Miller leads initiative to strengthen professional and personal relationships
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Communication expert Carolyn Rose Miller is taking proactive steps to address what she describes as a troubling pattern in professional and personal r...
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
NGO head, PAJ and others hold conflicting views on withholding names of accused
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April 12 12:30 AM
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PAHO/WHO, UNICEF laud Jamaica’s health-promoting fiscal measures
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PAHO/WHO, UNICEF laud Jamaica’s health-promoting fiscal measures
February 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have w...
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European and Jamaican musicians band together to support children post-Hurricane Melissa
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European and Jamaican musicians band together to support children post-Hurricane Melissa
January 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Dr Erja Askola, in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Jamai...
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At least 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire—UN
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At least 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire—UN
January 13, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—At least 100 children have been killed by Israeli airstrikes and ground forces in Gaza since the start of a tenuous ceasefir...
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UNICEF drives education recovery in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa
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UNICEF drives education recovery in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa
December 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—UNICEF has stepped up efforts to restore education and support the emotional wellbeing of thousands of children across the island af...
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Education ministry gets $500-m for school clean-up
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November 13, 2025
With school resumption labelled as top priority, the Ministry of Education has announced that $500 million has been dedicated to clean up efforts of i...
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NCB Foundation, UNICEF hand over $14.8m in WASH Shelter Kits to emergency shelters
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NCB Foundation, UNICEF hand over $14.8m in WASH Shelter Kits to emergency shelters
October 19, 2025
NCB Foundation, in partnership with UNICEF Jamaica, has handed over 400 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Shelter Kits, valued at J$14.8 million, t...
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Number of children displaced in Haiti nearly doubles to 680,000—UNICEF
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Number of children displaced in Haiti nearly doubles to 680,000—UNICEF
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United Nations, United States (AFP)—An estimated 680,000 children have been displaced by gang violence in Haiti, nearly double the number from a year ...
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WHO says more than a million children missed vaccines last year
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July 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that while childhood immunisation in the Americas, including the...
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UNICEF and PAHO laud government on approval of national school nutrition policy
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UNICEF and PAHO laud government on approval of national school nutrition policy
April 12, 2025
KINGSTON Jamaica – UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) extended cong...
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UNICEF condemns rising violence against children in the Caribbean
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March 28, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Newly appointed United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, AbdulKadir ...
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UNICEF warns of massive surge in child armed group recruitment in Haiti
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GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is warning of a massive surge in child armed group recruitment in Haiti. Accor...
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One in eight children internally displaced in Haiti – Unicef
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January 19, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, (CMC) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the humanitarian crisis in Haiti has reached a critical point, with one in ei...
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UNICEF launches tenders for mpox vaccines
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August 31, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said Saturday that it has launched an emergency tender for...
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UNICEF says violence displaces one child every minute in Haiti
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UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday that continued violence and instability in Haiti has resulted in the displaceme...
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