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Mount Pleasant win Concacaf Caribbean Cup
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Mount Pleasant FA became the fourth Jamaican club to win the Concacaf Caribbean Cup, beating Dominican Republic’s Universidad O&M ...
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CAFFE pays tribute to former ECJ chairman Dorothy Pine-McLarty
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CAFFE pays tribute to former ECJ chairman Dorothy Pine-McLarty
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) is mourning the passing of the Honourable Dorothy Pine-McLarty, a longtime con...
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Fiscal Rules suspended as GDP takes a 5.3% hit from Melissa
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Fiscal Rules suspended as GDP takes a 5.3% hit from Melissa
December 2 08:38 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Independent Fiscal Commission has signaled that the fallout in gross domestic product (GDP) as a result of Hurricane Melissa i...
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Melissa adds $29b to Budget as reflected in Third Supplementary Estimates
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Melissa adds $29b to Budget as reflected in Third Supplementary Estimates
December 2 08:25 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A total of $29.3 billion has been added to the National Budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year as reflected in the Third Supplementary...
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Hidden dangers after hurricane passes
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Hidden dangers after hurricane passes
December 2 08:20 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — When a hurricane passes, the first images that often come to mind are toppled trees, flooded streets, and shattered roofs, but one...
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‘We were like saviours’: Jimmy Cliff’s historic performance in Apartheid era South Africa
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‘We were like saviours’: Jimmy Cliff’s historic performance in Apartheid era South Africa
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December 2 08:00 PM
Observer Online presents the second story in ‘Jimmy Cliff: Stories Of A Bongo Man’, in tribute to the reggae legend who died on November 24 at age 81....
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Upgraded Little London Police Station a symbol of resilience – NHT
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Upgraded Little London Police Station a symbol of resilience – NHT
December 2 07:39 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Assistant General Manager for Engineering and Contract Monitoring at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Alex Bernard, says the open...
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Crash causes traffic delays along Park Main Road in St Elizabeth
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Crash causes traffic delays along Park Main Road in St Elizabeth
December 2 07:03 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Motorists are being advised to expect delays along the Park Main Road following a motor vehicle collision that has reduced the...
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UN warns of alarming levels of gender-based violence in Haiti
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November 21, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, (CMC) – The United Nations is warning of “alarming levels of gender-based violence” in Haiti, noting also that those at risk have very...
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UN launches US$74 million hurricane relief fund for Cuba
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UN launches US$74 million hurricane relief fund for Cuba
November 6, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) has launched a US$74 million fund to aid Cuba in the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricane Melisa...
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Hurricane left millions of tons of debris in Jamaica – UN
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Hurricane left millions of tons of debris in Jamaica – UN
November 6, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Melissa's violent pass over Jamaica spread nearly five million tons of debris, creating road blockages...
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Jamaican Ammoya Patrick wins Best Diplomat award at UN conference
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Jamaican Ammoya Patrick wins Best Diplomat award at UN conference
October 23, 2025
There is a famous saying that goes: "a diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip". ...
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Haitians ‘fortitude gives us hope’ says special UN representative
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Haitians ‘fortitude gives us hope’ says special UN representative
October 23, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – United Nations Special Representative for Haiti and head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Carlos G Ruiz Massieu, s...
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Israel threatens to resume fighting if Hamas does not respect Gaza truce deal
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Israel threatens to resume fighting if Hamas does not respect Gaza truce deal
October 15, 2025
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israel's defence minister on Wednesday threatened to resume fighting if Hamas does not honour the terms of a US-backed ce...
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UN, Red Cross demand opening of all Gaza crossings to let in aid
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UN, Red Cross demand opening of all Gaza crossings to let in aid
October 14, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The United Nations and the international Red Cross called on Tuesday for all crossings into Gaza to be opened to allow despe...
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UN appoints new resident coordinator in Haiti
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UN appoints new resident coordinator in Haiti
October 4, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday announced the appointment of Nicole Flora Boni Kouassi of ...
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Haiti, Caricom welcome UN Security Council resolution on Haiti
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Haiti, Caricom welcome UN Security Council resolution on Haiti
September 30, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (CMC) — Haiti on Tuesday welcomed the decision of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to back a resolution authoris...
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UN opens virtual museum to spotlight artefact trafficking
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UN opens virtual museum to spotlight artefact trafficking
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PARIS, France (AFP)-The UN's cultural agency on Monday announced the launch of a virtual museum showcasing hundreds of looted artefacts in a bid to dr...
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Venezuela at UN seeks support against US ‘threat’
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Venezuela at UN seeks support against US ‘threat’
September 26, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela called Friday at the United Nations (UN) for solidarity against the "threat" of the United States, which has carr...
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Holness calls for better access to climate financing
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Holness calls for better access to climate financing
September 26, 2025
NEW YORK, United States — In his address to the United Nations on Friday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness called for more access to climate financing fo...
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UN identifies 158 firms linked to Israeli settlements
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UN identifies 158 firms linked to Israeli settlements
September 26, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)-The United Nations on Friday released a long-awaited update of its database of companies with activities in Israeli settleme...
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‘Bullets, fire and fear’— Haiti is at war, its leader warns
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‘Bullets, fire and fear’— Haiti is at war, its leader warns
September 25, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) —Violence-ravaged Haiti is a nation "at war," its leader Laurent Saint-Cyr warned at the United Nations on Thursda...
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Palestinian leader tells UN no role for Hamas in state
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Palestinian leader tells UN no role for Hamas in state
September 25, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United Nations (AFP) — Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Thursday rejected any future role for Hamas and condemned antisemitism, as h...
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Guyana calls for strengthening of ideals that led to formation of  United Nations
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Guyana calls for strengthening of ideals that led to formation of United Nations
September 24, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC)–Guyana on Wednesday called on the international community not to allow the ideals that led to the formation of the United Nations...
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Escalatorgate—Trump demands probe into UN ‘triple sabotage’
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Escalatorgate—Trump demands probe into UN ‘triple sabotage’
September 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump demanded an investigation Wednesday into what he called "triple sabotage" after an escalator...
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‘Your countries are going to hell’: Trump slams European allies in UN address
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‘Your countries are going to hell’: Trump slams European allies in UN address
September 23, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump blasted the United Nations (UN) and Europe on his return to the world ...
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UN chief warns ‘aid cuts are wreaking havoc’ amid slashed budgets
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UN chief warns ‘aid cuts are wreaking havoc’ amid slashed budgets
September 23, 2025
United Nations, United States (AFP)-United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that cuts to aid budgets were "wreaking havoc" as h...
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Clashes in DR Congo despite peace efforts
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Clashes in DR Congo despite peace efforts
September 22, 2025
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — Intense clashes between anti-government M23 fighters and armed forces have taken place in eastern DR Congo in recent days i...
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Ozone layer ‘healing’, on track to recover by mid-century — UN
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Ozone layer ‘healing’, on track to recover by mid-century — UN
September 15, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The Earth's protective ozone layer is healing and the hole should fully disappear in the coming decades, the United Nation...
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UN declares famine in Gaza, first ever in Middle East
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UN declares famine in Gaza, first ever in Middle East
August 22, 2025
ROME, Italy (AFP) — The United Nations on Friday officially declared a famine in Gaza, the first time it has done so in the Middle East, with experts ...
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Mount Pleasant win Concacaf Caribbean Cup
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CAFFE pays tribute to former ECJ chairman Dorothy Pine-McLarty
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Independent Fiscal Commission has signaled that the fallout in gross domestic product (GDP) as a result of Hurricane Melissa i...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A total of $29.3 billion has been added to the National Budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year as reflected in the Third Supplementary...
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Hidden dangers after hurricane passes
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Hidden dangers after hurricane passes
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