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ST THOMAS, Jamaica – The 'Fireman' Capleton and ‘Dunce Man’ Jamal electrified fans at Old Pera in St Thomas to ring in the new year at the annual Ango...
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ST ANN, Jamaica—The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising road users in the eastern parishes of St Mary, Portland as well St Ann to exercise caution...
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6.5-magnitude quake shakes Mexico City and beach resort
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Holness calls for strong public education campaign on proper waste disposal
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness is calling for the implementation of a strong public education campaign on proper waste disposal and...
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), Mark Malabver, has sought to assure the association's restive auxiliary work...
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Trinidad PM welcomes US military exercises in country
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the presence of United States military troops in the regi...
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A US aircraft carrier is now in the Caribbean Sea to bolster an anti-narcotics campaign, the military announced Sund...
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Maduro says Caribbean peace threatened by joint military drills between Trinidad and US
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CARACAS, Venezuela (CMC) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is warning that Trinidad and Tobago’s joint military drills with the United States coul...
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Joint Dominican-US operation halts alleged cocaine-smuggling boat
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) -- Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Saturday they seized about 500 kilograms of cocaine from a boat ...
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Jamaican extradited to US facing charges for lottery scam involvement
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Mexican car industry fears higher tariffs on China will drive its demise
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GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico's car assembly industry, one of the biggest in the world, fears US President Donald Trump's tariff war will impede...
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Belize debates controversial ‘safe third country’ agreement with US
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Panama seizes tons of US-bound cocaine, arrests 10
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PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP)—Panamanian authorities on Tuesday announced a large seizure of US-bound cocaine on a ferry in the Pacific, at a time Washing...
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Venezuela announces big military deployment to counter US presence
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela on Tuesday announced what it called a major, nationwide military deployment to counter the United States (US) nav...
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Review shows no link between paracetamol and autism
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US set for travel chaos as flights cut due to gov’t shutdown
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US not sending any high-level officials to COP30
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Trump says not considering US strikes on Venezuela
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UN General Assembly urges end to US embargo on Cuba
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US says emergency teams ready for Hurricane Melissa
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Trump sending aircraft strike group to region as war fears rise
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US warship to dock in Trinidad this weekend
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10 former Caricom heads urge end to military action in region
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Colombian president accuses US of ‘executions’ in Caribbean, Pacific
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