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Police shoot patient after stabbing incident at Kingston Public Hospital
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Police shoot patient after stabbing incident at Kingston Public Hospital
December 29 02:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A male patient was shot and injured by police on Monday at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) after he allegedly attacked cops who...
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Wanted man killed in St Andrew police operation
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Wanted man killed in St Andrew police operation
December 29 01:42 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A wanted man was shot dead and 18 other persons detained during a police operation at Bottom River on August Town Road, St Andrew,...
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Viral moments that defined Jamaica in 2025
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Viral moments that defined Jamaica in 2025
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From moments of heartbreak to resilience to humour, 2025 was a year of mixed emotions for Jamaicans, experienced in real-time through timelines, lives...
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Rose Heights residents stage another protest over lack of water
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Rose Heights residents stage another protest over lack of water
December 29 01:07 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Residents of Rose Heights in Montego Bay took to the streets on Monday to protest, in particular, the lack of water in sections of...
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Santa Cruz councillor commends Likkle Miss Foundation for container home donation
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Santa Cruz councillor commends Likkle Miss Foundation for container home donation
December 29 11:53 AM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Councillor for the Santa Cruz Division, Christopher Williams, has lauded the philanthropic efforts by the Likkle Miss Foundati...
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Mt Pleasant FA and Cavalier move up in JPL tables
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Mt Pleasant FA and Cavalier move up in JPL tables
December 29 11:29 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mount Pleasant FA and Cavalier SC, finalists over the last three seasons, have closed the gap on the leaders in the Jamaica Premie...
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25 Manchester cops honoured
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25 Manchester cops honoured
December 29 11:10 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Twenty-five police personnel assigned to stations in southern Manchester were on Saturday recognised for their dedication during...
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Haiti’s PM reiterates no negotiations with criminal gangs
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Haiti’s PM reiterates no negotiations with criminal gangs
December 29 11:05 AM
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Prime Minister of Haiti Alix Didier Fils-Aimé says the country will not negotiate with criminal gangs that are seeking t...
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Netanyahu to meet Trump in Florida for talks on Gaza, Iran
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Netanyahu to meet Trump in Florida for talks on Gaza, Iran
December 29, 2025
PALM BEACH, United States (AFP)—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Donald Trump in Florida on Monday, with the US president pushing t...
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
December 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – Immigration leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives in the United States have condemned President Donald ...
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Forex: $159.90 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.90 to one US dollar
December 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Wednesday, December 24, ended trading at $159.90, up 14 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s...
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CRH receives scrubs valued at $2m from US apparel company and charities
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CRH receives scrubs valued at $2m from US apparel company and charities
December 23, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — United States (US) based medical apparel company, RepScrubs, partnering with Jamaican charity Sarah’s Children and Florida-based J...
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Forex: $159.76 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.76 to one US dollar
December 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 23, ended trading at $159.76, down 35 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s...
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Maduro says Trump would be ‘better off’ focusing on US rather than Venezuela
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Maduro says Trump would be ‘better off’ focusing on US rather than Venezuela
December 22, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday fired back at Donald Trump, who has ordered United States (US) naval forces t...
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Italy fines Apple nearly 100 million euros over app privacy feature
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Italy fines Apple nearly 100 million euros over app privacy feature
December 22, 2025
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy's competition authority said Monday it had fined the United States (US) tech giant Apple 98 million euros ($115 million) for...
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Kamla faces backlash for statements on US visas and Caribbean relations
Kamla faces backlash for statements on US visas and Caribbean relations
December 21, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar is facing mounting criticism at home and abroad following...
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US intercepts Venezuelan-linked oil tanker in Caribbean
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December 21, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (CMC) – The United States has seized a second oil tanker linked to Venezuela in recent weeks, enforcing a “blockade” ordered by Uni...
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Argentina’s president welcomes Trump pressure ‘to free the Venezuelan people’
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Argentina’s president welcomes Trump pressure ‘to free the Venezuelan people’
December 20, 2025
FOZ DO IGUAÇU, Brazil (AFP)—Argentina’s President Javier Milei on Saturday praised counterpart Donald Trump's pressure campaign on Venezuela, which fe...
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Brazil’s Lula warns military action in Venezuela would be ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
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Brazil’s Lula warns military action in Venezuela would be ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
December 20, 2025
FOZ DO IGUAÇU, Brazil (AFP)—Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that US military action in Venezuela would spark a "humanitari...
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Forex: $160.30 to one US dollar
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Forex: $160.30 to one US dollar
December 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, December 19, ended trading at $160.30, down 29 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s ...
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Trump administration begins release of Epstein files
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Trump administration begins release of Epstein files
December 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) Justice Department on Friday began releasing the long-awaited records from the investigation ...
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TikTok signs joint venture deal to end US ban threat
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TikTok signs joint venture deal to end US ban threat
December 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — TikTok said Thursday it had signed a joint venture deal with investors that would allow the company to maintain oper...
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Forex: $160.59 to one US dollar
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Forex: $160.59 to one US dollar
December 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, December 18, ended trading at $160.59, down 10 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’...
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Maryland to create commission to assess reparations
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Maryland to create commission to assess reparations
December 17, 2025
MARYLAND, United States — Following a decision by lawmakers on Wednesday, the state of Maryland in the United States (US) will create a commission to ...
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Venezuela cancels all energy deals with Trinidad and Tobago
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Venezuela cancels all energy deals with Trinidad and Tobago
December 15, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (CMC) – Venezuela on Monday said it has with “immediate effect” terminated any existing contract, agreement or negotiation with Tri...
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Trinidad Gov’t gives green light for US military aircraft to transit local airspace
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Trinidad Gov’t gives green light for US military aircraft to transit local airspace
December 15, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad's former Caribbean Community (Caricom) and foreign affairs minister, Dr Amery Browne, has described as 'deceptive' ...
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Director Rob Reiner, wife found dead in Los Angeles
December 15, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — American director Rob Reiner and his wife were found dead at their southern California mansion, United States (US) ...
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US military aircraft to arrive in Dominican Republic for deployment in the Caribbean
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US military aircraft to arrive in Dominican Republic for deployment in the Caribbean
December 14, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CMC) – The government of the Dominican Republic has authorised several United States (US) military aircraft to land...
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Trump vows to ‘retaliate’ after IS attack kills US troops in Syria
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Trump vows to ‘retaliate’ after IS attack kills US troops in Syria
December 13, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States (US) would retaliate after two US troops and a civilian ...
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Forex: 161.09 to one US dollar
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Forex: 161.09 to one US dollar
December 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, December 11 remain at $161.09, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily exchange tradin...
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Police shoot patient after stabbing incident at Kingston Public Hospital
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Wanted man killed in St Andrew police operation
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A wanted man was shot dead and 18 other persons detained during a police operation at Bottom River on August Town Road, St Andrew,...
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Viral moments that defined Jamaica in 2025
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Rose Heights residents stage another protest over lack of water
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Rose Heights residents stage another protest over lack of water
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Residents of Rose Heights in Montego Bay took to the streets on Monday to protest, in particular, the lack of water in sections of...
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Santa Cruz councillor commends Likkle Miss Foundation for container home donation
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Santa Cruz councillor commends Likkle Miss Foundation for container home donation
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