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Jimmy Cliff’s Best of Jimmy Cliff returns to Billboard
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
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KINGSTON, Jamaica— International reggae artiste Jimmy Cliff, who died last week, has returned to the Billboard Reggae Albums chart. The famed singer r...
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Same day processing of driver’s licence on hold says TAJ
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Same day processing of driver’s licence on hold says TAJ
December 2 03:25 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says it continues to experience technical issues affecting the processing of same-day driver's lice...
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It’s time! Masicka, Tommy Lee kick off dancehall’s ‘war season’ with potent diss tracks
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It’s time! Masicka, Tommy Lee kick off dancehall’s ‘war season’ with potent diss tracks
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With Masicka and Tommy Lee Sparta having released “diss” tracks aimed at each other, dancehall’s “war season” has officially begun. In less than 24 ho...
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OUR to monitor utility billing relief after the hurricane
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OUR to monitor utility billing relief after the hurricane
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica's utilities regulator said on Tuesday it would monitor temporary customer billing relief measures announced by major servi...
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District constable charged with assault of woman and baby
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District constable charged with assault of woman and baby
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PORTLAND, Jamaica — A district constable was summoned to the Portland Parish Court on November 26 to answer to charges surrounding a domestic assault ...
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10 ways to volunteer this Christmas to support Jamaicans impacted by Melissa
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10 ways to volunteer this Christmas to support Jamaicans impacted by Melissa
December 2 01:22 PM
As communities across Jamaica continue to pick up the pieces following Hurricane Melissa, the need to give back has never been greater, and what bette...
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Toll collection for May Pen to Williamsfield highway delayed
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Toll collection for May Pen to Williamsfield highway delayed
December 2 12:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Toll collection on the new Phase 1C segment of the PJ Patterson Highway from May Pen to Williamsfield, which was scheduled to comm...
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US Congress certifies Trump’s presidential election victory
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US Congress certifies Trump’s presidential election victory
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States Congress certified Monday that Donald Trump won the November election to become the nation's 47th ...
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‘Everybody wants to be my friend’: Trump feels the love
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‘Everybody wants to be my friend’: Trump feels the love
December 17, 2024
WASHINGSTON, United States (AFP) - A shock outsider when he was first elected president eight years ago -- and a pariah when he left office -- Donald ...
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Trump to enter second term with more power, allies
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Trump to enter second term with more power, allies
November 7, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump will have almost complete control over the levers of government — with only limited checks on his power...
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Trump says would concede defeat ‘if it’s a fair election’
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Trump says would concede defeat ‘if it’s a fair election’
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WEST PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) — United States (US) Republican presidential contender Donald Trump said he would be prepared to concede defeat a...
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WATCH: Smooth start to voting in Philadelphia
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Harris or Trump: America decides in knife-edge election
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Harris or Trump: America decides in knife-edge election
November 5, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Election Day voting began Tuesday after an extraordinary — and for many unnerving — United States (US) presidential ...
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Trump claims Pennsylvania vote fraud as Harris stumps in Michigan
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November 3, 2024
LITITZ, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on his baseless predictions of voter fraud in battleground states as he and rival Kamal...
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Trump voters see only two outcomes: ‘landslide’ or ‘fraud’
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Trump voters see only two outcomes: ‘landslide’ or ‘fraud’
November 2, 2024
SALEM, United States (AFP) — Three days before the United States (US) presidential election, supporters of Donald Trump are ready to reject the result...
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Harris, Trump go toe to toe in frenzied final campaign weekend
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Harris, Trump go toe to toe in frenzied final campaign weekend
November 2, 2024
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Trump, Harris battle for Wisconsin amid blowback on violent rhetoric
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MILWAUKEE, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump came under fire for violent rhetoric against a prominent Kamala Harris supporter Friday as the candidate...
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Harris targets Trump’s age after report of exhaustion
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DETROIT, United States (AFP) — Kamala Harris questioned Donald Trump's fitness for office Friday as the oldest major-party White House candidate in hi...
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Biden approves US$4.5b in student debt relief as vote nears
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Joe Biden announced Thursday further student debt relief for public servants — amountin...
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Former US president Jimmy Carter, 100, casts vote
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Former US president Jimmy Carter, 100, casts vote
October 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Fifteen days after turning 100, former United States (US) president Jimmy Carter cast his vote in the US election on...
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Harris steps into lion’s den with Fox interview
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Harris steps into lion’s den with Fox interview
October 16, 2024
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Musk donates almost US$75 million to Trump’s presidential cause
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Billionaire Elon Musk has donated almost US$75 million to the political action committee (PAC) he created to support...
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Harris pokes fun after Trump turns rally into bizarre dance-a-thon
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Armed man arrested near Trump rally in California — sheriff
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Trump says could support using US military against Americans
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With medical report Harris seeks to play health card against Trump
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With medical report Harris seeks to play health card against Trump
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Obama blasts ‘crazy’ Trump in first rally for Harris
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Trump says immigrants bringing ‘bad genes’ into US
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