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January 2 07:00 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica—Approximately 1,400 STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) gifts have been distributed to children in Monteg...
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Errol Wizdom set to release Reggae Dancehall album
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Errol Wizdom set to release Reggae Dancehall album
January 2 06:34 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —For many years, Jamaican artistes who live overseas have returned to their country to work with musicians and engineers to get an a...
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JPS dispatches more vehicles, linesmen
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JPS dispatches more vehicles, linesmen
January 2 06:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has commissioned another 270 trucks, other vehicles and equipment along with 470 new linesmen for t...
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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
January 2 05:45 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—General manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Robert Honeyghan, says the staging of the inaugural fireworks displa...
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Forex: $159.47 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.47 to one US dollar
January 2 04:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, January 2, ended trading at $159.47, down 26 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s da...
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Tesla loses EV crown to China’s BYD in 2025 as sales slip
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Tesla loses EV crown to China’s BYD in 2025 as sales slip
January 2 04:44 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Tesla's sales fell in 2025, the company reported Friday, ceding its position as the world's biggest electric vehicle m...
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Belize announces resumption of shipments of goods to the United States
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Belize announces resumption of shipments of goods to the United States
January 2 04:25 PM
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC)—The Belize Postal Service (BPS) on Friday announced the resumption of all outbound shipments to the United States, effective Ja...
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WATCH: Capleton, Jamal, Macka, Jah Bouks and others ignite Angola Festival
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WATCH: Capleton, Jamal, Macka, Jah Bouks and others ignite Angola Festival
January 2 03:45 PM
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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Performers cancel concerts at Kennedy center after Trump renaming
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Performers cancel concerts at Kennedy center after Trump renaming
December 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)-A prominent jazz group and a dance company have canceled shows at Washington's premier performing arts center to prote...
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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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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump ‘blockade’
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump ‘blockade’
December 17, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—Venezuela struck a defiant note Wednesday, insisting that crude oil exports were not impacted by US President Donald Trump's ...
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Trump bans and restricts entry to nationals of three Caribbean countries
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Trump bans and restricts entry to nationals of three Caribbean countries
December 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – US President Donald Trump on Tuesday named Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and Haiti as countries where citizens from ...
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Mexico president confident of deal with US on water dispute
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Mexico president confident of deal with US on water dispute
December 9, 2025
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)—Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday she was confident of reaching an agreement with US President Donald Trump i...
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Bahamas wants formal visa treaty with United States
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December 9, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas Government is proposing that the United States (US) consider the implementation of a formal visa-free travel treat...
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US court suspends releasing immigration detainees in Illinois
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US court suspends releasing immigration detainees in Illinois
November 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—A US appeals court on Thursday suspended the release of hundreds of people on bail after they had been arrested by imm...
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Trump floats death penalty for ‘seditious’ Democrats
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Trump floats death penalty for ‘seditious’ Democrats
November 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump on Thursday evoked the death penalty for Democratic lawmakers who urged the military to refu...
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Trump signs bill requiring Epstein files release
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Trump signs bill requiring Epstein files release
November 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Donald Trump signed into law on Wednesday legislation requiring the release of government records on convicted sex off...
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Trump demands probe into Epstein links to Bill Clinton
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November 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump said Friday he wants the Justice Department and FBI to investigate links between the late al...
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Trump says no disbursement of food aid benefits until shutdown ends
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Trump says no disbursement of food aid benefits until shutdown ends
November 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The US government shutdown entered its 35th day on Tuesday, matching a record set during President Donald Trump's firs...
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Trump declares victory against climate ‘hoax’ after Bill Gates comments
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Trump declares victory against climate ‘hoax’ after Bill Gates comments
October 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump claimed victory Wednesday over what he called the "hoax" of climate change, after billionair...
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Trump rules out vice presidential run to stay in power after 2028
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Trump rules out vice presidential run to stay in power after 2028
October 27, 2025
Aboard Air Force One, Undefined (AFP)—Donald Trump said on Monday that he would not run for vice president in the 2028 American election, a move some ...
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Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro offered ‘everything’ to ease tensions
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Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro offered ‘everything’ to ease tensions
October 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump unleashed a four-letter broadside at Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on Friday, as he said ...
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Trump urges pardon for Netanyahu over ‘cigars and champagne’
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Trump urges pardon for Netanyahu over ‘cigars and champagne’
October 13, 2025
JERUSALEM, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Monday told the Israeli parliament that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on tri...
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‘War is over’ in Gaza, Trump says on way to Middle East
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October 12, 2025
Aboard Air Force One, Undefined (AFP)—US President Donald Trump departed Sunday on a high-stakes peace trip to Israel and Egypt, declaring the "war is...
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White House says Nobel Trump omission was ‘politics over peace’
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White House says Nobel Trump omission was ‘politics over peace’
October 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House lashed out at the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday after it awarded the peace prize to Venezuelan...
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On Trump’s orders, 200 troops from Texas arrive in Illinois
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October 7, 2025
Washington, United States (AFP)-Two hundred Texas National Guard troops have arrived in Illinois, a Pentagon official said Tuesday, ahead of a planned...
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Trump says Hamas ready for peace, tells Israel to stop bombing
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October 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Friday he believed Hamas was ready for peace and told Israel to stop bombing Gaza, af...
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Trump announces 100% tariff on movies made abroad
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Trump announces 100% tariff on movies made abroad
September 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)-US President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his threat of imposing steep tariffs on films made outside the United Stat...
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Trump labels indicted ex-FBI chief Comey ‘dirty cop’
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September 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)-US President Donald Trump labeled former FBI director James Comey "a dirty cop," hours after he was indicted on two cr...
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White House threatens mass firings as government shutdown looms
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September 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House raised the stakes in a clash over a possible United States (US) government shutdown Thursday, tellin...
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STEAM gifts for children in the west
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ST JAMES, Jamaica—Approximately 1,400 STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) gifts have been distributed to children in Monteg...
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Errol Wizdom set to release Reggae Dancehall album
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Errol Wizdom set to release Reggae Dancehall album
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —For many years, Jamaican artistes who live overseas have returned to their country to work with musicians and engineers to get an a...
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JPS dispatches more vehicles, linesmen
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JPS dispatches more vehicles, linesmen
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has commissioned another 270 trucks, other vehicles and equipment along with 470 new linesmen for t...
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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—General manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Robert Honeyghan, says the staging of the inaugural fireworks displa...
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Forex: $159.47 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.47 to one US dollar
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