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KC seek motivation for second-tier Walker Cup through record title chase
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KC seek motivation for second-tier Walker Cup through record title chase
December 4 02:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – For the first time in over a decade, Kingston College (KC) will not be represented in the quarterfinals of the ISSA Manning Cup. T...
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Jazz Must Be returns to The Summit for second staging
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Jazz Must Be returns to The Summit for second staging
December 4 02:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Vocalist Apryl-Jaye will present the second staging of Island Car Rentals Presents: Jazz Must Be on Thursday, December 4 at The Su...
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Gov’t receives Ethiopian delegation on hurricane recovery assistance mission
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Gov’t receives Ethiopian delegation on hurricane recovery assistance mission
December 4 01:49 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government of Jamaica on Thursday received a high-level delegation from the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia which was ...
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Jamaica-bound hurricane relief container robbed in Canada
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Jamaica-bound hurricane relief container robbed in Canada
December 4 01:13 PM
TORONTO, Canada — Canadian police are investigating what volunteers say is a heartbreaking robbery after thieves emptied out a container of donated it...
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Trump’s immigration stance contradicting World Cup ‘unity’ message
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Trump’s immigration stance contradicting World Cup ‘unity’ message
December 4 01:01 PM
WASHINGTON, United States — With the World Cup draw set for Washington this Friday, United States (US) President Donald Trump is expected to feature h...
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Leader of notorious Haitian gang sentenced to life in prison
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Leader of notorious Haitian gang sentenced to life in prison
December 4 12:53 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The self-proclaimed “king” of Haiti’s violent 400 Mawozo gang, Joly Germine, was on Wednesday sentenced to life in p...
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Traffic changes announced for Santa Cruz during festive season
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Traffic changes announced for Santa Cruz during festive season
December 4 10:55 AM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Effective Monday, December 8, 2025, traditional Christmas traffic changes will be in effect for the town of Santa Cruz, St Eli...
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Traffic changes to be implemented in Christiana, Manchester for the holiday season
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Traffic changes to be implemented in Christiana, Manchester for the holiday season
December 4 10:46 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) will introduce a series of traffic changes in Christiana, Manchester, beginning Monday, December...
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Fight against breast cancer in the west
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Fight against breast cancer in the west
October 21, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Breast cancer remains one of the leading causes of death among women in Jamaica, a stark reality that underscores the urgency of r...
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Study finds women have higher genetic risk of depression
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Study finds women have higher genetic risk of depression
October 7, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)-Women are genetically at higher risk of clinical depression than men, Australian researchers found in a study published Wednes...
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Kingston joins Carter Center’s global women’s empowerment campaign
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Kingston joins Carter Center’s global women’s empowerment campaign
September 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Kingston has been named one of 13 cities worldwide selected to join the Carter Center’s Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign, an...
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FAO launches new initiative to assist women
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FAO launches new initiative to assist women
August 8, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched a new digital tool aimed at strengthening the capacities, leader...
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Egypt arrests TikTokers in latest morality crackdown
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Egypt arrests TikTokers in latest morality crackdown
August 4, 2025
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — Egyptian authorities have arrested at least eight TikTok content creators in less than a week on vague charges including "indecen...
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Outrage grows in France over US plan to destroy contraceptives
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Outrage grows in France over US plan to destroy contraceptives
August 1, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) - A United States (US) plan to destroy women's contraception products reportedly worth $9.7 million spurred growing outcry on Frid...
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Frazsiers Whip winning streak broken
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Frazsiers Whip winning streak broken
July 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defending champions Frazsiers Whip FC’s perfect winning record was snapped on Saturday as they rallied late to earn a 1-1 draw aga...
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ICC seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over persecution of women
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ICC seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over persecution of women
July 8, 2025
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over...
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Teen plotting attacks on women charged in France’s first ‘incel’ case
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Teen plotting attacks on women charged in France’s first ‘incel’ case
July 2, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP)— An 18-year-old French man suspected of planning attacks on women has been charged in the country's first case of a terror plot li...
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‘No bra, no entry’: Nigerian university rule sparks backlash
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‘No bra, no entry’: Nigerian university rule sparks backlash
June 18, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — A Nigerian university has ignited an online row after a video showed female staff members touching the breasts of women to chec...
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More than 2,000 Haitians held in Dominican hospital crackdown
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More than 2,000 Haitians held in Dominican hospital crackdown
June 2, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — The Dominican Republic said Monday it had arrested 2,000 people from gang violence-riddled Haiti in a crackd...
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ATHLOS to launch women’s team-based track and field league in 2026
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ATHLOS to launch women’s team-based track and field league in 2026
May 29, 2025
UNITED STATES — ATHLOS, the women’s-only track and field meet founded by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, is set to expand into a full-fledged team-b...
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JCC condemns violence against women and girls
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JCC condemns violence against women and girls
May 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) has strongly condemned the recent horrific violence meted out to women and girls and is urgi...
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Top three expect to win in JWPL
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Top three expect to win in JWPL
May 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The top three teams are expected to repeat first round wins and increase their distance from the rest of the field when the Jamaic...
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Dominican Republic expels hundreds of pregnant women to Haiti — UN
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Dominican Republic expels hundreds of pregnant women to Haiti — UN
May 20, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The Dominican Republic has expelled hundreds of pregnant and breastfeeding women to Haiti over the past month de...
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Chang condemns recent violence against women, girls as ‘stain on our national character’
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Chang condemns recent violence against women, girls as ‘stain on our national character’
May 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr Horace Chang says the recent acts of violence committed against women ...
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Trans women banned from English women’s cricket
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Trans women banned from English women’s cricket
May 2, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Transgender women have been banned from playing in women's and girls' cricket in England and Wales after the governing ...
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High cost of living with endometriosis: Jamaican women feel the pinch
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High cost of living with endometriosis: Jamaican women feel the pinch
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
March 20, 2025
Women affected by the chronic condition of endometriosis are not only grappling with the physical, emotional and mental impact of the disease, but als...
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Protesters rally on International Women’s Day, fearing far right
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Protesters rally on International Women’s Day, fearing far right
March 8, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Protesters took to the streets across the world Saturday to mark International Women's Day, demanding equal pay, political repre...
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Some 200 detained after Istanbul women’s day march — organisers
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Some 200 detained after Istanbul women’s day march — organisers
March 8, 2025
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Police detained some 200 demonstrators in Istanbul late on Saturday after more than 3,000 women marched peacefully through th...
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New York doctor hit with hefty fine over abortion pill — report
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New York doctor hit with hefty fine over abortion pill — report
February 14, 2025
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — A New York doctor was fined US$100,000 on Thursday by a Texas judge for remotely prescribing abortion pills to a patien...
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Jamaica Women’s Premier League set for March 1
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Jamaica Women’s Premier League set for March 1
February 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The rebranded Jamaica Women’s Premier League will kick off on March 1, 2025. The league will feature 11 teams and the newly establ...
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Jazz Must Be returns to The Summit for second staging
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