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September 13 04:26 PM
FLORIDA, United States (CMC) – St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew confirmed Sunday that he had suffered a stroke late last month but t...
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September 13 04:17 PM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Two men have been charged with burglary after allegedly breaking into a woman’s Old Harbour Bay home with a machete and trying...
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September 13 02:40 PM
On October 28, VaChikepe The Poet will release A Dollar, a seven-song album that hears him expressing his thoughts in English for the first time. The ...
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September 13 02:17 PM
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AFP) — The United States (US) pair of Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Kenny Bednarek nailed Ultimate Championship sprint doubles after...
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September 13 01:56 PM
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Harry Kane scored his first goal of the season to help Bayern Munich edge to a 2-1 win at promoted Elversberg in the Bundeslig...
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September 13 12:42 PM
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — Erling Haaland fired 10-man Manchester City to a memorable 1-0 victory over Manchester United despite Phil Foden's ...
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September 13 12:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Bryan Levell and Ashanti Moore have qualified for the finals of the men’s and women’s 200m respectively on Sunday’s third and fina...
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September 13 12:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Attorney-at-law and Government Senator, Christian Tavares-Finson, is issuing what he describes as 'a gentle reminder' to parents a...
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September 1, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The World Bank Group on Tuesday announced the appointment of Jamaican-born Judith Green as country manager for Barba...
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July 9, 2026
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — The World Bank on Thursday urged Kenya to implement a raft of anti-corruption reforms demanded under its latest $750 billion le...
Business, Columns
July 1, 2026
As Hurricane Melissa approached Jamaica in October 2025, Mona-Lisa was busy with a desperate, unusual task. To save her family’s only source of income...
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May 29, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and International Energy Agency warned on Friday of the ri...
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May 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The World Bank Group (WBG) in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has launched t...
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April 15, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The World Bank announced a plan Wednesday that aims to improve secure water access for a billion people within the n...
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April 14, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Worl...
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April 8, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The World Bank on Wednesday said that economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is projected to ...
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November 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness used the G20 summit to deliver a stark warning on the growing threat of climate change, outlining th...
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November 19, 2025
An updated estimate of the damage to residential and and non-residential buildings, housing, infrastructure and agriculture from Hurricane Melissa whi...
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November 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The World Bank, in coordination with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), estimates that the physical damage t...
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November 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— In the wake of the devastation to sections of Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa, the island is set to receive a full payout of US$150 mi...
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October 7, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) –The World Bank on Tuesday said that Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) can break its low-growth cycle by harnessin...
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September 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The World Bank Group Monday announced the appointment of Dr Susana Cordeiro Guerra as vice president for the Latin A...
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April 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC)— A new report by the World Bank says organised crime and violence have become a central obstacle to development in Lat...
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April 25, 2025
Washington, United States (AFP)—Developing countries should strike swift trade deals with the United States at the "earliest possible" opportunity, th...
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April 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – A new World Bank report is urging Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) countries to rethink their economic strateg...
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April 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — Three Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries are to benefit from assistance from the World Bank for disaster risk m...
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March 7, 2025
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) – The newly appointed World Bank Group Resident Representative for Suriname, Diletta Doretti, says her appointment is aimed...
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March 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The World Bank announced Monday that it had approved a new project designed to improve energy efficiency and expand ...
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March 2, 2025
WASHINGTON, (CMC) – The World Bank says Suriname has signed a novel project to strengthen resilience against environmental shocks. The Washington-base...
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January 8, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia, (CMC) — A World Bank delegation is to hold talks with officials from the St Lucian government and the Organisation of Eastern Cari...
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September 13, 2026
FLORIDA, United States (CMC) – St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew confirmed Sunday that he had suffered a stroke late last month but t...
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September 13, 2026
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Two men have been charged with burglary after allegedly breaking into a woman’s Old Harbour Bay home with a machete and trying...
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September 13, 2026
On October 28, VaChikepe The Poet will release A Dollar, a seven-song album that hears him expressing his thoughts in English for the first time. The ...
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September 13, 2026
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AFP) — The United States (US) pair of Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Kenny Bednarek nailed Ultimate Championship sprint doubles after...
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September 13, 2026
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Harry Kane scored his first goal of the season to help Bayern Munich edge to a 2-1 win at promoted Elversberg in the Bundeslig...
