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Schools show mixed readiness for September reopening
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Schools show mixed readiness for September reopening
August 20 02:11 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education is warning that some schools damaged by Hurricane Melissa may not be ready for face-to-face classes when...
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Strong 6.7-magnitude quake strikes southern Peru
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LIMA, Peru (AFP)—A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck southern Peru on Thursday, US seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of cas...
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First US deportees land in Liberia
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First US deportees land in Liberia
August 20 02:02 PM
MONROVIA, Liberia (AFP)—Twenty migrants deported from the United States arrived in Liberia Thursday, AFP journalists saw, the first of up to 1,200 for...
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JET calls for Jamaica’s beaches to be recognised as public commons
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JET calls for Jamaica’s beaches to be recognised as public commons
August 20 01:15 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) is calling for Jamaica’s beaches to be legally recognised as a public commons and held in publ...
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Isha Bel reconnects with Jamaican roots on ‘Time Nah Wait’
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Reggae artiste Isha Bel is reconnecting with Jamaica’s rich cultural traditions through her new single,  Time Nah Wait , a vibrant recording inspired ...
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UHWI NICU receives pulse oximeters from Kiwanis New Kingston
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UHWI NICU receives pulse oximeters from Kiwanis New Kingston
August 20 12:18 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has received three pulse oximeters eq...
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Edmund Bartlett to be honoured as global tourism icon in Africa
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Edmund Bartlett to be honoured as global tourism icon in Africa
August 20 11:54 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, will be honoured as a tourism icon at the PYNE Awards Africa 2026, recognising his...
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FWCF welcomes new school grooming policy, calls for end to ‘rules are rules’ approach
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FWCF welcomes new school grooming policy, calls for end to ‘rules are rules’ approach
August 20 11:38 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) has welcomed the announcement of a revised National Student Dress and Grooming Policy but is ...
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Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen second runner-up advocates for empowering Jamaica’s young women
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Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen second runner-up advocates for empowering Jamaica’s young women
July 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jeanae Robinson, the second runner-up in this year’s Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen Competition, says she used the platf...
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‘A better future is possible’—Youths sue Trump over climate change
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‘A better future is possible’—Youths sue Trump over climate change
September 16, 2025
MISSOULA, United States (AFP)—Smoke-choked air that fills their lungs, floods threatening their homes and debilitating heat: a group of young American...
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WHO warns of high tobacco use among children in Americas/Caribbean region
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May 30, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland CMC) — The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday said that the region of the Americas, including the Caribbean, currently has ...
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Schools show mixed readiness for September reopening
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Strong 6.7-magnitude quake strikes southern Peru
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LIMA, Peru (AFP)—A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck southern Peru on Thursday, US seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of cas...
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First US deportees land in Liberia
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First US deportees land in Liberia
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MONROVIA, Liberia (AFP)—Twenty migrants deported from the United States arrived in Liberia Thursday, AFP journalists saw, the first of up to 1,200 for...
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JET calls for Jamaica’s beaches to be recognised as public commons
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JET calls for Jamaica’s beaches to be recognised as public commons
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Isha Bel reconnects with Jamaican roots on ‘Time Nah Wait’
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