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Colombia’s Petro says US bombed suspected cocaine factory in Venezuela
December 30 09:40 PM
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (AFP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday said the United States bombed a suspected cocaine factory in the port city of Ma...
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
December 30 08:35 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  (CMC) –  Trinidadian police say the body of a 46-year-old fireman, who had been abducted from his home last weekend, was foun...
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
December 30 07:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six men, including two taxi drivers and a 62-year-old, have been slapped with multiple offences for their alleged involvement in a...
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
December 30 07:03 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged after allegedly firing shots in a public place. Charged with possession...
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
December 30 06:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With many individuals dealing with emotional scars in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, licensed clinical psychologist and trauma spe...
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
December 30 06:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 30, ended trading at $159.83, down nine cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
December 30 05:52 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A $250,000 Christmas donation from NCB Foundation’s Grant a Wish initiative is helping to strengthen  hurricane relief efforts led...
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
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December 30 05:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Campari has signed a year-long title partnership with popular event series Sandz Music Festival.  The collaboration comes into eff...
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Insurance companies challenged to introduce more affordable critical illness plans
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Insurance companies challenged to introduce more affordable critical illness plans
March 3, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Yulit Gordon, has challenged insurance companies to introduce more affordable cr...
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CARICOM among for major markets being targeted by Agriculture Ministry
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CARICOM among for major markets being targeted by Agriculture Ministry
March 3, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Audley Shaw, says CARICOM is among four major markets being targeted, unde...
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Prayer for the day
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March 2, 2019
Dear Lord, Lead me from death to life, from lies to truth. Lead me from despair to hope from fear to trust. Lead me from hatred to love from war to pe...
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West Indies thrash England in 5th ODI to square series
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West Indies thrash England in 5th ODI to square series
March 2, 2019
GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia (AFP) — Oshane Thomas and Chris Gayle starred as the West Indies thrashed England by seven wickets in the fifth and final one-...
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Supreme Ventures announces managerial changes at SVREL
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Supreme Ventures announces managerial changes at SVREL
March 2, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Supreme Ventures Group yesterday disclosed the departure of Chief Executive Officer of the Supreme Ventures Racing & Entertain...
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CARICOM delegation to hold talks with US on Venezuela situation
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CARICOM delegation to hold talks with US on Venezuela situation
March 2, 2019
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — A Caribbean Community (CARICOM) delegation will meet with the United States Secretary of State, Michael R Pompeo on We...
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Weekly-Round-up: Education muzzle plan… PNP confirms Crawford… 8 killed in Westmoreland
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Weekly-Round-up: Education muzzle plan… PNP confirms Crawford… 8 killed in Westmoreland
March 2, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — It was on Tuesday reported that the Ministry of Education has designed a concept paper that proposes a range of regulations that w...
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Windies dismiss England for 113 in fifth ODI
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Windies dismiss England for 113 in fifth ODI
March 2, 2019
GROS-ISLET, Saint Lucia (AFP) — England were dismissed for just 113 off 28.1 overs batting first against the West Indies in the fifth and final One Da...
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Brazil’s Lula leaves prison for grandson’s funeral
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Brazil’s Lula leaves prison for grandson’s funeral
March 2, 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva left prison Saturday to attend his 7-year-old grandson's funeral, taking ad...
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Windies win toss, England bat first
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Windies win toss, England bat first
March 2, 2019
GROS-ISLET, Saint Lucia (AFP) — West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and put England in to bat in the day/night game that ends their five-mat...
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St Mary woman suspected of suicide; 3-y-o son hospitalised
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St Mary woman suspected of suicide; 3-y-o son hospitalised
March 2, 2019
ST MARY, Jamaica — Crime scene investigators are currently at the home of a woman from Orange Field in Castleton, St Mary who is believed to have comm...
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Work of crime observatory to be improved —  JSIF
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Work of crime observatory to be improved — JSIF
March 2, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The coverage, range and distribution of data collected by the Jamaica Crime Observatory is to be improved, following an injection ...
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Gov’t drafting legislation to address marine oil pollution
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Gov’t drafting legislation to address marine oil pollution
March 2, 2019
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Minister of Transport and Mining, Robert Montague, says the Government is currently drafting new legislation that will give Jamaic...
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Curfew extended in  Savanna-La-Mar
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Curfew extended in Savanna-La-Mar
March 2, 2019
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A curfew which was imposed in two sections of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland on Wednesday, February 27, has been extended by the...
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59-y-o contractor shot dead in St Thomas
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59-y-o contractor shot dead in St Thomas
March 2, 2019
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Detectives assigned to the St Thomas Police Division are probing the circumstance surrounding the shooting death of a man and the...
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New study urges more regional funding for mental illness
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New study urges more regional funding for mental illness
March 2, 2019
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — A new report has found that while mental illness is responsible for more than a third of total disability in the Ame...
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Gayle sends ‘respect Windies’ World Cup warning
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Gayle sends ‘respect Windies’ World Cup warning
March 1, 2019
GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia (AFP) — Chris Gayle said the West Indies will "get a bit of respect" at this year's World Cup after claiming a 2-2 series draw...
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Gayle hits 19-ball 50 for Windies
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Gayle hits 19-ball 50 for Windies
March 1, 2019
GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia (AFP) — Chris Gayle hit a 19-ball half-century on Saturday in the fifth one-day international against England, the fastest eve...
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Prayer for the day
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March 1, 2019
Loving father give me the grace to live the example of the love of Jesus, which I celebrate in the Eucharist and see in the gospel. Form in me the lik...
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Haiti launches multi-million dollar humanitarian plan
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Haiti launches multi-million dollar humanitarian plan
March 1, 2019
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti has launched a multi-million dollar humanitarian plan aimed at meeting the needs of the most vulnerable in the Fre...
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Ex-cop shot dead in Negril
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Ex-cop shot dead in Negril
March 1, 2019
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A 29-year-old ex-police officer was shot dead at a restaurant on Norman Manley Boulevard in Negril last evening, the police ha...
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Improvement to JDF South Camp Road entrance coming — NWA
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Improvement to JDF South Camp Road entrance coming — NWA
March 1, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is to shortly begin significant works to improve traffic management in relation to the Jam...
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Colombia’s Petro says US bombed suspected cocaine factory in Venezuela
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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (AFP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday said the United States bombed a suspected cocaine factory in the port city of Ma...
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  (CMC) –  Trinidadian police say the body of a 46-year-old fireman, who had been abducted from his home last weekend, was foun...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six men, including two taxi drivers and a 62-year-old, have been slapped with multiple offences for their alleged involvement in a...
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged after allegedly firing shots in a public place. Charged with possession...
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
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