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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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December 17 06:50 PM
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett on Tuesday officially launched the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme (THARP), an initiative aimed at p...
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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
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LAS VEGAS, United States — A 60-metre sprinter from the United States has become the first female track athlete to join the controversial Enhanced Gam...
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
December 17 06:33 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Muschett High scored a double win, beating Holland High in two Under-16 games in ISSA Rural Area Zone B boys' basketball competiti...
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
December 17 06:22 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A manhunt for the mass shooter who opened fire in an exam room at one of America's top universities stretched into a f...
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela struck a defiant note Wednesday, insisting that its crude oil exports were not impacted by United States (US) Pre...
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
December 17 04:29 PM
PARIS, France (AFP)—The winners of the 2026 World Cup will receive $50 million in prize money as part of a record financial contribution for the tourn...
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
December 17 04:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after the stabbing death of a 35-year-old man in Penn Avenue, Kingston 11 on Decemb...
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
December 17 03:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of trying to dispose of a gun while trying to evade the security forces has been freed after the presiding judge fou...
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47 foreign nationals granted citizenship
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47 foreign nationals granted citizenship
December 16, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Forty-seven foreign nationals living in Jamaica have been granted citizenship by the Government. They were presented with do...
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Pentagon acknowledges secret UFO-hunting program
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Pentagon acknowledges secret UFO-hunting program
December 16, 2017
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Pentagon has acknowledged funding a secret multi-million dollar program to investigate sightings of UFOs. The sh...
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Suicide suspected in death of missing 67-y-o man
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Suicide suspected in death of missing 67-y-o man
December 16, 2017
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A 67-year-old man who went missing on Monday has been found dead, suspected of committing suicide. He is Mervin Bent otherwise...
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Brazilian star Kaka announces retirement
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Brazilian star Kaka announces retirement
December 16, 2017
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Former Brazilian World Cup champion Kaka announced his retirement as a player Sunday, suggesting that a management care...
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Post-hurricane curfew in BVI to end before Christmas Day
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Post-hurricane curfew in BVI to end before Christmas Day
December 16, 2017
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) — The curfew that came into effect following the passage of hurricane Irma in September, will be lifted before C...
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: EGC lacks focus
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: EGC lacks focus
December 16, 2017
Dear editor, No matter how one looks at it, one is forced to conclude that the Economic Growth Council (EGC) lacks focus. Too many opportunities are b...
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Eastern Caribbean music rights group sacks CEO
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Eastern Caribbean music rights group sacks CEO
December 16, 2017
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Eastern Caribbean Collective Organisation for Music Rights (ECCO), Steve Etienne, ...
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Leon Bailey stars but Bayer Leverkusen held 4-4 by Hannover
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Leon Bailey stars but Bayer Leverkusen held 4-4 by Hannover
December 16, 2017
BERLIN, Germany (AP) — Jamaican striker Leon Bailey scored twice after coming on as a substitute but Bayer Leverkusen failed to hang on as Hannover gr...
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Defeat hovers for Scorpions after Smith shines again
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Defeat hovers for Scorpions after Smith shines again
December 16, 2017
GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC) — Jamaica Scorpions were tumbling towards a heavy defeat after another Devon Smith masterclass placed them under pressure i...
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Anguilla bounces back after intense hurricane season
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Anguilla bounces back after intense hurricane season
December 16, 2017
THE VALLEY, Anguilla (CMC) — When Hurricane Irma swept across the Caribbean in September inflicting catastrophic damage to several islands, a 19-year-...
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Putin thanks Trump for help in foiling attack plot
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Putin thanks Trump for help in foiling attack plot
December 16, 2017
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his US counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday for the CIA's help in thwarting a plot to at...
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Police seek assistance in reuniting elderly man with family
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Police seek assistance in reuniting elderly man with family
December 16, 2017
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Christiana police are seeking the public’s assistance in reuniting an elderly man, who was found wandering in Manchester on ...
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Volcanoes beat Jamaica Scorpions by 119 runs
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Volcanoes beat Jamaica Scorpions by 119 runs
December 16, 2017
GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC) — Windward Islands Volcanoes needed just over an hour to beat Jamaica Scorpions by 119 runs and post their first win of the...
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South Africa’s ANC party wrestles over choice of new leader
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South Africa’s ANC party wrestles over choice of new leader
December 16, 2017
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Thousands of delegates from South Africa's ruling ANC party prepared Sunday to elect their next leader in a vote wi...
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Parallel geniuses? Composer mashes up Beethoven and Kanye
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Parallel geniuses? Composer mashes up Beethoven and Kanye
December 16, 2017
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The orchestra charges into the furious opening notes from the last movement of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14. A...
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Look out for cyber scams, warns CAC
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Look out for cyber scams, warns CAC
December 16, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is reminding shoppers to guard against cyber scams as they make their online purchases...
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Trump team claims investigator ‘unlawfully’ got emails
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Trump team claims investigator ‘unlawfully’ got emails
December 16, 2017
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The special counsel probing whether US President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia has unlawfully receive...
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OAS, OECD to present fourth report on int’l migration in the Caribbean
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OAS, OECD to present fourth report on int’l migration in the Caribbean
December 16, 2017
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Organization of American States (OAS) says it will be collaborating with the Paris-based Organization for Econom...
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Germany vows to fight local and ‘imported’ anti-Semitism
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Germany vows to fight local and ‘imported’ anti-Semitism
December 16, 2017
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany should appoint an anti-Semitism commissioner to counter growing hate speech against Jews and Israel from both its home...
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Samuda hails Jamaica Broilers’ investment in new feed mill
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Samuda hails Jamaica Broilers’ investment in new feed mill
December 16, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl Samuda, has hailed the Jamaica Broilers Group for its US$2 m...
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Promoter charged after 7 shot at unpermitted fish fry
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Promoter charged after 7 shot at unpermitted fish fry
December 16, 2017
HANOVER, Jamaica — The police say they are following strong leads after seven people were shot and injured at an unpermitted fish fry held at a bar on...
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Four to be charged in connection with airport heist in Trinidad
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December 16, 2017
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Four persons, including a woman will be charged by the police in connection with the recent million dollar heist at th...
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