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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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Gas prices down $3.06, Diesel down $3.06
December 17 03:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Motorists should see a decrease at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, December 18, according to the latest ex-re...
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Antigua and Barbuda in discussions with US authorities following new immigration measure
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Antigua and Barbuda in discussions with US authorities following new immigration measure
December 17 03:31 PM
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda government on Wednesday said it is “actively engaged” in discussions with the United States authori...
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Swaby calls for consultation on proposed centralised permit system and One Road Authority
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Swaby calls for consultation on proposed centralised permit system and One Road Authority
December 17 01:40 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby, is calling on the Government to engage in dialogue with municipal corporations regarding its propo...
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GenXS launches fourth carnival season with ‘INFINITI’ theme
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GenXS launches fourth carnival season with ‘INFINITI’ theme
December 17 01:30 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — GenXS Carnival has officially launched its fourth season under the theme “INFINITI”, which aims to focus on cultural expression an...
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‘350 years of rum excellence’
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‘350 years of rum excellence’
Worthy Park Visitors Centre draws over 10,000 people to Jamaica’s rum heritage
December 17 01:26 PM
The Worthy Park Visitors Centre continues to attract local and international visitors interested in Jamaica’s rum-making heritage, with more than 10,0...
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No evidence of human trafficking in Cuban medical corporation programme, says Johnson Smith
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No evidence of human trafficking in Cuban medical corporation programme, says Johnson Smith
March 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica’s foreign ministry had undertaken a review of the Cuban medical cooperation programme long before any international scrutin...
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Grenada’s finance minister says he will give up US visa and stand behind Cuba
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Grenada’s finance minister says he will give up US visa and stand behind Cuba
March 19, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — Finance Minister, Dennis Cornwall says he and others in the Grenada government are willing to give up their United States...
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Cuba gradually turning lights back on after islandwide blackout
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Cuba gradually turning lights back on after islandwide blackout
March 16, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Power was slowly being restored across most of Cuba on Sunday, after nearly 40 hours without electricity — the island's fourth ma...
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US mulling travel ban affecting 43 countries – report
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US mulling travel ban affecting 43 countries – report
March 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --US President Donald Trump's administration is mulling a new travel ban that would affect citizens from dozens of cou...
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PM Mottley prepared to have US visa revoked over Cuba health programme
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PM Mottley prepared to have US visa revoked over Cuba health programme
March 13, 2025
BRIDGETOWN,  Barbados (CMC) — Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says she is prepared to have her United States (US) visa revoked as she urged Caribb...
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Bahamas gov’t rejects forced labour claims regarding Cuban medical personnel
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Bahamas gov’t rejects forced labour claims regarding Cuban medical personnel
March 12, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The Bahamian government on Wednesday rejected any notion that the country is engaged in forced labour as it responded to a rec...
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Trinidad PM joins in condemning US policy regarding Cuban health workers
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Trinidad PM joins in condemning US policy regarding Cuban health workers
March 11, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has joined other Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders in defending the Cuban health br...
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Caricom foreign ministers meet to discuss US position on Cuban medical brigade
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Caricom foreign ministers meet to discuss US position on Cuban medical brigade
February 28, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Caribbean Community (Caricom) foreign ministers met on Friday to discuss the decision by the United States (US) to rev...
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US plugs pipeline for Cuba remittances
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US plugs pipeline for Cuba remittances
January 31, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Friday banned transactions with the main pipeline for remittances to Cuba, the latest effort t...
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CARICOM also wants US financial, economic, and trade embargo imposed on Cuba, lifted
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CARICOM also wants US financial, economic, and trade embargo imposed on Cuba, lifted
January 20, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) -The 15-member regional integration movement, the Caribbean Community (Caricom), says it is “pleased” to note the decision of...
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Cuba frees jailed opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer — family
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Cuba frees jailed opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer — family
January 16, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba on Thursday released jailed opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer as part of a landmark deal struck with departing United Sta...
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No change to US/Cuba policy before Biden’s departure
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No change to US/Cuba policy before Biden’s departure
December 14, 2024
HAVANA, Cuba (CMC) — United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he does not anticipate any change of policy towards Cuba before Preside...
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Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in two months
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Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in two months
December 4, 2024
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)- Cash-strapped Cuba on Wednesday was struggling to revive its power grid, after fixing a failure at the country's largest power pla...
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Nationwide blackout as Cuban power grid fails: ministry
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Nationwide blackout as Cuban power grid fails: ministry
December 4, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)— Cuba's power grid failed overnight Wednesday, the government said, triggering a nationwide blackout that plunged the ...
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Cuba is ‘prepared’ for second Trump term — president
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Cuba is ‘prepared’ for second Trump term — president
November 27, 2024
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Wednesday that the communist country dealing with over six decades of United States (US) ...
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Two strong quakes jolt Cuba
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Two strong quakes jolt Cuba
November 10, 2024
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)— Two powerful earthquakes rocked southern Cuba in quick succession on Sunday, US geologists said, sending Cubans running into the s...
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Earthquake reported in sections of Jamaica
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Earthquake reported in sections of Jamaica
November 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— An earthquake with a magnitude 5.6 was felt in sections of Jamaica on Sunday morning. The Earthquake Unit at the University of the ...
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Power restored to much of Cuba after storm causes blackout
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Power restored to much of Cuba after storm causes blackout
November 8, 2024
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Power was restored to much of Cuba on Friday, two days after Hurricane Rafael left the island's 10 million inhabitants without el...
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Power partly restored in Cuba after Hurricane Rafael
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Power partly restored in Cuba after Hurricane Rafael
November 7, 2024
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Power was restored to parts of Cuba on Thursday a day after Hurricane Rafael swept over the island, leaving its 10 million inhabi...
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Hurricane Rafael causes nationwide blackout in Cuba— power company
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Hurricane Rafael causes nationwide blackout in Cuba— power company
November 6, 2024
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)— Hurricane Rafael knocked out power to all of Cuba on Wednesday as it lashed the island still reeling from a recent blackout and a ...
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Cuba on hurricane alert as storm Rafael approaches
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Cuba on hurricane alert as storm Rafael approaches
November 5, 2024
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)— Cuba was bracing for Tropical Storm Rafael, which is expected to make landfall on the island as a hurricane Wednesday, compounding...
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More than 66,000 Cubans evacuated over flooding fears
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More than 66,000 Cubans evacuated over flooding fears
November 3, 2024
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — More than 66,000 people have been evacuated in Cuba's easternmost province Guantanamo, ahead of heavy rains that threaten a regio...
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
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