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Media Association expresses regret at passing of RJRGleaner CEO
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Media Association expresses regret at passing of RJRGleaner CEO
December 14 11:41 PM
The Media Association Jamaica Limited (MAJL) has expressed "profound regret" at the passing of Anthony Smith, Chief Executive Officer of the RJRGLEANE...
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Nickyle Ellis bags brace as Racing whip Cavalier 4-1
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Nickyle Ellis bags brace as Racing whip Cavalier 4-1
December 14 08:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Nickyle Ellis scored a first half brace as Racing United beat defending champions Cavalier 4-1 in their Jamaica Premier League fir...
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Cindy Rose wins 800m at US college meet
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Cindy Rose wins 800m at US college meet
December 14 07:27 PM
Former Holmwood Technical star Cindy Rose won the women’s 800m at the Iowa State University Holiday Invitational on Friday for her first win as a US c...
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Keith and Tex still flying flag for rocksteady
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Keith and Tex still flying flag for rocksteady
December 14 07:17 PM
With 2026 marking the 60th year since the birth of rocksteady, not many of that genre’s stars are still around. Keith and Tex, who had several hit son...
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US court convicts former USVI director in landmark bribery scandal
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US court convicts former USVI director in landmark bribery scandal
December 14 04:43 PM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands (CMC) – A United States (US) federal jury has convicted the former Director of the US Virgin Islands Office of Man...
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Hero who disarmed Bondi beach shooter identified as fruit vendor
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Hero who disarmed Bondi beach shooter identified as fruit vendor
December 14 03:55 PM
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australians are hailing a "hero" whose daring struggle with a gunman Sunday led to the disarming of an attacker during the c...
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Death toll rises to 16 in Sydney beach shooting — police
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Death toll rises to 16 in Sydney beach shooting — police
December 14 03:23 PM
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Sixteen people were killed and at least 40 others injured in a shooting at a Jewish festival celebration at Australia's Bond...
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Aventa Jamaica leads Medical Mission in Belmont, Westmoreland
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Aventa Jamaica leads Medical Mission in Belmont, Westmoreland
December 14 03:08 PM
 WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, Aventa Jamaica Limited led a medical outreach on Saturday, Decemb...
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Jamaican makes Forbes ‘30 under 30 Finance’ list
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Jamaican makes Forbes ‘30 under 30 Finance’ list
December 3, 2025
Kristofer Madu, who has Jamaican and Nigerian heritage, has been named on the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Finance. At 25 years old, he is a private eq...
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Hurricane Melissa deals $40-b blow to mining sector
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Hurricane Melissa deals $40-b blow to mining sector
November 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The mining sector, a critical earner of foreign exchange, was not spared the fury of Hurricane Melissa, sustaining preliminary est...
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JN helps participants cultivate good credit habits
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JN helps participants cultivate good credit habits
October 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Rose Miller, financial education consultant with the JN Foundation, has stressed the need for Jamaicans to cultivate good credit h...
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Sagicor Life hosts motivational seminar for financial advisors
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Sagicor Life hosts motivational seminar for financial advisors
October 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Last week, Sagicor Life Jamaica hosted a motivational seminar for financial advisors across the island as part of the company’s on...
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Belize hosts first national climate finance forum
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Belize hosts first national climate finance forum
September 2, 2025
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — The Belize government has held the country’s first National Climate Finance Forum, identifying financing gaps and charting pa...
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Financing for IDB project at risk in Suriname
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Financing for IDB project at risk in Suriname
August 4, 2025
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) – The Inter American Development Bank (IDB) says Suriname could be in breach of a multi-million dollar contract if it choos...
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US could start defaulting on debts in August  — CBO
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US could start defaulting on debts in August — CBO
March 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States could begin defaulting on its debts in August or September this year if lawmakers do not act, Cong...
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PNP to make procurement process more efficient; promote use of e-signatures – Robinson
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PNP to make procurement process more efficient; promote use of e-signatures – Robinson
March 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The procurement process which is often blamed for delays in the implementation of Government projects will be overhauled if the Pe...
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Grenada to borrow funds to finance 2025 budget
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Grenada to borrow funds to finance 2025 budget
February 12, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — The Grenada government says it will be seeking to borrow more than EC$700 million (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) to financ...
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Finance ministry working to get ministries up-to-date in submitting appropriations accounts
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Finance ministry working to get ministries up-to-date in submitting appropriations accounts
December 12, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams, says her ministry is committed to putting additional resources in pla...
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Forex: J$158.01 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$158.01 to one US dollar
November 28, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Thursday, November 28, ended trading at $158.01 down by two cents according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily exchan...
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Trinidad looking to implement fast payments arrangement
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Trinidad looking to implement fast payments arrangement
November 25, 2024
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) says a ‘fast payments’ arrangement, along the lines of India’s Unified ...
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Caribbean Development Bank yet to appoint a president
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Caribbean Development Bank yet to appoint a president
November 21, 2024
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) --- The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), is still without a president, months after Dr Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon ...
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Caribbean countries could benefit from new financing initiative
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Caribbean countries could benefit from new financing initiative
November 12, 2024
BAKU, Azerbaijan, (CMC) – Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries could benefit from a new initiative announced at COP 29 by multilateral development ...
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Media Association expresses regret at passing of RJRGleaner CEO
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Media Association expresses regret at passing of RJRGleaner CEO
December 14, 2025
The Media Association Jamaica Limited (MAJL) has expressed "profound regret" at the passing of Anthony Smith, Chief Executive Officer of the RJRGLEANE...
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Nickyle Ellis bags brace as Racing whip Cavalier 4-1
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Nickyle Ellis bags brace as Racing whip Cavalier 4-1
December 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Nickyle Ellis scored a first half brace as Racing United beat defending champions Cavalier 4-1 in their Jamaica Premier League fir...
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Cindy Rose wins 800m at US college meet
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Cindy Rose wins 800m at US college meet
December 14, 2025
Former Holmwood Technical star Cindy Rose won the women’s 800m at the Iowa State University Holiday Invitational on Friday for her first win as a US c...
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Keith and Tex still flying flag for rocksteady
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Keith and Tex still flying flag for rocksteady
December 14, 2025
With 2026 marking the 60th year since the birth of rocksteady, not many of that genre’s stars are still around. Keith and Tex, who had several hit son...
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US court convicts former USVI director in landmark bribery scandal
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US court convicts former USVI director in landmark bribery scandal
December 14, 2025
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands (CMC) – A United States (US) federal jury has convicted the former Director of the US Virgin Islands Office of Man...
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