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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
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
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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Fire brigade urges parents to discourage children from making prank calls
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Fire brigade urges parents to discourage children from making prank calls
December 30 05:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is appealing to parents and guardians to discourage children from making prank calls to emergency ser...
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Supreme Ventures in talks to sell Evolve loan portfolio to Dolla Financial
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Supreme Ventures in talks to sell Evolve loan portfolio to Dolla Financial
December 30 04:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) said on Monday it is in initial discussions to divest the loan portfolio and selected assets of its...
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Grenada denies ‘unusual disease outbreak’
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Grenada denies ‘unusual disease outbreak’
December 30, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — Health authorities in Grenada say there is no evidence of an “unusual disease outbreak” at this time in the country, noti...
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Grenada agrees to adjustment to Cuban health programme
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Grenada agrees to adjustment to Cuban health programme
September 29, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) – The Grenada government has announced what it termed “important changes” to the Cuban Workers Programme following a reques...
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Education – the greatest creative equaliser- Grenada PM
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Education – the greatest creative equaliser- Grenada PM
September 27, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (CMC) – Grenada Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell says education is the only force that can turn innovation into inclusion ...
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Seismic activity at Grenada’s Kick ‘em Jenny decreases significantly
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Seismic activity at Grenada’s Kick ‘em Jenny decreases significantly
September 1, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) – Grenada's National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) on Monday said the levels of seismic activity at the Kick ’em Jenny...
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Grenada suspends shipment of small goods to United States
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Grenada suspends shipment of small goods to United States
August 29, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — Grenada has become the latest Caribbean Community (Caricom) country to suspend the shipment of all small parcels and pack...
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Grenada reports significant revenue decline after ‘extraordinary’ 2024 figures
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Grenada reports significant revenue decline after ‘extraordinary’ 2024 figures
August 18, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — The Grenada government is reporting that revenue and grants for the first half of 2025 declined by EC$112.6 million as co...
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Grenada engages US over imposition of visa restrictions
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Grenada engages US over imposition of visa restrictions
August 14, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) – The Government of Grenada says it has taken note of the imposition of visa restrictions on government officials. In a sta...
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Grenada court to re-sentence man whose 1988 death sentence was commuted
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Grenada court to re-sentence man whose 1988 death sentence was commuted
August 13, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) – A Grenadian man who was found guilty of a double murder in 1988 but had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment ...
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Wanted Grenadian man flees to police after being shot in St Vincent
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Wanted Grenadian man flees to police after being shot in St Vincent
July 25, 2025
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — The police in St Vincent are reporting that a 27-year-old man, who was shot and injured in Arnos Vale on Tuesday night a...
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Grenada opposition not supporting legislation reducing age for sexual, reproductive treatment
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Grenada opposition not supporting legislation reducing age for sexual, reproductive treatment
July 23, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — Grenada’s main Opposition, the New National Party (NNP) says it will not be supporting legislation that reduces the Age o...
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Grenadian gov’t restrict public access to hospital amid criminal gang activity
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Grenadian gov’t restrict public access to hospital amid criminal gang activity
July 23, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — The Grenada Government has restricted public access to the male surgical ward of the General Hospital in response to rece...
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Grenada gov’t to reduce age for sexual and reproductive health treatment
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Grenada gov’t to reduce age for sexual and reproductive health treatment
July 17, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) – The Grenada government says it intends to table legislation aimed at reducing the age of civil responsibility from 18 to ...
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PURC launches RFP for renewable energy project
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PURC launches RFP for renewable energy project
May 20, 2025
ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada, (CMC) – Grenada's Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) Tuesday said that it has launched a request for proposals (RFP) ...
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Grenada’s High Court judge de-rostered after being charged with criminal offence
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Grenada’s High Court judge de-rostered after being charged with criminal offence
May 13, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, (CMC) – The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) says it has de-rostered a sitting judge in Grenada after he had been charged ...
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Grenada gov’t plans to repeal death penalty
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Grenada gov’t plans to repeal death penalty
May 8, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) – The Government of Grenada is planning to remove the death penalty as a punishment for a criminal offence but before a fin...
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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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Three Caribbean countries to benefit from World Bank funding
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Three Caribbean countries to benefit from World Bank funding
March 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The World Bank announced Monday that it had approved a new project designed to improve energy efficiency and expand ...
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Grenada gov’t to decriminalise marijuana later this year
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Grenada gov’t to decriminalise marijuana later this year
February 26, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — Grenada’s Agriculture Minister Lennox Andrews says before the end of the second half of 2025 the Government will bring le...
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Former Grenadian PM concerned about increase in budget loan authorisation
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Former Grenadian PM concerned about increase in budget loan authorisation
February 18, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, (CMC) – Former Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell is of the view that the announcement by the Government that it will be seeking P...
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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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Nigerian businessman calls for removal of visa requirements for African nations
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Nigerian businessman calls for removal of visa requirements for African nations
February 6, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, (CMC) – Nigeria’s richest businessman, Aliko Dangote, says it will be in the best interest of Grenada and other Caribbean Commun...
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China to provide Grenada with EC$40 million in financial aid
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China to provide Grenada with EC$40 million in financial aid
January 23, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, (CMC)—The government of China has agreed to provide Grenada with gratuitous aid of 100 million yuan for mutually agreed-upon pro...
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
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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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Soldier charged with firearm offences
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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
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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, 2025
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
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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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