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Caribbean countries benefit from PAHO vaccine initiative
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Caribbean countries benefit from PAHO vaccine initiative
December 17 10:58 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Several Caribbean countries are benefitting from a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) initiative aimed at strengthen...
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump ‘blockade’
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump ‘blockade’
December 17 10:41 AM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—Venezuela struck a defiant note Wednesday, insisting that crude oil exports were not impacted by US President Donald Trump's ...
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Jah Bouks summons African spirit as ‘Angola Festival’ grows into a major event for St Thomas
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Jah Bouks summons African spirit as ‘Angola Festival’ grows into a major event for St Thomas
December 17 10:07 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Reggae star Jah Bouks is pulling out all the stops as he transforms his annual Angola Festival into what is anticipated to be a ma...
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Walker Cup semis move to Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex for showdown
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Walker Cup semis move to Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex for showdown
December 17 09:58 AM
The semi-final of the Walker Cup has been shifted to the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex and will see defending champions Mona High take on Charlie S...
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Dominica PM believes mis-communication caused US visa problem for Dominicans
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Dominica PM believes mis-communication caused US visa problem for Dominicans
December 17 09:37 AM
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says he believes that “a case of mis-communication” could have led to the decisio...
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Maxine Stowe teams up with Kenneth ‘Skeng Don’ Black for rebrand
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Maxine Stowe teams up with Kenneth ‘Skeng Don’ Black for rebrand
December 17 09:15 AM
Well-known entertainment consultant Maxine Stowe has teamed up with businessman Kenneth “Skeng Don” Black for the re-release of several key singles to...
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Warner Bros Discovery rejects Paramount bid
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Warner Bros Discovery rejects Paramount bid
December 17 09:06 AM
New York, United States (AFP)—Warner Bros Discovery on Wednesday rejected a hostile takeover bid by Paramount launched last week to trump plans by str...
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Courts and Mabe donate appliances to hurricane relief efforts
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Courts and Mabe donate appliances to hurricane relief efforts
December 17 08:15 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Courts and appliance brand Mabe have partnered to donate household appliances as part of the ongoing relief effort following the e...
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Three arrested, 1,800 pounds of ganja seized in Kingston
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Three arrested, 1,800 pounds of ganja seized in Kingston
August 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Three men have been arrested in connection with the seizure of over 1,800 pounds of ganja on Spanish Town Road in Kingston on Frid...
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Kingston East
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Kingston East
August 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the Kingston Eastern Division. The curfew began at 6:00 pm on Friday, August 15 a...
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Woman and co-accused avoid prison after repaying $8.9 million in fraud case
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Woman and co-accused avoid prison after repaying $8.9 million in fraud case
August 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman and her co-accused, charged with fleecing a man of $8.9 million in a bogus property deal, avoided prison time on Tuesday a...
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Kingston man remanded in custody on cocaine charges
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Kingston man remanded in custody on cocaine charges
August 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Kingston man accused of possessing and dealing in cocaine was remanded in custody on Tuesday when he appeared in the Kingston an...
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Kingston carpenter charged with murder
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Kingston carpenter charged with murder
July 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Kingston carpenter has been slapped with multiple charges in connection with the shooting death of a man earlier this month. For...
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No fire at Riverton City dump, says NSWMA head
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No fire at Riverton City dump, says NSWMA head
…smoke over Kingston linked to nearby bushfire, not disposal site
July 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, is refuting reports that the Riverton ...
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‘Dudus’ Coke nephew killed in bike crash
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‘Dudus’ Coke nephew killed in bike crash
July 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Lester Coke, the nephew of incarcerated Tivoli Gardens don Christopher “Dudus” Coke, was killed in a crash on Friday. Reports are ...
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Man shot dead by police after allegedly killing cousin in Kingston
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Man shot dead by police after allegedly killing cousin in Kingston
July 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A man was shot dead by police after allegedly fatally stabbing his female cousin on Sunday in Rae Town, Kingston. The dead man has...
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Domestic flights between MoBay and Kingston to return
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Domestic flights between MoBay and Kingston to return
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July 2, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MBJ Airports Shane Munroe has revealed that domestic flights between Montego Bay and Kingston are...
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WATCH: Fesco gas truck on fire on Spanish Town Road
June 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Firefighters are now working to contain a burning Fesco gas truck along Spanish Town Road in Kingston in the vicinity of the River...
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Man accused of buying groceries with woman’s credit card remanded in custody
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Man accused of buying groceries with woman’s credit card remanded in custody
June 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 26-year-old man was remanded in custody when he appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court, accused of illegally us...
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Chinese auto mechanic shop allowed to reopen says ministry
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Chinese auto mechanic shop allowed to reopen says ministry
June 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chinese-owned Whole-Hearted Car Service will be allowed to reopen with conditions including that employees be enrolled in the HEAR...
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No flights affected after NMIA bomb threat — Vaz
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No flights affected after NMIA bomb threat — Vaz
June 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has confirmed reports that there was a bomb threat at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) ...
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Ammo seized in Kingston 13
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Ammo seized in Kingston 13
June 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Nine .38 cartridges were seized by the St Andrew South police on Fitzgerald Avenue, Kingston 13, on Wednesday. Reports from the Hun...
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Kingston man remanded after alleged payday robbery
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Kingston man remanded after alleged payday robbery
June 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man who is accused of waylaying and robbing another man, while threatening to take him before a “don” on payday in April, was re...
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Woman accused of stabbing granddaughter granted $250,000 bail
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Woman accused of stabbing granddaughter granted $250,000 bail
May 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 60-year-old vendor was granted bail in the sum of $250,000 with one or two sureties when she appeared in the Kingston and St And...
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Kingston 6 man accused of fleecing over $3m from businesswoman remanded
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Kingston 6 man accused of fleecing over $3m from businesswoman remanded
May 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Kingston man accused of fleecing a businesswoman of more than $3 million was remanded in custody when he appeared in the Kingsto...
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Pump attendant pleads guilty to stealing over $240,000 from customer’s debit card
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Pump attendant pleads guilty to stealing over $240,000 from customer’s debit card
May 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A former pump attendant pleaded guilty to stealing over $243,000 from a customer’s debit card when she appeared in the Kingston an...
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WATCH: 19 homeless, one injured after Barbican fire
May 24, 2025
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — Nineteen people are homeless after a fire ravaged several dwellings in a tenement yard on Barbican Road in St Andrew on Saturday....
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Bail extended for JUTC driver accused of fuel theft
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Bail extended for JUTC driver accused of fuel theft
May 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) driver who was arrested and charged in April in connection with the theft of fuel from the ...
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Tarrant Primary safer following KSAMC clean-up activities
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Tarrant Primary safer following KSAMC clean-up activities
May 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Representatives at Tarrant Primary Schools say student and teacher safety has increased exponentially following a de-bushing proje...
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Tears and mercy as 62-y-o woman spared jail time over ganja-laced shoes
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Tears and mercy as 62-y-o woman spared jail time over ganja-laced shoes
May 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 62-year-old woman who was accused of smuggling ganja into the Horizon Adult Remand Centre was admonished and discharged with a f...
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Caribbean countries benefit from PAHO vaccine initiative
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Caribbean countries benefit from PAHO vaccine initiative
December 17, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Several Caribbean countries are benefitting from a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) initiative aimed at strengthen...
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump ‘blockade’
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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 crude oil exports were not impacted by US President Donald Trump's ...
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Jah Bouks summons African spirit as ‘Angola Festival’ grows into a major event for St Thomas
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Jah Bouks summons African spirit as ‘Angola Festival’ grows into a major event for St Thomas
December 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Reggae star Jah Bouks is pulling out all the stops as he transforms his annual Angola Festival into what is anticipated to be a ma...
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Walker Cup semis move to Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex for showdown
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Walker Cup semis move to Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex for showdown
December 17, 2025
The semi-final of the Walker Cup has been shifted to the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex and will see defending champions Mona High take on Charlie S...
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Dominica PM believes mis-communication caused US visa problem for Dominicans
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Dominica PM believes mis-communication caused US visa problem for Dominicans
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ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says he believes that “a case of mis-communication” could have led to the decisio...
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