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Mona continue Walker Cup defence against Hydel
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Mona continue Walker Cup defence against Hydel
December 15 12:26 AM
Mona High once again put their ISSA Walker Cup title on the line when they face Hydel High in the curtain raiser at 2:00 pm before many-times winners ...
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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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Venezuela accuses US of ‘blatant theft’ after oil tanker seizure
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Venezuela accuses US of ‘blatant theft’ after oil tanker seizure
December 10, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Caracas on Wednesday accused Washington of "blatant theft" after United States (US) President Donald Trump announced the se...
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Guyana’s oil production hits 900,000 barrels per day
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Guyana’s oil production hits 900,000 barrels per day
November 12, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — ExxonMobil Guyana Limited on Wednesday announced that the daily production in the Stabroek Block has increased to 900,000 b...
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Guyana signs production sharing agreements with international oil and gas firms
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Guyana signs production sharing agreements with international oil and gas firms
November 11, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) –  The Guyanese government Tuesday signed a  production sharing agreement for the shallow-water Block S4 offshore Guyana with...
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NEPA serves notice on warehouse operator after oil contamination
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NEPA serves notice on warehouse operator after oil contamination
September 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says it has taken steps to have a Westmoreland-based warehouse operator remedi...
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Eight OPEC+ countries raise oil production by 547,000 barrels per day
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Eight OPEC+ countries raise oil production by 547,000 barrels per day
August 3, 2025
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — The eight OPEC+ countries said Sunday they will increase production by 547,000 barrels a day in a move which analysts say aims...
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Trade war to cut global oil demand – IEA
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Trade war to cut global oil demand – IEA
April 15, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP)— Global oil demand will be lower than previously forecast this year as rising trade tensions weigh on the economic outlook, the In...
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OPEC cuts 2025 oil demand forecast over US tariffs
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OPEC cuts 2025 oil demand forecast over US tariffs
April 14, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) -- OPEC slightly lowered its forecast for oil demand growth on Monday, citing the impact of US tariffs on the world economy. The S...
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US EXIM Bank grants final approval for multimillion-dollar gas to energy loan to Guyana
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US EXIM Bank grants final approval for multimillion-dollar gas to energy loan to Guyana
December 26, 2024
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The United States Export-Import (EXIM) Bank on Thursday announced that it has granted approval for Guyana’s Gas-to-Energy (...
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Suriname company hit with sanctions for trading in Iranian oil
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Suriname company hit with sanctions for trading in Iranian oil
December 22, 2024
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) – The United States has again imposed sanctions on a Suriname-based company for its involvement in the Iranian oil trade. A...
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One missing after oil rig sinks off Trinidad
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One missing after oil rig sinks off Trinidad
December 22, 2024
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (AFP) - An oil rig sank in the waters off Trinidad Sunday, leaving one worker missing, the company and oil workers ...
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US Secretary of State confirms initial approval for US$500-million loan for Guyana’s gas to energy project
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US Secretary of State confirms initial approval for US$500-million loan for Guyana’s gas to energy project
December 17, 2024
GEORGETOWN , Guyana, (CMC) – United States Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere, Brian Nichols has confirmed that Guyana has receiv...
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Grenada to benefit from multi-million dollar energy investment from UK
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Grenada to benefit from multi-million dollar energy investment from UK
December 13, 2024
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) – Grenada’s government has welcomed a commitment by the British government to spend £10 million to support the country’s go...
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IATA chief says sustainable plane fuel supply not enough
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IATA chief says sustainable plane fuel supply not enough
December 10, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The head of the world aviation industry body complained Tuesday that the current supply of new low-carbon aircraft fuels r...
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Vaz dismisses rumoured oil discovery in Jamaica as ‘fake news’
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Vaz dismisses rumoured oil discovery in Jamaica as ‘fake news’
August 25, 2024
Energy Minister Daryl Vaz has dismissed as “fake news” social media reports that oil has been discovered on Jamaica’s shores. “I have seen the many po...
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Mona continue Walker Cup defence against Hydel
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Mona continue Walker Cup defence against Hydel
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Mona High once again put their ISSA Walker Cup title on the line when they face Hydel High in the curtain raiser at 2:00 pm before many-times winners ...
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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
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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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