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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
December 30 08:35 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  (CMC) –  Trinidadian police say the body of a 46-year-old fireman, who had been abducted from his home last weekend, was foun...
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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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Trump says US hit docking area for alleged Venezuela drug boats
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Trump says US hit docking area for alleged Venezuela drug boats
December 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said Monday the United States had hit and destroyed a docking area for all...
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6 killed in new US strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbean
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6 killed in new US strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbean
October 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An overnight United States (US) strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat operated by a Venezuelan gang killed six pe...
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Lab technicians ordered back to work —  Petrojam
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Lab technicians ordered back to work — Petrojam
October 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Petrojam says laboratory technicians who took industrial action are to report to work Friday, following orders from the Industria...
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Israeli strike ‘killed any hope’ for Gaza hostages: Qatar PM to CNN
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Israeli strike ‘killed any hope’ for Gaza hostages: Qatar PM to CNN
September 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Qatar's prime minister said Wednesday that an Israeli strike in Doha on Hamas killed hope for hostages in Gaza as he...
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Israel strikes Qatar targeting Hamas officials
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Israel strikes Qatar targeting Hamas officials
September 9, 2025
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Israel's military said it carried out air strikes Tuesday targeting senior Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital Doha, the venue of ...
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Air Canada flight attendants end strike after reaching ‘tentative’ deal
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Air Canada flight attendants end strike after reaching ‘tentative’ deal
August 19, 2025
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Air Canada flight attendants ended their strike Tuesday after reaching a tentative deal with the carrier, which said it will ...
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Air Canada to resume flights after govt directive ends strike
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Air Canada to resume flights after govt directive ends strike
August 17, 2025
TORONTO, Canada (AFP)—Air Canada said it will resume flying on Sunday after the country's industrial relations board ordered an end to a strike by 10,...
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Canada moves to halt strike as hundreds of flights grounded
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Canada moves to halt strike as hundreds of flights grounded
August 16, 2025
TORONTO, Canada (AFP)—The Canadian government intervened Saturday to end a strike by Air Canada cabin crew members that saw hundreds of flights cancel...
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Air Canada grounds hundreds of flights over cabin crew strike
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Air Canada grounds hundreds of flights over cabin crew strike
August 16, 2025
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) -- Air Canada cancelled hundreds of flights Saturday as it began shutting down operations in response to a strike by flight atte...
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Strike planned at UK school over treatment of Jamaican teachers
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Strike planned at UK school over treatment of Jamaican teachers
July 8, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom — Employees at a London-based academy are preparing to strike over the reported targeting of Jamaican teachers, alleging overwo...
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Western medical technicians back on the job
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Western medical technicians back on the job
July 2, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — As medical technicians, who on Monday and Tuesday took strike action at the Cornwall Regional Hospital and Savanna-la-Mar Public G...
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UWI teachers to strike Monday
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UWI teachers to strike Monday
May 30, 2025
KINSGTON, Jamaica — The West Indies Group of University Teachers (WIGUT) says its members at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona will be stri...
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UPDATE: Trailer drivers back on the job at Kingston Port
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UPDATE: Trailer drivers back on the job at Kingston Port
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
May 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Trailer drivers who withdrew their service on Wednesday at the Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) to register their frustra...
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Trailer drivers protest working conditions at Kingston port
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Trailer drivers protest working conditions at Kingston port
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
May 7, 2025
Several trailer drivers are now on strike at the Kingston Freeport Terminal (KFT) over what they say are poor working conditions at the port, includin...
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NWC to truck water to disrupted systems due to industrial action
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NWC to truck water to disrupted systems due to industrial action
April 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Water Commission (NWC) says some of its systems have been impacted by the industrial action being taken by some techn...
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WATCH: Samuda confirms disruption at NWC due to post-reclassification dispute
April 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Matthew Samuda, has confirmed an unsanctioned disr...
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Discovery Bay taxi operators strike over lack of taxi park
March 24, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — Taxi operators in Discovery Bay withdrew their services on Monday to protest the absence of a designated taxi park in the area. Chan...
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JTA says MOF moving slowly on salary negotiations on purpose
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JTA says MOF moving slowly on salary negotiations on purpose
February 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) while signalling its “utmost displeasure” is accusing the Ministry of Finance of dragging ...
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WATCH: Commuters stranded as JUTC employees withdraw services
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WATCH: Commuters stranded as JUTC employees withdraw services
February 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Commuters were left stranded on Tuesday after several employees at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) withdrew their service...
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Amazon workers in US strike days before Christmas
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Amazon workers in US strike days before Christmas
December 19, 2024
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Thousands of workers at Amazon facilities across the United States went on strike Thursday, the Teamsters Union said, ...
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UWI Global Campus teachers strike following ‘no-salary’ November
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UWI Global Campus teachers strike following ‘no-salary’ November
December 5, 2024
Educators at the University of the West Indies Global Campus in Jamaica have withdrawn their service due to the alleged non-payment of November salari...
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Trinindad port workers walk off job, demand agreed wage increase
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Trinindad port workers walk off job, demand agreed wage increase
November 19, 2024
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Workers at the Port of Port of Spain staged a protest Monday following the decision of the Trinidad and Tobago governm...
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  (CMC) –  Trinidadian police say the body of a 46-year-old fireman, who had been abducted from his home last weekend, was foun...
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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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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
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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
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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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