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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (AFP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday said the United States bombed a suspected cocaine factory in the port city of Ma...
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
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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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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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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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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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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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PARIS, France (AFP) - Representatives of nearly 200 countries gather Monday to continue fraught negotiations on the timing and content of the UN's nex...
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UN requests $900 mn for Haiti crisis in 2025
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UN requests $900 mn for Haiti crisis in 2025
February 20, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - The United Nations on Thursday launched an appeal for more than $900 million to help 3.9 million people in 2025 ...
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UN sec gen to propose new initiative to secure peace and stability in Haiti
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UN sec gen to propose new initiative to secure peace and stability in Haiti
February 20, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Antonio Guterres says he intends to present to the United Nations Security Council...
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Conservation efforts can shift nature loss to more vulnerable regions — study
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Conservation efforts can shift nature loss to more vulnerable regions — study
February 13, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Could restoring the environment in one place — say by turning farmland in Europe into a nature reserve — harm plants and animals...
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UN expert hails Trump ban on trans athletes in women’s sports
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UN expert hails Trump ban on trans athletes in women’s sports
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations' special rapporteur on violence against women and girls on Wednesday hailed United States (US) Presiden...
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UN rights office appeals for US$500m for 2025
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UN rights office appeals for US$500m for 2025
January 30, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations (UN) rights chief said Thursday his office would need US$500 million on top of its regular budget to he...
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Asylum ‘universally recognised’ right, UN says after Trump halts arrivals
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Asylum ‘universally recognised’ right, UN says after Trump halts arrivals
January 24, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations (UN) stressed Friday that seeking asylum is a "universally recognised" human right, following decisions...
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UN Security Council told support for Haiti needed now ‘more than ever’
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UN Security Council told support for Haiti needed now ‘more than ever’
January 24, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Maria Isabel Salvador, says the French-speaking Caribbean Co...
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Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat, starts audit
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PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP) - Panama has complained to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump's "worrying" threat to seize the Panama Canal, ...
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Global tourism recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2024 — UN
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Global tourism recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2024 — UN
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MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Global tourism fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2024 with 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals recorded world...
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More than one million people internally displaced in Haiti — UN
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More than one million people internally displaced in Haiti — UN
January 14, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The number of Haitians who have fled their homes because of gang violence has tripled in the last year to over one million...
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Regulating online hate speech ‘not censorship’: UN rights chief
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Regulating online hate speech ‘not censorship’: UN rights chief
January 10, 2025
The UN rights chief insisted Friday that regulating hate speech and harmful content online "is not censorship", days after Meta scrapped its fact-chec...
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Trinidad shortlisted for World Summit Awards
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago is among 63 countries shortlisted for the World Summit Awards (WSA 2024) for initiatives aligned w...
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World food prices dip 2% in 2024 — FAO
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World food prices dip 2% in 2024 — FAO
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PARIS, France (AFP) — World food commodity prices declined by 2.1 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year, the Food and Agriculture Organizatio...
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UN human rights expert decries attacks on hospitals in Haiti
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UN human rights expert decries attacks on hospitals in Haiti
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UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – The United Nations top expert on human rights in Haiti has condemned the “intentional” attacks on hospitals, clinics and health...
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Senior UN official says Haiti’s destiny ‘bright’ despite escalating violence
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UNITED NATIONS, (CMC) – A senior United Nations official on Friday said Haiti’s destiny is “bright”, despite the terrifying escalation of violence. Ul...
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UN report says over 207 executed in Haiti massacre
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UN report says over 207 executed in Haiti massacre
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A new United Nations (UN) report says a little over two weeks after a surge of violence in the Cité Soleil commune of Haiti’s ...
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UN sec gen urges advocacy for migrants on International Migrants Day
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GENEVA, Switzerland – United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres is calling on people to summon their common humanity to reverse harmful t...
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Three ‘transformations’ for nature, according to UN experts
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Three ‘transformations’ for nature, according to UN experts
December 18, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Human societies need a radical overhaul to stop the destruction of the planet, according to the United Nations (UN) biodiversity...
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Tackling climate, nature separately risks worsening crises — UN
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Tackling climate, nature separately risks worsening crises — UN
December 17, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Overconsumption and unsustainable farming are fuelling overlapping crises in nature and the climate, putting crucial ecosystems ...
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Caricom appoints new permanent observer to the UN
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December 9, 2024
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) grouping on Monday said it had appointed Dr Leslie Wade as its new permanent ob...
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Sudan women facing ‘epidemic of sexual violence’— UN
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November 25, 2024
PORT SUDAN, Sudan (AFP)— The United Nations humanitarian chief raised the alarm on Monday over an "epidemic of sexual violence" against women in war-t...
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