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28 May, 2026
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US Treasury Secretary Bessent confirms limited steps toward a $250 bill featuring Donald Trump
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that his department has prepared the design for a $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump, anticipating the passage of stalled legislation in Congress…
28 May, 2026
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France’s parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code
For nearly two centuries after France abolished slavery, the colonial-era law that classified humans as property has remained quietly on the books. On Thursday, the lower house of Parliament voted to…
28 May, 2026
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‘Tutu’ charged in murder of St Catherine farmer
A 33-year-old man has been charged in connection with the murder of 62-year-old farmer Clement Mills and the injury of Mills’ wife during a gun attack in St Catherine earlier this month.
28 May, 2026
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At least 16 students killed in fire at Kenya girls’ school
A fire ripped through a dormitory in a girls' boarding school in Kenya on Thursday, killing at least 16 students, a government official said. It's the latest such incident to afflict the…
28 May, 2026
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Woman’s decomposing body found in bushes in St Catherine
Police in St Catherine have launched a investigation following the discovery of the decomposing body of a woman in the parish on Wednesday.
28 May, 2026
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Aid supplies reach heart of Congo's Ebola outbreak
Aid supplies were rushed in to the center of Congo's outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus as beleaguered medical workers have struggled with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and…
28 May, 2026
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Top-ranked Jannik Sinner loses in the French Open second round
Formidable title favourite Jannick Sinner is out the French Open in the second round. He lost to 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 while struggling with the heat and wasting a…
28 May, 2026
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Deported St Catherine man to stand trial for 2020 killing
A St Catherine man charged with the fatal stabbing of another man in 2020 is to stand trial in the on June 11, after a judge ruled he has a case to answer.
28 May, 2026
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Butterfield to acquire control of CIBC Caribbean in US$1.8b deal
The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited is set to acquire control of CIBC Caribbean Bank Limited in a US$1.8 billion deal expected to create a regional banking and wealth management group with…