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News Articles: Jamaica

Family members survey their home destroyed by Hurricane Beryl, in Ottley Hall, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on Tuesday. Beryl is the most powerful storm to form this early in the Atlantic hurricane season.

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  • Climate

Why climate change makes a hurricane like Beryl more dangerous

Record-shattering ocean temperatures have helped Beryl gain strength as it moves through the Caribbean. It is the most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever recorded this early in the year.

July 04, 2024
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  • Michael Copley and
  • Rebecca Hersher
People place plywood over windows as they make last-minute preparations for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl in Kingston, Jamaica, on Wednesday.

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  • Weather

Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica after battering southeast Caribbean islands

Hurricane Beryl is nearing Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, and forecast to make landfall on Wednesday. Officials there have declared a "major disaster area" and implemented an island-wide curfew.

July 03, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
The U.S. State Department issued a Level 3 travel advisory for Jamaica, saying "Violent crimes, such as home invasions, armed robberies, sexual assaults, and homicides, are common. Sexual assaults occur frequently, including at all-inclusive resorts."

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  • World

Jamaica and the Bahamas are pushing back against U.S. travel warnings

The State Department is discouraging tourists from traveling to the Caribbean islands. But government officials from both nations hope that won't keep tourists from coming.

February 09, 2024
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo

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  • Pop Culture

Top global TikToks of 2023: Mr. Bean of math, makeup demo, capybaras!

The most popular global TikToks of the year are a mix of the over-the-top, the weird and the wonderful. Here's a closer look at five favorites.

December 30, 2023
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  • Danielle Preiss
People protest to demand an apology and slavery reparations during a visit to the former British colony by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate, in Kingston, Jamaica, on Tuesday.

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  • Latin America

As British royals visit Jamaica, protesters demand slavery reparations

The protest comes a couple of days after dozens of prominent leaders in Jamaica publicized a letter demanding that Britain apologize and award its former colony slavery reparations.

March 23, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Lee "Scratch" Perry performs in Australia in 2007.

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  • Obituaries

Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Visionary Reggae Producer, Dies At 85

Perry's brilliant and idiosyncratic career included helping to inspire the sounds of dub and rap as we know them today.

August 30, 2021
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  • Neda Ulaby
Gold medalist Hansle Parchment of Jamaica holds up his medal on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's 110-meter hurdles on Aug. 5.

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  • World

A Gold Medalist Returned To Thank The Volunteer Who Helped Him Make His Race On Time

Jamaican Olympic hurdler Hansle Parchment took the wrong bus and likely would have missed his semifinal if not for a volunteer who paid his taxi fare. He went back to repay her after winning gold.

August 13, 2021
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By:
  • Josie Fischels
Elaine Thompson-Herah, of Jamaica, reacts after winning the final of the women's 200-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo.

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  • Technology

Instagram Accidentally Blocked Elaine Thompson-Herah For Posting Her Own Sprint Wins

The fastest woman in the world was temporarily blocked from the platform after posting videos of her races. The company says it was an accident.

August 04, 2021
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By:
  • Josie Fischels

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