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Britain's queen is a figurehead in Jamaica, but could the psychological effect of dumping her as the Caribbean island's head of state put it on a more developed path?
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An open letter from scores of Jamaican civic leaders calls on the heir to Britain's throne to "atone" for centuries of colonial enslavement in the Caribbean.
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A former Haitian senator sought in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested in Jamaica, Haiti's National Police says. John Joël Joseph is the second suspect to be arrested in Jamaica.
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Mario Antonio Palacios was headed back to Colombia when, on a stopover in Panama, authorities put him on a plane to Miami — where U.S. authorities charged him.
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Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley — who led her island's drive to be a republic and has emerged as a Caribbean leader — has called an election for Jan. 19.
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Most Jamaicans have long favored removing the British monarch as their head of state, but taking that step has long been stuck in neutral. Will Barbados change that?
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The Wailers were to reggae what the Beatles were to rock. Bunny Wailer was the last surviving original member — and a Jamaican cultural ambassador.
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Influenced by jazz, the Kingston-born vocalist revolutionized the art of occupying a space with his words. "Before U-Roy, no one was toasting," Grammy winner Sean Paul tells NPR.
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Broward County's booming Black Caribbean community could prove to be a voting stronghold for the Democratic party.
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness and the Jamaica Labour Party won a resounding re-election Thursday night amid a serious COVID-19 surge.
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Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, has tested positive for the coronavirus, the latest Jamaican to do so in an alarming surge of infections in the Caribbean nation.
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COMMENTARY As the first person of Caribbean descent on a major U.S. presidential ticket, Kamala Harris challenges a key Trump tactic.