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France detains 55 men in child sex abuse crackdown

International News, Latest News

France detains 55 men in child sex abuse crackdown

May 22, 2025

PARIS, France (AFP)— Fifty-five men including a priest, a paramedic, and a music teacher were arrested in France this week as part of an operation to ...

Sterling continues backing of Crime Stop with $1 million sponsorship

Business, Latest News

Sterling continues backing of Crime Stop with $1 million sponsorship

May 22, 2025

Sterling Asset Management has once again partnered with Crime Stop Jamaica, contributing J$1 million to support the organisation’s efforts to combat c...

US braces for intense hurricane season as climate agency is gutted

Environment, International News, Latest News

US braces for intense hurricane season as climate agency is gutted

May 22, 2025

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday predicted a more intense Atlantic hurrican...

EdgeChem adds colour to Labour Day: Paint maker partners with organisations to uplift schools, hospitals

Business, Latest News

EdgeChem adds colour to Labour Day: Paint maker partners with organisations to uplift schools, hospitals

May 22, 2025

EdgeChem Jamaica is joining forces with the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Digicel Foundation, the National Housing Trust (NHT) and Sagicor Foun...

Children among four dead in Mexican measles outbreak

Latest News, Regional

Children among four dead in Mexican measles outbreak

May 22, 2025

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A measles outbreak in Mexico has left four people dead this year, including three unvaccinated children, authorities said....

Mexico ex-security chief ordered to pay over $2.4b to country in corruption case

International News, Latest News

Mexico ex-security chief ordered to pay over $2.4b to country in corruption case

May 22, 2025

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A United States (US) court on Thursday ordered a convicted former Mexican security chief and his wife to pay more than US$...

JFJ calls for swifter justice timelines amid guilty verdict in decade long Mario Dean case

Latest News, News

JFJ calls for swifter justice timelines amid guilty verdict in decade long Mario Dean case

May 22, 2025

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) says it stands in solidarity with Merica Frazer, the mother of Mario Deane as it calls for the whe...

Police seek help identifying robbery, rape suspect

Latest News, News

Police seek help identifying robbery, rape suspect

May 22, 2025

CLARENDON, Jamaica — Clarendon police are calling on residents to help identify a man accused of multiple robberies and rapes in the parish. The suspe...

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