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Hunt, United States (AFP)-The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas rose to more than 100 on Monday, as rescuers continued their grim search ...
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OCHA says essential services are coming under growing strain in Belladere
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Hinds calls for confirmation of Sabina Park readiness ahead of Test match
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Kingston, Jamaica—Opposition Spokesperson on Sports Wavell Hinds is calling on the relevant authorities to confirm whether all systems are in place fo...
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FOREX: $160.63 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, July 7, ended trading at $160.63, down by 16 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s da...
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Trinidad police rescue Venezuelans
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Monday said it had rescued eight Venezuelans, including two minors, i...
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Above-normal temperatures forecast for Jamaica up to November
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At least 10 dead in Kenya during protests after heavy police deployment
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Nairobi, Kenya (AFP)—At least 10 people died across Kenya and hundreds were arrested during anti-government demonstrations on Monday, a rights group a...
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Firearm seized in St Thomas
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St Thomas, Jamaica— A man is in police custody following the seizure of a firearm in Danvers Pen, Trinityville, St Thomas, on Sunday. Reports from the...
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French director gets two years with electronic bracelet for abusing child actor
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PARIS, France (AFP) - A French court Monday ordered a filmmaker to wear an electronic bracelet for two years after finding him guilty of sexually assa...
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Peru’s leader urges death penalty for child rapists
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French film director denies child actor abuse in landmark trial
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French film director denies child actor abuse in landmark trial
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PARIS, France (AFP) – A French filmmaker accused of sexually assaulting actor Adele Haenel when she was 12 denied the charges Monday as his trial open...
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US Christian couple accused of abandoning adopted Haitian son in Jamaica
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US Christian couple accused of abandoning adopted Haitian son in Jamaica
September 13, 2024
A Christian couple from the United States is accused of abandoning their adopted Haitian son at an American-owned boarding school in Jamaica that was ...
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Judge refers child neglect case for CPFSA intervention
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June 28, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman who left her two babies with her wheelchair-bound mother for two days is to return to court on October 1, 2024 to answer t...
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EU queries major porn platforms over child protection
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The European Union on Thursday told three pornographic websites to explain what steps they have taken to protect children o...
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Boy details alleged horrors at American boarding school in Treasure Beach
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April 6, 2024
One of the American boys who were being housed at the Atlantis Leadership Academy in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, painted a cruel atmosphere as he re...
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Five men charged with abuse of American boys at St Bess boarding school
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April 6, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Five men were arrested and charged on Friday in connection with abuse allegations by American boys at Atlantis Leadership Acad...
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Second American boy to return to US next week after abuse allegations at troubled teen school
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April 5, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – A second American boy of the eight who were removed from the Atlantis Leadership Academy in Treasure Beach following allegatio...
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