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Kingston higgler charged for alleged theft of rental vehicle
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Kingston higgler charged for alleged theft of rental vehicle
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—A Kingston higgler has been charged with larceny of a motor vehicle after he reportedly failed to return the vehicle he rented from ...
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Sentencing of taxi operator guilty of ruthless slaying delayed
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Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix finally certified gold in America
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African warrior queen comes alive in new opera by Jamaican-British Shirley Thompson
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Internationally acclaimed composer, conductor, scholar, cultural activist and film-maker, Shirley J Thompson will present the worl...
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Defending champs KC, STATHS through to U-14, U-16 football semis
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Kingston College (KC) and Jamaica College (JC) are through to the semi-finals of both the urban Under-14 and Under-16 football competitions. Defending...
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Treasure Bay Estates continues a proud family legacy of development
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Bernard St Aubyn Henry, executive chairman of Great Bay Joint Venture Company, the developers of Treasure Bay Estates, says his family’s longstanding ...
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UNITED NATIONS (AFP)- First lady of the United States Melania Trump will preside over a UN Security Council meeting next week, her office has announce...
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US Secret Service kills man trying to access Trump Florida estate
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MIAMI, United States (AFP)-US Secret Service agents and a sheriff's deputy fatally shot a man armed with a shotgun who breached the security perimeter...
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Fears of renewed conflict haunt Tehran as US issues threats
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Fears of renewed conflict haunt Tehran as US issues threats
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TEHRAN, Iran (AFP)—Tehran resident Hamid struggles to sleep as fears of renewed conflict haunt the Iranian capital after last year's 12-day war with I...
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Trump hikes US global tariff rate to 15%
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States President Donald Trump raised the global duty on imports into the United States to 15 percent on Saturda...
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump vowed Friday to impose a 10 per cent tariff on all imports into the United...
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US Supreme Court rules Trump lacked authority to impose emergency tariffs
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February 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump did not have the authority to impose sweeping tariffs under a 1977 e...
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Trump issues Iran with ultimatum as US ramps up military presence
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran must make a "meaningful deal" in negotiations with Washington in ...
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Environmental groups sue Trump administration over dismantled climate rule
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—A coalition of environmental and health groups on Wednesday filed suit against the Trump administration's repeal of a ...
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Trump says he will visit Venezuela as US waives oil sanctions
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States President Donald Trump said on Friday that he planned to visit Venezuela and reiterated satisfaction wit...
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Trump attacks Olympic skier with misgivings about representing US
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Trump refuses to apologise for racist clip of Obamas as monkeys
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White House removes racist Trump post, claims staff error
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Man sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill Trump in 2024
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WASHINGTON, Jamaica (AFP) — A man who plotted to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course in September 2024, two months before th...
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US judge halts end to Haitian migrants’ protections
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—A US judge has blocked the Trump administration's decision to strip some 350,000 Haitian immigrants of deportation pro...
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Trump says seeking $1b in damages from Harvard
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Trump picks former US Fed official as next central bank chief
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)-President Donald Trump said Friday he would nominate former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to be the next US cen...
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US Justice Dept releases new batch of documents, images, videos from Epstein files
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Justice Department announced Friday it was releasing millions of new pages from the Jeffrey Epstein files al...
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WASHINGTON, United States — Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj says she is United States (US) President Donald Trump’s number one fan. The rapper mad...
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Trump threatens Iran over nuclear talks, says ‘time is running out’
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed threats to attack Iran, saying "time is running out" to make a deal ...
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UK PM slams Trump for saying NATO troops avoided Afghan front line
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LONDON, United Kingdom -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Friday denounced as "insulting" Donald Trump's claim that British troops avoided the front li...
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Gold nears US$5,000, silver shines as stocks slip on turbulent week
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LONDON, United Kingdom -- Global stocks were subdued and precious metals hit fresh highs Friday after a turbulent week that saw US President Donald Tr...
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PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump on Saturday escalated his quest to acquire Greenland, threatening multiple...
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