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Cuba denounces ‘infiltration’ by armed group in speedboat from US
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Cuba denounces ‘infiltration’ by armed group in speedboat from US
February 25 10:02 PM
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba said it thwarted gunmen trying to infiltrate from the United States as its coastguard fired Wednesday on a Florida-registere...
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Jamaica beat TCI 7-0 in U20 qualifiers
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Jamaica beat TCI 7-0 in U20 qualifiers
February 25 09:46 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Raequan Campbell-Dennis  scored a first-half double and Giovani Taylor came off the bench to score two more in the second half to...
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Hurricane Melissa now tied for strongest Atlantic hurricane following new report
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Hurricane Melissa now tied for strongest Atlantic hurricane following new report
February 25 08:59 PM
A new report by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in the United States (US) has confirmed that Hurricane Melissa, which affected Jamaica on October ...
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Digicel Foundation donates US$80,000 smart lab to Church Teachers’ College
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Digicel Foundation donates US$80,000 smart lab to Church Teachers’ College
February 25 08:15 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Digicel Foundation has handed over a US$80,000 Smart Lab to Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, Manchester, as part of eff...
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Jamaica makes three changes to U-20 starting team against TCI
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Jamaica makes three changes to U-20 starting team against TCI
February 25 08:08 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Jamaica has made three changes to the starting team to face Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) in their  Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers - R...
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Mt Pleasant avenge Harbour View loss in 4-1 JPL win
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Mt Pleasant avenge Harbour View loss in 4-1 JPL win
February 25 08:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former champions Mt Pleasant FA avenged their surprise loss to Harbour View a week ago, hammering the east Kingston club 4-1 in th...
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BOJ to launch finance-based game for children
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BOJ to launch finance-based game for children
February 25 06:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica will launch an online financial educational game in April, targeting students in grades four to six at the pri...
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Over $330m disbursed in Hanover under MLSS ROOFS programme
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Over $330m disbursed in Hanover under MLSS ROOFS programme
February 25 06:46 PM
HANOVER, Jamaica — Grants worth $334.2 million have been disbursed to households in Hanover under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family Shelters...
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Two accused in ‘sophisticated’ multimillion dollar fraud to return to court
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Two accused in ‘sophisticated’ multimillion dollar fraud to return to court
February 18, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two of the three people charged in January in connection to a multimillion dollar fraud affecting multiple financial institutions ...
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Man accused of faking CSEC results in police recruitment bid to return to court
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Man accused of faking CSEC results in police recruitment bid to return to court
February 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A young man who allegedly attempted to fake documents for admittance into the police force was ordered to return to court later th...
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Defence attorney says Bail Act not being utilised
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Defence attorney says Bail Act not being utilised
February 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A defence attorney has called for law enforcement to make fuller use of the Bail Act, arguing that suspects are being detained des...
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Persons urged to beware of fraudulent customs brokers
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Persons urged to beware of fraudulent customs brokers
January 2, 2026
KINGSTON, January — Commanding Officer of the Newport West Police Formation, Superintendent Rochelle McGibbon Scott, is urging members of the public, ...
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US court convicts former USVI director in landmark bribery scandal
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US court convicts former USVI director in landmark bribery scandal
December 14, 2025
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands (CMC) – A United States (US) federal jury has convicted the former Director of the US Virgin Islands Office of Man...
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MLSS warns of fraudulent TikTok promoting fake Canadian farm work opportunities
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MLSS warns of fraudulent TikTok promoting fake Canadian farm work opportunities
November 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) says it is alerting the public to the unauthorised and fraudulent use of the vid...
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Andrew ‘French’ Wright gets more than 10 years for InSports fraud
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Andrew ‘French’ Wright gets more than 10 years for InSports fraud
November 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Andrew Wright, one of three men found guilty of defrauding the Institute of Sport (InSports) of hundreds of millions of dollars, h...
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Andrew ‘French’, two others found guilty in $222-m InSports fraud case
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Andrew ‘French’, two others found guilty in $222-m InSports fraud case
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September 30, 2025
Andrew Wright, O'Neil Hope and Rudolph Barnes, the three men accused of defrauding the Institute of Sport (InSports), were on Tuesday found guilty of ...
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Trinidad High Court rules against extradition of Jack Warner
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Trinidad High Court rules against extradition of Jack Warner
September 23, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – A Trinidad & Tobago High Court judge said Tuesday that the former vice president of the International Football Federat...
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‘Car dealer’ accused of fraud in two cases
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‘Car dealer’ accused of fraud in two cases
September 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 35-year-old businessman has been charged with alleged non-delivery of goods in two motor vehicle transactions. Charged with frau...
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Ruel Reid and co-accused to go on trial on October 6
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Ruel Reid and co-accused to go on trial on October 6
September 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The multimillion-dollar fraud trial of former Education Minister Ruel Reid, former Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) President F...
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Jamaican pleads guilty to defrauding American of US$181,000 over seven years
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Jamaican pleads guilty to defrauding American of US$181,000 over seven years
September 9, 2025
SOUTH DAKOTA, United States (CMC) — A Jamaican has pleaded guilty in a United States (US) District Court in connection with a long-running scheme to d...
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Ghana singer Shatta Wale held in US fraud probe over Lamborghini purchase
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Ghana singer Shatta Wale held in US fraud probe over Lamborghini purchase
August 21, 2025
ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) — Ghanaian dancehall star Shatta Wale has been taken into custody in Accra as part of a United States (US) investigation into his p...
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Woman and co-accused avoid prison after repaying $8.9 million in fraud case
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Woman and co-accused avoid prison after repaying $8.9 million in fraud case
August 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman and her co-accused, charged with fleecing a man of $8.9 million in a bogus property deal, avoided prison time on Tuesday a...
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Judge grants bail to man accused of $40m loan fraud using elder’s title
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Judge grants bail to man accused of $40m loan fraud using elder’s title
July 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man who is accused of obtaining a $40 million loan from a local company by using the title of another man had his bail reviewed ...
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Police warn against interacting with AI video promoting fake investment scheme
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Police warn against interacting with AI video promoting fake investment scheme
July 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is warning the public not to interact with a video circulating on social media that falsely d...
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Customs broker convicted of $12m fraud to be released after spending 3 years in prison
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Customs broker convicted of $12m fraud to be released after spending 3 years in prison
July 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A customs broker who was sentenced in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Friday, July 11, 2025, for his role in a $12 mill...
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Fraud probe opened into Mbappe payments to police officers
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Fraud probe opened into Mbappe payments to police officers
July 17, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — An investigation has been opened into potentially fraudulent payments made by Kylian Mbappe to five police officers assigned to ...
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Former Haitian mayor gets 9 years for fraud
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Former Haitian mayor gets 9 years for fraud
June 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday said a former Mayor of Les Irois, Haiti, has been sentenced ...
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Man fined $1.2m after applying for passport in different names
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Man fined $1.2m after applying for passport in different names
June 20, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Jason Jarrett has been hit with a $1.2-million fine after being convicted of passport fraud. According to court documents, the cas...
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US recovers $225 m stolen in crypto scam
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US recovers $225 m stolen in crypto scam
June 18, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) government said Wednesday it recovered US$225 million in the largest seizure yet of money stole...
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Trinidad fraud squad warns against clicking on links to emails or text messages
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Trinidad fraud squad warns against clicking on links to emails or text messages
May 19, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), citing a “sharp rise in fraud-related offences”, is urging the public t...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Digicel Foundation has handed over a US$80,000 Smart Lab to Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, Manchester, as part of eff...
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Jamaica makes three changes to U-20 starting team against TCI
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Jamaica makes three changes to U-20 starting team against TCI
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Jamaica has made three changes to the starting team to face Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) in their  Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers - R...
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