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Falmouth double murder victims identified
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Falmouth double murder victims identified
December 30 10:06 AM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The police have released the identities of the two men who were fatally shot in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Monday afternoon. The decea...
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France pushes back plastic cup ban by four years
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France pushes back plastic cup ban by four years
December 30 10:00 AM
PARIS, France (AFP) — The French government on Tuesday postponed a ban on plastic throwaway cups by four years to 2030 because of difficulties finding...
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Actor Idris Elba Knighted in UK’s New Year honours list
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Actor Idris Elba Knighted in UK’s New Year honours list
December 30 09:36 AM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—British actor Idris Elba and members of England's triumphant Women's Euro 2025 football team were among famous Britons re...
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St Mary to serve up fireworks at Pagee Beach
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St Mary to serve up fireworks at Pagee Beach
December 30 09:23 AM
ST MARY, Jamaica — Pagee Beach will be the stage for an epic New Year’s Eve bash, which has taken on added significance for families and businesses im...
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Suriname gov’t declares day of mourning after mass killing
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Suriname gov’t declares day of mourning after mass killing
December 30 09:12 AM
ARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) — The Suriname Government has declared Friday as a day of national mourning following the tragic incident that occurred on S...
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Trinidad gov’t seeking regional and international partners to restart oil refinery
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Trinidad gov’t seeking regional and international partners to restart oil refinery
December 30 08:28 AM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad and Tobago Government is exploring the possibility of regional and international partners being involved ...
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Jamaican among four denied bail on drug charges in The Bahamas
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Jamaican among four denied bail on drug charges in The Bahamas
December 30 07:31 AM
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Four men, including a Jamaican, have been denied bail and will return to court on April 16, 2026 on charges of attempting to s...
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407 fewer murders
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407 fewer murders
Police commissioner says performance not a marginal improvement
Jason Cross | Reporter 
December 30 12:20 AM
407 fewer murders
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Son of assassinated Haitian leader appeals to US for help
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Son of assassinated Haitian leader appeals to US for help
July 27, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – Joverlein Moïse, the son of the assassinated Haitian president, Jovenel Moïse, has written to the United States Secretar...
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Yvette Clarke welcomes court ruling extending protected status for Haitians in US
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Yvette Clarke welcomes court ruling extending protected status for Haitians in US
July 26, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has welcomed the ruling of a United States federal judge ...
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Canada sends military surveillance drones to Haiti
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Canada sends military surveillance drones to Haiti
July 26, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The government of Canada has started sending military surveillance drones to support Haitian security forces, as part of...
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Over 20,000 children being treated for severe acute nutrition in Haiti
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Over 20,000 children being treated for severe acute nutrition in Haiti
July 25, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says escalating violence and displace...
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Significant number of Haitians suffering from acute malnutrition
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Significant number of Haitians suffering from acute malnutrition
July 23, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Wednesday said that escalating violence and displacement cont...
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US to deport legal permanent residents affiliated with Haitian criminal gang
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US to deport legal permanent residents affiliated with Haitian criminal gang
July 22, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Trump administration says it is taking deportation actions against legal permanent residents in the United State...
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Desks become beds as Haitian school shelters people displaced by violence
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Desks become beds as Haitian school shelters people displaced by violence
July 21, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Gang violence in Haiti has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and many are finding shelter in former schools wher...
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US diplomat says priority is to deal with security situation in Haiti
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US diplomat says priority is to deal with security situation in Haiti
July 21, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The new United States (US) Ambassador to Haiti, Henry Wooster, says his priority is to address the security situation in...
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UN reiterates call to help ease hunger in Haiti
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UN reiterates call to help ease hunger in Haiti
July 17, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – The United Nations has reiterated its call for an improvement of the situation in Haiti, saying hunger continues to deepen acro...
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UN Security Council renews Haiti mission amid spiralling crisis
July 15, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) Security Council has unanimously extended the mandate of the UN’s political mission in Haiti until the ...
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Two Jamaicans drown as Haitian authorities intercept boat carrying drugs — report
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Two Jamaicans drown as Haitian authorities intercept boat carrying drugs — report
July 14, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Two Jamaicans have been confirmed dead by Haitian authorities who said they intercepted a rowboat “heavily laden with drugs” r...
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‘We cannot leave Haiti to the mercy of gangs’ — Holness
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‘We cannot leave Haiti to the mercy of gangs’ — Holness
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
July 7, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Caribbean Community (Caricom) Chair, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has made it clear that while international momentum to suppo...
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Haitian Bridge Alliance calls out ‘America’s war on immigrants’
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Haitian Bridge Alliance calls out ‘America’s war on immigrants’
July 5, 2025
SAN DIEGO, (CMC) – In a message delivered on Friday, as the United States celebrated Independence Day, the California-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (H...
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‘Always hiding’ — Haitian laborers fear Dominican deportation push
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‘Always hiding’ — Haitian laborers fear Dominican deportation push
July 4, 2025
MAO, Dominican Republic (AFP) —Agamise Cheranfant hides as soon as he finishes his work at a banana plantation in the Dominican Republic. Like many ot...
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Gangs now control 90% of Haitian capital — UN
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Gangs now control 90% of Haitian capital — UN
July 2, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Armed gangs have tightened their grip on Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, United Nations (UN) officials warned We...
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Dom Rep Gov’t hires US firm to tackle Haitian crisis
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Dom Rep Gov’t hires US firm to tackle Haitian crisis
June 28, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CMC) – The Government of the Dominican Republic has contracted the U.S.-based consulting firm DGA Group Government ...
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US issues warning to citizens living or wanting to travel to Haiti
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US issues warning to citizens living or wanting to travel to Haiti
June 25, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The United States (US) says while routine domestic commercial air travel has resumed between several airports in Haiti, ...
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UN includes Haiti in countries with increased gender based violence
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UN includes Haiti in countries with increased gender based violence
June 24, 2025
GENEVA, (CMC) – The United Nations human rights chief, Volker Türk, says gender-based violence is rising, especially in conflict, something which is a...
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Haiti’s gangs better armed and more ruthless — UN
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Haiti’s gangs better armed and more ruthless — UN
June 24, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Powerful gangs that control much of Haiti are increasingly ruthless and better armed despite a weapons embargo, ...
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UN appeals for aid for Haiti
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UN appeals for aid for Haiti
June 23, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – The United Nations on Monday warned that the Humanitarian Appeal and Response Plan in Haiti remains underfunded and that withou...
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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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World Food Programme warns no food supplies for Haiti if hurricane hits
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World Food Programme warns no food supplies for Haiti if hurricane hits
June 11, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The World Food Programme (WFP) says for the first time ever, it has no prepositioned food supplies in Haiti for the six-month h...
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Falmouth double murder victims identified
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Falmouth double murder victims identified
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TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The police have released the identities of the two men who were fatally shot in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Monday afternoon. The decea...
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France pushes back plastic cup ban by four years
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France pushes back plastic cup ban by four years
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PARIS, France (AFP) — The French government on Tuesday postponed a ban on plastic throwaway cups by four years to 2030 because of difficulties finding...
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Actor Idris Elba Knighted in UK’s New Year honours list
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—British actor Idris Elba and members of England's triumphant Women's Euro 2025 football team were among famous Britons re...
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St Mary to serve up fireworks at Pagee Beach
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St Mary to serve up fireworks at Pagee Beach
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ST MARY, Jamaica — Pagee Beach will be the stage for an epic New Year’s Eve bash, which has taken on added significance for families and businesses im...
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Suriname gov’t declares day of mourning after mass killing
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Suriname gov’t declares day of mourning after mass killing
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