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Bob Marley most frequently mentioned historical figure in song lyrics — study
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Bob Marley most frequently mentioned historical figure in song lyrics — study
January 5 11:09 AM
A recent study by the history-inspired metal band Sabaton has identified reggae icon Bob Marley as the historical figure most frequently referenced in...
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Ammunition found in taxi handed over to St Mary police
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Ammunition found in taxi handed over to St Mary police
January 5 11:09 AM
ST MARY, Jamaica — The St Mary police are commending the actions of a taxi operator in Bailey’s Vale, Port Maria, who reported the recovery of ammunit...
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St Vincent gov’t says situation in Venezuela of ‘grave concern’ to region
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January 5 11:03 AM
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — The St Vincent and the Grenadines Government says it is monitoring the situation in Venezuela very closely, following th...
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‘Tuna King’ pays record $3.2 m for bluefin at Tokyo auction
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‘Tuna King’ pays record $3.2 m for bluefin at Tokyo auction
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TOKYO, Japan — A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record US$3.2 million for a giant bluefin tuna Monday at an annual prestigious new year auction in...
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‘That’s enough’: Greenland PM urges Trump to drop annex threats
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‘That’s enough’: Greenland PM urges Trump to drop annex threats
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) — President Donald Trump's call for Greenland to become part of the United States (US) drew international condemnation on Mo...
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Assaulted Vincentian grandmother agrees with jail sentence for grandson
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Assaulted Vincentian grandmother agrees with jail sentence for grandson
January 5 10:15 AM
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — A 38-year-old St Vincent man has been sentenced to 11 months in prison for assaulting his 80-year-old grandmother, after...
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Flash flood watch extended for eastern and south-central parishes
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Flash flood watch extended for eastern and south-central parishes
January 5 10:14 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) has extended the flash flood watch for low-lying and flood-prone areas of St M...
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Caribbean community activists denounce US military strikes, capture of Maduro
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Caribbean community activists denounce US military strikes, capture of Maduro
January 5 10:03 AM
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Two Caribbean-born community activists in New York have strongly denounced the United States (US) military strikes in ...
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Jamaican woman allegedly recruiting Haitian criminals held in Operation Endgame dragnet
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Jamaican woman allegedly recruiting Haitian criminals held in Operation Endgame dragnet
October 17, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The police in St James have revealed that they have taken several Haitians into custody in what they believe is a disruption to ga...
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21 of 40 Haitian refugees captured after boat arrives in Portland
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21 of 40 Haitian refugees captured after boat arrives in Portland
September 22, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica — Police have captured 21 of 40 Haitians who arrived in an 18-foot multi-coloured canoe at Kensington, Portland on Monday. The Haiti...
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Bahamas bans Haitians visiting for US visa applications
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Bahamas bans Haitians visiting for US visa applications
September 5, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The Bahamas government says it will no longer allow Haitian nationals into the country for the purpose of applying for a visa ...
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Pregnant woman among five Haitians charged for illegal entry in Manchester
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Pregnant woman among five Haitians charged for illegal entry in Manchester
August 5, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The police are reporting that five Haitians, including a pregnant woman, who were arrested in Spring Ground, Christiana, Manches...
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Pregnant woman among five Haitians arrested in Manchester
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Pregnant woman among five Haitians arrested in Manchester
August 3, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Five Haitians, including a pregnant woman, were arrested in Spring Ground, Christiana, Manchester, on Sunday morning during a po...
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Haitian nationals charged in $9.3m ganja bust
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Haitian nationals charged in $9.3m ganja bust
July 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two Haitians, who were among five people arrested by members of the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) following...
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US court allows deportation of Haitians
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US court allows deportation of Haitians
May 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) Supreme Court on Friday gave the Donald Trump administration the green light to strip tempora...
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50 Haitians who entered Jamaica illegally sent back to their homeland
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50 Haitians who entered Jamaica illegally sent back to their homeland
May 20, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica —Fifty Haitian nationals who entered Jamaica illegally were repatriated to Haiti on Monday night. The group, which included men, wom...
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42 Haitians picked up in Portland
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42 Haitians picked up in Portland
May 18, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica- Approximately 42 Haitians, including a pregnant female, were picked up by members of the security force Sunday morning after arrivi...
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UN warns of rising deportations of Haitian mothers, newborns from Dominican Republic
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UN warns of rising deportations of Haitian mothers, newborns from Dominican Republic
April 25, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, (CMC) – The United Nations has raised concern over a growing number of vulnerable Haitians, particularly pregnant women, new mothers a...
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Largest healthcare union demands reinstatement of TPS extension for Haitians
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Largest healthcare union demands reinstatement of TPS extension for Haitians
February 26, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — United Healthcare Workers East, the largest and fastest-growing healthcare union in the United States (US), urged the ...
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Dominican army detains over 90,000 undocumented Haitians in six months
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Dominican army detains over 90,000 undocumented Haitians in six months
February 19, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CMC) — The Dominican Republic Army says it transferred 90,018 undocumented Haitian nationals to the General Directo...
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Three Haitians discovered at St Thomas, Portland border
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Three Haitians discovered at St Thomas, Portland border
January 11, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Three Haitians, including an eight-year-old boy, were discovered in a house at the border of St Thomas and Portland on Friday, ac...
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Haitians fined for overstaying in Bahamas
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Haitians fined for overstaying in Bahamas
January 6, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley has recommended that three Haitian nationals who overstayed their visitors’ visas in The Baha...
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Dom Rep returned more than 250,000 Haitians in 2024
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Dom Rep returned more than 250,000 Haitians in 2024
January 3, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, (CMC) – Dominican Republic's Directorate General of Migration (DGM) says it returned more than a quarter million Ha...
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Dom Rep police bust network that trafficked undocumented Haitians
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Dom Rep police bust network that trafficked undocumented Haitians
December 30, 2024
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CMC) — The Army of the Dominican Republic (ERD) has dismantled an alleged network dedicated to the trafficking of u...
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