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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign —  Young Jamaica
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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign — Young Jamaica
April 6 05:26 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Young Jamaica is urging Opposition Leader and President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, to immediately clarify...
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 6 04:53 PM
Reggae artiste and actor Ky-Mani Marley and Colombian reggaeton artiste Kapla have teamed up for a collaborative EP, which is being produced by Americ...
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Trump doubles down on Iran threat, says ceasefire ‘not good enough’
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Trump doubles down on Iran threat, says ceasefire ‘not good enough’
April 6 03:45 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his threat to wreck Iran's civilian infrastructure, w...
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
April 6 03:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas, is urging parents and g...
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 03:08 PM
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — As Caribbean workers face growing challenges in accessing higher education overseas, business leaders say online learning i...
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 02:01 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Veteran British sports administrator Craig Reedie, a former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a key figure ...
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 01:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Criminal Records Office is advising the public that there will be temporary changes to operat...
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
April 6 12:56 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Several families left homeless by Hurricane Melissa are now on the path to recovery, as a multi-partner initiative moves to constr...
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Kenyan charged with trafficking citizens to Russia
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Kenyan charged with trafficking citizens to Russia
February 26, 2026
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP)—A key figure in a network that sent more than 1,000 Kenyans to fight for the Russian army was charged on Thursday with human traf...
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Spanish singer Julio Iglesias accused of ‘human trafficking’ by former staff
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Spanish singer Julio Iglesias accused of ‘human trafficking’ by former staff
January 14, 2026
MADRID, Spain (AFP)—A criminal complaint filed by two former employees of veteran Spanish singer Julio Iglesias accuses him of "human trafficking" and...
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Women playing more dominant role in human trafficking
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Women playing more dominant role in human trafficking
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Children’s Advocate and National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Diahann Gordon Harrison, says that women are gradually assu...
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Qahal Yahweh case pushed to 2026 after storm sidelines final prosecution witness
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Qahal Yahweh case pushed to 2026 after storm sidelines final prosecution witness
November 21, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Proceedings in the high-profile trial of 16 members of the Qahal Yahweh religious group were postponed on Thursday in the St J...
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Ethiopia sentences 5 to death penalty for human trafficking
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Ethiopia sentences 5 to death penalty for human trafficking
August 4, 2025
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) — Ethiopia has sentenced five people to death for human trafficking, state media reported, a first in a country where huge...
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Barbados joins fight against human trafficking
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Barbados joins fight against human trafficking
July 30, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados Government Wednesday pledged to work with national, regional and international partners in the fight against...
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Brazil sues China’s BYD over ‘slavery’ conditions on build site
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Brazil sues China’s BYD over ‘slavery’ conditions on build site
May 29, 2025
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AFP)-Brazilian prosecutors are suing Chinese electric car giant BYD and two contracting companies for human trafficking and al...
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ICE nabs Cubans, Haitians in human trafficking sting
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ICE nabs Cubans, Haitians in human trafficking sting
May 25, 2025
FLORIDA, United States, (CMC) – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has arrested several Cuban and Haitian nationals am...
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Four detained in suspected human trafficking in Guyana
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Four detained in suspected human trafficking in Guyana
April 21, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Police have detained four individuals and seized two trucks after they intercepted three underage girls at a checkpoint in ...
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Dozens escape from suspected human trafficking in South Africa
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Dozens escape from suspected human trafficking in South Africa
March 26, 2025
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Dozens of young adults and children who were allegedly held captive in a suburban house in Johannesburg escaped on ...
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Trinidad police officer convicted on human trafficking charges
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Trinidad police officer convicted on human trafficking charges
February 4, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — A 63-year-old Trinidadian police officer will return to the Trinidad and Tobago High Court in March for sentencing aft...
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Gov’t further advancing efforts to combat human trafficking
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Gov’t further advancing efforts to combat human trafficking
January 18, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica- The Government, through the Ministry of National Security, is further advancing efforts to combat human trafficking in Jamaica w...
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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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Dominican Republic man sentenced to nine years for deadly human smuggling conspiracy in Puerto Rico
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Dominican Republic man sentenced to nine years for deadly human smuggling conspiracy in Puerto Rico
November 24, 2024
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CMC) – A 34-year-old national of the Dominican Republic has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for his role in a hu...
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Venezuelan women rescued from human trafficking network in Trinidad
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Venezuelan women rescued from human trafficking network in Trinidad
October 25, 2024
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Police say they have rescued 11 foreign nationals believed to be victims of human trafficking after carrying out a coo...
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Be wary of overseas employment offers from unfamiliar sources — JCF
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Be wary of overseas employment offers from unfamiliar sources — JCF
August 31, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Individuals , particularly women, seeking employment opportunities overseas are being encouraged to be wary of unfamiliar people w...
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Police urge human trafficking safeguards for children
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Police urge human trafficking safeguards for children
August 21, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Police are encouraging parents, guardians and other well-thinking adults to take steps to safeguard children against human traf...
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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign —  Young Jamaica
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Young Jamaica is urging Opposition Leader and President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, to immediately clarify...
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
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Reggae artiste and actor Ky-Mani Marley and Colombian reggaeton artiste Kapla have teamed up for a collaborative EP, which is being produced by Americ...
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Trump doubles down on Iran threat, says ceasefire ‘not good enough’
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Trump doubles down on Iran threat, says ceasefire ‘not good enough’
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his threat to wreck Iran's civilian infrastructure, w...
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas, is urging parents and g...
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — As Caribbean workers face growing challenges in accessing higher education overseas, business leaders say online learning i...
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