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Iran-US talks expected Thursday despite fears of strikes
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Iran-US talks expected Thursday despite fears of strikes
February 22 02:54 PM
PARIS, France (AFP)—Iranian officials held out hope for progress towards a deal to head off renewed conflict when talks with US negotiators resume on ...
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Navasky Anderson reclaims men’s indoor 800m record
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Navasky Anderson reclaims men’s indoor 800m record
February 22 02:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaican men’s indoor 800m record has been broken for a fourth time in eight days after Navasky Anderson ran 1:44.75 seconds for...
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New York mayor orders citywide travel ban ahead of major US storm
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New York mayor orders citywide travel ban ahead of major US storm
February 22 02:27 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday ordered the shutdown of the city's entire traffic network for all but emergency ...
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Former Arnett Gardens star killed in alleged confrontation with police
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Former Arnett Gardens star killed in alleged confrontation with police
February 22 02:08 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former Arnett Gardens footballer Lucien Anderson is dead. According to reports, the 55-year-old was fatally shot during a confront...
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Burn Foundation of Jamaica seeks US$55,000 to save woman set ablaze at gas station
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Burn Foundation of Jamaica seeks US$55,000 to save woman set ablaze at gas station
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 22 01:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Dacia Forrester should be preparing to celebrate her 41st birthday on Wednesday, but instead, she is currently confined to a hospita...
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$131m investment transforms Belfield Community Health Centre in St Mary
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$131m investment transforms Belfield Community Health Centre in St Mary
February 22 01:11 PM
St Mary, Jamaica—A $131-million investment by the Ministry of Health and Wellness has transformed the Belfield Community Health Centre in St Mary, sig...
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Body of man found in Manchester
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Body of man found in Manchester
February 22 12:15 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Police are trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found on the Blue Mountain to Top ...
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Jamaican and Japanese acts excite at Japan, Jamaica Link Up
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Jamaican and Japanese acts excite at Japan, Jamaica Link Up
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
February 22 12:12 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Mai ‘Okamai Okamoto, a Japanese national, has been residing between Jamaica and Japan for almost 16 years. During that time, she de...
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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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Burn Foundation of Jamaica seeks US$55,000 to save woman set ablaze at gas station
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Burn Foundation of Jamaica seeks US$55,000 to save woman set ablaze at gas station
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Dacia Forrester should be preparing to celebrate her 41st birthday on Wednesday, but instead, she is currently confined to a hospita...
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