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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
December 28 02:35 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Long before her home collapsed in the heavy winds of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, Trelawny teacher and businesswoman Joan Mont...
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
December 28 02:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth Police have recovered another prohibited weapon during an operation in the parish. According to the police, a tea...
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
Howard Campbell 
December 28 01:39 PM
A team from Emirates Facial and Dental Implants Center in New York were at Little London Primary School in Westmoreland from December 17-20, treating ...
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
December 28 01:01 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Multiple charges have been laid against three former directors of the collapsed Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL). The three are...
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
December 28 11:57 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Park Lane and 100 Lane, Red Hills Road, Kingston 19, has been extended. The curfew wil...
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
December 28 11:35 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – Immigration leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives in the United States have condemned President Donald ...
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
December 28 10:50 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — For Bishop Maurice Clarke, Jamaica is not simply home — it is “my heartbeat.” And when Hurricane Melissa tore through sections of...
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
December 28 09:27 AM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – A driver and his passenger were rushed to hospital Sunday morning after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a utilit...
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US congresswoman condemns death of Haitian man in ICE custody
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US congresswoman condemns death of Haitian man in ICE custody
December 25, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – United States Democratic Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke, has condemned the death of a Haitian man in the custody of the ...
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Haitian man dies in ICE custody
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Haitian man dies in ICE custody
December 20, 2025
NEWARK, New Jersey (CMC)—The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says a 41-year-old criminal illegal national from Haiti, w...
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US court suspends releasing immigration detainees in Illinois
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US court suspends releasing immigration detainees in Illinois
November 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—A US appeals court on Thursday suspended the release of hundreds of people on bail after they had been arrested by imm...
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Immigration advocates condemn proposed new policy targeting unaccompanied children
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Immigration advocates condemn proposed new policy targeting unaccompanied children
October 6, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – Immigration advocates in the United States have condemned a proposed new Trump administration policy that targets undo...
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ICE nabs illegal Haitian immigrant allegedly connected to criminal terrorist organisations
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ICE nabs illegal Haitian immigrant allegedly connected to criminal terrorist organisations
September 28, 2025
MIAMI, United States (CMC) – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says agents have arrested an illegal Haitian immigrant...
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Guyana-born school superintendent arrested by immigration authorities
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Guyana-born school superintendent arrested by immigration authorities
September 27, 2025
DES MOINES, Iowa (CMC) – Immigration authorities in the United States on Friday arrested Guyana-born educator, Dr Ian Andre Roberts, who rose to becom...
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Japan’s Pokemon says it did not approve use in ICE immigration video
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Japan’s Pokemon says it did not approve use in ICE immigration video
September 26, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan's wildly popular Pokémon franchise distanced itself on Friday from a recent viral United States (US) government video that ...
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Multiple injuries in shooting at US immigration facility
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Multiple injuries in shooting at US immigration facility
September 24, 2025
TEXAS, United States (AFP) — Multiple people were wounded in a shooting on Wednesday at a United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
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Pure National to resume ice making soon, says company
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Pure National to resume ice making soon, says company
September 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica  - Pure National Limited, manufacturers of Pure National Ice, Happy Ice and Happy Water, has announced that preparations are almost ...
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Trump admin launches immigration raids in Chicago
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Trump admin launches immigration raids in Chicago
September 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)-The Trump administration on Monday launched a new immigration enforcement operation in Chicago, saying the latest fede...
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NYIC president, Congressional representatives ‘confined’ by ICE and BOP
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NYIC president, Congressional representatives ‘confined’ by ICE and BOP
August 7, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) says its president, Murad Awawdeh, along with United States (US) representat...
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Ex-Superman actor to join ICE — reports
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Ex-Superman actor to join ICE — reports
August 7, 2025
A former Superman actor, Dean Cain, has announced he has plans to join the United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, accord...
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ICE nabs undocumented Jamaican attempting to buy gun while employed as cop
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ICE nabs undocumented Jamaican attempting to buy gun while employed as cop
August 3, 2025
MAINE,  United States (CMC) – The United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says officers in the state of Maine have arreste...
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NYIC calls for ICE detention centre shutdown over alleged ‘inhumane’ conditions
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NYIC calls for ICE detention centre shutdown over alleged ‘inhumane’ conditions
July 24, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) says a newly released video shows inhumane conditions inside a United States...
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Farm worker dies after US immigration raid in California
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Farm worker dies after US immigration raid in California
July 13, 2025
CALIFORNIA, United States (AFP) — A farm worker has died after being injured during a raid by United States (US) immigration agents on a legal cannabi...
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Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr arrested by US immigration
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Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr arrested by US immigration
July 5, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr has been arrested by US immigration officers and faces deportation from the Un...
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US deploys 200 Marines to Florida to assist immigration tasks
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US deploys 200 Marines to Florida to assist immigration tasks
July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Around 200 Marines were deployed to Florida on Thursday to provide administrative and logistical support for immigra...
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Mega detention center for US migrants sees violence, escapes
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Mega detention center for US migrants sees violence, escapes
June 13, 2025
New York, United States (AFP)-Less than a month after it began receiving migrants, a controversial detention center run by a private firm has been the...
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ICE will be stationed at Club World Cup opener  — report
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ICE will be stationed at Club World Cup opener — report
June 11, 2025
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — United States immigration and border agents will be deployed at venues hosting FIFA Club World Cup games when the tournam...
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Caribbean immigration advocates rally against colluding with ICE
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Caribbean immigration advocates rally against colluding with ICE
June 8, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Caribbean immigration advocates, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), allied organisations, and lawmakers have r...
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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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21 Trinidad nationals in US custody to be repatriated
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21 Trinidad nationals in US custody to be repatriated
May 18, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Ministry of Homeland Security has confirmed that 21 Trinidad and Tobago nationals currently in the custody of the ...
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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Long before her home collapsed in the heavy winds of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, Trelawny teacher and businesswoman Joan Mont...
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
December 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth Police have recovered another prohibited weapon during an operation in the parish. According to the police, a tea...
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
Howard Campbell 
December 28, 2025
A team from Emirates Facial and Dental Implants Center in New York were at Little London Primary School in Westmoreland from December 17-20, treating ...
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
December 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Multiple charges have been laid against three former directors of the collapsed Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL). The three are...
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Park Lane and 100 Lane, Red Hills Road, Kingston 19, has been extended. The curfew wil...
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