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French minister seeks ban of Kanye West concert in Marseille
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French minister seeks ban of Kanye West concert in Marseille
April 14 07:11 AM
PARIS, France (AFP) — France's interior minister is seeking to block United States (US) rapper Kanye West from performing in the southern city of Mars...
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Can it get any worse?
PAC to resume review of AG’s report on UHWI today; health ministry also under scrutiny
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14 12:20 AM
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Justice minister tells JPs to help disrupt gangs and provide more support to vulnerable communities
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14 12:18 AM
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Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
Former national footballer ‘Zun’ Clarke says Jamaica built a side, not a team
Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 12:14 AM
Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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April 14 12:12 AM
Coley relishing expected return to Reggae Boyz technical staff
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)—Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday condemned the deaths of three Mexican nationals after they were taken into cu...
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Dominica to finalise US agreement on third country migrants this week
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Dominica to finalise US agreement on third country migrants this week
March 2, 2026
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit on Monday said his Government is hoping to finalise an agreement with the United ...
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UK government looks to military sites to house migrants
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The British government said on Sunday it was considering housing migrants on military sites, as anger grows among some ...
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Terrified by Trump raids, LA’s undocumented migrants hide at home
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)—For over a month, Alberto has hardly dared to leave the small room he rents in someone's backyard for fear of encount...
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‘Always hiding’ — Haitian laborers fear Dominican deportation push
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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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Venezuelans in limbo as US court ends deportation protection
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DORAL , United States (AFP) — Denis Caldeira says he is in legal limbo since the US Supreme Court let the Trump administration strip him and 350,000 o...
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Advocacy group calls for Jamaica to end ‘racist’ policy against Haitian asylum seekers
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May 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Accusing the Government of “racist” and “unlawful” policies, advocacy group Stand Up for Jamaica is decrying the treatment of Hait...
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First group of ‘self-deporting’ migrants departs US
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Trump administration offers $1,000 to migrants who self-deport
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Washington, United States (AFP)-The Trump administration said Monday it will pay for the travel and give $1,000 to undocumented migrants who "self-dep...
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Committee questions Jamaica’s treatment of undocumented migrants
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GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families has raised questions on...
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Immigration advocates condemn moves to share sensitive information on undocumented migrants
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April 9, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Immigration advocates have condemned an agreement between the United States (US) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and th...
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US revokes legal status of migrants who used Biden-era app
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Migrants who obtained temporary permission to live in the United States through the CBP One app under former president...
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Guyana expels 75 Venezuelans found on boat near disputed region
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Caracas, Venezuela (AFP)—Guyana has expelled a group of 75 Venezuelans, including children, discovered on a boat intercepted this week near an oil-ric...
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Trump crackdown leaves Panama facing chaotic reverse migration wave
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Miramar, Panama (AFP)—Boatloads of migrants have returned to South America this week from a new departure point in Panama -- part of an increasing and...
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Dominican army detains over 90,000 undocumented Haitians in six months
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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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Migrants fret over asylum appointments scheduled after Trump’s inauguration
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UN sec gen urges advocacy for migrants on International Migrants Day
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TAPACHULA, Mexico (AFP) Hundreds of migrants left the Mexican city of Tapachula on foot Wednesday, aiming to arrive at the US border before President-...
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French minister seeks ban of Kanye West concert in Marseille
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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