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Forex: $161.20 to one US dollar
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Forex: $161.20 to one US dollar
December 4 07:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, December 4, ended trading at $161.20, down by 6 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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Sunshine Girls invited to World Netball Cup 2027
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Sunshine Girls invited to World Netball Cup 2027
December 4 06:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica have been invited to compete at the Netball World Cup 2027 to be staged in Sydney, Australia, between August 25 to September...
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Westmoreland residents given until the end of December to vacate Petersfield High School shelter
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Westmoreland residents given until the end of December to vacate Petersfield High School shelter
December 4 06:39 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Despite residents of Petersfield who sought refuge at the Petersfield High School, claiming that they have nowhere to go and t...
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Maroon community rejects gov’t offer for JDF support in rebuilding efforts
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Maroon community rejects gov’t offer for JDF support in rebuilding efforts
December 4 06:34 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica-Leader of the Accompong Maroons in St Elizabeth, Richard Currie, has rejected an offer by the government to mobilise members of ...
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Two men shot and killed in Burger Gully
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Two men shot and killed in Burger Gully
December 4 06:13 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Two men were reportedly shot and killed by the police on Thursday afternoon in Burger Gully community in St Andrew. The deceased men...
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Two charged in murder of cops on Waltham Park Road
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Two charged in murder of cops on Waltham Park Road
December 4 06:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Two men have been charged in connection with the killing of two policemen on Waltham Park Road in St Andrew last month. The two men...
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Kingston teen charged with shooting incident
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Kingston teen charged with shooting incident
December 4 04:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—An 18-year-old man is facing multiple charges following a shooting incident on Maxfield Avenue, Kingston 13, on Friday, November 21....
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14-y-o  charged after alleged housebreaking
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14-y-o charged after alleged housebreaking
December 4 04:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 14-year-old boy of Gordon Pen, St Catherine, is facing house-breaking and larceny   charges after he reportedly broke into a wom...
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JCF warns public of scam targeting vehicle sellers and ride-share drivers
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JCF warns public of scam targeting vehicle sellers and ride-share drivers
December 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is alerting members of a fraudulent scheme targeting individuals who have sold or planning to s...
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MLSS warns of fraudulent TikTok promoting fake Canadian farm work opportunities
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MLSS warns of fraudulent TikTok promoting fake Canadian farm work opportunities
November 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) says it is alerting the public to the unauthorised and fraudulent use of the vid...
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Jamaican woman wanted by FBI in US$34 million COVID relief funds scam
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Jamaican woman wanted by FBI in US$34 million COVID relief funds scam
September 7, 2025
A Jamaican woman is wanted by the FBI in the United States for her alleged role in a US$34 million COVID-19 relief funds fraud scheme. She has been id...
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Trinidad authorities probe online scams impersonating the country’s finance minister
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Trinidad authorities probe online scams impersonating the country’s finance minister
August 23, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad’s Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have warned the ...
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Woman and co-accused avoid prison after repaying $8.9 million in fraud case
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Woman and co-accused avoid prison after repaying $8.9 million in fraud case
August 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman and her co-accused, charged with fleecing a man of $8.9 million in a bogus property deal, avoided prison time on Tuesday a...
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Mediation proves successful for man accused of furniture scam
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Mediation proves successful for man accused of furniture scam
August 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of fleecing a woman of $180,000 in connection with a furniture scam had his case referred to mediation, which proved...
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Police warn against interacting with AI video promoting fake investment scheme
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Police warn against interacting with AI video promoting fake investment scheme
July 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is warning the public not to interact with a video circulating on social media that falsely d...
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CIBC T&T scammed of TT$14 million — reports
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CIBC T&T scammed of TT$14 million — reports
July 2, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) Caribbean’s Trinidad and Tobago operation has been scammed of over TT$14 milli...
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Kingston football coach charged in funeral scam
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Kingston football coach charged in funeral scam
May 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 53-year-old football coach has been charged after allegedly pretending to be a funeral director and collecting money to carry ou...
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St Catherine woman charged for alleged $1.2m car sale scam
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St Catherine woman charged for alleged $1.2m car sale scam
May 16, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 24-year-old woman has been charged with obtaining money by false pretense after she allegedly collected nearly $1.2 million ...
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Man to stand trial in US$10,000 currency conversion scam
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Man to stand trial in US$10,000 currency conversion scam
May 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man who faces multiple charges in connection with a US$10,000 currency conversion scam is scheduled to stand trial on June 11. R...
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Engineer nabbed in alleged $4m land fraud
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Engineer nabbed in alleged $4m land fraud
May 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 42-year-old engineer has been arrested and charged after allegedly collecting over $4 million for land that was not handed over ...
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China repatriates 900 from Myanmar scam centres
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China repatriates 900 from Myanmar scam centres
April 24, 2025
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- China has repatriated more than 900 citizens it suspects of working in internet scam centres in Myanmar's borderlands, a Beij...
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Suspects charged in NCB $47.5 million phishing scam — MOCA
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Suspects charged in NCB $47.5 million phishing scam — MOCA
April 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The two suspects arrested over the last 48 hours in connection with the ongoing investigation into a $47.5 million phishing scam a...
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Shanghai man scammed of US$28,000 by AI ‘girlfriend’ — media
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Shanghai man scammed of US$28,000 by AI ‘girlfriend’ — media
February 26, 2025
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — A man in Shanghai lost nearly US$28,000 after being tricked into a long-distance "relationship" with an artificial intelligenc...
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St Elizabeth man caught with identity paraphernalia
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St Elizabeth man caught with identity paraphernalia
February 5, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A 25-year-old man is now facing charges after he was found in possession of identity information belonging to people overseas....
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JCF warns public of scam impersonating police commissioner
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JCF warns public of scam impersonating police commissioner
February 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Members of the public are being alerted of an ongoing online scam whereby individuals are impersonating the Commissioner of Police D...
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EOJ warns of recruitment scam bearing its name
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EOJ warns of recruitment scam bearing its name
January 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is distancing itself from a recruitment drive it has supposedly undertaken and is warning the...
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Policeman among six charged in scam targeting elderly NCB customer
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Policeman among six charged in scam targeting elderly NCB customer
December 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A policeman is among six people charged in a multi-million dollar smishing scam that targeted an elderly customer of the National ...
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JCF warns public of $85,000 Christmas cash grant scam
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JCF warns public of $85,000 Christmas cash grant scam
December 8, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has issued an advisory warning the public about a fraudulent message circulating online, claim...
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Prosecutors searching for ‘scam artist’ behind forged online banking receipt
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Prosecutors searching for ‘scam artist’ behind forged online banking receipt
December 6, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — After narrowly escaping trial in a larceny by trick case, a 20-year-old man is now assisting prosecutors to nab the alleged master...
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JDF soldier arrested in $47-m phishing scam
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JDF soldier arrested in $47-m phishing scam
November 26, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier was arrested Tuesday morning for his alleged involvement in a phishing scam that has defraude...
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Forex: $161.20 to one US dollar
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Forex: $161.20 to one US dollar
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, December 4, ended trading at $161.20, down by 6 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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Sunshine Girls invited to World Netball Cup 2027
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Sunshine Girls invited to World Netball Cup 2027
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica have been invited to compete at the Netball World Cup 2027 to be staged in Sydney, Australia, between August 25 to September...
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Westmoreland residents given until the end of December to vacate Petersfield High School shelter
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Westmoreland residents given until the end of December to vacate Petersfield High School shelter
December 4, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Despite residents of Petersfield who sought refuge at the Petersfield High School, claiming that they have nowhere to go and t...
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Maroon community rejects gov’t offer for JDF support in rebuilding efforts
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Maroon community rejects gov’t offer for JDF support in rebuilding efforts
December 4, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica-Leader of the Accompong Maroons in St Elizabeth, Richard Currie, has rejected an offer by the government to mobilise members of ...
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Two men shot and killed in Burger Gully
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Two men shot and killed in Burger Gully
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Two men were reportedly shot and killed by the police on Thursday afternoon in Burger Gully community in St Andrew. The deceased men...
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