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Trinidad police seize $6.3 million worth of ganja
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Trinidad police seize $6.3 million worth of ganja
February 22 03:15 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Sunday said it seized more than TT$6.3 million worth of marijuana that ...
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Iran-US talks expected Thursday despite fears of strikes
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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
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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, 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
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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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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
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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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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Video sharing site YouTube suffered a widespread outage late Tuesday, with hundreds of thousands of users reporting ...
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Google turns to century-long debt to build AI
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Google turns to century-long debt to build AI
February 10, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Google-parent Alphabet will issue bonds maturing in 100 years as it continues to invest massively in infrastructure fo...
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EU tells TikTok to change ‘addictive’ design
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EU tells TikTok to change ‘addictive’ design
February 6, 2026
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Union (EU) said Friday that it had told TikTok it needs to change its "addictive design" or risk heavy fines, a...
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OpenAI introducing ads to ChatGPT
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OpenAI introducing ads to ChatGPT
January 16, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — OpenAI announced Friday it will begin testing advertisements on ChatGPT in the coming weeks, as the wildly popula...
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SLB to further enhance digital portal as part of ongoing transformation
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SLB to further enhance digital portal as part of ongoing transformation
December 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is looking to further enhance its digital portal, a move that underscores the role of technology i...
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Jamaican digital services firms get a boost from UK-funded London trade mission
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Jamaican digital services firms get a boost from UK-funded London trade mission
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican digital services companies are reporting strong early commercial opportunities following their recent participation in a ...
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Ja-Cirt analysts win top honours at ‘SheSecures’ cybersecurity competition
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Ja-Cirt analysts win top honours at ‘SheSecures’ cybersecurity competition
December 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Monique Satchwell and Rheana Hagigal are more than just work colleagues. Both young women, Tier Two National Security Operations ...
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Selfie-based age checks boom as gov’ts push for online controls
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Selfie-based age checks boom as gov’ts push for online controls
November 29, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — As governments crack down on online platforms from social networks to porn sites, business is booming for one sector of...
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IICA director general-elect to prioritise research and new technologies in agriculture
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November 5, 2025
BRASILIA, Brazil — Newly elected Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Muhammad Ibrahim, says for th...
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Meta to cut 600 jobs in artificial intelligence — reports
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Meta to cut 600 jobs in artificial intelligence — reports
October 22, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Facebook owner Meta is cutting 600 jobs in its artificial intelligence (AI) division in a move intended to streamline ...
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Apple, Google face tougher UK regulation of mobile platforms
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Apple, Google face tougher UK regulation of mobile platforms
October 22, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain's competition watchdog said Wednesday that Apple and Google would face tougher regulation of services on their ...
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Jamaica hosts historic CARLA conference
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October 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica made history last week as it became the first Caribbean nation to host the Latin America High Performance Computing Confer...
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ResolveIT becomes first Jamaican ICT firm to earn triple Microsoft Solutions Partner status
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September 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — ResolveIT Limited, a Jamaican-owned information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider with more than 20 years of ...
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Flow signs MoU for ICT Teacher of the Year award with gov’t support
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Flow signs MoU for ICT Teacher of the Year award with gov’t support
September 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Flow Foundation has received support from the Ministry of Education, Youth, Skills and Information for the 2026 launch of thei...
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Spotify moves to tackle AI abuse with transparency measures
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Spotify moves to tackle AI abuse with transparency measures
September 25, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Spotify on Thursday unveiled several measures to encourage artists and publishers to be more transparent about their u...
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Taxi operator charged with child trafficking
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Taxi operator charged with child trafficking
September 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A taxi operator has been charged with the trafficking of a 16-year-old girl. He is 35-year-old Andre Catnott, of Longwall, Stony H...
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EU chief backs calls to keep children off social media
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EU chief backs calls to keep children off social media
September 24, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — European Union (EU) chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday threw her support behind growing calls to ban social...
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Apple unveils iPhone 17 Air amid AI race and tariff pressures
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September 9, 2025
San Francisco, United States (AFP)-Apple unveiled its iPhone 17 lineup on Tuesday, featuring its thinnest smartphone ever, as the tech giant works to ...
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YouTube turns to AI to spot children posing as adults
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YouTube turns to AI to spot children posing as adults
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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - YouTube has started using artificial intelligence (AI) to figure out when users are children pretending to be adu...
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UK starts online checks to stop children accessing harmful content
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UK starts online checks to stop children accessing harmful content
July 25, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — New United Kingdom (UK) age verification measures to prevent children accessing harmful online content came into force ...
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Irish watchdog threatens X over adult content controls
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Irish watchdog threatens X over adult content controls
July 24, 2025
DUBLIN, Ireland (AFP) — Ireland's media watchdog, acting on behalf of the European Union (EU), has warned Elon Musk's social network X that it must en...
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JCF being positioned as technology leader in the region – PM
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June 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - With significant investments in technology and innovation, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is being positioned to become a te...
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