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Jamaica’s Oshane Nation named among referees for 2026 FIFA World Cup
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Jamaica’s Oshane Nation named among referees for 2026 FIFA World Cup
April 9 12:25 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Oshane Nation has been included in the list of referees to officiate at the FIFA World Cup set to be played across the U...
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JTA president rejects deflection accusations, stands firm on shelter concerns in schools
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JTA president rejects deflection accusations, stands firm on shelter concerns in schools
April 9 12:19 PM
HANOVER, Jamaica — President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Dr Mark Malabver, has strongly rejected any attempt to dilute or redirect att...
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Cuba accuses US of ‘extorting’ Latin America in doctors row
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Cuba accuses US of ‘extorting’ Latin America in doctors row
April 9 12:00 PM
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba's foreign minister on Thursday accused the United States (US) of "extorting" Latin American countries by pressuring them to ...
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Probe underway into video of murder suspect arrest at Mandeville Police Station, says commander
April 9 11:53 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Head of the Manchester police, Superintendent Carey Duncan, says an investigation is underway pertaining to a video showing the ...
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Food For The Poor secures release of 67-y-o St Catherine inmate
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Food For The Poor secures release of 67-y-o St Catherine inmate
April 9 11:49 AM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 67-year-old man has regained his freedom after spending 10 months in the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, thanks to t...
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Jamaica Tourist Board named agents’ favourite national tourist board at Travel Gossip Awards 2026
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Jamaica Tourist Board named agents’ favourite national tourist board at Travel Gossip Awards 2026
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has been named Agents' Favourite National Tourist Board at the Travel Gossip Awards 2026, an accol...
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Yoni Epstein resigns as PFJL Finance Committee chairman
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Yoni Epstein resigns as PFJL Finance Committee chairman
April 9 11:17 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Yoni Epstein has tendered his resignation as chairman of the Finance Committee of Professional Football Jamaica Limited, with imme...
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Man chopped to death in Cobbla, Manchester
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Man chopped to death in Cobbla, Manchester
April 9 09:31 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Three people are in police custody following the chopping death of a man in the Cobbla district in north east Manchester on Wedn...
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X briefly hit by ‘international outages’—monitors
February 16, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP)—Service was restored to Elon Musk-owned social network X Monday afternoon after it had failed to show posts to users in many count...
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Spain to seek social media ban for under-16s
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Spain to seek social media ban for under-16s
February 3, 2026
DUBAI,  United Arab Emirates (AFP)—Spain will seek to ban social media for under-16s to protect them from harmful content such as pornography and viol...
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UK data regulator opens probe into X over sexual AI imagery
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UK data regulator opens probe into X over sexual AI imagery
February 3, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain's data regulator on Tuesday launched probes into Elon Musk's X and xAI to see whether the companies complied wi...
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Musk’s Grok created three million sexualised images, research says
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Musk’s Grok created three million sexualised images, research says
January 22, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Grok, generated an estimated three million sexualised images of wo...
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X, formerly Twitter, services restored
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X, formerly Twitter, services restored
January 16, 2026
X, formerly Twitter, services have been restored after the platform appeared to have suffered a major outage on Friday. The disruption, which began so...
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X, formerly Twitter, is down
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X, formerly Twitter, is down
January 16, 2026
X, formerly Twitter, is currently down in what appears to be a major outage. The disruption appears to be affecting both web-based and mobile users. C...
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‘Put her in a bikini’
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January 13, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — Elon Musk's company xAI has faced global backlash in recent days over sexualised "deepfake" images of women and children created...
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UK regulator opens probe into X over sexualised AI imagery
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UK regulator opens probe into X over sexualised AI imagery
January 12, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — United Kingdom (UK) media regulator Ofcom on Monday launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitte...
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Musk’s Grok under fire over sexualised images despite new limits
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Musk’s Grok under fire over sexualised images despite new limits
January 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — European officials and tech campaigners on Friday slammed Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok after its controversial image ...
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EU orders Musk’s Grok AI to keep data after nudes outcry
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EU orders Musk’s Grok AI to keep data after nudes outcry
January 8, 2026
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP)—The European Union (EU) executive on Thursday said it ordered Elon Musk's Grok to keep data related to the AI chatbot after th...
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Social media users report challenges accessing X and other platforms
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Social media users report challenges accessing X and other platforms
November 18, 2025
Several online users are currently experiencing challenges accessing the social media platforms X, Canva, ChatGPT, and some multiplayer games. Interne...
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At least 16 killed in Nepal protest over social media ban
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At least 16 killed in Nepal protest over social media ban
September 8, 2025
KATHmandu, Nepal (AFP) -- At least 16 protesters were killed Monday when Nepal police dispersed young demonstrators in Kathmandu demanding the governm...
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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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Musk’s AI chatbot under fire for posts praising Hitler
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Musk’s AI chatbot under fire for posts praising Hitler
July 9, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Billionaire Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok came under fire Wednesday for anti-Semitic comments, praising Adolf...
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Vance joins X rival Bluesky, urges followers to do the same
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Vance joins X rival Bluesky, urges followers to do the same
June 19, 2025
Washington, United States (AFP)-US Vice President JD Vance has joined X rival Bluesky and called upon his more than four million followers to join him...
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Brazil court majority favors tougher social media rules
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June 11, 2025
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil's Supreme Court reached a majority Wednesday in favor of toughening social media regulation, in a groundbreaking case ...
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Kanye West’s account on X goes dark after hate-filled rant
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Kanye West’s account on X goes dark after hate-filled rant
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Kanye West's account on X has been deactivated after a days-long rant on the platform that included vitriolic, anti-S...
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Trump to be interviewed by supporter Elon Musk on X
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Trump to be interviewed by supporter Elon Musk on X
August 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)— Donald Trump will be interviewed Monday live on X by its billionaire owner Elon Musk -- an influential supporter -- a...
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Elon Musk’s X sues advertisers over boycott
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Elon Musk’s X sues advertisers over boycott
August 6, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)— Elon Musk's X sued an advertising group and several large corporations on Tuesday accusing them of causing billions o...
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X formally allows X-rated content on platform
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X formally allows X-rated content on platform
June 3, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, has updated its rules to officially allow adult and graphic content on the platf...
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Ten Hag reveals Garnacho apology after forward supported critical tweets
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Erik ten Hag claimed Manchester United's squad is not fractured after revealing Alejandro Garnacho apologised for liki...
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