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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
December 17 05:04 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela struck a defiant note Wednesday, insisting that its crude oil exports were not impacted by United States (US) Pre...
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
December 17 04:29 PM
PARIS, France (AFP)—The winners of the 2026 World Cup will receive $50 million in prize money as part of a record financial contribution for the tourn...
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
December 17 04:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after the stabbing death of a 35-year-old man in Penn Avenue, Kingston 11 on Decemb...
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
December 17 03:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of trying to dispose of a gun while trying to evade the security forces has been freed after the presiding judge fou...
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Gas prices down $3.06, Diesel down $3.06
December 17 03:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Motorists should see a decrease at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, December 18, according to the latest ex-re...
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Antigua and Barbuda in discussions with US authorities following new immigration measure
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Antigua and Barbuda in discussions with US authorities following new immigration measure
December 17 03:31 PM
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda government on Wednesday said it is “actively engaged” in discussions with the United States authori...
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Swaby calls for consultation on proposed centralised permit system and One Road Authority
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Swaby calls for consultation on proposed centralised permit system and One Road Authority
December 17 01:40 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby, is calling on the Government to engage in dialogue with municipal corporations regarding its propo...
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GenXS launches fourth carnival season with ‘INFINITI’ theme
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GenXS launches fourth carnival season with ‘INFINITI’ theme
December 17 01:30 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — GenXS Carnival has officially launched its fourth season under the theme “INFINITI”, which aims to focus on cultural expression an...
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Dominican Republic seizes record 9.5 tonnes of cocaine
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Dominican Republic seizes record 9.5 tonnes of cocaine
December 6, 2024
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic on Friday announced a record haul of 9.5 tonnes of cocaine found in a ...
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Canadian pensioner caught with cocaine at NMIA
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Canadian pensioner caught with cocaine at NMIA
December 6, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Canadian pensioner is now facing several drug-related charges after he was caught with four kilograms of cocaine concealed in fo...
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Four arrested following major drug busts in St Ann, Kingston over weekend
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Four arrested following major drug busts in St Ann, Kingston over weekend
December 3, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Four people have been arrested in connection with two major drug busts on Saturday in St Ann and Kingston. The first incident occu...
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Cops probe massive cocaine find at Kingston airport
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Cops probe massive cocaine find at Kingston airport
December 2, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Police have launched an investigation following a major cocaine find at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Fr...
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US$18m in drugs seized in the Caribbean Sea
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US$18m in drugs seized in the Caribbean Sea
November 28, 2024
MIAMI, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) Coast Guard says the crew of its “Cutter Vigilant” has returned home to Cape Canaveral in Florida ...
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British man spared jail time, fined $750,000 for cocaine found in slippers
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British man spared jail time, fined $750,000 for cocaine found in slippers
November 27, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A British man who was held with 1.5 pounds of cocaine hidden inside two pairs of slippers at the Sangster International Airport in...
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US$3.5m worth of cocaine seized in Caribbean Sea
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US$3.5m worth of cocaine seized in Caribbean Sea
October 23, 2024
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CMC) — The United States (US) Coast Guard has offloaded 664 pounds of cocaine with an estimated wholesale value of US$3.5 milli...
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US customs seizes over 600 pounds of cocaine, nabs two Dom Rep citizens
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US customs seizes over 600 pounds of cocaine, nabs two Dom Rep citizens
September 1, 2024
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CMC) — The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says it recently seized 11 bales of cocaine weighing 663.15...
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British woman remanded on cocaine charges
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British woman remanded on cocaine charges
September 1, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A British woman accused of trying to export more than $45 million worth of cocaine from Jamaica was denied bail when she appeared ...
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Colombia’s ambassador to Nicaragua charged with drug trafficking
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Colombia’s ambassador to Nicaragua charged with drug trafficking
August 27, 2024
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombia's Supreme Court on Tuesday indicted the country's ambassador to Nicaragua for drug trafficking, six years after he ...
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British woman charged for cocaine found in luggage at MoBay airport
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British woman charged for cocaine found in luggage at MoBay airport
August 26, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A British woman has been charged after she was reportedly held with more than $45 million worth of cocaine at the Sangster Interna...
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Five held in $12 billion cocaine bust remanded until October
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Five held in $12 billion cocaine bust remanded until October
August 22, 2024
The five men charged in connection with a $12 billion cocaine bust in Havendale, St Andrew, were remanded when they appeared in the Kingston and St An...
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Drugs worth $3m seized in Hanover police operation
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Drugs worth $3m seized in Hanover police operation
August 21, 2024
HANOVER, Jamaica — The police seized two kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of $3 million during an operation on Wharf Road, Orange B...
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British woman held with cocaine at MoBay airport charged
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British woman held with cocaine at MoBay airport charged
August 14, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica— A British woman was recently arrested at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James after a substance believed to ...
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ICE nabs Jamaican in target enforcement operation
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ICE nabs Jamaican in target enforcement operation
July 26, 2024
MIAMI, United States — The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says it has apprehended a Jamaican among 18 people during a ...
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US Coast Guard offloads more than US$96m in illegal narcotics interdicted in Caribbean Sea
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US Coast Guard offloads more than US$96m in illegal narcotics interdicted in Caribbean Sea
July 25, 2024
MIAMI, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) Coast Guard on Tuesday said the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Forward offloaded in Port Everglades, F...
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Cocaine seized at DHL warehouse in Montego Bay
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Cocaine seized at DHL warehouse in Montego Bay
May 17, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica – A little more than seven ounces of drugs believed to be cocaine, was seized at the DHL warehouse on Sunset Boulevard in Montego Ba...
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British Royal Navy makes multimillion-dollar drug seizure in Caribbean
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British Royal Navy makes multimillion-dollar drug seizure in Caribbean
April 7, 2024
LONDON (CMC) – The British Royal Navy says its warship HMS Trent seized drugs with a street value of £16.7 million (US$21.1 million) in two separate b...
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela struck a defiant note Wednesday, insisting that its crude oil exports were not impacted by United States (US) Pre...
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
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PARIS, France (AFP)—The winners of the 2026 World Cup will receive $50 million in prize money as part of a record financial contribution for the tourn...
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after the stabbing death of a 35-year-old man in Penn Avenue, Kingston 11 on Decemb...
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of trying to dispose of a gun while trying to evade the security forces has been freed after the presiding judge fou...
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Gas prices down $3.06, Diesel down $3.06
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Motorists should see a decrease at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, December 18, according to the latest ex-re...
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