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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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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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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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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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Rubio to visit Mexico, Ecuador next week to discuss migration — US
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Rubio to visit Mexico, Ecuador next week to discuss migration — US
August 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio, next week, will pay his first visit to Mexico as the top US diplo...
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Trinidad authorities investigating disappearance of 300 vials of Fentanyl
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Trinidad authorities investigating disappearance of 300 vials of Fentanyl
August 15, 2025
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad health authorities say they have launched “an immediate” investigation into the disappearance of 300 vials of...
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Saudi Arabia executes eight people in one day, seven on drug charges
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Saudi Arabia executes eight people in one day, seven on drug charges
August 3, 2025
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Saudi Arabia has executed eight people in a single day, state media said, amid a surge in the use of the death pen...
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Haitian nationals charged in $9.3m ganja bust
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Haitian nationals charged in $9.3m ganja bust
July 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two Haitians, who were among five people arrested by members of the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) following...
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Mechanic charged after drugs found concealed in seasoning
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Mechanic charged after drugs found concealed in seasoning
July 13, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 51-year-old mechanic has been charged after allegedly attempting to send ganja overseas concealed in all-purpose seasoning, ...
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Poorer countries granted access to HIV prevention drug
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Poorer countries granted access to HIV prevention drug
July 9, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Lower-income countries will gain access to a "game-changing" HIV prevention drug with a new deal signed between with Unite...
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Vietnam court sentences 11 to death for drug trafficking — state media
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Vietnam court sentences 11 to death for drug trafficking — state media
July 2, 2025
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — A Vietnam court sentenced 11 people to death on Wednesday, including two police officers, after finding them guilty of traffick...
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Costa Rica prison guards catch drug-smuggling cat
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Costa Rica prison guards catch drug-smuggling cat
May 20, 2025
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AFP)— Guards in Costa Rica have intercepted an unusual prison drug delivery, catching a cat as it jumped over the periphery fenc...
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Trinidad police seize cocaine at Piarco International Airport
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Trinidad police seize cocaine at Piarco International Airport
April 21, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Police say they have held one suspect and seized nearly half a million dollars (One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents) worth of ...
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UK approves ‘landmark’ breast cancer drug
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UK approves ‘landmark’ breast cancer drug
April 11, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A new drug that helps slow the spread of an incurable type of breast cancer has been approved for use in Britain's stat...
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Robert Chin to avoid prison in $90-m cocaine case
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Robert Chin to avoid prison in $90-m cocaine case
April 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fifty-nine-year-old Robert Chin of a Mona St Andrew address avoided jail time after pleading guilty to being in possession and att...
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$3.1 billion in cocaine seized at Kingston seaport — police
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$3.1 billion in cocaine seized at Kingston seaport — police
March 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A massive drug bust at a seaport in Kingston has led to the seizure of over 1,000 pounds of cocaine disguised as Cuban honey, the ...
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Relatives seek clues at suspected Mexican ‘mass killing site’
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Relatives seek clues at suspected Mexican ‘mass killing site’
March 20, 2025
TEUCHITLAN, Mexico (AFP) — Desperate relatives of missing Mexicans on Thursday visited a suspected drug cartel training ground where bones, shoes and ...
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Mexico says won’t accept US ‘invasion’ in fight against cartels
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Mexico says won’t accept US ‘invasion’ in fight against cartels
February 20, 2025
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico's president warned the United States (US) Thursday her country would never tolerate an "invasion" of its national s...
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‘Most wanted’ Dutch drug trafficker killed in Mexico
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‘Most wanted’ Dutch drug trafficker killed in Mexico
February 14, 2025
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - A Dutch drug trafficker who was one of Europe's most wanted criminals and once reportedly faked his own death has been mur...
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British woman on cocaine rap to face the court on March 20
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British woman on cocaine rap to face the court on March 20
February 4, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Brandi James, the British woman who was charged after a substance believed to be cocaine was found in her luggage at the Sangster ...
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Five men charged with multiple drug-related offences
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Five men charged with multiple drug-related offences
January 3, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Five men have been charged with breaches under the Dangerous Drugs Act following the seizure of approximately 1,832 pounds of com...
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Health groups aim to reach 2 million people with HIV prevention drug
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Health groups aim to reach 2 million people with HIV prevention drug
December 17, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Several giant United States (US) and international groups focused on fighting HIV and AIDS on Tuesday unveiled a plan to s...
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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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Germany takes down illegal online market ‘Crimenetwork’
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Germany takes down illegal online market ‘Crimenetwork’
December 3, 2024
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – German prosecutors on Tuesday said they had broken up an illegal online trading platform for drugs, stolen data and other illi...
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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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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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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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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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