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Police on the scene of double murder in Falmouth
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TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Trelawny police are currently on the scene of a double murder on  Wellington Street in  Falmouth. It is not clear how they wer...
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Chemicals used in mosquito fogging safe – Tufton
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Chemicals used in mosquito fogging safe – Tufton
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness is assuring the public that chemicals being used in fogging activities are considered safe for...
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Ex-heavyweight champion ‘stable’ following fatal Nigeria crash
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Ex-heavyweight champion ‘stable’ following fatal Nigeria crash
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Forex: $159.92 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.92 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, December 29, ended trading at $159.92, up two cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s d...
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Women entrepreneurs in Hanover receive over $630,000 in recovery support
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Women entrepreneurs in Hanover receive over $630,000 in recovery support
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HANOVER, Jamaica  — In a powerful moment of community healing and empowerment, the Youth for Development Network (YFDN), in partnership with the Think...
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Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
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Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Information has now indicated that, contrary to earlier information which suggested that Christopher Clarke died from injuries sus...
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Ladies shine at Pic-Nic Festival at UWI Mona Bowl
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Ladies shine at Pic-Nic Festival at UWI Mona Bowl
December 29 03:15 PM
KINSTON, Jamaica — Style, colour and confidence were on full display as patrons turned out in their numbers for the Pic-Nic Festival, held on Saturday...
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Trump says US hit docking area for alleged Venezuela drug boats
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Trump says US hit docking area for alleged Venezuela drug boats
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said Monday the United States had hit and destroyed a docking area for all...
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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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Trump threatens EU tariffs for ‘unfair’ Google ruling
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Trump threatens EU tariffs for ‘unfair’ Google ruling
September 5, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)-US President Donald Trump lashed out at the European Union Friday for slapping Google with an "unfair" $3.47 billion a...
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EU fines Google €2.95 bn over adtech antitrust breach
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EU fines Google €2.95 bn over adtech antitrust breach
September 5, 2025
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The EU slapped Google with a massive €2.95 billion (US$3.47 billion) antitrust fine for favouring its own advertising servic...
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Google packs new Pixel phones with AI
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Google packs new Pixel phones with AI
August 20, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Google on Wednesday unveiled new Pixel 10 smartphones, showcasing artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities woven into...
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Perplexity AI offers Google $34.5 b for Chrome browser
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Perplexity AI offers Google $34.5 b for Chrome browser
August 12, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Perplexity AI offered Google on Tuesday $34.5 billion for its popular Chrome web browser, which the internet gian...
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Google commits $37 million to AI development in Africa
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Google commits $37 million to AI development in Africa
July 24, 2025
ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) — Google on Thursday unveiled a US$37 million package to accelerate artificial intelligence development across Africa, pledging sup...
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UK seeks to curb Apple, Google’s grip on mobile platforms
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UK seeks to curb Apple, Google’s grip on mobile platforms
July 23, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Britain's competition watchdog on Wednesday proposed measures to tackle Apple and Google's dominance in the mobile devi...
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Google rejects app store age verification for online content
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Google rejects app store age verification for online content
June 13, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — American tech heavyweight Google on Friday reiterated its opposition to verifying the age of a device's user through the app sto...
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Mexico sues Google over ‘Gulf of America’ change
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Mexico sues Google over ‘Gulf of America’ change
May 9, 2025
Mexico is suing tech giant Google for ignoring their repeated requests not to call the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” on Google Maps for US user...
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Google has illegal monopoly in ad tech, US judge rules
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Google has illegal monopoly in ad tech, US judge rules
April 17, 2025
Washington, United States (AFP)-A US judge on Thursday ruled that Google illegally wielded monopoly power in the online ad technology market, in a leg...
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Google says to buy cybersecurity company Wiz for US$32b
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Google said Tuesday it will acquire cloud security platform Wiz for US$32 billion, citing the need for greater cyberse...
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Mexico threatens to sue Google if it insists on using ‘Gulf of America’
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Mexico threatens to sue Google if it insists on using ‘Gulf of America’
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico will take Google to court if it insists on changing the Gulf of Mexico's name to "Gulf of America" for Maps users ...
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Mexico threatens to sue Google over ‘Gulf of America’ listing
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Mexico threatens to sue Google over ‘Gulf of America’ listing
February 13, 2025
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - Mexico threatened to sue Google over its changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" for Maps users in th...
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Google halts workplace diversity push
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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - Google parent company Alphabet has stopped making diversity and inclusion a workplace priority, according to a fi...
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UK launches probe into dominance of Google search
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UK launches probe into dominance of Google search
January 14, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain's competition watchdog Tuesday launched an investigation into Google's dominant position in the search engine m...
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UK regulator criticises Google targeted adverts plans
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UK regulator criticises Google targeted adverts plans
December 19, 2024
London, United Kingdom (AFP) - The UK's data protection watchdog on Thursday criticised Google for an "irresponsible" policy change on how online user...
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ChatGPT search opens to all users in challenge to Google
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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - OpenAI on Monday said it is making ChatGPT-powered internet search available to all users, escalating its threat ...
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Google unveils latest AI model, Gemini 2.0
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December 11, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - Google on Wednesday announced the launch of Gemini 2.0, its most advanced artificial intelligence model to date, ...
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Google and Massy Group join as lead sponsors for Tech Beach Retreat in Jamaica
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November 24, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Caribbean technology conference Tech Beach Retreat has announced Google and Massy Group as lead sponsors for its Jamaica staging, ...
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US to call for Google to sell Chrome browser — report
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November 18, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) will urge a judge to make Google-parent company Alphabet sell its widely used Chrome brows...
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Trump vows to prosecute Google for showing ‘bad’ stories on him
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September 27, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump on Friday accused Google of showing only "bad stories" about him and vowed to have the tech giant pr...
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Chemicals used in mosquito fogging safe – Tufton
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