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UN secures US$2.5m for hurricane relief efforts: KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United Nations (UN) has secured US$2.5 million for hurricane relief efforts in Jamaica ...
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M16, ammunition seized in operation in St Andrew: ST ANDREW, Jamaica — The Red Hills Police are reporting the seizure of an M16 rifle with a magazine containing ...
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Jalil Dabdoub | Inebriated with words, practising hypocrisy : There was much in Jamaica’s recent statement to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with ...
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Opposition criticises gov’t over handling of Cuba vote censure debate : The Opposition has accused the Government of manipulating parliamentary procedures to ...
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‘Abominable betrayal’ - Patterson demands answers over Jamaica’s Cuba vote shift
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Gov’t says no parliamentary instructions defied in Cuba vote abstention : Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith has rejected an assertion by former Prime ...
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Johnson Smith rejects Patterson's criticisms: 'No parliamentary instructions defied'
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St Elizabeth supermarket workers accused of stealing 5 gallons of rum: ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Two employees of a supermarket in St Elizabeth have been slapped ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/09/19/st-elizabeth-supermarket-workers-accused-stealing-5-gallons-rum/

At least 40 Haitians killed in boat fire, UN migration agency says: More than half a million Haitians have been internally displaced by gang violence that killed ...
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Key FactsTragedy at Sea: Fire Claims Lives of Haitian Migrants
Jul 19, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- A tragic incident occurred off the northern coast of Haiti as a boat caught fire, claiming the lives of at least 40 Haitian migrants, as reported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday.
- The ongoing security challenges have exacerbated a humanitarian crisis in a country plagued by entrenched poverty and where approximately half of the population suffers from acute hunger.
- According to the IOM, over 86,000 migrants have been forcibly repatriated to Haiti by neighboring countries this year.
- Amid escalating violence, many Haitians have turned to the sea to seek refuge, embarking on perilous journeys on unstable boats or other makeshift vessels ill-suited for such voyages.

US military equipment and supplies arrive in Haiti: PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC)— The United States has delivered various military equipment and materials to ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/07/09/us-military-equipment-supplies-arrive-haiti/

UN unveils principles for fighting online disinformation: UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The United Nations on Monday published principles for fighting ...
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Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Jamaica Weigh Plan to Win Access to Aid: A group of wealthy Caribbean nations is trying to shake up global finance in a way that ...
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Jamaica welcomes UN approval of multinational security support for Haiti: KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith ...
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U.N. Secretary General calls armed violence in Haiti “tragic” and threat to whole region
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Analysis: Race to the bottom for deep-sea minerals centers on tiny Nauru: The Pacific island nation of Nauru and its roughly 11,000 residents are at the center ...
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