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The United States said Thursday that it would impose new tariffs on 60 trading partners over forced labor concerns, replacing an expiring global duty rolled out by President Donald Trump earlier this year.

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The man accused of fatally chopping his wife before ingesting a poisonous substance has died.

The deceased has been identified as 67-year-old Jocelin Wellington. His wife, 62-year-old Marcia Wellington, died on Wednesday.

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There has been implementation of 43 per cent of the 365 recommendations contained in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report.

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The man accused of fatally chopping his wife before ingesting a poisonous substance has died.

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Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz have been drawn in Group B in League A of the 2026/2027 edition of the CONCACAF Nations League alongside Honduras, Guatemala, Suriname, Martinique and El Salvador, at Thursday’s virtual draw.

The Nations League, which is in its fifth edition, will qualify teams for the Gold Cup to be played in Summer 2027.

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The private security guard industry continues to be a key component of Jamaica’s security architecture with more than 300 companies and over 30,000 individuals on record as of 2025.

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Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz have been drawn in Group B in League A of the 2026/2027 edition of the CONCACAF Nations League alongside Honduras, Guatemala, Suriname, Martinique and El Salvador, at Thursday’s virtual draw.

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The body of a 27-year-old man who was reported missing since July 21 was found on a section of the shoreline at Robin's Bay Beach Thursday morning.

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A Jamaican flight attendant employed to Southwest Airlines was reportedly detained by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on July 14, while on the job in Nashville, Tennessee.

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The PNP Women’s Movement is calling for psycho-social services to be provided to the family of 10-year-old Shani Coke whose partially nude body was found with her throat slashed in bushes in Tyre district near Troy, Trelawny, Tuesday evening.

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There are fresh concerns today that Jamaica’s schools are not moving quickly enough to address the challenges of artificial intelligence (AI), which is changing the way children learn.

Head of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools Anniona Jones says local educators are now racing to find the right balance.

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Of the total of 1,194 juveniles who appeared before the courts last year, 653 or 54.7 per cent were female and 541 or 45.3 per cent were male.

The PIOJ said that in 2025 the juvenile correctional centres held 178 juveniles (individuals under the age of 18 years) relative to 177 recorded in the previous year.

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Of the total of 1,194 juveniles who appeared before the courts last year, 653 or 54.7 per cent were female and 541 or 45.3 per cent were male.

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Olympic gold medallist Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson eased into the 100m semi-finals at the US athletics championships on Thursday.
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United States (US) President Donald Trump said Thursday that the US would begin using frozen Iranian assets to pay for ships and cargo damaged by strikes in and around the Gulf.

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United States (US) President Donald Trump will not stop the extradition of influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan to Britain on sex crime charges, the White House said on Thursday.

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The Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) is condemning the killing of 10-year-old Shani Coke of Trelawny.

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