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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – A new report by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) says at least 613 people have been killed and 375 injured in a resurgence of gang violence in parts of Haiti between March 6 and July 31 this year. The findings were highlighted on Thursday during the daily press briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, which said...

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP)—A United States (US) state court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million and limit some features for children on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, saying the social media giant had created a "public nuisance" that endangered young users. The ruling in New Mexico on Thursday adds to a previous fine of $375 million in the same case in March, when a jury found the social...

OSLO, Norway (AFP)—The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF), among the fiercest critics of FIFA president Gianni Infantino for several years, will call for his resignation, its head Lise Klaveness said on Friday. "He does not have the institutional trust required to lead FIFA in a stable manner in the current climate. There is no turning back for Gianni Infantino," Klaveness told reporters. "We are going to ask the FIFA president to...

OREGON, USA — Jamaica’s Gary Card and Shanoya Douglas won silver medals in the men and women’s 100m on Thursday night at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. It was the first medals for Jamaica at the championships, putting them in ninth position on the medals tables. Americans Tate Taylor and Mia Maxwell delighted the home fans by winning the double, only the second time...

WOMEN-OWNED businesses are being invited to showcase their products and services at the We Inspire Women 10th Anniversary Brunch on August 30 at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, with organisers offering subsidised exhibition booth spaces as part of the their commitment to supporting female entrepreneurship. The initiative forms part of the anniversary celebrations for We Inspire Women, which, for the past decade, has provided networking, mentorship and empowerment opportunities for females...

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BEFORE her son Zavion Simpson attended the Creative Language-Based Learning (CLBL) Foundation Summer Learning Session, getting him to read was impossible for Naomi Sutherland. “Looking at how far he has come, I couldn’t be more grateful for everything the programme has done for him,” said Sutherland as she reflected on the remarkable transformation of Zavion, who struggled with reading. Stories like Zavion’s are heard across Jamaica as children benefit from...

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