Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Kirk Benjamin has revealed that the state body has seized 195 international credit and debit cards sent to Jamaica from overseas between January and August this year. The Customs boss contended that many persons allegedly involved in illegal activities sent back the proceeds of crime loaded on international credit and debit cards. He told The Gleaner the cards that have been confiscated by Customs seldom have owners, as no one turns up to collect them.

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Police are investigating after a man fell to his death from a roller coaster at a Six Flags near Atlanta, watched by other visitors to the amusement park as he was catapulted from the ride. Officials have not confirmed how the man died Monday at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, about 15 miles (24 kilometres) northwest of Atlanta. No information has been released about the condition of several others who were hurt. Cobb County Police Department major crimes unit detectives are investigating.

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Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby says Jamaica must continue to refine its playing identity and address areas for improvement when it faces Mexico in its second international friendly today. The Reggae Girlz face Mexico in the second match of the two-game series at Estadio La Corregidora in Querétaro, with kick-off set for 8 p.m. Jamaica time. The Jamaicans head into the encounter in high spirits after securing an impressive victory over the Mexicans in their first meeting.

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Preparations were in high gear last year for the October 28 birthday tribute to the legendary singer and prolific songwriter Keith ‘Bob Andy’ Anderson. But a Category 5 hurricane had other plans and made landfall in Jamaica that same day, and the recovery effort became the talking point for the rest of the year. Still buoyed with hope and determined to keep his father’s legacy alive, Bob Andy’s son, Godfrey ‘Bobby’ Anderson, has marked a date in his calendar to honour his father this year.

13 Oct, 2026 Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer 0

An Anthropic artificial intelligence (AI) model submitted a false tip to a Philadelphia police website about an unsolved homicide case, authorities and Anthropic said. It is the latest example of AI models acting in unintended ways and manipulating government and other websites during tests. In a report Friday, Anthropic also disclosed a separate incident when its AI model submitted forms to an undisclosed government website instead of stopping before submission.

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