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China’s AI crackdown breaks up thousands of virtual relationships

AP – Li Linlin cried for days after losing her AI boyfriend. She had exchanged about 700,000 words in messages over two years, and never got to say goodbye. Li, 24, wasn't the only left mourning the loss of a virtual companion when major Chinese tech companies recently pulled the plug on their popular AI companion services to comply with new government restrictions. "It was like we were forced to be separated by our parents, but I still miss him," Li said.

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Chairman of JAPEX 2026, Nicola Madden-Greig (left), and President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), O'Brian Heron, at the launch of JAPEX 2026 at the Jamaica Tourist Board offices in Kingston on Monday. – Contributed photo
Published 11 hours ago

Buyers from 22 countries already registered for JAPEX 2026

Buyers from more than 22 countries have already registered for next month's Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX), as the island prepares to host its first major tourism trade event since Hurricane…
Dian Watson, Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council
Published 11 hours ago

Legal Aid Council offers free assistance to vulnerable Jamaicans

Many Jamaicans are unaware that legal assistance is available free of cost for eligible persons facing criminal charges, as well as free legal advice for members of the public. The Legal Aid Council…
Published 11 hours ago

Zimi Seh Beach organisers condemn violent brawl, vow stronger security

The organisers of the Zimi Seh Beach entertainment event in St Ann have condemned the violent altercation that broke out at the party, which was captured on video and has gone viral on social media…
The June 24 earthquakes struck northern Venezuela in rapid succession, with a magnitude 7.2 tremor followed less than a minute later by a stronger 7.5 quake. The twin quakes struck in Yaracuy state and caused widespread damage, particularly in La Guaira, C
Published 12 hours ago

CDB, CAF contribute US$1 million to Venezuela recovery

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it has joined the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) in providing a US$1 million…
President Donald Trump holds up an image taken from his Truth Social account as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. watches during a meeting to sign an executive order about vaccines, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in the Oval Office of the W
Published 12 hours ago

Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups’ guidance

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations that promote his long-held but discredited theory that childhood…
Tameisha Udosen, Director of the Child Labour Unit in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Published 12 hours ago

Jamaicans urged to exercise extreme caution in responding to online employment opportunities

Jamaicans are being urged to exercise great caution when responding to online employment opportunities, as criminals increasingly use social media and other digital platforms to recruit victims of…
The logo of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA).
Published 13 hours ago

CPFSA launches probe into injuries sustained by one-year-old Haitian child in State care

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency says it has launched an investigation into a matter in which a one-year-old Haitian child sustained injuries to her face while in State care. On…
A JPS pole damaged by a bush fire in Portmore, St Catherine on August 10, 2026.
Published 13 hours ago

JPS pole damaged by bush fire in Portmore

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is reporting that a bush fire damaged a transmission pole in Portmore, St Catherine on Monday morning, resulting in power outages across several communities. …
Published 15 hours ago

Ja’s murder toll hits 333 after 11 killings recorded last week, homicides down 20 per cent

Eleven people were murdered in Jamaica last week, between August 2 and 8, pushing the country’s murder toll to 333 since the start of the year. The latest figures published by the Jamaica…