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Clarke said clients were given false statements regarding their balances as part of the alleged fraud. Jamaica’s Financial Services Commission began investigating after the company alerted authorities this month that a manager had apparently committed fraud. “Despite this most unfortunate development, Jamaica’s financial sector remains strong.”The company has not returned emailed requests from The Associated Press seeking comment. “They will unearth exactly how funds were allegedly stolen, who benefitted from such theft and who organized and collaborated in this,” he said. Clarke said the government also will seek forfeiture of any assets that might have been bought with the alleged stolen funds.

Attorney Linton P. Gordon provided The Associated Press with a copy of a letter sent to Stocks & Securities Limited demanding that the money be returned. Gordon said Bolt’s account once had $12.8 million but now reflects a balance of only $12,000. Stocks & Securities Limited did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On its website, the company asked that clients direct all urgent queries to Jamaica's Financial Services Commission, which is investigating the firm. The company has said that it discovered the fraud earlier this month and that several of its clients may be missing millions of dollars.

Bolt's lawyers said the champion sprinter's account once held $12.8 million but now reflects a total balance of $12,000.

Lawyers say an investment account belonging to the former sprinting star that held millions has been nearly completely drained.

Jamaica’s prime minister has declared a widespread state of emergency to fight a surge in gang violence

Funmilayo Akinriboya runs a support group for African, Caribbean and Portuguese communities.

Richard Drax is facing demands to pay compensation for the role of his ancestors in the slave trade.

JAMAICA, N.Y. — A woman who arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Thursday saw very little of New York City after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers literally seized her wheels. >> Read more trending newsAccording to a news release, Emelinda Paulino De Rivas, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, arrived on a flight from Punta Cana. After investigators noticed that the wheels on De Rivas’ wheelchair were not turning, they X-rayed the mobility device and eventually found a white powder that later tested positive for cocaine concealed within all four wheels. The cocaine seized weighed about 28 pounds and had an estimated street value of $450,000, the agency confirmed. She will be prosecuted on federal narcotics smuggling charges by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the U.S. Eastern District Court of New York.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Lisa formed in the Caribbean on Monday. The storm is south of Jamaica and has winds of 40 mph. Channel 9 meteorologist Rusty McCranie said the storm is forecast to strengthen over the next couple of days and become a hurricane before it makes landfall in Belize. Lisa is not a threat to Florida. ©2022 Cox Media Group

Tropical Storm Lisa has formed in the Caribbean south of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands and it’s forecast to make landfall in Central America later in the week — likely as a hurricane

The Florida Jerk Festival is returning to the Apopka Amphitheater for a day of food, music and culture on Oct. 23 from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.

A New York City man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the killing of a World War I veteran who went missing in 1976.

Lionel Messi has confirmed that the World Cup in Qatar next month will be the last of his career.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for the whole state, which is at risk of seeing major flash flooding.

The weather system currently churning southeast of Jamaica is projected to intensify into a hurricane in the coming days. Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 24 counties in Florida.

The ninth named storm of the season is likely heading this way. The National Hurricane Center shared this morning that Tropical Storm Ian is heading...

Tropical Depression 9 forms in the Caribbean Sea

Independent nations such as Australia and Antigua and Barbuda will vote on whether to remove King Charles as head of state.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.

The mother of a teenage stabbing victim asks whether more could have been done to prevent the killing.

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan set a world record in the semifinals, then ran an even faster, wind-aided time in the final Sunday to take the gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles at world championships. The record time of 12.12 seconds came on the first race of the final evening, one of three semifinals that set up the eight-woman gold-medal race. About 90 minutes later, she ran 12.06 to beat Jamaica's Britany Anderson by 0.17.

Track & Field: World Athletics Championships Oregon 22 Jul 23, 2022; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Twanisha Terry (USA) celebrates after Team USA wins gold in the 4x100 Metres Relay Women final on Day 9 during the World Athletics Championships Oregon 22 at Hayward Field. The men's and women's 4x100 medal races were held at the World Athletics Championships, and neither favorite won gold, instead taking silver. It was the eighth Worlds gold in the sprint relay for the American women. Jackson, who won 200 meters gold earlier this week, certainly closed the gap on Terry but couldn't ultimately overtake her before the line. Sunday is the final day of the Championships, with nine gold medals left to be awarded.

UFC 263: Edwards v Diaz GLENDALE, ARIZONA - JUNE 12: Nate Diaz prepares to fight Leon Edwards of Jamaica in their welterweight fight during the UFC 263 event at Gila River Arena on June 12, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)Nate Diaz has been begging for a fight and the UFC has finally accommodated him with a big one. He'll face third-ranked welterweight Khamzat Chimaev on Sept. 10 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in the main event of UFC 279. “Imagine having a f***ing conversation like that,” White said of Diaz asking to fight Ngannou. He finished John Philips in the second round in his UFC debut, then beat Rhys McKee, Gerald Meerschaert and Li Jingliang in the first before the Burns fight.

United States Canada CONCACAF Women Soccer United States' Alex Morgan celebrates scoring her side's opening goal from the penalty spot against Canada during the CONCACAF Women's Championship final soccer match in Monterrey, Mexico, Monday, July 18, 2022. Runner-up Canada will play Jamaica in a playoff for the region’s other Olympic bid in September 2023. The United States is now 33-0 in World Cup or Olympic qualifying matches since losing to Mexico 2-1 in advance of the 2011 World Cup. Alyssa Naeher was in goal for the United States instead of Casey Murphy, who started the last game at the tournament. Costa Rica fell to the United States 3-0 in the semifinals, while Jamaica lost to Canada 3-0.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce sped her way back to the top of the sprint game, winning her fifth world title at 100 meters by leading a Jamaican sweep and knocking off the reigning Olympic champion, Elaine Thompson-Herah.

United States Costa Rica CONCACAF Women Soccer United States' Mallory Pugh celebrates scoring her side's 2nd goal against Costa Rica during a CONCACAF Women's Championship soccer semifinal match in Monterrey, Mexico, Thursday, July 14, 2022. Costa Rica and the United States both finished among the top four teams in the group stage to qualify for the 2023 Women's World Cup. The U.S. team extended its shutout streak in World Cup or Olympic qualifying matches to 32 games. Jamaica and Canada, which also qualified for the World Cup, met in the second semifinal later Thursday at Estadio Universitario. Costa Rica won its first two group-stage matches before falling to Canada 2-0 on Monday.

Mexico Soccer Concacaf Women's Championship United States' Sophia Smith, second from right, is congratulated by a teammate after scoring her side's second goal against Jamaica during a CONCACAF Women's Championship soccer match in Monterrey, Mexico, Thursday, July 7, 2022. With two victories at the W Championship, the United States leads its group and is in position to qualify for next summer’s World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The United States has played in every World Cup, winning the last two tournaments and four overall. Eight teams were playing in the W Championship, divided into two groups. The winner of the W Championship will also qualify for the 2024 Olympics.

The U.S. women’s national team qualified for the 2023 World Cup on Thursday night at the CONCACAF W Championship.

In an exclusive interview, Jamaica's foreign minister Kamina Johnson Smith denies being a proxy candidate for the UK government.

There is a level 4, but it is reserved only for special circumstances, such as a new variant or extremely high case counts, CNN reported. The CDC recommends ensuring you are up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines before traveling to any level 3 country, and suggests avoiding travel if you are not vaccinated. CNN’s medical analyst, Dr. Leana Wen, suggests weighing other factors before travel in addition to the CDC guidelines. “Are you planning to visit a lot of attractions and go to indoor bars? That’s very different from going somewhere where you’re planning to lie on the beach all day and not interact with anyone else.

The cruise line says there were no injuries to guests or crew, and only minor cosmetic damage to the ship’s stern.

Following a cruise mishap earlier in the morning by Carnival, another cruise ship crashed into a dock in Jamaica, according to the cruise line Royal Caribbean.

The decision to spend vacations in an all-inclusive resort located on the paradisiac Montego Bay, in Jamaica, has turned out as a nightmare for an American couple.

The Duke of Cambridge’s unprecedented statement about the future of the Commonwealth reflects his belief that the Royal family’s “never complain, never explain” mantra is outdated, aides have revealed.

With games against Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama, a spot in the tournament is far from certain.

Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness has told Prince William and Kate that the British commonwealth intends to become independent in an unexpected announcement that comes as other countries consider cutting ties with the monarchy

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have landed in Jamaica on a visit to boost ties with Commonwealth countries. Jamaicans protested in front of the British High Commission in Kingston just hours before Prince William and Kate arrived. (March 23)

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also visit Bob Marley's neighbourhood in Kingston.

The tour was billed in the British press as a “charm offensive” to dissuade Caribbean realms from joining Barbados in casting off the monarch and declaring republics.

Britain Royal Tour FILE- Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge attend the 1st Battalion Irish Guards' St. Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks, March 17, 2022 in Aldershot, England. Prince William and his wife Catherine are embarking on a tour to Central America and the Caribbean, even as some countries in the region mull cutting ties to the British monarchy. The couple will visit Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas on the week-long journey that starts Saturday, March 19, 2022. The couple will visit Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas on the week-long journey that starts Saturday. According to local reports, a protest was staged on Friday opposing the royal visit to Akte ’il Ha cacao farm in Indian Creek village in the foothills of the Maya Mountains.

Prince William and Kate are embarking on a tour to Central America and the Caribbean, even as some countries in the region mull cutting ties to the British monarchy.

FIFA has dismissed a protest filed by the Jamaica Football Federation over its 1-1 draw with the United States in a World Cup qualifier on Nov. 16. In a 34-point, eight-page decision, FIFA's disciplinary committee said Jamaica failed to notify the match commissioner of the protest and failed to make a payment of 1,000 Swiss francs (then $1,075) to accompany the protest. Jamaica said Costa Rican referee Juan Gabriel Calderón improperly failed to call a hand ball in the first half, when Reggae Boyz claimed Chris Richards should have been penalized for a ball that struck him in the penalty area.

Jamaica qualified a team for the four-man bobsled event for the first time since the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics in Japan.

Private jet demand has surged from luxury travelers and Americans like Beth and Dan Ring who chartered a medical flight to avoid a 10-day quarantine.

The lack of charges in the killing of Peter Bernardo Spencer, a Jamaican immigrant, more than six weeks after he died during a trip with four White people has led his family to question whether justice is being served.

Jamaica qualifies for 4-man bobsled CALGARY - FEBRUARY 25: The Jamaican four man bobsleigh team in action at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games held on February 25, 1988 in Calgary, Canada. (Photo by David Yarrow/Getty Images) (Getty Images/Getty Images)For the first time in more than 20 years, Jamaica has a four-man bobsled team to send to the Olympic games. >> Read more trending newsTeam Jamaica announced on Twitter that it had qualified for the 4-man bobsled team and two other bobsled events. A women’s team qualified in 2018 in South Korea. The highest Olympic finish for a Jamaican men’s bobsled team is 14th place, NBC News reported.

Haiti Jamaica Presidential Slaying FILE - A person holds a photo of the late Haitian President Jovenel Moise during his memorial ceremony at the National Pantheon Museum in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 20, 2021. Haiti's National Police said Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, that former Sen. John Joel Joseph, sought in the July 7 killing of Moise, has been arrested in Jamaica. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix)PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — (AP) — Haiti's National Police said Saturday that a former senator sought in the July 7 killing of President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested in Jamaica. Police spokesman Gary Desrosiers told The Associated Press that John Joël Joseph was in custody. Joseph is the second suspect to be arrested in Jamaica.

A former Haitian senator sought in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested in Jamaica, Haiti's National Police says. John Joël Joseph is the second suspect to be arrested in Jamaica.

Haiti’s National Police says Jamaican authorities have arrested a former senator who is a prominent suspect in the July 7 killing of President Jovenel Moïse.

"This Court will not commemorate the one-year anniversary of this attack on the Capitol by granting defendant's request for non-essential foreign travel when he is awaiting judgment for his actions on that day," the judge said.

Anthony Williams wanted to go to Jamaica for 10 days later this month and into February to meet his girlfriend's family.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — (AP) — U.S. authorities have taken custody of a main suspect in the killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, and he is scheduled to appear Tuesday in federal court in Miami. Mario Antonio Palacios Palacios was arrested in Jamaica in October and was scheduled to fly to his native Colombia on Monday. It wasn’t immediately clear what charges Palacios faced in the U.S. or whether he had an attorney. Palacios was one of more than a dozen former Colombian soldiers accused in the slaying of Moïse. More than 40 suspects have been detained, including 19 former Colombian soldiers.

Immigration Citizenship Agency FILE - Leon Small, originally from Jamaica, holds a United States flag in a naturalization ceremony, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in New York. Citizenship and Immigration said almost overnight that it would end the year with the large surplus. The Trump administration brought major change to the agency, including expansion of its fraud investigations unit and an emphasis on insisting immigrants be financially self-sufficient to remain in the country. During Trump's presidency, she was director of DHS Watch, a group funded by immigration advocacy group America's Voice. Wait times for citizenship applications grew last year, as they did during Trump's presidency, to about a year.

LGBT Asylum Seekers Orville Howden, 39, of Jamaica, speaks with a reporter from The Associated Press, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, at a home recently renovated by the LGBT Asylum Task Force, in Worcester, Mass. It's the ministry's biggest investment amid long-running efforts to help LGBT immigrants, said Al Green, the task force’s director. The group also connects asylum seekers with immigration lawyers, sets them up with bank accounts and health insurance, and helps prepare them for entering the workforce. And groups like the LGBT Asylum Project in San Francisco focus on providing legal help while others like the Trans Queer Pueblo in Phoenix, Arizona, focus on community building and advocacy. Following a court order, the Biden administration also recently announced plans to reinstate Trump's Migrant Protection Protocols, which forced many asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while their asylum claims were being processed.

Prince Charles, who attended the transition ceremony, said slavery was an “appalling atrocity which forever stains" British history.

Thanksgiving travel season comes to an end for 2021.

The woman slit her husband’s wrist with a razor, causing him to lose all function in his hand.

Keishia Thorpe won the Global Teacher Prize, beating out 8,000 others from 121 countries.

Jamaica US Wcup Soccer United States' players applaud their fans after a qualifying soccer match against Jamaica for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) (Fernando Llano)KINGSTON, Jamaica — (AP) — As long as the United States wins its final three home games, the Americans likely will get back to the World Cup. These young Americans stumbled on the road again in qualifying, wasting an early lead in a choppy 1-1 draw against Jamaica on Tuesday night. The Americans have gained five of 12 possible points on the road, drawing at El Salvador and Jamaica, winning at Honduras and losing at Panama. Nine additional points may be enough to get back to the World Cup for the first time since 2014 and 10 points likely would assure a berth.

As long as the United States wins its final three home games, the Americans likely will get back to the World Cup.

Defender Chris Richards and midfielder Gianluca Busio entered the U.S. lineup for a match at Jamaica as the Americans started their second-youngest lineup ever in a World Cup qualifier.

A police superintendent in Jamaica has told The Associated Press that authorities have arrested a Colombian man they believe is a suspect in the July 7 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.

Getting through the first six games of World Cup qualifying has taken a village for the United States.

Ricardo Pepi scored twice early in the second half, becoming at 18 the youngest American with goals in consecutive World Cup qualifiers, and the United States dominated Jamaica in a 2-0 victory.

Christian Pulisic and Gio Reyna are missing from the U.S. lineup because of injuries but Weston McKennie will start in a World Cup qualifier against Jamaica after missing two games for violating team COVID protocols.

The last time the United States Men’s Soccer Team took the field for a World Cup qualifier, it produced one of the most humiliating moments in the program’s history.

Dr. Primrose Cameron is going beyond the doors of her business in Volusia County to steer young girls on the right track.

Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah bested her gold-medal winning time in Tokyo at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, and Sha’Carri Richardson finished last in her return to the track after controversy.

There are Olympic champions and world champions, Olympic records and world records.

Carli Lloyd scored 24 seconds into the game and the U.S. women’s national team went on to defeat Jamaica 4-0 in a Summer Series match.

Heavy rains followed by an extended drought, an increase in local consumption and a drop in the number of marijuana farmers have caused a shortage in the island’s famed but largely illegal market that experts say is the worst they’ve seen. “It’s a cultural embarrassment,” said Triston Thompson, chief opportunity explorer for Tacaya, a consulting and brokerage firm for the country's nascent legal cannabis industry. Jamaica, which foreigners have long associated with pot, reggae and Rastafarians, authorized a regulated medical marijuana industry and decriminalized small amounts of weed in 2015. “It destroyed everything,” said Daneyel Bozra, who grows marijuana in the southwest part of Jamaica, in a historical village called Accompong founded by escaped 18th-century slaves known as Maroons. But farmers and activists say weed sold via legal dispensaries known as herb houses is out of reach for many given that it still costs five to 10 times more than pot on the street.

FILE - In this Thursday, Apriil 25, 2019 file photo, actor Daniel Craig poses for photographers during the photo call of the latest installment of the James Bond film franchise, in Oracabessa, Jamaica. Producers of the forthcoming James Bond thriller say the film's release has been delayed again, until the fall of 2021, because of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The official 007 Twitter account said late Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 that the 25th installment in the franchise will now open on Oct. 8. The film from director Cary Joji Fukunaga stars Daniel Craig as 007, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch and Ana de Armas. After the latest Bond delay was announced, Sony said it was pushing back several of its scheduled spring releases.

29, which formed Saturday over the central Caribbean Sea, has strengthened into Tropical Storm Eta, according to the National Hurricane Center. Additional strengthening is forecast, and Eta is expected to become a hurricane by Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center. PREVIOUS UPDATE:The next named storm will be Eta and will be historic if it does develop. Because of this, there is an unnamed 28th storm in the 2005 season. Hurricane season runs through Nov. 30.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Hurricane Delta formed Monday evening near Jamaica and now the latest track shows a portion of Florida’s Panhandle in the storm’s cone. Delta was upgraded from a tropical storm to a hurricane during NHC’s 8 p.m. advisory. Here is the 11 p.m. advisory and forecast track for #Delta from the National Hurricane Center. The post-tropical cyclone is currently centered along the northern coast of the Yucatan peninsula and will move inland through Monday,” the latest advisory read. Government officials in Mexico canceled the tropical warning and tropical storm watch along the northern coast of the Yucatan peninsula Monday afternoon, according to the NHC.

Location 90 miles S of Knoxville Tennessee Wind 15 mph Heading E at 15 mph Pressure 29.77 Coordinates 84.1W, 34.5NDiscussionAt 1100 PM EDT (0300 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Delta was located near latitude 34.5 North, longitude 84.1 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the east near 15 mph, and this motion is expected to continue tonight and Monday morning. Maximum sustained winds are near 15 mph (30 km/h) with higher gusts. Some further weakening is possible tonight as a new surface low develops in the Carolinas, and Delta's surface low is expected to be absorbed by this new low pressure area on Monday. Moderate to major river flooring will continue across the Calcasieu and Mermentau river basins in Louisiana through much of next week

ORLANDO, Fla. – Just hours after Tropical Storm Nana formed south of Jamaica, Tropical Depression 15 has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Omar. Omar, which is expected to be short-lived, according to the National Hurricane Center, is located about 310 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. [READ MORE: Tropical Storm Nana and Tropical Storm Omar form in the Atlantic]Tropical Storm #Omar forms east of North Carolina, and is expected to be short-lived as it moves away from land over the next few days. “Omar is expected to degenerate into a remnant area of low pressure by late Thursday.”Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Nana is moving over the Central Caribbean Sea. Here is the 5 p.m. advisory and forecast track for #TropicalStormNana from the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Storm Nana formed south of Jamaica on Tuesday, nine days until the peak of hurricane season, which has been record-setting in 2020. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for a portion of the Yucatan Mexico from Puerto Costa Maya to Chetumal. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Northern Honduras, Roatan Island, the Bay Islands of Honduras, the Caribbean Sea coast of Guatemala, and Belize. A Tropical Storm Watch means tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Omar, off the coast of North Carolina, has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and is moving northeast, away from the United States at 14 mph.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Tropical Depression 14 formed Thursday morning in the Caribbean. The system will not impact Florida. Tropical Depression 14. (WKMG)The next two named storms will be called Laura and Marco. [RELATED: Radar | Plan & Prepare | Top 3 factors for development | Hurricane Prep Checklist]It joins Tropical Depression 13 and another wave off Africa as the tropics heat up.

The quake was centered 139 kilometers (86 miles) northwest of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and 140 kilometers (87 miles) west-southwest of Niquero, Cuba, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Cayman Islands were rocked by several of the strong aftershocks that followed in the area, including one measured at magnitude 6.1. In the Cayman Islands, the quake left cracked roads and what appeared to be sewage spilling from cracked mains. There were no reports of injuries or more severe damage, said Kevin Morales, editor-in-chief of the Cayman Compass newspaper. Mexico’s National Seismological Service reported that the quake was felt in five states including as far away as Veracruz, on the country’s Gulf Coast.