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Cayman Islands’ Justin Hastings wins 58th Vybwear JGA Open
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Cayman Islands’ Justin Hastings wins 58th Vybwear JGA Open
November 10 09:31 PM
HANOVER, Jamaica — Justin Hastings of the Cayman Islands won the 58th staging of the Vybwear Jamaica Golf Association Open, which finished on Tuesday ...
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Hydel Cumberland High School officially launched
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Hydel Cumberland High School officially launched
November 10 09:10 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dana Morris Dixon, on Monday, officially launched Hydel Cumberland H...
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ISSA Champions Cup returns
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ISSA Champions Cup returns
HOWARD WALKER, Observer writer 
November 10 08:34 PM
The best of urban and rural schoolboy football will collide when the ISSA Champions Cup returns after a one-year hiatus, with eight teams set to battl...
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TW Solar moves to strengthen installer capacity with free technical training
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TW Solar moves to strengthen installer capacity with free technical training
November 10 08:04 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa has sparked renewed interest in solar energy across Jamaica, with homeowners, business...
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WATCH: 70,000 strong, Jamaica’s New York parade set to rise higher for 65th
November 10 08:00 PM
The inaugural staging of the Jamaican Rising Day Parade in New York was a resounding success, attracting an estimated 70,000 people last August. Buoye...
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JN employees express concern about health of coastlines
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JN employees express concern about health of coastlines
November 10 07:26 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — For Kimani Graham, 17 years of participating in beach clean-ups have taught her an important lesson removing garbage from the shor...
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Brown Burke gives Holness,Tavares-Finson, Sinclair 10 days to respond over assault claims
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Brown Burke gives Holness,Tavares-Finson, Sinclair 10 days to respond over assault claims
November 10 07:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People's National Party (PNP) Chairman and St Andrew South Western MP Dr Angela Brown Burke has given three parliamentarians 10 da...
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KC edge Mona 2-1 again to open Manning Cup quarter- final group with win
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KC edge Mona 2-1 again to open Manning Cup quarter- final group with win
BY HOWARD WALKER Observer writer 
November 10 06:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Walker Cup champions Kingston College (KC) made a significant step toward the Manning Cup semi-final with a 2-1 win over Mona High...
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Privy Council overturns anti-gay laws in Trinidad
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Privy Council overturns anti-gay laws in Trinidad
November 10, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (CMC) — The London-based Privy Council Tuesday ruled “unanimously” in favour of Jason Jones, who had challenged the laws crimin...
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Search continues for five people off north-western coast of Trinidad after two vessels collide
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Search continues for five people off north-western coast of Trinidad after two vessels collide
November 9, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG) on Monday launched search and rescue operations in waters off the north-weste...
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88-y-o among three arrested for human trafficking in Belize
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88-y-o among three arrested for human trafficking in Belize
November 9, 2026
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) – Belizean police say they have arrested and charged three people, including an 88-year-old man, with the offence of traffickin...
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Jamaicans among several arrested by ICE over alleged illegal voting
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Jamaicans among several arrested by ICE over alleged illegal voting
November 8, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — Two Jamaicans are among several Caribbean nationals facing charges in the United States as federal authorities inten...
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World Bank outlines 12-month reform plan to support Haiti’s recovery
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World Bank outlines 12-month reform plan to support Haiti’s recovery
November 8, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti is to undertake a series of reforms aimed at strengthening governance, restoring public confidence and addressing ...
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Haitian gang leader killed as security forces intensify operations
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Haitian gang leader killed as security forces intensify operations
November 8, 2026
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haitian security forces have intensified their offensive against powerful armed gangs, killing a notorious gang leader a...
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Caribbean immigration advocates welcome US court ruling on ICE ban
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Caribbean immigration advocates welcome US court ruling on ICE ban
November 7, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – Caribbean immigration advocates have welcomed a United States (US) federal judge’s ruling in favour of a New York ban ...
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Mitchell’s National Democratic Congress sweeps Grenada polls
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Mitchell’s National Democratic Congress sweeps Grenada polls
November 6, 2026
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, (CMC) — Early results from Thursday’s general election indicate that the Dickon Mitchell-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) ...
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US Coast Guard seizes US$27 million of cocaine in Caribbean Sea
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US Coast Guard seizes US$27 million of cocaine in Caribbean Sea
November 5, 2026
MIAMI, United States (CMC) – The United States (US) Coast Guard says it has offloaded about 3,622 pounds of cocaine, valued at an estimated US$27 mill...
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Iberostar champions sustainability through waste management and environmental initiatives
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Iberostar champions sustainability through waste management and environmental initiatives
BY VANASSA MCKENZIE Observer Online reporter mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 4, 2026
As the Caribbean grapples with mounting waste management and environmental challenges, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts is advancing sustainable tourism pra...
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UK’s King Charles expresses ‘horror’ at ‘monstrous injustice’ of slavery
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UK’s King Charles expresses ‘horror’ at ‘monstrous injustice’ of slavery
November 3, 2026
ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda (AFP) — King Charles III called the transatlantic slave trade "a monstrous injustice" Tuesday, opening a Commonwealth s...
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Belize reaffirms calls for stronger international support for biodiversity
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Belize reaffirms calls for stronger international support for biodiversity
November 2, 2026
YEREVAN, Armenia (CMC) – Belize has reaffirmed its commitment to biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, and inclusive natural resource ma...
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Caribbean warned of possible intensification of existing drought situation
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Caribbean warned of possible intensification of existing drought situation
November 2, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Monday said as the Caribbean transitions out of the Atlantic...
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ICE continues to nab Caribbean nationals in nationwide crackdown on voter fraud
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ICE continues to nab Caribbean nationals in nationwide crackdown on voter fraud
November 1, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says Caribbean nationals are among several foreig...
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Caricom urges greater investment in renewable energy to strengthen regional resilience
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Caricom urges greater investment in renewable energy to strengthen regional resilience
November 1, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett is urging member states to accelerate investment in renewa...
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Barbados eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV
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Barbados eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV
November 1, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — Barbados has been certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV as ...
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Guyana Opposition leader, policeman jailed on cybercrime charge
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Guyana Opposition leader, policeman jailed on cybercrime charge
October 31, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and a police officer were remanded to prison on Friday after being charged under the Cyb...
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Workers protest policies of Trinidad and Tobago government
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Workers protest policies of Trinidad and Tobago government
October 31, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Leaders of at least 12 trade unions in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday led workers and others, including politicians, in...
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Caricom: UK apology for slavery would be welcomed, but reparations must remain on the table
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Caricom: UK apology for slavery would be welcomed, but reparations must remain on the table
Julian Richardson | Online Content Manager 
October 31, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (Caricom) has welcomed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s openness to a formal apology for slave...
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ICE nabs Cubans for unlawfully voting in the United States
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ICE nabs Cubans for unlawfully voting in the United States
October 30, 2026
PHILADELPHIA, United States (CMC) – The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says it has arrested two Cubans for alleged unlawful voting a...
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ICE nabs Cubans for unlawfully voting in the United States
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ICE nabs Cubans for unlawfully voting in the United States
October 30, 2026
PHILADELPHIA, United States (CMC) — The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says it has arrested two Cubans for alleged unlawful votin...
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CCRIF awards US$112,000 in scholarships to 10 Caribbean nationals
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CCRIF awards US$112,000 in scholarships to 10 Caribbean nationals
October 29, 2026
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands (CMC) – The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) has awarded 10 scholarships valued at US$112,000 to...
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Cayman Islands’ Justin Hastings wins 58th Vybwear JGA Open
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HANOVER, Jamaica — Justin Hastings of the Cayman Islands won the 58th staging of the Vybwear Jamaica Golf Association Open, which finished on Tuesday ...
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Hydel Cumberland High School officially launched
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Hydel Cumberland High School officially launched
November 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dana Morris Dixon, on Monday, officially launched Hydel Cumberland H...
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ISSA Champions Cup returns
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ISSA Champions Cup returns
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November 10, 2026
The best of urban and rural schoolboy football will collide when the ISSA Champions Cup returns after a one-year hiatus, with eight teams set to battl...
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TW Solar moves to strengthen installer capacity with free technical training
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TW Solar moves to strengthen installer capacity with free technical training
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KINGSTON, Jamaica - The devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa has sparked renewed interest in solar energy across Jamaica, with homeowners, business...
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WATCH: 70,000 strong, Jamaica’s New York parade set to rise higher for 65th
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The inaugural staging of the Jamaican Rising Day Parade in New York was a resounding success, attracting an estimated 70,000 people last August. Buoye...
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