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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
December 4 08:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Former Reggae Boyz captain Rudolph Austin has been promoted to head coach of the Jamaican national Under-20 men’s team, the Jamaica ...
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
Howard Campbell Observer senior writer 
December 4 07:41 PM
Observer Online presents the fourth story in ‘Jimmy Cliff: Stories Of A Bongo Man’, in tribute to the reggae legend who died on November 24 at age 81....
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 07:32 PM
Despite losing acres of crops to Hurricane Melissa, farmers in St Elizabeth say they are pushing ahead on their own, replanting their fields even as t...
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
December 4 07:24 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—A strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed four people on Thursday, the US milit...
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Forex: $161.20 to one US dollar
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Forex: $161.20 to one US dollar
December 4 07:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, December 4, ended trading at $161.20, down by 6 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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Sunshine Girls invited to World Netball Cup 2027
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Sunshine Girls invited to World Netball Cup 2027
December 4 06:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica have been invited to compete at the Netball World Cup 2027 to be staged in Sydney, Australia, between August 25 to September...
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Westmoreland residents given until the end of December to vacate Petersfield High School shelter
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Westmoreland residents given until the end of December to vacate Petersfield High School shelter
December 4 06:39 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Despite residents of Petersfield who sought refuge at the Petersfield High School, claiming that they have nowhere to go and t...
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Maroon community rejects gov’t offer for JDF support in rebuilding efforts
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Maroon community rejects gov’t offer for JDF support in rebuilding efforts
December 4 06:34 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica-Leader of the Accompong Maroons in St Elizabeth, Richard Currie, has rejected an offer by the government to mobilise members of ...
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December 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The self-proclaimed “king” of Haiti’s violent 400 Mawozo gang, Joly Germine, was on Wednesday sentenced to life in p...
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Woman pleads guilty to threatening the life of Trinidad’s PM
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December 4, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — A 30-year-old woman, who appeared in a TikTok video calling on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to kill Prime Minis...
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Ohio missionary indicted for child exploitation crimes in Haiti
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December 3, 2025
OHIO, United States (CMC) — A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Ohio has returned an indictment charging an Ohio man with four counts of ...
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Bird Flu outbreak at Cayman farm
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An outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed at a farm in the Cayman Islands, and the government is now cautioning owners to pay keen attention to their...
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Antigua hosting regional conference on nuclear material inventory
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Antigua and Barbuda is hosting a week-long regional conference aimed at strengthening nuclear material  inventory reporting...
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Belize elects first woman to head major political party
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — Tracy Taegar-Panton has been sworn in as the first-ever woman to lead Belize's main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) ...
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Haiti moves closer to staging fresh elections
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PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti moved towards holding presidential elections since 2016, after the country’s transitional government adopted the l...
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UNAIDS urges Caribbean to overcome disruption to transform AIDS response
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC)— UNAIDS on Monday reaffirmed its commitment working with governments, civil society and people living with and most affected b...
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Caribbean observes World AIDS Day
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Barbados installs second president during Independence Day parade
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The second president of Barbados, Jeffrey Bostic, was sworn in early Sunday during the 59th anniversary of Independence a...
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PAHO urges Caribbean to strengthen response to HIV
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) on Friday urged countries of the Americas, including the Caribbean, to s...
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‘D one’ charged with robbery with aggravation
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November 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Kingston man has been charged with robbery with aggravation following an incident on Heywood Street in the parish, on Thursday, ...
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OECS commission congratulates newly-elected PM of St Vincent and the Grenadines
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CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – The Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), has congratulated Dr Godwin Friday, the Prime Minist...
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Trinidad PM defends decision not to inform country about US radar installation
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has sought to defend her decision not to inform the country about the installati...
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Guyana to launch five-year blueprint for rapid economic expansion
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November 29, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyana government says it will soon unveil a five-year comprehensive national economic expansion and infrastructure int...
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US assisting with radar surveillance upgrades in Tobago — Trinidad PM
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar has confirmed that the United States (US) is installing a...
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Guyana sends more emergency relief supplies to Jamaica
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Guyana sends more emergency relief supplies to Jamaica
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana has dispatched its second tranche of emergency relief supplies to Jamaica, following the devastation caused by Hurri...
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St Vincent Opposition wins general elections, ousting Gonsalves after 24 years
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St Vincent Opposition wins general elections, ousting Gonsalves after 24 years
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A historic political shift is on the rise as the New Democratic Party (NDP) has won St Vincent and the Grenadines’ 2025 general el...
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Belize gets WTO funds for fisheries project
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Belize gets WTO funds for fisheries project
November 27, 2025
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) – The Belize government Thursday said it has received a US$300,000 grant from the World Trade Organization (WTO) Fish Fund to h...
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Excessive heat predicted for upcoming dry season in Barbados
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — The climatologist at the Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology, Dr Cedric Van Meerbeeck, Thurs...
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Vincentians vote as Gonsalves vies for 6th stint in gov’t
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November 27, 2025
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — More than 103,000 voters are going to the 250 polling stations in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Thursday to elect a n...
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela's decision to ban foreign airlines that stopped flying to the Caribbean country over concerns about US military a...
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
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Observer Online presents the fourth story in ‘Jimmy Cliff: Stories Of A Bongo Man’, in tribute to the reggae legend who died on November 24 at age 81....
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
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Despite losing acres of crops to Hurricane Melissa, farmers in St Elizabeth say they are pushing ahead on their own, replanting their fields even as t...
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—A strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed four people on Thursday, the US milit...
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