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Dancing for two on Road March
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Dancing for two on Road March
Carlysia Ramdeen 
April 12 11:49 AM
The sun rose over Kingston like it knew this was no ordinary Sunday. It was Road March day—the grand finale of the 2026 carnival season—and from as ea...
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18 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Westmoreland title
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18 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Westmoreland title
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 12 11:06 AM
Hannah Sheree, pageant director for the Miss Universe Jamaica Westmoreland competition, says she is pleased with the lineup of 18 finalists who will b...
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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
April 12 09:53 AM
ST MARY, Jamaica —  A 35 year-old groundsman was granted bail in the sum of $650,000 when he appeared in the St Mary parish court on April 7 after he ...
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Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
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Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
April 12 09:47 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered a United States (US) naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in response to ...
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Rytz soaked in pure Soca bliss
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Rytz soaked in pure Soca bliss
April 12 08:07 AM
A heavy downpour threatened to put a damper on the hard fete agenda soca lovers had in mind for Rytz on Thursday, but by nightfall, the event had rewr...
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Mastering Difficult Conversations: Carolyn Rose Miller leads initiative to strengthen professional and personal relationships
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Mastering Difficult Conversations: Carolyn Rose Miller leads initiative to strengthen professional and personal relationships
April 12 07:37 AM
Communication expert Carolyn Rose Miller is taking proactive steps to address what she describes as a troubling pattern in professional and personal r...
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
NGO head, PAJ and others hold conflicting views on withholding names of accused
By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 12 12:30 AM
Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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Coalition firm in rejection of close-in-age sex pass
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Coalition firm in rejection of close-in-age sex pass
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 12 12:28 AM
Coalition firm in rejection of close-in-age sex pass
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UN reporting wave of displacement in Haiti following recent criminal gang attacks
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UN reporting wave of displacement in Haiti following recent criminal gang attacks
April 7, 2026
UNITED NATIONS, (CMC) – The United Nations (UN) Tuesday said that the recent violence in the Artibonite department in Haiti has now triggered a new wa...
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Kamla says process used to re-appoint Caricom SG could have long term effects for Trinidadians
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Kamla says process used to re-appoint Caricom SG could have long term effects for Trinidadians
April 7, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the “surreptitious and odious process” used regarding the reappointment of ...
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Caricom chairman says mechanism to extend aid to Cuba ‘fully on the way’
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Caricom chairman says mechanism to extend aid to Cuba ‘fully on the way’
March 31, 2026
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — Chairman of the 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) grouping and Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Terrance Dr...
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Caricom reiterates call for reparatory justice for slave trade
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Caricom reiterates call for reparatory justice for slave trade
March 25, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (Caricom) Reparations Commission (CRC), on Wednesday, said the struggle for reparatory justice is a...
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Caricom to send humanitarian supplies to Cuba
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Caricom to send humanitarian supplies to Cuba
March 24, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat Tuesday announced that regional governments are preparing to dis...
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Caricom underscores importance of micro-credentials to regional development
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Caricom underscores importance of micro-credentials to regional development
March 23, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Assistant Secretary-General of Human and Social Development at the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secr...
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CEP president reiterates need for elections in Haiti
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CEP president reiterates need for elections in Haiti
March 18, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – President of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), Jacques Desrosiers, has reiterated that holding elections in the F...
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Caribbean countries react to US-Israel war against Iran
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Caribbean countries react to US-Israel war against Iran
March 1, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — At least three Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have expressed concern at the escalation of hostilities in the Mid...
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Regional countries to send humanitarian aid to Cuba
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Regional countries to send humanitarian aid to Cuba
February 27, 2026
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders ended their four-day summit in St Kitts and Nevis on Friday agreeing to send humani...
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Regional leaders encouraged by first round of engagement with Rubio
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Regional leaders encouraged by first round of engagement with Rubio
February 25, 2026
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders say they are encouraged by statements made by visiting United States Secretary of S...
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Trinidad PM to Caricom leaders: ‘who vex loss… but we gained’
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Trinidad PM to Caricom leaders: ‘who vex loss… but we gained’
Persad-Bissessar reiterates support for US military presence
February 25, 2026
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told regional leaders Tuesday, “who vex loss”, as she reitera...
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Holness urges Caricom to adopt strategic, people-centred vision for regional integration
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Holness urges Caricom to adopt strategic, people-centred vision for regional integration
February 25, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged member states to adopt a more grounded and strategic vision of the Caribbean Community (Cari...
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Rubio meets Caribbean leaders as US raises pressure on Cuba
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Rubio meets Caribbean leaders as US raises pressure on Cuba
February 25, 2026
BASSETERRE (AFP), Saint Kitts and Nevis—United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio will seek to address Caribbean leaders' concerns about Cuba ...
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Holness travels to St Kitts and Nevis for 50th Caricom Heads of Government meeting
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Holness travels to St Kitts and Nevis for 50th Caricom Heads of Government meeting
February 23, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness will depart the island on Monday for St Kitts and Nevis to attend the 50th Regular Meeting of the Co...
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Martinique gets green light to seek Caricom associate membership
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Martinique gets green light to seek Caricom associate membership
February 3, 2026
FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique (CMC) — The French Senate has given the green light to Martinique to seek associate membership with the Caribbean Community...
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Guyana’s president downplays divisions within Caricom
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Guyana’s president downplays divisions within Caricom
February 2, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Guyana’s President, Dr Irfaan Ali on Monday said that differences of opinion within the 15-member regional integration grou...
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T&T PM reiterates Caricom in need of ‘some transformation’
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T&T PM reiterates Caricom in need of ‘some transformation’
January 30, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Friday said that while the Caribbean Community (Caricom) ...
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UN Security Council extends mandate of BINUH in Haiti
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UN Security Council extends mandate of BINUH in Haiti
January 30, 2026
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) –  The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) for one ...
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Caricom concerned about internal turmoil in Haiti
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Caricom concerned about internal turmoil in Haiti
January 27, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) grouping on Tuesday said that it has noted “with great concern” the “internal t...
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St Kitts PM defends policy on Haitians
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St Kitts PM defends policy on Haitians
January 24, 2026
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Noting that St Kitts and Nevis has one of the largest per capita Haitian populations in the Caribbean, Prime Minister Dr ...
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Bermuda gov’t further defends decision to seek membership of Caricom
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Bermuda gov’t further defends decision to seek membership of Caricom
January 21, 2026
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) — The Bermuda Government says any future relationship with the 15-member regional integration grouping, Caribbean Community (C...
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Guyana, Suriname, T&T not included in latest US visa policy for the Caribbean
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Guyana, Suriname, T&T not included in latest US visa policy for the Caribbean
January 15, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Antigua and Barbuda on Wednesday said it has not been officially informed of the latest migration policy of the United St...
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Dancing for two on Road March
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Dancing for two on Road March
Carlysia Ramdeen 
April 12, 2026
The sun rose over Kingston like it knew this was no ordinary Sunday. It was Road March day—the grand finale of the 2026 carnival season—and from as ea...
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18 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Westmoreland title
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18 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Westmoreland title
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 12, 2026
Hannah Sheree, pageant director for the Miss Universe Jamaica Westmoreland competition, says she is pleased with the lineup of 18 finalists who will b...
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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
April 12, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica —  A 35 year-old groundsman was granted bail in the sum of $650,000 when he appeared in the St Mary parish court on April 7 after he ...
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Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
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Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered a United States (US) naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in response to ...
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Rytz soaked in pure Soca bliss
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Rytz soaked in pure Soca bliss
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A heavy downpour threatened to put a damper on the hard fete agenda soca lovers had in mind for Rytz on Thursday, but by nightfall, the event had rewr...
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