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Jimmy Cliff’s Best of Jimmy Cliff returns to Billboard
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Jimmy Cliff’s Best of Jimmy Cliff returns to Billboard
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 2 03:30 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica— International reggae artiste Jimmy Cliff, who died last week, has returned to the Billboard Reggae Albums chart. The famed singer r...
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Same day processing of driver’s licence on hold says TAJ
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Same day processing of driver’s licence on hold says TAJ
December 2 03:25 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says it continues to experience technical issues affecting the processing of same-day driver's lice...
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It’s time! Masicka, Tommy Lee kick off dancehall’s ‘war season’ with potent diss tracks
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It’s time! Masicka, Tommy Lee kick off dancehall’s ‘war season’ with potent diss tracks
December 2 02:03 PM
With Masicka and Tommy Lee Sparta having released “diss” tracks aimed at each other, dancehall’s “war season” has officially begun. In less than 24 ho...
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OUR to monitor utility billing relief after the hurricane
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OUR to monitor utility billing relief after the hurricane
December 2 01:46 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica's utilities regulator said on Tuesday it would monitor temporary customer billing relief measures announced by major servi...
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District constable charged with assault of woman and baby
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District constable charged with assault of woman and baby
December 2 01:27 PM
PORTLAND, Jamaica — A district constable was summoned to the Portland Parish Court on November 26 to answer to charges surrounding a domestic assault ...
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10 ways to volunteer this Christmas to support Jamaicans impacted by Melissa
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10 ways to volunteer this Christmas to support Jamaicans impacted by Melissa
December 2 01:22 PM
As communities across Jamaica continue to pick up the pieces following Hurricane Melissa, the need to give back has never been greater, and what bette...
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Toll collection for May Pen to Williamsfield highway delayed
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Toll collection for May Pen to Williamsfield highway delayed
December 2 12:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Toll collection on the new Phase 1C segment of the PJ Patterson Highway from May Pen to Williamsfield, which was scheduled to comm...
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Cuba battles virus outbreak despite shortages of food, medicine
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Cuba battles virus outbreak despite shortages of food, medicine
November 20, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)—Cuba has been gripped by an outbreak of the viral disease chikungunya, as it battles shortages of clean water, food, fuel and medic...
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UN launches US$74 million hurricane relief fund for Cuba
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UN launches US$74 million hurricane relief fund for Cuba
November 6, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) has launched a US$74 million fund to aid Cuba in the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricane Melisa...
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UN General Assembly urges end to US embargo on Cuba
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UN General Assembly urges end to US embargo on Cuba
October 29, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP)—The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution calling for an end to the United States' embargo against...
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Caricom countries vote in favour of resolution to end US trade embargo against Cuba
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Caricom countries vote in favour of resolution to end US trade embargo against Cuba
October 29, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Wednesday has, for the 33rd consecutive year, adopted a resolution calling for an e...
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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba
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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba
October 29, 2025
CUBA (AFP) - Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba early Wednesday morning after ripping a path of destruction through Jamaica, which authorities ha...
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Alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin extradited from Cuba to US — Mexico gov’t
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Alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin extradited from Cuba to US — Mexico gov’t
October 24, 2025
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A Chinese citizen accused of trafficking fentanyl has been extradited from Cuba to the United States (US), according to th...
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Cuba nabs suspected Chinese fentanyl kingpin wanted by Mexico, US
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Cuba nabs suspected Chinese fentanyl kingpin wanted by Mexico, US
October 22, 2025
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Cuba has arrested a suspected Chinese fentanyl kingpin who escaped from custody in Mexico and is also wanted by the United...
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FBI director urges Americans not to mourn over late black militant, Assata Shakur
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FBI director urges Americans not to mourn over late black militant, Assata Shakur
September 28, 2025
FBI Director Kash Patel on Sunday advised Americans against mourning over late black militant Assata Shakur, who he labeled a “terrorist”. Shakur, who...
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Assata Shakur, wanted Black Liberation Army member, dies in Cuba
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Assata Shakur, wanted Black Liberation Army member, dies in Cuba
September 26, 2025
Assata Shakur, a member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA) who was convicted in the 1973 killing of a New Jersey state trooper, has died in Cuba at ag...
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Electricity returning to Cuba after total blackout
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Electricity returning to Cuba after total blackout
September 11, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)-Power was restored to 11 of Cuba's 15 provinces Thursday, the national electricity company said after an island-wide blackout that ...
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Cuba suffers fifth nationwide blackout in a year
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Cuba suffers fifth nationwide blackout in a year
September 10, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)-Cuba suffered a nationwide blackout on Wednesday, the fifth on the cash-strapped Caribbean island in under a year, the energy minis...
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In Cuba, Castro’s ‘influencer’ grandson causes a stir
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In Cuba, Castro’s ‘influencer’ grandson causes a stir
August 6, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuban influencer Sandro Castro has chosen a very different path to his revolutionary grandfather Fidel, using his name to pursue ...
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Cuba, Peru, sign MOU on tourism cooperation
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Cuba, Peru, sign MOU on tourism cooperation
August 2, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba (CMC) – The governments of Cuba and Peru this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation in tourism, which was consid...
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Cuba ends maximum age limit of 60 for presidential candidates
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Cuba ends maximum age limit of 60 for presidential candidates
July 19, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba scrapped the maximum age limit of 60 for its presidential candidates as part of a constitutional reform approved Friday by P...
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Cuban president addresses anger over ‘there are no beggars’ claim
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Cuban president addresses anger over ‘there are no beggars’ claim
July 15, 2025
Havana, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba's president was forced to step in Tuesday after a minister's assertion that "there are no beggars" in the country, caused an...
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Jamaicans among several people held at Guantanamo Bay
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Jamaicans among several people held at Guantanamo Bay
July 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — Jamaicans are among several foreign nationals who are currently being held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, according to t...
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Bahamas pauses recruitment of nurses from Cuba
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Bahamas pauses recruitment of nurses from Cuba
June 17, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas government says it is pausing the recruitment of nurses from Cuba and will also cancel its existing contracts with...
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Racers Grand Prix: Cuba’s Velazco wins triple jump
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Racers Grand Prix: Cuba’s Velazco wins triple jump
June 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Cuba’s Davisleydi Velazco won the women’s triple jump at Saturday’s Racers Grand Prix at the National Stadium in Kingston, jumpin...
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50 years ago…
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50 years ago…
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June 6, 2025
June 7 marks the 50th year since the first Cricket World Cup was held in the United Kingdom. The three-week tournament, won by the West Indies, launch...
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Cuba warns US pressure could trigger migration surge
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Cuba warns US pressure could trigger migration surge
June 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Cuba warned Tuesday that United States (US) pressure could lead to a new surge in migration, as Washington imposed f...
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ICE ‘administratively’ arrests member of Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior
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ICE ‘administratively’ arrests member of Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior
April 21, 2025
MIAMI, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says it has “administratively” arrested an alleged membe...
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US revokes legal status for 500,000 immigrants
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US revokes legal status for 500,000 immigrants
March 22, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States said Friday it was terminating the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, giving th...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica— International reggae artiste Jimmy Cliff, who died last week, has returned to the Billboard Reggae Albums chart. The famed singer r...
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Same day processing of driver’s licence on hold says TAJ
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says it continues to experience technical issues affecting the processing of same-day driver's lice...
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It’s time! Masicka, Tommy Lee kick off dancehall’s ‘war season’ with potent diss tracks
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It’s time! Masicka, Tommy Lee kick off dancehall’s ‘war season’ with potent diss tracks
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With Masicka and Tommy Lee Sparta having released “diss” tracks aimed at each other, dancehall’s “war season” has officially begun. In less than 24 ho...
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OUR to monitor utility billing relief after the hurricane
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OUR to monitor utility billing relief after the hurricane
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica's utilities regulator said on Tuesday it would monitor temporary customer billing relief measures announced by major servi...
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District constable charged with assault of woman and baby
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