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Decomposed body of missing woman found in Manchester
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Decomposed body of missing woman found in Manchester
March 6 04:07 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— A decomposed body believed to be that of a missing woman was found at a house in Plowden district, south Manchester, Friday after...
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US releases Epstein files with uncorroborated Trump allegations
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US releases Epstein files with uncorroborated Trump allegations
March 6 03:52 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The US Justice Department released additional files Thursday related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including previo...
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CAC urges consumer caution in online shopping
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CAC urges consumer caution in online shopping
March 6 03:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is urging consumers to exercise heightened caution when purchasing goods, particularly online,...
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Three former US presidents gather for Jesse Jackson memorial
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Three former US presidents gather for Jesse Jackson memorial
March 6 03:23 PM
CHICAGO, United States (AFP)—Three former US presidents gathered at a public memorial service for civil rights leader Jesse Jackson on Friday, marking...
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Cordell Williams receives Global Award for entrepreneurial leadership
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Cordell Williams receives Global Award for entrepreneurial leadership
March 6 03:16 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Cordell Williams, president of the Youth Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA), has received a Global Award for Entrepreneurial...
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US legislator welcomes Jamaica’s decision to end Cuban health programme
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US legislator welcomes Jamaica’s decision to end Cuban health programme
March 6 02:59 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – A United States (US) legislator, who last month had been critical of Jamaica over its statement on Cuba, is now supp...
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Mexico unveils 100,000-strong security deployment for World Cup
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Mexico unveils 100,000-strong security deployment for World Cup
March 6 02:22 PM
ZAPOPAN, Mexico (AFP)—Mexico said Friday it would deploy nearly 100,000 security personnel to protect fans at the football World Cup in three host cit...
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Trump says only ‘unconditional surrender’ of Iran will end war
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Trump says only ‘unconditional surrender’ of Iran will end war
March 6 02:15 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump on Friday demanded Iran's "unconditional surrender" as the only acceptable o...
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US legislator welcomes Jamaica’s decision to end Cuban health programme
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US legislator welcomes Jamaica’s decision to end Cuban health programme
March 6, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – A United States (US) legislator, who last month had been critical of Jamaica over its statement on Cuba, is now supp...
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Cuba restores power to most households after major blackout
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Cuba restores power to most households after major blackout
March 5, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)—Cuban authorities said on Thursday that electricity was restored for the majority of households after a blackout hit two-thirds of ...
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Jamaican Gov’t mulls installation of solar system at its embassy in Havana
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Jamaican Gov’t mulls installation of solar system at its embassy in Havana
March 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaican Government is looking to have solar panels installed at the Jamaican Embassy in Havana, Cuba, in the shortest possible ...
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Gov’t to discontinue current arrangement with Cuba regarding deployment of medical professionals
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Gov’t to discontinue current arrangement with Cuba regarding deployment of medical professionals
March 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade says the Government of Jamaica has made the decision to discontinue the current ar...
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Cuba says working to restore power after big blackout
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Cuba says working to restore power after big blackout
March 5, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuban authorities said Thursday they made progress toward restoring power to end a blackout that hit two-thirds of the beleaguere...
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Two-thirds of Cuba, including Havana, hit by blackout
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Two-thirds of Cuba, including Havana, hit by blackout
March 4, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — A grid failure knocked out power to two-thirds of Cuba, including Havana, on Wednesday, the national electric company UNE said. T...
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Air France to suspend Cuba service over fuel shortage
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Air France to suspend Cuba service over fuel shortage
March 4, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — Air France will suspend its flights to Havana from the end of March until at least mid-June due to the fuel shortage in Cuba, th...
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Ten Panamanians held in Cuba over ‘subversive’ signs
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Ten Panamanians held in Cuba over ‘subversive’ signs
March 2, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)—Ten Panamanians have been arrested in Cuba for making "subversive" anti-government signs, the interior ministry in Havana said Mond...
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Dominica to enter into direct contracts with Cuban medical workers
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Dominica to enter into direct contracts with Cuban medical workers
March 2, 2026
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — The Dominica Government on Monday said it would enter into personal contracts with medical professionals from Cuba as it soug...
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Mexico sends more aid to Cuba
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Mexico sends more aid to Cuba
February 28, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Two Mexican navy vessels carrying almost 1,200 tons of humanitarian aid arrived in Cuba on Saturday in the second such shipment i...
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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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Man shot by Cuban coast guard wanted to spark uprising—AFP report
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Man shot by Cuban coast guard wanted to spark uprising—AFP report
February 26, 2026
MIAMI, United States (AFP)—A United States-based man identified by Cuba as one of those killed by its coast guard in a shootout off the Cuban coast ha...
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US congressman says Jamaica to face ‘consequences’ after PM’s Cuba statement
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US congressman says Jamaica to face ‘consequences’ after PM’s Cuba statement
February 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — United States (US) Congressman Carlos Giménez blasted Prime Minister Andrew Holness via X on Wednesday following Holness’ comments...
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Cuba will defend itself against any ‘terrorist aggression’ — president
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Cuba will defend itself against any ‘terrorist aggression’ — president
February 26, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba will defend itself against any "terrorist aggression", President Miguel Diaz-Canel declared Thursday, a day after a deadly s...
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Cuba denounces ‘infiltration’ by armed group in speedboat from US
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Cuba denounces ‘infiltration’ by armed group in speedboat from US
February 25, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba said it thwarted gunmen trying to infiltrate from the United States as its coastguard fired Wednesday on a Florida-registere...
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Cuba coastguard kills four on Florida-registered boat
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Cuba coastguard kills four on Florida-registered boat
February 25, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba—Cuba's coastguard shot dead four people and injured six others travelling in a US-registered speedboat in an exchange of fire off the Cub...
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US eases Venezuela oil ban to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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US eases Venezuela oil ban to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
February 25, 2026
BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts and Nevis (AFP)—The United States on Wednesday notched down sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba after the communist-ru...
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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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Barbados diplomat says Caribbean owes a duty to Cuba
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Barbados diplomat says Caribbean owes a duty to Cuba
February 18, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Barbados’ Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (Caricom), David Comissiong, says the current situation in Cuba constitut...
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PNP calls for compassionate global response to situation in Cuba
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PNP calls for compassionate global response to situation in Cuba
February 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says the current circumstances facing the Cuban people demand a principled and compas...
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Cuba cancels cigar festival amid economic crisis
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Cuba cancels cigar festival amid economic crisis
February 14, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba on Saturday announced the cancellation of its iconic cigar festival, amid a major energy crisis sparked by United States (US...
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UN ‘extremely worried’ by Cuba crisis
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UN ‘extremely worried’ by Cuba crisis
February 13, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations (UN) said Friday it was deeply alarmed by the crisis unfolding in Cuba as the island nation struggles u...
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica— A decomposed body believed to be that of a missing woman was found at a house in Plowden district, south Manchester, Friday after...
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US releases Epstein files with uncorroborated Trump allegations
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US releases Epstein files with uncorroborated Trump allegations
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The US Justice Department released additional files Thursday related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including previo...
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CAC urges consumer caution in online shopping
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CAC urges consumer caution in online shopping
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Three former US presidents gather for Jesse Jackson memorial
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Three former US presidents gather for Jesse Jackson memorial
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CHICAGO, United States (AFP)—Three former US presidents gathered at a public memorial service for civil rights leader Jesse Jackson on Friday, marking...
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Cordell Williams receives Global Award for entrepreneurial leadership
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Cordell Williams receives Global Award for entrepreneurial leadership
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Cordell Williams, president of the Youth Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA), has received a Global Award for Entrepreneurial...
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