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Two buildings renamed in former PM’s honour
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 27 12:20 AM
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Sumfest venue ready by August, says UDC
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Sumfest venue ready by August, says UDC
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Defendants complain of ‘being treated like cattle’
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Defendants complain of ‘being treated like cattle’
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Defence objects as dead witness photo ID revisited
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Defence objects as dead witness photo ID revisited
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Defence objects as dead witness photo ID revisited
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MP absences bring parliamentary work to a halt
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MP absences bring parliamentary work to a halt
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May 27 12:14 AM
MP absences bring parliamentary work to a halt
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Byles leaves BOJ still frustrated by slow JAM-DEX adoption
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Byles leaves BOJ still frustrated by slow JAM-DEX adoption
BOJ targets July roll-out for first JAM-DEX POS machines
BY CODIE-ANN BARRETT Senior business reporter barrettc@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 27 12:14 AM
Byles leaves BOJ frustrated by slow Jam-Dex adoption
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NIS pioneer Lynden Newland’s legacy secured
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NIS pioneer Lynden Newland’s legacy secured
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 27 12:13 AM
NIS pioneer Lynden Newland’s legacy secured
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PNP calls for coordinated regional response to Cuba-US tensions
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PNP calls for coordinated regional response to Cuba-US tensions
May 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is urging Caribbean Community (Caricom) governments to adopt a coordinated and constr...
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Cuba receives shipment of rice donated by China as US blockade continues
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Cuba receives shipment of rice donated by China as US blockade continues
May 24, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — A shipment of 15,000 tons of rice donated by the Chinese government to Cuba has arrived at the port of Havana, the island's presi...
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Jamaican-American congresswoman urges Trump to end oil blockade on Cuba
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Jamaican-American congresswoman urges Trump to end oil blockade on Cuba
May 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – Jamaican-American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette Clarke has written to United States President Donald Trump and Sec...
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Rubio says Cuba has accepted US offer of US$100 million in aid
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Rubio says Cuba has accepted US offer of US$100 million in aid
May 21, 2026
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that Cuba accepted an offer of US$100 million in aid but ...
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Cuba condemns ‘despicable accusation’ against Raúl Castro
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Cuba condemns ‘despicable accusation’ against Raúl Castro
May 20, 2026
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC)—Cuba on Wednesday condemned “in the strongest terms” what it described as the despicable accusation by the United States De...
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Cuba tells US to lift embargo instead of multi-million dollar aid offer
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Cuba tells US to lift embargo instead of multi-million dollar aid offer
May 19, 2026
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Cuba’s Ambassador to Dominica, Miguel Manuel Fraga Gonzalez, has brushed aside a United States offer of a US$100 million huma...
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Lights out for Cuban students as blockade bites
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Lights out for Cuban students as blockade bites
May 18, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — It's the middle of the night in Havana, but Alejandro Benitez is just getting down to work. The power is back on for the first ti...
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Cuba warns of ‘bloodbath’ if US attacks and Washington issues sanctions
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Cuba warns of ‘bloodbath’ if US attacks and Washington issues sanctions
May 18, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba's leader warned Monday of a "bloodbath" in the event of an American attack, and the United States (US) Treasury issued sanct...
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Cuba defends ‘legitimate’ right to defence as US weighs alleged drone threat
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Cuba defends ‘legitimate’ right to defence as US weighs alleged drone threat
May 18, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba's president said Monday his country had a legitimate right to respond to a potential United States (US) attack following US ...
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US weighs drone threat from Cuba—report
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US weighs drone threat from Cuba—report
May 17, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States(AFP)—Cuba has obtained more than 300 military drones and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack the US base a...
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UN warns blackouts, shortages disrupt healthcare across Cuba
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UN warns blackouts, shortages disrupt healthcare across Cuba
May 16, 2026
UNITED NATIONS (CMC)–Senior United Nations officials warned on Friday that blackouts and shortages are disrupting healthcare in Cuba. Edem Wosornu of ...
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Cuba power grid back online after huge blackout
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Cuba power grid back online after huge blackout
May 15, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Power was restored across Cuba on Friday following a large-scale blackout, but the island's energy crisis remained acute, with oi...
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US seeks to indict Cuba’s ex-president Raul Castro — media
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US seeks to indict Cuba’s ex-president Raul Castro — media
May 15, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) is seeking to indict Raul Castro, the 94-year-old brother of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, ...
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Lifting Cuba blockade ‘simpler’ way to help than aid, says president
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Lifting Cuba blockade ‘simpler’ way to help than aid, says president
May 14, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — The United States (US) should lift its blockade on Cuba rather than offer aid to the struggling island, President Miguel Diaz-Can...
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US ready to provide US$100 million in direct aid to Cubans
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US ready to provide US$100 million in direct aid to Cubans
May 14, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Trump administration says it is ready to provide US$100 million in direct assistance to the Cuban people, if the...
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Rubio says Cuba leaders must go as US dangles $100 million
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Rubio says Cuba leaders must go as US dangles $100 million
May 14, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that crisis-hit Cuba's leadership must change as Washington ren...
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Blackouts and protests as Cuba says fuel has ‘run out’
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Blackouts and protests as Cuba says fuel has ‘run out’
May 14, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)—Cuba was hit by worsening power outages on Thursday as the island's communist government said oil reserves had run out and rare pro...
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Mexico announces new aid shipment to US-blockaded Cuba
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Mexico announces new aid shipment to US-blockaded Cuba
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 11, 2026
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that her government was sending a new shipment of humanitarian aid to Cuba...
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US sanctions target Cuba’s military, elites
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US sanctions target Cuba’s military, elites
May 7, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Donald Trump administration in the United States (US) says it is taking “decisive action” to protect US national...
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Second Cuban dies in ICE custody in alleged suicide
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Second Cuban dies in ICE custody in alleged suicide
May 3, 2026
UNITED STATES (CMC) —The United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed on Friday that a second illegal migrant from Cuba died...
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Cuba slams ‘unprecedented’ Trump threats
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Cuba slams ‘unprecedented’ Trump threats
May 2, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump's threats of military aggression against Cuba have reached a "dangerous and unprecedent...
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US sanctions are ‘collective punishment,’ says Cuba during May 1 marches
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US sanctions are ‘collective punishment,’ says Cuba during May 1 marches
May 1, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)—Cuba said United States (US) President Donald Trump's fresh sanctions on the island amounted to "collective punishment" on Friday, ...
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Two buildings renamed in former PM’s honour
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May 27, 2026
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Sumfest venue ready by August, says UDC
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Defendants complain of ‘being treated like cattle’
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Defence objects as dead witness photo ID revisited
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