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Westmoreland burn victim succumbs to injuries
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Westmoreland burn victim succumbs to injuries
March 6 10:58 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Observer Online  understands that Dacia Forrester, the woman who was set ablaze during a confrontation at a gas station in Whitho...
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Townsend Law Firm secures major win for Vybz Kartel in NY Supreme Court
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Townsend Law Firm secures major win for Vybz Kartel in NY Supreme Court
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
March 6 10:20 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Townsend Law Firm, based in New York and headed by Kadian Townsend, Esq, secured a major win on Tuesday, March 3 for Vybz Kart...
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JUTC bus catches fire on Lady Musgrave
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JUTC bus catches fire on Lady Musgrave
March 6 09:39 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus caught fire along Lady Musgrave Road in Kingston at about 6:20 am on Friday. Observer O...
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‘Go home and play with your grandchildren’, Dawes tells McKenzie during Standing Finance Committee
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‘Go home and play with your grandchildren’, Dawes tells McKenzie during Standing Finance Committee
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 6 09:31 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As the Standing Finance Committee continued its late-night examination of the Estimates of Expenditure ahead of next week’s Budget...
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NWU wins bargaining rights at Kingston Wharves
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NWU wins bargaining rights at Kingston Wharves
March 6 08:51 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Workers’ Union (NWU) says it has recently gained bargaining rights at Kingston Wharves for certain categories of work...
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Two men fatally shot by police in Manchester Highway chase
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Two men fatally shot by police in Manchester Highway chase
March 6 08:30 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are reporting that two men were fatally shot and a firearm seized during an alleged shootout and high speed chase on the ...
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Claims of lawless police killings ‘abominable’, says Chang
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Claims of lawless police killings ‘abominable’, says Chang
…Security minister doubles down in police shooting debate amid JFJ dispute
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 6 08:25 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With criticism of police fatal shootings refusing to fade, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has renewed his pushback aga...
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Suriname moves into post-IMF monitoring phase ahead of oil boom
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Suriname moves into post-IMF monitoring phase ahead of oil boom
March 6 08:02 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Suriname is entering a post-programme monitoring phase with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it prepares for a potentially...
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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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Dominican gov’t to announce changes to Cuban health programme
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Dominican gov’t to announce changes to Cuban health programme
March 1, 2026
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — The Dominica Government says it plans soon to announce changes to the Cuban medical workers programme, noting that it is grat...
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US wants citizens of Antigua and Dominica to post bonds when seeking visa
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US wants citizens of Antigua and Dominica to post bonds when seeking visa
January 7, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica are the only two Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries named by the United States...
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Dominican Opposition calls for halt on deportee agreement with US
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Dominican Opposition calls for halt on deportee agreement with US
January 6, 2026
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – The Opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) is calling on the Dominica government to “immediately halt” the implementation ...
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Dominica to accept refugees deported from US
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Dominica to accept refugees deported from US
January 5, 2026
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, on Monday announced an agreement with the United States (US) to facilitate thi...
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Dominica’s opposition leader warns of deepening crisis in country
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Dominica’s opposition leader warns of deepening crisis in country
December 18, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Leader of the  main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), Dr Thompson Fontaine, has painted a grim picture of life in Domini...
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Dominica PM believes mis-communication caused US visa problem for Dominicans
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Dominica PM believes mis-communication caused US visa problem for Dominicans
December 17, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says he believes that “a case of mis-communication” could have led to the decisio...
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Trump bans and restricts entry to nationals of three Caribbean countries
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Trump bans and restricts entry to nationals of three Caribbean countries
December 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – US President Donald Trump on Tuesday named Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and Haiti as countries where citizens from ...
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Dominica willing to serve as mediator in US-Venezuela conflict
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Dominica willing to serve as mediator in US-Venezuela conflict
December 15, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit on Monday said his country is prepared to act as a mediator in the current confli...
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Dominica to commission geothermal power plant in December
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Dominica to commission geothermal power plant in December
November 26, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — The Dominica government says it will commission its 10-megawatt geothermal power plant next month, as the country continues w...
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Antigua calls off search for boat captain who fell overboard
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Antigua calls off search for boat captain who fell overboard
October 25, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Antiguan authorities Friday said they had suspended the search for a boat captain, Philippe Daniel Jules, who went missing ...
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Dominica to award highest national awards to former prime ministers
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Dominica to award highest national awards to former prime ministers
October 13, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – The Dominica government Monday said it will be presenting a motion of Parliament on Tuesday seeking approval to confer the co...
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Caribbean is a zone of peace, says Dominica’s president
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Caribbean is a zone of peace, says Dominica’s president
September 26, 2025
As tensions rise with the increasing presence of United States (US) naval forces off the coast of Venezuela, Dominica’s President Sylvanie Burton has ...
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Dominica PM to meet with Pope in Rome
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Dominica PM to meet with Pope in Rome
September 10, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, will meet with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican during a four-day visit to Italy, a...
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Dominican magistrate dismisses Americans’ no case submission in murder case
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Dominican magistrate dismisses Americans’ no case submission in murder case
August 29, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Dominican Chief Magistrate, Candia Carette George, on Friday dismissed a no case submission by lawyers representing two Unite...
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American national denied bail on firearm trafficking charge
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American national denied bail on firearm trafficking charge
August 25, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – High Court judge Justice Davidson Baptiste in Dominica on Monday denied bail to double murder accused, Jonathan Lehrer, on gu...
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Dominica to explore possible resettlement of Palestinians, says PM Skerrit
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Dominica to explore possible resettlement of Palestinians, says PM Skerrit
July 31, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says his administration is willing to have public consultations on the possibility...
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Arnett Gardens beat Dublanc 4-0 to start CFU Club Shield defence
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Arnett Gardens beat Dublanc 4-0 to start CFU Club Shield defence
July 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Arnett Gardens made a strong start to their Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield title defence with a commanding 4-0 win ove...
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Dominica delays tabling sperm whale legislation
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Dominica delays tabling sperm whale legislation
June 25, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — The Dominica government has delayed passage of legislation to establish a sperm whale reserve due to concerns raised by some ...
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Dominica Gov’t urges nationals illegally in the United States to return home
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Dominica Gov’t urges nationals illegally in the United States to return home
June 23, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Dominica government on Monday said it has not received any official communication from the United States that President Donal...
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Dominica vows to dismantle illegal gun-running syndicate
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Dominica vows to dismantle illegal gun-running syndicate
June 16, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Dominican law enforcement authorities on Monday vowed to dismantle a gun-running syndicate after the police said that nearly ...
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Dominica hails depth of relationship with United States
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Dominica hails depth of relationship with United States
May 23, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) -Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has sought to underscore the importance of diplomatic relations with the United ...
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Westmoreland burn victim succumbs to injuries
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Westmoreland burn victim succumbs to injuries
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Observer Online  understands that Dacia Forrester, the woman who was set ablaze during a confrontation at a gas station in Whitho...
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Townsend Law Firm secures major win for Vybz Kartel in NY Supreme Court
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Townsend Law Firm secures major win for Vybz Kartel in NY Supreme Court
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Townsend Law Firm, based in New York and headed by Kadian Townsend, Esq, secured a major win on Tuesday, March 3 for Vybz Kart...
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JUTC bus catches fire on Lady Musgrave
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus caught fire along Lady Musgrave Road in Kingston at about 6:20 am on Friday. Observer O...
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‘Go home and play with your grandchildren’, Dawes tells McKenzie during Standing Finance Committee
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‘Go home and play with your grandchildren’, Dawes tells McKenzie during Standing Finance Committee
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — As the Standing Finance Committee continued its late-night examination of the Estimates of Expenditure ahead of next week’s Budget...
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NWU wins bargaining rights at Kingston Wharves
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NWU wins bargaining rights at Kingston Wharves
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Workers’ Union (NWU) says it has recently gained bargaining rights at Kingston Wharves for certain categories of work...
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