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Unhealthy trend: Student obesity surges to 15.3%
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Unhealthy trend: Student obesity surges to 15.3%
August 26 12:20 AM
Unhealthy trend:
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A different route for boys
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A different route for boys
JCF Cadet Academy combats truancy, other challenges with discipline, mentorship
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
August 26 12:18 AM
A different route for boys
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Strong views on JTA suggestion of compulsory PTA meetings for PATH beneficiaries
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
August 26 12:09 AM
Discriminatory or necessary?
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Audit confirms JMDA concerns
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Audit confirms JMDA concerns
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
August 26 12:09 AM
Audit confirms JMDA concerns
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JDF applies military muscle to Merl Grove repairs
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JDF applies military muscle to Merl Grove repairs
RENAE OSBOURNE, Observer staff reporter, osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 26 12:07 AM
JDF applies military muscle to Merl Grove repairs
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Interpersonal conflicts fuel murder spike in St Elizabeth
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Interpersonal conflicts fuel murder spike in St Elizabeth
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
August 26 12:04 AM
Interpersonal conflicts fuel murder spike in St Elizabeth
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Tourism Service Excellence Awards back on track
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Tourism Service Excellence Awards back on track
Gala set for October 31 at MoBay Convention Centre
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 26 12:03 AM
AFTER being stumped by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Tourism Service Excellence Awards (TSEA) returns this year, sparking excitement among stakeh...
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Marks pushing efficiency in pharma sector
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Marks pushing efficiency in pharma sector
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August 26 12:02 AM
Marks pushing efficiency in pharma sector
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Second cop to be charged with murder of 16-y-o girl in Dominica
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Second cop to be charged with murder of 16-y-o girl in Dominica
August 17, 2026
ROSEAU, Dominica, (CMC) — Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has called on his countrymen to allow the legal process to take its course as the...
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Dominica assumes chairmanship of Caricom Group in Geneva
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Dominica assumes chairmanship of Caricom Group in Geneva
August 3, 2026
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — Dominica has assumed chairmanship of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Group in Geneva, succeeding Haiti, according to the ...
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Dominica PM urges US to reconsider visa restriction ‘at soonest opportunity’
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Dominica PM urges US to reconsider visa restriction ‘at soonest opportunity’
July 2, 2026
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt  Skerrit on Thursday said he hopes the United States (US) would “at the soonest opportuni...
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OECS launches 45th anniversary celebrations
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OECS launches 45th anniversary celebrations
June 1, 2026
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) -The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Monday kicked off its 45th anniversary celebrations, saying that the eve...
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Caribbean Airlines to discontinue some flights, reduce operations in others
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Caribbean Airlines to discontinue some flights, reduce operations in others
May 23, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Caribbean Airlines says it will discontinue flights to Dominica, St Kitts and the Ogle–Suriname corridor from June 1 as the Trinid...
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Rare sighting of whale giving birth in Caribbean, with a little help from her friends
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Rare sighting of whale giving birth in Caribbean, with a little help from her friends
March 29, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — Scientists have managed to film a spectacular event rarely witnessed by humans: a sperm whale giving birth while other females w...
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Dominica to implement measures to cushion impact of Middle East war on local economy
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Dominica to implement measures to cushion impact of Middle East war on local economy
March 25, 2026
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC)—The Dominica government on Wednesday said it will be taking measures to cushion the impact of the ongoing war in the Middle Eas...
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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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Unhealthy trend: Student obesity surges to 15.3%
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A different route for boys
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A different route for boys
JCF Cadet Academy combats truancy, other challenges with discipline, mentorship
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August 26, 2026
A different route for boys
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Strong views on JTA suggestion of compulsory PTA meetings for PATH beneficiaries
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August 26, 2026
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Audit confirms JMDA concerns
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JDF applies military muscle to Merl Grove repairs
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JDF applies military muscle to Merl Grove repairs
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JDF applies military muscle to Merl Grove repairs
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