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MP to return before ethics committee as scrutiny deepens over accuracy of statements made in closed-door meeting
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 9 12:20 AM
Gordon summoned!
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‘JTA not making up stories’
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‘JTA not making up stories’
NPTAJ says it also heard reports of inappropriate behaviour from hurricane shelterees
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
April 9 12:18 AM
‘JTA not making up stories’
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Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
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Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
April 9 12:16 AM
Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
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Search intensifies for gunmen caught on video firing weapons in Jarrett Lane
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 9 12:14 AM
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Blue dynasty
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Blue dynasty
JC head coach planning to retain Boys’ Champs title for years to come after 2026 triumph
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 9 12:12 AM
Johnson looking to build on Champs legacy at JC
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Cocktail Hour @ D’ New Nostalgia Restaurant Day Club
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Cocktail Hour @ D’ New Nostalgia Restaurant Day Club
April 9 12:10 AM
In a city that never runs short on vibe or style, D’ New Nostalgia Restaurant Day Club is carving out its own lane — one defined by elevated leisure, ...
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US-Iran truce hangs in balance as war flares in Lebanon
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US-Iran truce hangs in balance as war flares in Lebanon
April 9 12:08 AM
US-Iran truce hangs in balance as war flares in Lebanon
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Pick up the pace!
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MoBay business community concerned about delay in bypass project
April 9 12:07 AM
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TT player Brian Blake set to represent Jamaica at events in Dom Rep, seeks sponsors
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TT player Brian Blake set to represent Jamaica at events in Dom Rep, seeks sponsors
March 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Student-athlete Brian Blake has qualified to represent Jamaica at two major regional table tennis events in the Dominican Republic...
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Commercial flights between Dominican Republic and Venezuela resume operations
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Commercial flights between Dominican Republic and Venezuela resume operations
March 19, 2026
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CMC) — Commercial flights between the Dominican Republic and Venezuela resumed on Wednesday, with Laser Airlines re...
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Dominican Republic to build ‘economic wall’ on border with Haiti
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Dominican Republic to build ‘economic wall’ on border with Haiti
February 28, 2026
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CMC) — President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader on Friday announced that the country would establish a ne...
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Dominican Republic hit by major blackouts
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Dominican Republic hit by major blackouts
February 23, 2026
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Large parts of the Dominican Republic, including the capital, were without electricity on Monday following a...
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US shutters its Dominican anti-drug office over corruption claims
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US shutters its Dominican anti-drug office over corruption claims
February 12, 2026
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — The United States (US) said Thursday it was closing its Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) office in the ...
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US grants presidential permit for Puerto Rico–Dominican Republic submarine power cable
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US grants presidential permit for Puerto Rico–Dominican Republic submarine power cable
January 31, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Trump administration has approved the presidential permit required for the construction of a submarine power cab...
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Spanish prosecutors dismiss sex abuse case against Julio Iglesias
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Spanish prosecutors dismiss sex abuse case against Julio Iglesias
January 23, 2026
MADRID, Spain -- Spanish prosecutors on Friday shelved a sex abuse and human trafficking complaint against veteran singer Julio Iglesias, saying Spain...
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Pentagon boss to visit Dominican Republic amid US-Venezuela row
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Pentagon boss to visit Dominican Republic amid US-Venezuela row
November 25, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP)—US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday will visit the Dominican Republic, a close US Caribbean ally, f...
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Dominica Republic decriminalises same-sex relations in police, army
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Dominica Republic decriminalises same-sex relations in police, army
November 19, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP)—A top court in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday decriminalised same-sex sexual relations for police and mil...
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Joint Dominican-US operation halts alleged cocaine-smuggling boat
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Joint Dominican-US operation halts alleged cocaine-smuggling boat
November 15, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) -- Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Saturday they seized about 500 kilograms of cocaine from a boat ...
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Dominican Republic donates supplies to assist families impacted by Hurricane Melissa
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Dominican Republic donates supplies to assist families impacted by Hurricane Melissa
November 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has received a shipment of relief supplies from the Dominican Republic to assist families affected by Hurricane Melissa. T...
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Dominican Republic says power mostly restored after massive blackout
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Dominican Republic says power mostly restored after massive blackout
November 12, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — The Dominican Republic said Wednesday that power had been restored to almost all of the national grid follow...
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Widespread power outage hits Dominican Republic
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Widespread power outage hits Dominican Republic
November 11, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP)—Santa Domingo found itself without electricity Tuesday as the Dominican Republic's energy company announced a ...
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Owners of collapsed Dominican nightclub formally charged
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Owners of collapsed Dominican nightclub formally charged
November 8, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Prosecutors in the Dominican Republic filed manslaughter and other charges Friday against the owners of a ni...
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LIAT Air to expand its services to Dominican Republic
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LIAT Air to expand its services to Dominican Republic
October 17, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — The Antigua-based regional airline, LIAT Air, says it will begin servicing the Santo Domingo and Punta Cana route in Decemb...
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Dominican Republic reports US attack on drug boat near its coast
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Dominican Republic reports US attack on drug boat near its coast
September 21, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — United States (US) warplanes attacked a drug-running boat off the coast of the Dominican Republic, its drug ...
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Danielle Green scores double to lead Mt Pleasant over Moca FC in Dom Rep
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Danielle Green scores double to lead Mt Pleasant over Moca FC in Dom Rep
August 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Danielle Green scored a double to lead Mt Pleasant FA to a 2-0 win over 10-man Moca FC in their Concacaf Caribbean Cup Zone A game...
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Jamaica’s logistics rivals Dom Rep in region — Pan Jamaica CEO
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Jamaica’s logistics rivals Dom Rep in region — Pan Jamaica CEO
August 3, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Pan Jamaica Group Limited, Jeffrey Hall, contends that Jamaica’s logistics sector is ...
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Undocumented Haitians told to leave DR voluntarily
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Undocumented Haitians told to leave DR voluntarily
August 3, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CMC) –  Director of the Dominican Republic's General Directorate of Immigration, Luis Rafael Lee Ballester, has cal...
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Six killed, 47 hurt as bus crashes on Dominican beach outing
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Six killed, 47 hurt as bus crashes on Dominican beach outing
July 21, 2025
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (AFP)-Six people on a beach excursion in the Dominican Republic died and 47 were injured when their bus lost its bra...
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Dominican Republic ends search for bodies from migrant boat
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Dominican Republic ends search for bodies from migrant boat
July 15, 2025
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (AFP)— The Dominican Republic Tuesday ended a search and rescue operation triggered by the capsizing of a crowded mi...
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OCHA says essential services are coming under growing strain in Belladere
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OCHA says essential services are coming under growing strain in Belladere
July 7, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC)—The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday warned that essential services in the tow...
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Gordon summoned!
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Gordon summoned!
MP to return before ethics committee as scrutiny deepens over accuracy of statements made in closed-door meeting
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 9, 2026
Gordon summoned!
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‘JTA not making up stories’
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‘JTA not making up stories’
NPTAJ says it also heard reports of inappropriate behaviour from hurricane shelterees
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
April 9, 2026
‘JTA not making up stories’
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Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
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Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
April 9, 2026
Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
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Manhunt!
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Manhunt!
Search intensifies for gunmen caught on video firing weapons in Jarrett Lane
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 9, 2026
Manhunt!
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Blue dynasty
Football, ...
Blue dynasty
JC head coach planning to retain Boys’ Champs title for years to come after 2026 triumph
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 9, 2026
Johnson looking to build on Champs legacy at JC
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