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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY CARLYSIA RAMDEEN Observer Online reporter ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 17 06:50 PM
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett on Tuesday officially launched the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme (THARP), an initiative aimed at p...
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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
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LAS VEGAS, United States — A 60-metre sprinter from the United States has become the first female track athlete to join the controversial Enhanced Gam...
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
December 17 06:33 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Muschett High scored a double win, beating Holland High in two Under-16 games in ISSA Rural Area Zone B boys' basketball competiti...
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
December 17 06:22 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A manhunt for the mass shooter who opened fire in an exam room at one of America's top universities stretched into a f...
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela struck a defiant note Wednesday, insisting that its crude oil exports were not impacted by United States (US) Pre...
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
December 17 04:29 PM
PARIS, France (AFP)—The winners of the 2026 World Cup will receive $50 million in prize money as part of a record financial contribution for the tourn...
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
December 17 04:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after the stabbing death of a 35-year-old man in Penn Avenue, Kingston 11 on Decemb...
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
December 17 03:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of trying to dispose of a gun while trying to evade the security forces has been freed after the presiding judge fou...
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May 15, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CMC) – The Dominican Republic Senate has approved a bill that imposes penalties of up to 25 years in prison for mig...
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Kenya seeks Dominican help with Haiti anti-gang mission
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Kenya seeks Dominican help with Haiti anti-gang mission
May 12, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Kenya asked the Dominican Republic Monday for more support for a security mission in neighboring Haiti, wher...
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Dominican Republic reports sharp rise in Haitian migrant deportations
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Dominican Republic reports sharp rise in Haitian migrant deportations
May 6, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP)  — The Dominican Republic has deported more than 119,000 Haitians so far in 2025, an increase of 71 per cent o...
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UN warns of rising deportations of Haitian mothers, newborns from Dominican Republic
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UN warns of rising deportations of Haitian mothers, newborns from Dominican Republic
April 25, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, (CMC) – The United Nations has raised concern over a growing number of vulnerable Haitians, particularly pregnant women, new mothers a...
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Family seeks homicide charges against owners of collapsed Dominican nightclub
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Family seeks homicide charges against owners of collapsed Dominican nightclub
April 15, 2025
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (AFP)—The family of one of 231 people killed when a Dominican nightclub roof collapsed on concert-goers is seeking m...
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PNP sends condolences to Dominican Republic following nightclub tragedy
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PNP sends condolences to Dominican Republic following nightclub tragedy
April 14, 2025
T he People’s National Party (PNP) is extending condolences to the people and Government of the Dominican Republic following the devastating collapse ...
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Frustrated families await news days after 221 killed in Dominican club disaster
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Frustrated families await news days after 221 killed in Dominican club disaster
April 11, 2025
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (AFP)—Frustration grew Friday in the Dominican Republic as families of some of the 221 people killed in a nightclub ...
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Death toll in Dominican nightclub disaster rises to 218
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Death toll in Dominican nightclub disaster rises to 218
April 10, 2025
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (AFP)—The death toll after a roof collapsed at a crowded nightclub in the Dominican Republic has climbed to 218, the...
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Over 120 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub disaster
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Over 120 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub disaster
April 9, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Rescue workers raced Wednesday to find any remaining survivors under the rubble of a Dominican Republic nigh...
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At least 79 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse
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At least 79 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse
April 8, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) -- Rescuers raced to find survivors Tuesday among the rubble of a Dominican Republic nightclub where at least ...
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Jamaica lifts visa requirement for Dominican Republic residents
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Jamaica lifts visa requirement for Dominican Republic residents
March 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -  Jamaica has waived the visa requirement for residents of the Dominican Republic who travel to the island for visits – whether for...
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‘United by Music’: Jamaican and Dom Rep musicians collaborate in historic project
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‘United by Music’: Jamaican and Dom Rep musicians collaborate in historic project
February 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — When Angie Shakira Martínez Tejera, the Dominican Republic Ambassador to Jamaica took office some four years ago, she embarked on ...
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New US Secretary of State to visit Dominican Republic
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New US Secretary of State to visit Dominican Republic
January 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — Newly appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to embark on his inaugural tour, which includes a visit to the...
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Nearly 2,000 Haitians detained for illegally entering Dominican Republic
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Nearly 2,000 Haitians detained for illegally entering Dominican Republic
January 22, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CMC)— The Dominican Republic military said nearly 2,000 Haitians have been detained for illegally entering the coun...
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Petrojam signs MoU with Dom Rep Oil refinery
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Petrojam signs MoU with Dom Rep Oil refinery
January 17, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Petrojam has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Refineria Dominicana de Petroleo, S.A. (Re...
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Dom Rep returned more than 250,000 Haitians in 2024
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Dom Rep returned more than 250,000 Haitians in 2024
January 3, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, (CMC) – Dominican Republic's Directorate General of Migration (DGM) says it returned more than a quarter million Ha...
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Dom Rep police bust network that trafficked undocumented Haitians
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Dom Rep police bust network that trafficked undocumented Haitians
December 30, 2024
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CMC) — The Army of the Dominican Republic (ERD) has dismantled an alleged network dedicated to the trafficking of u...
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Dominican Republic seizes record 9.5 tonnes of cocaine
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Dominican Republic seizes record 9.5 tonnes of cocaine
December 6, 2024
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic on Friday announced a record haul of 9.5 tonnes of cocaine found in a ...
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Cavalier players sweep Caribbean Cup awards
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Cavalier players sweep Caribbean Cup awards
December 4, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Cavalier FC players swept the awards after being crowned 2024 Concacaf Caribbean Cup champions. Cavalier FC beat Cibao FC of the Do...
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Cavalier top Dom Rep’s Cibao in first leg of Caribbean Cup final
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Cavalier top Dom Rep’s Cibao in first leg of Caribbean Cup final
November 27, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaican champions Cavalier SC hold a 1-0 lead after the first leg of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup final against Cibao of the Domini...
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Dominican Republic open to Haiti ties, leader tells US
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Dominican Republic open to Haiti ties, leader tells US
September 6, 2024
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader, who has championed a tough line on Haiti, told the United States...
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At least 9 killed in Dominican Republic after truck crashes into bar
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At least 9 killed in Dominican Republic after truck crashes into bar
September 1, 2024
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — At least nine people were killed Sunday in the Dominican Republic after a cargo truck crashed into a bar on ...
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY CARLYSIA RAMDEEN Observer Online reporter ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 17, 2025
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett on Tuesday officially launched the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme (THARP), an initiative aimed at p...
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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
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LAS VEGAS, United States — A 60-metre sprinter from the United States has become the first female track athlete to join the controversial Enhanced Gam...
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
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TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Muschett High scored a double win, beating Holland High in two Under-16 games in ISSA Rural Area Zone B boys' basketball competiti...
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A manhunt for the mass shooter who opened fire in an exam room at one of America's top universities stretched into a f...
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