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PARIS, France (AFP) — France's interior minister is seeking to block United States (US) rapper Kanye West from performing in the southern city of Mars...
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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April 14 12:14 AM
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Over 6,000 regain power in March as gov’t intervention helps JPS exceed targets
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Over 6,000 regain power in March as gov’t intervention helps JPS exceed targets
April 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government is reporting significant progress in the islandwide restoration of electricity following Hurricane Melissa, with th...
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Russian tanker nears Cuba, defying US oil blockade
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Russian tanker nears Cuba, defying US oil blockade
March 29, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — A Russian oil tanker subject to United States (US) sanctions is scheduled to arrive in Cuba on Monday, challenging a de facto Ame...
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Hot weather, energy woes lead Venezuela to take a week off
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Hot weather, energy woes lead Venezuela to take a week off
March 26, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez has declared a week off for public-sector workers as hot weather exacerbates ...
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Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout in a week
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Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout in a week
March 21, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- A power outage struck the entire island of Cuba on Saturday, the energy ministry said, in the second nationwide blackout in less...
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Cuba scrambles to restore power as Trump threatens takeover
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Cuba scrambles to restore power as Trump threatens takeover
March 17, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuba scrambled Tuesday to restore power after a nationwide blackout that hit the communist-run island just as US President Donal...
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Trump vows to ‘take’ Cuba as island reels from oil embargo
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Trump vows to ‘take’ Cuba as island reels from oil embargo
March 16, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "take" Cuba as the communist island plunged into darkness under a total...
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JPS releases list of communities to be restored by March 31
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JPS releases list of communities to be restored by March 31
March 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has published a new list of communities scheduled to receive power supply by March 31. The list sp...
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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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Cuba cancels cigar festival amid economic crisis
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Cuba cancels cigar festival amid economic crisis
February 14, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba on Saturday announced the cancellation of its iconic cigar festival, amid a major energy crisis sparked by United States (US...
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Gov’t steps up monitoring as Cuban outages disrupt Jamaican students
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Gov’t steps up monitoring as Cuban outages disrupt Jamaican students
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaoberver.com 
February 11, 2026
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stepped up daily monitoring of the situation in Cuba as blackouts disrupt internet access and online learning for ...
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97.5% customers restored, fewer than 17,000 still without power, says JPS boss
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97.5% customers restored, fewer than 17,000 still without power, says JPS boss
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaoberver.com 
February 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — President and CEO at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Hugh Grant has announced that 97.5 per cent of customers now have electricit...
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More linemen arrive to help restore electricity in Westmoreland and St Elizabeth
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More linemen arrive to help restore electricity in Westmoreland and St Elizabeth
January 23, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A second contingent of Caribbean linemen has arrived in Jamaica, with additional crews expected, as the Jamaica Public Service Com...
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Full electricity restoration by early February
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Full electricity restoration by early February
January 21, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Daryl Vaz, says the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is on track for full island...
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JPS dispatches more vehicles, linesmen
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JPS dispatches more vehicles, linesmen
January 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has commissioned another 270 trucks, other vehicles and equipment along with 470 new linesmen for t...
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Holness touts economic resilience and crime reduction, defends JPS loan
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Holness touts economic resilience and crime reduction, defends JPS loan
January 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica has entered 2026 in good standing, pointing to economic resilience, a reduction in viol...
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St Mary customers should have light for Christmas, says JPS
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St Mary customers should have light for Christmas, says JPS
BY INGRID HENRY Observer writer 
December 12, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — Jamaica Public Service Company Limited's (JPS) Parish Manager for Portland and St Mary, Le-var Allen, says electricity has been res...
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WATCH: Sections of Westmoreland may not receive electricity until May 2026— Mayor Delancy
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WATCH: Sections of Westmoreland may not receive electricity until May 2026— Mayor Delancy
December 1, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica— Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar and councillor for the Bethel Town Division in Westmoreland, Danree Delancy, says some sections of the ...
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Holness hits back at criticisms of gov’t distribution of donated generators
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Holness hits back at criticisms of gov’t distribution of donated generators
November 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness is hitting back at recent criticisms surrounding the distribution of donated generators by the gover...
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74% of JPS customers now have electricity following Hurricane Melissa
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74% of JPS customers now have electricity following Hurricane Melissa
November 24, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is reporting that approximately 74 per cent of its customers impacted by Hurricane Me...
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JPS intensifying efforts to restore electricity in St James
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JPS intensifying efforts to restore electricity in St James
November 21, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has intensified efforts to restore electricity in St James following the recent passage o...
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Gov’t in discussion with JPS on securing funding for Hurricane Melissa recovery—Vaz
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Gov’t in discussion with JPS on securing funding for Hurricane Melissa recovery—Vaz
November 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Daryl Vaz says the government is in discussion with the Jamaica Public...
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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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Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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