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Food price slump pushes Jamaica’s inflation lower in February
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Food price slump pushes Jamaica’s inflation lower in February
March 16 05:49 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Consumer prices in Jamaica fell in February as a sharp drop in vegetable prices pushed down food costs, offering temporary relief ...
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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 05:24 PM
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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Police commissioner warns against complacency amid continued fall in murders
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Police commissioner warns against complacency amid continued fall in murders
March 16 05:21 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake has cautioned officers and commanders across the country against complacency, urging continued ...
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Johnson Smith to lead engagements with foreign envoys for Diplomatic Days 2026
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Johnson Smith to lead engagements with foreign envoys for Diplomatic Days 2026
March 16 05:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, will this week convene Diplomatic Days 2026, bringing to...
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Forex: $158.23 to one US dollar
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Forex: $158.23 to one US dollar
March 16 04:43 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, March 16, ended trading at $158.23, up by 7 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s dai...
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AFUWI to honour Holness with Legacy Award
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AFUWI to honour Holness with Legacy Award
March 16 04:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) will pay tribute to Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness with th...
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Lethal yellowing disease confirmed in Dominica
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Lethal yellowing disease confirmed in Dominica
March 16 03:34 PM
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Dominica has confirmed the presence of lethal yellowing disease, a highly destructive disease of coconut and ornamental palms...
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US radar removed from Tobago
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US radar removed from Tobago
March 16 03:23 PM
SCARBOROUGH, Tobago (CMC) — Less than three months after the United States (US) military invaded Venezuela and detained its leader, Nicolas Maduro, on...
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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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Electricity to be restored in Westmoreland, Hanover within two weeks — JPS
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Electricity to be restored in Westmoreland, Hanover within two weeks — JPS
November 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica  (AFP) — Despite cautioning that its infrastructure in western parishes must be rebuilt and not merely repaired due to the scale of ...
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WATCH: Lime Tree Ground residents stage fiery protest over power outage
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WATCH: Lime Tree Ground residents stage fiery protest over power outage
November 5, 2025
Residents of Lime Tree Ground in St Catherine blocked a roadway with debris and set it on fire in protest over lack of electricity since the passage o...
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JPS told to put electricity grid underground where feasible — Holness
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JPS told to put electricity grid underground where feasible — Holness
November 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government has asked the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company to examine the feasibility of relocating sections of its electri...
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#MelissaAftermath: JPS restores power to 95% of Kingston, Portmore and St Thomas
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#MelissaAftermath: JPS restores power to 95% of Kingston, Portmore and St Thomas
November 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company says it has exceeded its initial restoration projection in several major parishes and cit...
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Vaz gets tough on JPS as 66 per cent of customers remain in the dark
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Vaz gets tough on JPS as 66 per cent of customers remain in the dark
October 31, 2025
Like he did during Hurricane Beryl last year, Energy Minister Daryl Vaz has begun to get impatient with utility provider Jamaica Public Service (JPS),...
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Food price slump pushes Jamaica’s inflation lower in February
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Food price slump pushes Jamaica’s inflation lower in February
March 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Consumer prices in Jamaica fell in February as a sharp drop in vegetable prices pushed down food costs, offering temporary relief ...
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Police commissioner warns against complacency amid continued fall in murders
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Police commissioner warns against complacency amid continued fall in murders
March 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake has cautioned officers and commanders across the country against complacency, urging continued ...
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Johnson Smith to lead engagements with foreign envoys for Diplomatic Days 2026
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Johnson Smith to lead engagements with foreign envoys for Diplomatic Days 2026
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, will this week convene Diplomatic Days 2026, bringing to...
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Forex: $158.23 to one US dollar
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Forex: $158.23 to one US dollar
March 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, March 16, ended trading at $158.23, up by 7 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s dai...
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AFUWI to honour Holness with Legacy Award
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AFUWI to honour Holness with Legacy Award
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) will pay tribute to Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness with th...
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