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BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7 12:30 AM
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Opposition cries ‘back-door politics’ as FID Bill passes Senate
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Opposition cries ‘back-door politics’ as FID Bill passes Senate
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7 12:28 AM
Opposition cries ‘back-door politics’ as FID Bill passes Senate
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Nutrition boost after storm
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Tech Beach Retreat and partners pump US$275,000 into Melissa recovery
February 7 12:26 AM
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Back 2 Bass-es, a musical treat
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Back 2 Bass-es, a musical treat
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BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7 12:26 AM
Back 2 Bass-es, a musical treat
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Gov’t committed to supporting business, says Seiveright
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Gov’t committed to supporting business, says Seiveright
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BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7 12:24 AM
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Planting academic seeds
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Planting academic seeds
Canadian agricultural group offers scholarships to children of 10 Jamaican farm workers
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourneb@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7 12:22 AM
Planting academic seeds
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Bath Botanical Gardens to get $29-m facelift
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Bath Botanical Gardens to get $29-m facelift
BY BILLEANE WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsb@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7 12:20 AM
Bath Botanical Gardens to get $29-m facelift
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Violence-ridden Haiti in limbo as transitional council wraps up
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Violence-ridden Haiti in limbo as transitional council wraps up
February 6, 2026
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Nearly two years after it was created to restore order in impoverished, violence-ravaged Haiti, the transitional council...
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US publicly supports Haitian PM remaining in office after CPT mandate ends
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US publicly supports Haitian PM remaining in office after CPT mandate ends
February 5, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – The United States (US) has signalled its strong support for Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimè’s leadership “i...
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Caricom concerned about internal turmoil in Haiti
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Caricom concerned about internal turmoil in Haiti
January 27, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) grouping on Tuesday said that it has noted “with great concern” the “internal t...
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Zed Airlines planes hit by bullets in Haiti
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Zed Airlines planes hit by bullets in Haiti
January 27, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti’s National Civil Aviation Office (OFNAC) and National Airport Authority (AAN) have confirmed that two aeroplanes w...
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US imposes visa restrictions on Haiti Transitional Presidential Council members
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US imposes visa restrictions on Haiti Transitional Presidential Council members
January 26, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Donald Trump administration says it is taking steps to impose visa restrictions and revoke the visas of two Hait...
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Haitian group seeks Caricom intervention amid efforts to remove prime minister
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Haitian group seeks Caricom intervention amid efforts to remove prime minister
January 24, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) –  The National Conference of Actors for New Governance (NCANG) in Haiti has written to Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secre...
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Haiti crisis at breaking point as gangs tighten grip ahead of transition deadline
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Haiti crisis at breaking point as gangs tighten grip ahead of transition deadline
January 23, 2026
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Carlos Ruiz-Massieu, says Haiti has entered a “critical phase” in effort...
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Condemnation for US decision to terminate TPS for Haitians
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Condemnation for US decision to terminate TPS for Haitians
January 23, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner, Manuel Castro, has condemned President Donald T...
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Haitian prime minister escapes dismissal
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Haitian prime minister escapes dismissal
January 22, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé narrowly escaped dismissal late Wednesday. A resolution for his dismissal h...
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Haiti’s security forces target Barbecue’s ‘stronghold’ in operation
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Haiti’s security forces target Barbecue’s ‘stronghold’ in operation
January 16, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The Haitian National Police (PNH) have confirmed that it carried out an operation on the “stronghold” of the reputed gan...
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Cruise line suspends visits to Haiti
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Cruise line suspends visits to Haiti
January 15, 2026
MIAMI, United States (CMC)–Royal Caribbean International, the only cruise line serving Haiti, says it has cancelled more of its scheduled visits to La...
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US pledges continued support for Haiti
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US pledges continued support for Haiti
January 2, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) –  The United States (US) has promised to continue playing a role in the future of Haiti while Pope Leo XIV, a fervent adv...
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Haiti’s PM reiterates no negotiations with criminal gangs
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Haiti’s PM reiterates no negotiations with criminal gangs
December 29, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Prime Minister of Haiti Alix Didier Fils-Aimé says the country will not negotiate with criminal gangs that are seeking t...
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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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Haitians dance with joy over UNESCO musical listing
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Haitians dance with joy over UNESCO musical listing
December 13, 2025
From the bars of the capital Port-au-Prince to Haiti's most remote villages and its worldwide diaspora, people listen and dance to the sensual rhythms...
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Kenyan troops arrive in Haiti
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Kenyan troops arrive in Haiti
December 9, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – Haitian President pro tempore and Coordinator of the Transition Council, Laurent Saint-Cyr, has welcomed the latest batc...
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Leader of notorious Haitian gang sentenced to life in prison
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Leader of notorious Haitian gang sentenced to life in prison
December 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The self-proclaimed “king” of Haiti’s violent 400 Mawozo gang, Joly Germine, was on Wednesday sentenced to life in p...
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Ohio missionary indicted for child exploitation crimes in Haiti
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Ohio missionary indicted for child exploitation crimes in Haiti
December 3, 2025
OHIO, United States (CMC) — A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Ohio has returned an indictment charging an Ohio man with four counts of ...
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Haiti moves closer to staging fresh elections
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Haiti moves closer to staging fresh elections
December 2, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti moved towards holding presidential elections since 2016, after the country’s transitional government adopted the l...
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US revokes visa of Haitian official accused of backing gangs
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US revokes visa of Haitian official accused of backing gangs
November 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US State Department announced sanctions against a Haitian government official accused of supporting gangs and hi...
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UN warns of alarming levels of gender-based violence in Haiti
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UN warns of alarming levels of gender-based violence in Haiti
November 21, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, (CMC) – The United Nations is warning of “alarming levels of gender-based violence” in Haiti, noting also that those at risk have very...
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Gang-wracked Haiti unites, goes wild over World Cup qualification
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Gang-wracked Haiti unites, goes wild over World Cup qualification
November 19, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP)—Fireworks and dancing erupted across Haiti in a reprieve from gang violence as people came together to celebrate their nat...
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Judge makes orders to speed up Ruel Reid, co-accused fraud trial
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7, 2026
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Opposition cries ‘back-door politics’ as FID Bill passes Senate
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Opposition cries ‘back-door politics’ as FID Bill passes Senate
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7, 2026
Opposition cries ‘back-door politics’ as FID Bill passes Senate
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Nutrition boost after storm
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Nutrition boost after storm
Tech Beach Retreat and partners pump US$275,000 into Melissa recovery
February 7, 2026
Nutrition boost after storm
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Back 2 Bass-es, a musical treat
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Back 2 Bass-es, a musical treat
Students, veterans revel in finest display
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7, 2026
Back 2 Bass-es, a musical treat
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Gov’t committed to supporting business, says Seiveright
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Gov’t committed to supporting business, says Seiveright
February 7, 2026
Gov’t committed to supporting business, says Seiveright
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