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Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine falters
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Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine falters
April 11 05:13 PM
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's military command accused Russia of repeatedly violating a truce to mark the Orthodox Easter Saturday with nearly 470 inci...
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Negril to receive repaired ambulance following tourist death
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Negril to receive repaired ambulance following tourist death
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
April 11 04:44 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The resort town of Negril, which has been without a functional ambulance for several months, is expected to receive a repaired...
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Farmers to benefit from Isratech Resilience Farm Tour
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Farmers to benefit from Isratech Resilience Farm Tour
April 11 04:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hundreds of farmers are to benefit from the Isratech Resilience Farm Tour, an initiative designed to help them recover and rebuild...
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SCJ Holdings intensifies measures to curb illegal sale, occupation of former sugar lands
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SCJ Holdings intensifies measures to curb illegal sale, occupation of former sugar lands
April 11 03:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — SCJ Holdings Limited (SCJH) is imploring persons seeking land for housing or other purposes to pursue legitimate channels and enga...
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Guyana and T&T move to boost trade, energy cooperation
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Guyana and T&T move to boost trade, energy cooperation
April 11 02:28 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Friday agreed to advance a broad developmen...
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Natasha combines with Beenie Man for ‘Sexology’
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Natasha combines with Beenie Man for ‘Sexology’
April 11 01:42 PM
United States-based dancehall artiste Natesha is pumped about the response to her latest single, ' Sexology ', a high-octane club banger which feature...
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Mother loses daughter, son critically injured in Spanish Town house fire
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Mother loses daughter, son critically injured in Spanish Town house fire
April 11 12:40 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A devastating house fire in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Friday night has left a 14-year-old girl dead, a young man critically in...
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Ann Marie Keene’s passion for Jamaican culture spearheads movement in Sherlock
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Ann Marie Keene’s passion for Jamaican culture spearheads movement in Sherlock
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 11 11:19 AM
In 1985 when she first visited Jamaica as a teen, Ann Marie Keene fell in love with the island and its music. The sounds of reggae music often blared ...
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IDB says exports from Latin America and Caribbean increased last year
January 23, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says the value of goods exported from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC...
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UWI aims to position itself at forefront of e-mobility
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UWI aims to position itself at forefront of e-mobility
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 21, 2026
The University of the West Indies (UWI) has moved to position itself at the forefront of a global shift towards electric mobility (e-mobility), with t...
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
December 5, 2025
WASHINGTON, (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it has approved an US$80 million loan to enhance the resilience and sustainability ...
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IDB providing multi-million dollar grant to Haiti
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IDB providing multi-million dollar grant to Haiti
August 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC)—The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$43.9 million grant to expand support for over 200,000 vuln...
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IDB signs agreement to promote solutions to population ageing in LAC
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IDB signs agreement to promote solutions to population ageing in LAC
July 1, 2025
SEVILLE, Spain (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with the “La Caixa” Foundation to promote inc...
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IDB predicts economic growth of 2.3% in LAC this year
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IDB predicts economic growth of 2.3% in LAC this year
April 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — Economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean has returned to more stable historical averages since the coronav...
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IDB launches new initiative to help region deal with disasters
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IDB launches new initiative to help region deal with disasters
March 31, 2025
SANTIAGO, Chile, (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched the “Ready and Resilient Americas,” a regional programme to make Latin...
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EU partners with IDB to scale up digital innovation in Belize
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February 10, 2025
BELMOPAN, Belize, (CMC)– The European Union (EU) is providing a US$2 million grant funding to scale up the “Digital Innovation to Boost Economic Devel...
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Barbados to strengthen social policies system with IDB support
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Barbados to strengthen social policies system with IDB support
February 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it has approved a US$100 million project to enhance the effectiveness...
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IDB says innovative businesses in the Caribbean doing well
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IDB says innovative businesses in the Caribbean doing well
January 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says while most Caribbean businesses are either innovative or potentially innovative, th...
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IDB and partners invest JA$12 billion in Rio Cobre treatment plant
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IDB and partners invest JA$12 billion in Rio Cobre treatment plant
December 16, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has provided long-term financing for up to JA$12 billion (US$79 million) to fund the Rio...
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UK, IDB strengthen partnership for development in the Caribbean
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UK, IDB strengthen partnership for development in the Caribbean
December 14, 2024
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Friday said the United Kingdom (UK) has reaffirmed its commitment to advanci...
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Caribbean records two per cent growth in remittances
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Caribbean records two per cent growth in remittances
November 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is projecting that remittances to countries in Latin America and the Carib...
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Caribbean records two per cent growth in remittances
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Caribbean records two per cent growth in remittances
November 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says Caribbean countries will receive US$18.4 billion in remittances, with...
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IDB outlines new initiatives to modernise civil service in Latin America and the Caribbean
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IDB outlines new initiatives to modernise civil service in Latin America and the Caribbean
November 28, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is calling on Latin America and Caribbean countries (LAC) to coordinate fi...
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Caribbean countries to benefit from IDB and UNDP agreement in climate change fight
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Caribbean countries to benefit from IDB and UNDP agreement in climate change fight
September 25, 2024
NEW YORK (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that will help...
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CDB, IDB announce four new graduate scholarships in public procurement
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CDB, IDB announce four new graduate scholarships in public procurement
August 11, 2024
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have announced the opening of applicat...
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JSE launches Green Bond guide
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JSE launches Green Bond guide
August 2, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) on Tuesday officially launched the much-awaited Jamaica Green, Social, Sustainability and Sustain...
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Haiti gets IDB funds to boost digital transformation
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Haiti gets IDB funds to boost digital transformation
July 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Friday approved a US$16 million grant to improve policy implementation ...
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IDB launches new initiative to address criminal violence in LAC
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IDB launches new initiative to address criminal violence in LAC
June 21, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) has developed a new approach to support Latin American and Car...
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Negril to receive repaired ambulance following tourist death
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Negril to receive repaired ambulance following tourist death
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WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The resort town of Negril, which has been without a functional ambulance for several months, is expected to receive a repaired...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hundreds of farmers are to benefit from the Isratech Resilience Farm Tour, an initiative designed to help them recover and rebuild...
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SCJ Holdings intensifies measures to curb illegal sale, occupation of former sugar lands
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SCJ Holdings intensifies measures to curb illegal sale, occupation of former sugar lands
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — SCJ Holdings Limited (SCJH) is imploring persons seeking land for housing or other purposes to pursue legitimate channels and enga...
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Guyana and T&T move to boost trade, energy cooperation
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Guyana and T&T move to boost trade, energy cooperation
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