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Amazon says to buy Globalstar to expand satellite network
April 14 10:12 AM
PARIS, France (AFP) — Amazon said Tuesday that it had signed a deal to buy the United States (US) telecoms satellite group Globalstar to expand its ow...
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Whitehouse main road impassable due to crash
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WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The police are advising the motoring public that a section of the Whitehouse main road in Westmoreland is currently impassable...
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Express Fitness mourns death of beloved trainer
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BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 09:55 AM
The Express Fitness Limited family is mourning the death of Andro Henry, one of their team's more dedicated and beloved trainers. Henry died on Monday...
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SAN ISIDRO, Argentina (AFP) — A new trial over the death of football legend Diego Maradona began Tuesday in Argentina, 10 months after a scandal invol...
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Legend beer makes its debut in 2026 Carnival Road March
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Legend beer makes its debut in 2026 Carnival Road March
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April 14 07:51 AM
Locally manufactured Legend Beer, which was introduced to the Jamaican public late last year, made its debut in this year’s Carnival Road March. The b...
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Corinaldi Avenue hunt for fourth straight VMF U-13 title
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Corinaldi Avenue Primary will start their hunt for an unprecedented fourth straight St James Football Association/Victoria Mutual ...
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French minister seeks ban of Kanye West concert in Marseille
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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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Kamla says process used to re-appoint Caricom SG could have long term effects for Trinidadians
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Kamla says process used to re-appoint Caricom SG could have long term effects for Trinidadians
April 7, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the “surreptitious and odious process” used regarding the reappointment of ...
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T&T PM reiterates Caricom in need of ‘some transformation’
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T&T PM reiterates Caricom in need of ‘some transformation’
January 30, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Friday said that while the Caribbean Community (Caricom) ...
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Kamla says Trinidad not part of military operations against Venezuela
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Kamla says Trinidad not part of military operations against Venezuela
January 3, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar Saturday said that Trinidad and Tobago did not participate in the United States ...
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Trinidad PM likely to make official visit to Grenada
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Trinidad PM likely to make official visit to Grenada
December 31, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, is due to make an official visit to Grenada early next year...
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Kamla faces backlash for statements on US visas and Caribbean relations
Kamla faces backlash for statements on US visas and Caribbean relations
December 21, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar is facing mounting criticism at home and abroad following...
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Trinidad PM says Caricom has ‘lost its way’
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Trinidad PM says Caricom has ‘lost its way’
December 20, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Saturday said the 15-member regional integration grouping...
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US assisting with radar surveillance upgrades in Tobago — Trinidad PM
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US assisting with radar surveillance upgrades in Tobago — Trinidad PM
November 28, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar has confirmed that the United States (US) is installing a...
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Trinidad PM welcomes US military exercises in country
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Trinidad PM welcomes US military exercises in country
November 17, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the presence of United States military troops in the regi...
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Trinidad PM cautions fisherfolk amid US war on drugs in the Caribbean
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Trinidad PM cautions fisherfolk amid US war on drugs in the Caribbean
November 5, 2025
SCARBROUGH, Tobago (CMC)—Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has warned members of the country's fisherfolk community not to ven...
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Trinidad PM reiterates support for US war on drugs in the Caribbean
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Trinidad PM reiterates support for US war on drugs in the Caribbean
November 4, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has doubled down on her support for the United States war on d...
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Trinidad doubles down in defence of US military presence in region
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Trinidad doubles down in defence of US military presence in region
October 19, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday reiterated its position on why it is standing apart from its Caribbean Community (Carico...
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Trinidad PM reiterates support for US military presence in the Caribbean
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Trinidad PM reiterates support for US military presence in the Caribbean
September 26, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago on Friday reiterated its support for the United States (US) military presence in the souther...
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Trump reaffirms ‘strength of partnership’ with Trinidad and Tobago
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Trump reaffirms ‘strength of partnership’ with Trinidad and Tobago
September 9, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Donald Trump administration has reaffirmed the strength of its partnership with the Trinidad and Tobago Governme...
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Trinidad PM undaunted by reaction to her position regarding US military presence in Caribbean waters
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Trinidad PM undaunted by reaction to her position regarding US military presence in Caribbean waters
August 26, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)- Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar says her administration will over the next five years imple...
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Trinidad supports US military action in Caribbean, has no intention of engaging Caricom
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Trinidad supports US military action in Caribbean, has no intention of engaging Caricom
August 24, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government Saturday said it fully supports the decision of the United States to deploy “milita...
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Trinidad and Tobago seeking partial scope trade agreement with India
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Trinidad and Tobago seeking partial scope trade agreement with India
July 4, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government Friday said it intends to become the first Caribbean Community (Caricom) country t...
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Trinidad and Tobago sends warning to Venezuela
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Trinidad and Tobago sends warning to Venezuela
June 5, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government Thursday night said that it takes “very seriously” threats being made by Venezuela ...
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Trinidad PM reassures the country that she is in good health
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Trinidad PM reassures the country that she is in good health
May 9, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has once again sought to reassure citizens that she is in “g...
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Persad Bissessar makes history with swearing-in
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Persad Bissessar makes history with swearing-in
May 1, 2025
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)— Seventy-three year-old Kamla Persad Bissessar, created history on Thursday, when she took the oath of office, becoming ...
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US welcomes victory of Persad Bissessar, observer groups pleased with conduct of election
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US welcomes victory of Persad Bissessar, observer groups pleased with conduct of election
April 29, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The United States government Tuesday welcomed the victory of Kamla Persad Bissessar in Monday’s general election, desc...
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Persad Bissessar leads coalition to victory in Trinidad and Tobago election
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Persad Bissessar leads coalition to victory in Trinidad and Tobago election
April 28, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - The leader of Trinidad and Tobago's main Opposition United National Congress (UNC), Kamla Persad Bissessar, claimed vi...
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Trinidad and Tobago’s UNC leader wins Siparia seat, predicts general election victory
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Trinidad and Tobago’s UNC leader wins Siparia seat, predicts general election victory
April 28, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (CMC) – The leader of Trinidad and Tobago’s main opposition United National Congress (UNC), Kamla Persad Bissessar,...
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Legend beer makes its debut in 2026 Carnival Road March
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