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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
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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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Cuba hit by total blackout as US fuel blockade bites
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Cuba hit by total blackout as US fuel blockade bites
March 16 02:19 PM
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — A power outage struck the entire island of Cuba on Monday, the state-owned electric company said, the latest blackout as the Unit...
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Maitland vigilant in pursuing what happened to Donna-Lee, says attorney
March 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defence attorney Christopher Townsend says recently convicted client Noel Maitland maintains his innocence and is invested in find...
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‘Bittersweet’: Donna-Lee’s mom welcomes life sentence for Maitland, but still no closure
March 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The grieving mother of Donna-Lee Donaldson says she is satisfied with the life sentence handed down to Noel Maitland for her daugh...
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Maitland gets life sentence, 32 years before parole eligibility
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Maitland gets life sentence, 32 years before parole eligibility
March 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police Constable Noel Maitland has been sentenced to life imprisonment in relation to the July 2022 disappearance of his 24-year-o...
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WATCH: ‘I may never get a bone, but justice will serve’
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WATCH: ‘I may never get a bone, but justice will serve’
January 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With her hands raised to the sky and tears on her cheeks, Donna Lee Donaldson’s mother Sophia Lugg was full of praise Thursday for...
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Maitland guilty!
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Maitland guilty!
Cop convicted with murder of Donna-Lee Donaldson
January 22, 2026
Police constable Noel Maitland has been found guilty of the murder of his girlfriend, Donna-Lee Donaldson. The verdict was delivered moments ago follo...
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Jury begins deliberations in Maitland murder trial
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Jury begins deliberations in Maitland murder trial
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 22, 2026
The seven members of the jury in the Noel Maitland trial have gone off to deliberate. Trial Judge Leighton Pusey, after completing his summation, orde...
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‘If the puzzle doesn’t fit, you must acquit’ says Maitland attorney
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‘If the puzzle doesn’t fit, you must acquit’ says Maitland attorney
Jason Cross, Observer staff reporter, crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defence attorney Christopher Townsend on Tuesday sought to have the seven-member jury in the Constable Noel Maitland murder trial ...
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Maitland cared more for dirty settee than missing girlfriend, DPP says in closing arguments
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Maitland cared more for dirty settee than missing girlfriend, DPP says in closing arguments
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 20, 2026
During their closing arguments in the Constable Noel Maitland murder trial, the prosecution on Monday raised the question of why the policeman was so ...
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‘I didn’t kill Donna-Lee’: Maitland tells jury he ‘would never hurt’ his girlfriend
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‘I didn’t kill Donna-Lee’: Maitland tells jury he ‘would never hurt’ his girlfriend
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Constable Noel Maitland told a seven-member jury a short while ago that he would never hurt his girlfriend Donna-Lee Donaldson, mu...
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Judge rejects no-case submission in Maitland murder trial
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Judge rejects no-case submission in Maitland murder trial
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Justice Leighton Pusey has ruled in the Home Circuit Court in Kingston that Constable Noel Maitland has a case to answer in relati...
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Attorney raises questions about possible trafficking of Donna-Lee Donaldson
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Attorney raises questions about possible trafficking of Donna-Lee Donaldson
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Attorney-at-law Larry Smith, King's Counsel, on Thursday raised the possibility that missing social media influencer Donna-Lee Donal...
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High certainty that blood found in Maitland apartment was Donaldson’s – expert
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High certainty that blood found in Maitland apartment was Donaldson’s – expert
Jason Cross, Observer staff reporter, crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 11, 2025
A seven-member jury heard on Tuesday that there was a 99.9999 per cent chance that blood samples found inside Constable Noel Maitland's Chelsea Manor ...
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Forensic scientist close to revealing blood source in Maitland trial
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Forensic scientist close to revealing blood source in Maitland trial
November 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A forensic scientist on Tuesday moved closer to disclosing whose blood was found inside Constable Noel Maitland's apartment in Jul...
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Truck driver in Noel Maitland case begins testimony
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Truck driver in Noel Maitland case begins testimony
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A truck driver who was allegedly contracted by constable Noel Maitland in July 2022 to remove a settee from his apartment in St An...
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Maitland asked about footage on neighbour’s camera, jury hears
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Maitland asked about footage on neighbour’s camera, jury hears
Jason Cross | Reporter 
May 22, 2025
A neighbour of murder accused Constable Noel Maitland has testified that on July 13, 2022, the policeman expressed concern about footage that was poss...
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Maitland’s girlfriend Donaldson had ongoing dispute with his child’s mother, court hears
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Maitland’s girlfriend Donaldson had ongoing dispute with his child’s mother, court hears
Jason Cross | Reporter 
May 20, 2025
The Noel Maitland murder trial continued Tuesday morning with a second witness telling the court that she was aware of an ongoing dispute between the ...
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Donna-Lee Donaldson left home with passport, mom tells court
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Donna-Lee Donaldson left home with passport, mom tells court
Jason Cross | Reporter 
May 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Sophia Lugg, the mother of social media influencer and entrepreneur Donna-Lee Donaldson, said on Thursday morning that her daughter...
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Mom says Donna-Lee tried to dodge Maitland during visit to house
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Mom says Donna-Lee tried to dodge Maitland during visit to house
Jason Cross | Reporter 
May 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jurors in the trial of police constable Noel Maitland were on Wednesday told by Sophia Lugg, who is the first witness to take the ...
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Donna-Lee’s mom says she shared close relationship with Noel Maitland
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Donna-Lee’s mom says she shared close relationship with Noel Maitland
Jason Cross | Reporter 
May 14, 2025
A seven-member jury heard Tuesday that prior to the disappearance and suspected murder of Donna-Lee Donaldson, her police constable boyfriend Noel Mai...
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Noel Maitland jury selection completed, murder trial expected to start Tuesday
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Noel Maitland jury selection completed, murder trial expected to start Tuesday
May 13, 2025
The jury in the murder trial of police constable Noel Maitland has been finalised and opening statements are expected to start Tuesday afternoon at th...
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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
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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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