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Italy declares red heatwave alert for Rome, four other cities
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Italy declares red heatwave alert for Rome, four other cities
May 28 08:45 AM
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy's health ministry on Thursday declared a red heatwave alert for the cities of Rome, Florence, Bologna, Brescia and Turin as ...
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Neymar a doubt for Brazil’s World Cup opener due to injury — doctor
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Neymar a doubt for Brazil’s World Cup opener due to injury — doctor
May 28 08:38 AM
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil forward Neymar is a doubt for the start of the World Cup after injuring his calf, requiring two to three weeks o...
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‘You are not alone’ in Ebola fight, says WHO chief heading to DR Congo
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‘You are not alone’ in Ebola fight, says WHO chief heading to DR Congo
May 28 08:34 AM
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief pledged to do "everything in my power" to help conquer a deadly Ebola outbreak...
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Jamaican model Romae Gordon shines in WWD eyewear spread
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Jamaican model Romae Gordon shines in WWD eyewear spread
May 28 08:26 AM
Jamaican model Romae Gordon continues to cement her return to the global fashion spotlight, starring in a new editorial for Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) s...
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Butterfield to acquire control of CIBC Caribbean in $1.8 billion transaction
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Butterfield to acquire control of CIBC Caribbean in $1.8 billion transaction
May 28 08:01 AM
The Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Limited has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CIBC’s 91.7 per cent stake in CIBC Caribbean Bank Limited in a t...
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Caribbean urged to prepare for heat, drought and rising energy bills
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Caribbean urged to prepare for heat, drought and rising energy bills
May 28 07:31 AM
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Principal of the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), Dr David Farrell, on Wednesday warned the regio...
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MegaMart Portmore closing
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MegaMart Portmore closing
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May 28 12:20 AM
MegaMart Portmore closing
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‘They take us for fools’
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‘They take us for fools’
Former top cop Hardley Lewin scoffs at excuses for delay in full roll-out of body-worn cameras by police
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer 
May 28 12:18 AM
‘They take us for fools’
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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
January 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States  (CMC) — The United States (US) has reiterated the importance of the Organisation of American States (OAS) as a forum for en...
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OAS Secretary General calls for hemisphere to remain zone of peace
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OAS Secretary General calls for hemisphere to remain zone of peace
November 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC)—The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin on Tuesday called on Venezuela and t...
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Jamaica cyber youth empowerment academy launched
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Jamaica cyber youth empowerment academy launched
September 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Thirty young Jamaicans, aged 18 to 24, have commenced a six-month intensive cybersecurity training programme at the newly launched...
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WATCH: No major issues so far as J’cans vote, says election observer
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WATCH: No major issues so far as J’cans vote, says election observer
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Head of the Organisation of American States (OAS) Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) to Jamaica, former Prime Minister of St Luci...
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OAS Electoral Mission in Jamaica invites citizens to exercise right to vote in general elections
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OAS Electoral Mission in Jamaica invites citizens to exercise right to vote in general elections
September 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Organisation of American States Electoral Observation Mission (OAS/EOM) in Jamaica, led by the former Prime Minister of Saint ...
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Impoverished, gang-riddled Haiti needs money and support: OAS
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Impoverished, gang-riddled Haiti needs money and support: OAS
August 23, 2025
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — The Organisation of American States (OAS) has called for more money and international support to alleviate the grinding p...
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Inter-American court says states must protect people from climate change
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Inter-American court says states must protect people from climate change
July 3, 2025
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AFP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that countries belonging to the Organisation of American States (...
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Bahamian elected to the IACHR
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Bahamian elected to the IACHR
June 30, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) -The Bahamas government says human rights expert and attorney, Marion Bethel, has been elected commissioner of the Inter-America...
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OAS and France to strengthen teaching of French in the Eastern Caribbean
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OAS and France to strengthen teaching of French in the Eastern Caribbean
June 26, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The Organization of American States (OAS) says Secretary General Albert Ramdin and the Ambassador of France to the Eastern ...
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US chides OAS role in Haiti’s political and security situation
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US chides OAS role in Haiti’s political and security situation
May 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) is re-considering its policy towards Haiti where criminal gangs are seeking to overthrow the ...
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OAS to deploy Electoral Observation Mission to Belize
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OAS to deploy Electoral Observation Mission to Belize
March 9, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro has announced the appointment of Ma...
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Italy declares red heatwave alert for Rome, four other cities
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Neymar a doubt for Brazil’s World Cup opener due to injury — doctor
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‘You are not alone’ in Ebola fight, says WHO chief heading to DR Congo
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Jamaican model Romae Gordon shines in WWD eyewear spread
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Butterfield to acquire control of CIBC Caribbean in $1.8 billion transaction
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Butterfield to acquire control of CIBC Caribbean in $1.8 billion transaction
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