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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
April 12 09:53 AM
ST MARY, Jamaica —  A 35 year-old groundsman was granted bail in the sum of $650,000 when he appeared in the St Mary parish court on April 7 after he ...
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Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
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Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
April 12 09:47 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered a United States (US) naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in response to ...
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Rytz soaked in pure Soca bliss
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A heavy downpour threatened to put a damper on the hard fete agenda soca lovers had in mind for Rytz on Thursday, but by nightfall, the event had rewr...
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Mastering Difficult Conversations: Carolyn Rose Miller leads initiative to strengthen professional and personal relationships
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Communication expert Carolyn Rose Miller is taking proactive steps to address what she describes as a troubling pattern in professional and personal r...
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
NGO head, PAJ and others hold conflicting views on withholding names of accused
By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 12 12:30 AM
Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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Coalition firm in rejection of close-in-age sex pass
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Coalition firm in rejection of close-in-age sex pass
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April 12 12:28 AM
Coalition firm in rejection of close-in-age sex pass
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The secret struggle of former national footballer Michael ‘Zun’ Clarke
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The secret struggle of former national footballer Michael ‘Zun’ Clarke
He taught himself to read on a journey to academic triumph
BY VERNON DAVIDSON Executive editor — publications davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 12 12:26 AM
The secret struggle of former national footballer Michael ‘Zun’ Clarke
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Trinidad delegation to visit Venezuela
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Trinidad delegation to visit Venezuela
April 9, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Wednesday said that a Trinidad and Tobago delegation is to visit Ven...
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United Oil & Gas announces boost in Jamaican offshore oil prospects
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United Oil & Gas announces boost in Jamaican offshore oil prospects
April 8, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- United Oil & Gas Plc has identified potential thermogenic hydrocarbons in piston core samples from its Walton-Morant Licence offs...
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UN says humanitarian needs remain in Cuba despite fuel supplies
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UN says humanitarian needs remain in Cuba despite fuel supplies
April 7, 2026
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) has issued an urgent call for international support as Cuba grapples with a “worsening” humanitarian cr...
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Cubans ready for Russian oil but some say not enough
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Cubans ready for Russian oil but some say not enough
March 30, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cubans on Monday cautiously welcomed the imminent arrival of a Russian oil shipment, with some warning it would do little to ease...
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Mexico in talks with companies about oil sales to Cuba
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Mexico in talks with companies about oil sales to Cuba
March 30, 2026
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico is in talks with private companies about buying oil from the state-owned giant Pemex and selling it to Cuban companies, P...
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Russian tanker nears Cuba, defying US oil blockade
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Russian tanker nears Cuba, defying US oil blockade
March 29, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — A Russian oil tanker subject to United States (US) sanctions is scheduled to arrive in Cuba on Monday, challenging a de facto Ame...
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US stocks open lower with no Iran peace breakthrough in sight
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US stocks open lower with no Iran peace breakthrough in sight
March 26, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks opened lower on Thursday as oil spiked, with investors losing faith in the immediate prospects for...
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Trump says US considering ‘winding down’ military operations in Iran
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Trump says US considering ‘winding down’ military operations in Iran
March 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said Friday he was considering "winding down" military operations against ...
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US sanctions target Russian tankers bound for Cuba, North Korea
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US sanctions target Russian tankers bound for Cuba, North Korea
March 19, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) on Thursday amended its sanctions relief offered to Russian oil tankers already at sea, sayin...
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Middle East war: global economic fallout
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Middle East war: global economic fallout
March 19, 2026
Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war on Thursday: - Markets in turmoil - European stocks slid further as surging oil and gas pri...
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Cuba scrambles to restore power as Trump threatens takeover
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Cuba scrambles to restore power as Trump threatens takeover
March 17, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuba scrambled Tuesday to restore power after a nationwide blackout that hit the communist-run island just as US President Donal...
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‘Say no to colonisers’: Jamaicans protest in support of Cuban Gov’t
March 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – More than 150 people marched around National Heroes Circle in Kingston on Tuesday to express their solidarity with the Cuban gover...
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Cubans abroad will be able to invest, own businesses on island – minister
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Cubans abroad will be able to invest, own businesses on island – minister
March 16, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cubans living abroad will now be allowed to invest and own businesses on the island, a senior economic official said Monday, unv...
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War in the Middle East: latest developments
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War in the Middle East: latest developments
March 16, 2026
Here are the latest developments on Monday in the Middle East war: - New strikes on Iran - Israel's military said it had launched a broad wave of stri...
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Mideast war could knock 3% off Africa economies: energy regulator
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Mideast war could knock 3% off Africa economies: energy regulator
March 13, 2026
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Fuel shortages caused by the war in the Middle East could knock up to three per cent off African economies if they persist, a t...
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Why oil prices are soaring despite record reserve release
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Why oil prices are soaring despite record reserve release
March 12, 2026
LONDON, United States (AFP) — Major economies have agreed to release a record amount of strategic oil reserves, but the move did little to calm invest...
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Iran threatens to ‘set region’s oil and gas on fire’ if energy infrastructure attacked
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Iran threatens to ‘set region’s oil and gas on fire’ if energy infrastructure attacked
March 12, 2026
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran threatened on Thursday to wreak havoc on the region's oil and gas industry if its own energy infrastructure was attacked dur...
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Germany to release part of oil reserve amid Mideast war
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Germany to release part of oil reserve amid Mideast war
March 11, 2026
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany will release part of its oil reserve as global energy costs soar as a result of the Middle East war, Economy and Energ...
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Cuba says working to restore power after big blackout
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Cuba says working to restore power after big blackout
March 5, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuban authorities said Thursday they made progress toward restoring power to end a blackout that hit two-thirds of the beleaguere...
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Air France to suspend Cuba service over fuel shortage
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Air France to suspend Cuba service over fuel shortage
March 4, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — Air France will suspend its flights to Havana from the end of March until at least mid-June due to the fuel shortage in Cuba, th...
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US embassy warns of imminent attack in eastern Saudi Arabia
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US embassy warns of imminent attack in eastern Saudi Arabia
March 3, 2026
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — The United States (US) embassy in Riyadh on Tuesday warned of an imminent attack in the eastern Saudi city of Dhahran, ho...
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Energy prices soar on Iran war fallout, stocks slide
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Energy prices soar on Iran war fallout, stocks slide
March 2, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Oil and gas prices soared, stock markets slid and the dollar firmed on Monday as the widening Iran war shook financial ma...
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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NGO head, PAJ and others hold conflicting views on withholding names of accused
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