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Hundreds of flights cancelled across the Caribbean amid US attack on Venezuela
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Hundreds of flights cancelled across the Caribbean amid US attack on Venezuela
January 3 05:01 PM
NEW YORK, United States — Air travel disruptions are expected to last for days as hundreds of flights scheduled for the Caribbean have been cancelled ...
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Caribbean Airlines monitoring regional developments
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Caribbean Airlines monitoring regional developments
January 3 04:11 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Regional carrier Caribbean Airlines says while there have been no disruptions to its services on Saturday, it will con...
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Retired soldier dedicated to a life of service
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Retired soldier dedicated to a life of service
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January 3 03:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — At 92 years old, veteran Sergeant Peter Xavier Williams, also called “Poppy Man” remains firmly grounded in service, discipline an...
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Starmer says UK will ‘shed no tears’ over US seizing Maduro
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Starmer says UK will ‘shed no tears’ over US seizing Maduro
January 3 03:13 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom  (AFP) —  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday the United Kingdom (UK) will discuss the "evolving situation" in Ve...
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Macron says Venezuela’s Gonzalez Urrutia should lead post-Maduro transition
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Macron says Venezuela’s Gonzalez Urrutia should lead post-Maduro transition
January 3 02:31 PM
PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said that 2024 presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia should lead a peacef...
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Hurricane recovery a catalyst to address long-standing development constraints
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Hurricane recovery a catalyst to address long-standing development constraints
January 3 01:59 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, says Jamaica’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa must be used as a catalyst to address long-s...
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Venezuelan capital quiet, streets empty after US strike
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Venezuelan capital quiet, streets empty after US strike
January 3 01:15 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — A lingering smell of explosives hung over Venezuela's capital Caracas Saturday as shocked residents took stock after an ear...
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Gauff saves US at United Cup, Wawrinka starts farewell season with win
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Gauff saves US at United Cup, Wawrinka starts farewell season with win
January 3 01:04 PM
PERTH, Australia (AFP) —Coco Gauff rode to the rescue with a 6-1, 6-1 hammering of Solana Sierra to nudge the United States (US) towards a 2-1 defeat ...
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Evangelist and daughter identified as plane crash victims en route to Jamaica for hurricane relief
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Evangelist and daughter identified as plane crash victims en route to Jamaica for hurricane relief
November 11, 2025
The two people who died Monday when a plane crashed in Florida en route to Jamaica have been identified as a Caymanian father and daughter who were on...
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UPDATE: Two killed in plane crash en route to Jamaica
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UPDATE: Two killed in plane crash en route to Jamaica
November 10, 2025
Two people were killed on Monday when a plane crashed in Florida while on its way to Jamaica for hurricane relief efforts. This was confirmed by the C...
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Plane which crashed en route to Jamaica had no permit to land, says Vaz
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Plane which crashed en route to Jamaica had no permit to land, says Vaz
November 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says a small plane which reportedly crashed on Monday while en route to Jamaica for hurricane relief ...
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Update: Father and 13-y-o son confirmed dead in stunt plane crash
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Update: Father and 13-y-o son confirmed dead in stunt plane crash
August 3, 2025
BARCELONA Spain — Spanish emergency services confirmed recovery of two bodies, that of a father and son who were in a plane that crashed off the coast...
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Air India says plane ‘well-maintained’ before crash
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Air India says plane ‘well-maintained’ before crash
June 19, 2025
NEW DELHI, India (AF) — Air India's Boeing plane was "well-maintained" before it crashed a week ago, killing all but one of 242 people on board, the a...
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More than 200 India plane crash victims identified
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More than 200 India plane crash victims identified
June 18, 2025
AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) — More than 200 victims of the Air India jet crash have been identified through DNA testing, Indian authorities said Wednesday,...
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Lone India plane crash survivor recounts miracle escape
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Lone India plane crash survivor recounts miracle escape
June 13, 2025
AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) — The lone survivor of 242 people aboard a London-bound passenger plane that crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad expressed ...
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Plane carrying 20 people crashes in Tennessee — US authorities
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Plane carrying 20 people crashes in Tennessee — US authorities
June 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A plane carrying 20 people crashed in the US state of Tennessee on Sunday, with some on board taken to hospital for ...
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Several dead in fiery plane crash on California neighborhood
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Several dead in fiery plane crash on California neighborhood
May 22, 2025
SAN DIEGO, United States (AFP) — Several people were killed when a small plane crashed in a California neighborhood before dawn Thursday, destroying a...
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US unveils ambitious air traffic control upgrade following plane crash
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US unveils ambitious air traffic control upgrade following plane crash
May 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Trump administration unveiled Thursday a plan to overhaul the antiquated US air traffic control system, acting w...
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Delta plane flips upside down in Toronto crash, at least 17 injured
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Delta plane flips upside down in Toronto crash, at least 17 injured
February 17, 2025
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) - A Delta Air Lines jet with 80 people onboard crash landed Monday at the Toronto airport, officials said, flipping upside down ...
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Guyana Civil Aviation Authority denies plane crash involving president
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Guyana Civil Aviation Authority denies plane crash involving president
February 17, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is describing rumours that President Irfaan Ali was involved in a “tragic aeropl...
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2 dead after small plane crashes on busy Sao Paulo street, hits bus
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2 dead after small plane crashes on busy Sao Paulo street, hits bus
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7, 2025
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) - Two people were killed Friday when a small plane crashed on a major avenue in Brazil's economic capital Sao Paulo, narrowly ...
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Two bodies recovered from plane crash in Dominica, two others still trapped
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Two bodies recovered from plane crash in Dominica, two others still trapped
February 3, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) –Search and rescue teams in Dominica have recovered two of the four bodies from the four-seater Cessna 172 aircraft which crash...
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Small plane crashes in Philadelphia, governor says
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Small plane crashes in Philadelphia, governor says
January 31, 2025
PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) -- A small private airplane crashed in northeast Philadelphia Friday, a top official said, with media showing images...
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Figure skating in shock as athletes, coaches perish in US crash
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Figure skating in shock as athletes, coaches perish in US crash
January 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Global figure skating's tight-knit community was in mourning on Thursday after a passenger jet crash in Washington ...
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No survivors from plane, helicopter collision in Washington
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No survivors from plane, helicopter collision in Washington
January 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US officials said Thursday there were likely no survivors after a passenger jet carrying 64 people collided in mida...
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Passenger plane collides with helicopter near Washington airport
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Passenger plane collides with helicopter near Washington airport
January 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A regional jet from Kansas crashed into Washington's Potomac River after colliding mid-air with a military helicopt...
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South Korea inspects B737-800 fleet after worst plane crash
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South Korea inspects B737-800 fleet after worst plane crash
December 30, 2024
MUAN, South Korea (AFP)— South Korea ordered Monday a "comprehensive inspection" of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country's carriers, af...
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Probe suggests Azerbaijan plane crashed due to ‘physical external interference’
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Probe suggests Azerbaijan plane crashed due to ‘physical external interference’
December 27, 2024
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan this week suffered physical "external interference", the airline and ...
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Russia missile suspected in Azerbaijani plane crash
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Russia missile suspected in Azerbaijani plane crash
December 26, 2024
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- Azerbaijani and US officials believe a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the deadly crash of an Azerbaijani passenger ...
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At least nine dead in Brazil plane crash: authorities
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At least nine dead in Brazil plane crash: authorities
December 22, 2024
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) - At least nine people died when a small plane crashed on Sunday morning in Gramado, in southern Brazil, authorities said, sla...
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Regional carrier Caribbean Airlines says while there have been no disruptions to its services on Saturday, it will con...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — At 92 years old, veteran Sergeant Peter Xavier Williams, also called “Poppy Man” remains firmly grounded in service, discipline an...
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