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ISSA Champions Cup expected to add four teams to competition
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ISSA Champions Cup expected to add four teams to competition
December 26 01:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The number of teams taking part in the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Champions Cup could be increased by four ...
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Double murder mars Christmas Day on March Pen Road
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Double murder mars Christmas Day on March Pen Road
December 26 12:58 PM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Despite an increased police presence, gunmen struck on March Pen Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Christmas Day leaving t...
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FYI Consultancy Group, JN and donors bring early Christmas joy to Trelawny
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FYI Consultancy Group, JN and donors bring early Christmas joy to Trelawny
December 26 12:18 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents of Trelawny gathered at the William Knibb Memorial High School football field on Sunday for a large-scale relief and com...
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Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
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Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
December 26 12:07 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Norwood Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) has recorded no murders and no shootings since the start of 2025, a major crime-figh...
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Swiss reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist receives Billboard plaque
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Swiss reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist receives Billboard plaque
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 26 10:35 AM
When Switzerland-based reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist collaborated with legendary Jamaican producer Lee “Scratch” Perry in 2017, it was a dream c...
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WATCH: KSAMC hosts annual Christmas feeding programme
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WATCH: KSAMC hosts annual Christmas feeding programme
December 26 10:25 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 400 homeless people were treated to a Christmas dinner Thursday on Water Lane in downtown Kingston, as Mayor Andrew Swab...
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Zelensky to meet Trump this weekend in Florida
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Zelensky to meet Trump this weekend in Florida
December 26 10:04 AM
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he would meet United States (US)  President Donald Trump this weekend to di...
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Lauderhill mayor extends holiday wishes, reflects on accomplishments in 2025
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Lauderhill mayor extends holiday wishes, reflects on accomplishments in 2025
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 26 09:59 AM
Mayor of Lauderhill, Jamaican-born Denise Grant, is extending holiday greetings to Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora. In an interview with Observe...
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OECS commission congratulates newly-elected PM of St Vincent and the Grenadines
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OECS commission congratulates newly-elected PM of St Vincent and the Grenadines
November 29, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – The Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), has congratulated Dr Godwin Friday, the Prime Minist...
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PNP congratulates Dr Godwin Friday and NDP on St Vincent election victory
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PNP congratulates Dr Godwin Friday and NDP on St Vincent election victory
November 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party (PNP) has extended congratulations to Dr Godwin Friday and the New Democratic Party (NDP) on their vic...
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St Vincent Opposition wins general elections, ousting Gonsalves after 24 years
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St Vincent Opposition wins general elections, ousting Gonsalves after 24 years
November 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A historic political shift is on the rise as the New Democratic Party (NDP) has won St Vincent and the Grenadines’ 2025 general el...
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Vincentians vote as Gonsalves vies for 6th stint in gov’t
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Vincentians vote as Gonsalves vies for 6th stint in gov’t
November 27, 2025
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — More than 103,000 voters are going to the 250 polling stations in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Thursday to elect a n...
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Trinidad PM warns Caricom leaders not to meddle in internal affairs of member states
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Trinidad PM warns Caricom leaders not to meddle in internal affairs of member states
November 21, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, says “it is only a matter of time before Caricom implode...
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St Vincent PM promises lawsuit over Opposition candidates’ Canadian citizenship
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St Vincent PM promises lawsuit over Opposition candidates’ Canadian citizenship
November 12, 2025
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, (CMC) – St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has promised that the issue of candidates being elected...
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Police probing discovery of drugs on a private island in St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Police probing discovery of drugs on a private island in St Vincent and the Grenadines
September 24, 2025
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) – Police in St Vincent and the Grenadines are on the island of Mustique, conducting an investigation after 35 packages of ...
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St Vincent’s Gonsalves to seek re-election after party renomination
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St Vincent’s Gonsalves to seek re-election after party renomination
August 11, 2025
KINGSTOWN,  St Vincent (CMC) — St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has been selected as the candidate of the ruling Unity...
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National Trials 2025: St Vincent’s Maloney leads women’s 800m first round
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National Trials 2025: St Vincent’s Maloney leads women’s 800m first round
June 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Shafiqua Maloney led the first round of the women’s 800m at the opening session of the Jamaica Athl...
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Patrick Junior prepares to release new EP
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Patrick Junior prepares to release new EP
June 22, 2025
The last 18 months have been relatively quiet in terms of recordings for Patrick Junior, but the veteran reggae singer has been busy doing shows in th...
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St Vincent and the Grenadines pleased with tourism figures
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St Vincent and the Grenadines pleased with tourism figures
June 13, 2025
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — The St Vincent and the Grenadines government is predicting a continuation of the record-breaking stay-over arrivals duri...
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Boat with apparent human remains washes ashore in SVG
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Boat with apparent human remains washes ashore in SVG
May 26, 2025
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) – The Police in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday said that they have found what appears to be decomposed human rema...
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St Vincent looks to broadening tourism base as US tariff threatens recession
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St Vincent looks to broadening tourism base as US tariff threatens recession
April 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – St Vincent and the Grenadines Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves, says the government is looking to broaden its ...
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St Vincent PM Gonsalves wants sixth term
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St Vincent PM Gonsalves wants sixth term
April 1, 2025
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines and leader of the ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP), Ralph Gonsalves, at t...
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OECS tourism ministers to discuss new 10-year policy
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OECS tourism ministers to discuss new 10-year policy
March 21, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – Tourism ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will meet in St Vincent and the Grenadines next ...
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St Vincent to provide US with data requested on Cuban workers’ brigade
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St Vincent to provide US with data requested on Cuban workers’ brigade
March 21, 2025
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — St Vincent and the Government says it is gathering information as requested by the United States (US) on Cuban medical w...
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St Vincent and the Grenadines PM travels to Venezuela for talks with President Maduro
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St Vincent and the Grenadines PM travels to Venezuela for talks with President Maduro
March 18, 2025
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) – St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has arrived in Venezuela for talks with President Nicola...
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Nine JPL players earn Reggae Boyz call-up for Gold Cup qualifiers
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Nine JPL players earn Reggae Boyz call-up for Gold Cup qualifiers
March 14, 2025
Nine players from the Jamaica Premier League have been called up to the Reggae Boyz 23-man squad for their Concacaf Gold Cup qualifiers against St Vin...
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St Vincent and the Grenadines Gov’t acquires Grenadine island of Balliceaux
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St Vincent and the Grenadines Gov’t acquires Grenadine island of Balliceaux
March 6, 2025
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC)– The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has acquired Balliceaux, the 320-acre Grenadine island to which thousands...
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St Vincent PM expresses concern over criminal history of expected deportees
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St Vincent PM expresses concern over criminal history of expected deportees
February 3, 2025
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — Amid the United States (US) crackdown on illegal immigrants, St Vincent’s Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has expresse...
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St Vincent PM says Caribbean unity is needed now more than ever
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St Vincent PM says Caribbean unity is needed now more than ever
December 3, 2024
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is calling for greater unity among member states of the Carib...
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Sounds of Eastern Caribbean, Haiti to take spotlight at ‘Still Standing’ in NY
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Sounds of Eastern Caribbean, Haiti to take spotlight at ‘Still Standing’ in NY
October 10, 2024
‘Still Standing’, an event by The Braata Singers saluting the diversity of Caribbean culture, takes place October 26 at Holy Family Auditorium in Broo...
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ISSA Champions Cup expected to add four teams to competition
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Double murder mars Christmas Day on March Pen Road
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Double murder mars Christmas Day on March Pen Road
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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Despite an increased police presence, gunmen struck on March Pen Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Christmas Day leaving t...
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FYI Consultancy Group, JN and donors bring early Christmas joy to Trelawny
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FYI Consultancy Group, JN and donors bring early Christmas joy to Trelawny
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents of Trelawny gathered at the William Knibb Memorial High School football field on Sunday for a large-scale relief and com...
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Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
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Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Norwood Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) has recorded no murders and no shootings since the start of 2025, a major crime-figh...
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Swiss reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist receives Billboard plaque
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Swiss reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist receives Billboard plaque
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 26, 2025
When Switzerland-based reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist collaborated with legendary Jamaican producer Lee “Scratch” Perry in 2017, it was a dream c...
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