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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
December 30 08:35 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  (CMC) –  Trinidadian police say the body of a 46-year-old fireman, who had been abducted from his home last weekend, was foun...
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
December 30 07:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six men, including two taxi drivers and a 62-year-old, have been slapped with multiple offences for their alleged involvement in a...
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
December 30 07:03 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged after allegedly firing shots in a public place. Charged with possession...
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
December 30 06:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With many individuals dealing with emotional scars in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, licensed clinical psychologist and trauma spe...
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
December 30 06:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 30, ended trading at $159.83, down nine cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
December 30 05:52 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A $250,000 Christmas donation from NCB Foundation’s Grant a Wish initiative is helping to strengthen  hurricane relief efforts led...
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 30 05:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Campari has signed a year-long title partnership with popular event series Sandz Music Festival.  The collaboration comes into eff...
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Fire brigade urges parents to discourage children from making prank calls
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Fire brigade urges parents to discourage children from making prank calls
December 30 05:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is appealing to parents and guardians to discourage children from making prank calls to emergency ser...
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
December 30, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  (CMC) –  Trinidadian police say the body of a 46-year-old fireman, who had been abducted from his home last weekend, was foun...
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
December 24, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (Caricom) Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) has reaffirmed its commitment to regional integratio...
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Trinidad Gov’t gives green light for US military aircraft to transit local airspace
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Trinidad Gov’t gives green light for US military aircraft to transit local airspace
December 15, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad's former Caribbean Community (Caricom) and foreign affairs minister, Dr Amery Browne, has described as 'deceptive' ...
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Trinidad PM defends decision not to inform country about US radar installation
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Trinidad PM defends decision not to inform country about US radar installation
November 29, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has sought to defend her decision not to inform the country about the installati...
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Trinidad PM and senior US military official hold ‘excellent’ talks
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Trinidad PM and senior US military official hold ‘excellent’ talks
November 25, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine held talks on Tuesday with Trinidad Prime M...
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
November 24, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Monday urged the public to be cautious after a 39-year-old man appeared ...
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Note discovered as T&T councillor and husband found dead at home
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Note discovered as T&T councillor and husband found dead at home
November 24, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad Police say they have recovered a handwritten note and a bottle of herbicide at the home of local government c...
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Jamaica and Trinidad tied at half time
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Jamaica and Trinidad tied at half time
November 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago were locked at 0-0 in their Concacaf final round Group B qualifying round second leg game being pl...
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Venezuela calls US exercises in nearby Trinidad a ‘provocation’
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Venezuela calls US exercises in nearby Trinidad a ‘provocation’
October 26, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela on Sunday blasted the arrival in nearby Trinidad and Tobago of a United States (US) warship for military exercise...
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Trinidad PM says she will not engage in tit-for-tat with Venezuelan VP
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Trinidad PM says she will not engage in tit-for-tat with Venezuelan VP
October 23, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Thursday downplayed a potential rift with Venezuela ove...
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Curacao lead T&T in WCQ
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Curacao lead T&T in WCQ
October 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Curacao led Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 at half time in their Concacaf final round World Cup qualification Group B game at the Ergilio...
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US grants Trinidad permit to explore Venezuela gas field
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US grants Trinidad permit to explore Venezuela gas field
October 9, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (AFP) - The United States (US) has given the green light for the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago to explore...
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Caribbean Airlines CEO quits
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Caribbean Airlines CEO quits
October 3, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Longtime Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Caribbean Airlines, Garvin Medera has resigned from the position, according to a r...
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Trinidad PM reiterates support for US military presence in the Caribbean
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Trinidad PM reiterates support for US military presence in the Caribbean
September 26, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago on Friday reiterated its support for the United States (US) military presence in the souther...
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Trinidad and Tobago celebrates 49th Republic anniversary
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Trinidad and Tobago celebrates 49th Republic anniversary
September 24, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago is observing the 49th anniversary of its transition to a republic. President Christine Kangaloo no...
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Trump reaffirms ‘strength of partnership’ with Trinidad and Tobago
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Trump reaffirms ‘strength of partnership’ with Trinidad and Tobago
September 9, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Donald Trump administration has reaffirmed the strength of its partnership with the Trinidad and Tobago Governme...
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Trinidad prison superintendent detained under SOE
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Trinidad prison superintendent detained under SOE
August 27, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — A Trinidadian prison superintendent has been detained under the country’s state of emergency (SOE) after he was identi...
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US nationals deported from Trinidad and Tobago
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US nationals deported from Trinidad and Tobago
August 26, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The United States (US) on Tuesday said that two American citizens have been deported from Trinidad and Tobago to face ...
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Trinidad authorities probe online scams impersonating the country’s finance minister
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Trinidad authorities probe online scams impersonating the country’s finance minister
August 23, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad’s Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have warned the ...
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Trinidadian gets Caribbean POSH Icon Woman Entrepreneur Excellence Award
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Trinidadian gets Caribbean POSH Icon Woman Entrepreneur Excellence Award
August 18, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago — Trinidadian-born Shelly-Ann Aqui Solomon, a digital strategist, transformational coach and global business mentor, ...
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‘Men detained at sea weren’t there to collect fish’ — Trinidad police commissioner
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‘Men detained at sea weren’t there to collect fish’ — Trinidad police commissioner
August 18, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad’s Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro says several Trinidadian and Venezuelan nationals detained at sea “we...
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Trinidad authorities investigating disappearance of 300 vials of Fentanyl
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Trinidad authorities investigating disappearance of 300 vials of Fentanyl
August 15, 2025
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad health authorities say they have launched “an immediate” investigation into the disappearance of 300 vials of...
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged after allegedly firing shots in a public place. Charged with possession...
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — With many individuals dealing with emotional scars in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, licensed clinical psychologist and trauma spe...
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 30, ended trading at $159.83, down nine cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
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