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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
African group tells Warmington to apologise and undergo self-repair
October 5 12:30 AM
THE Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) has pointedly told Government Member of Parliament Everald Warmington that he has a “misinformed understanding” of h...
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Diaspora leaders reject claim of no complaints over slow pace of hurricane aid
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:29 AM
NEW YORK, United States — Diaspora leaders here have rubbished a claim by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade She...
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Designing Resilience
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Designing Resilience
October 5 12:28 AM
“WHO knew that within a few weeks of Design Week Ja 2025, held under the theme ‘Creative Resilience’, Jamaica would be confronted with the devastating...
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:26 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Sandals Foundation Island Challenge Jamaica has reached its £100,000 fund-raising target, paving the way for the purchase of ...
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Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
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Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
…proposes Caribbean Tourism Agricultural Logistics Centre
Mark Dennis 
October 5 12:24 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Warning that the region is losing billions of dollars in potential earnings by failing to adequately connect its farmers and ...
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Caribbean trade chief paints grim outlook for region’s food exports
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Caribbean trade chief paints grim outlook for region’s food exports
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:22 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Caribbean Export Development Agency Chief Executive Officer Damine Sinanan has warned that Caribbean countries will have to p...
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From State care to the classroom
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From State care to the classroom
Christopher Dawes turns pain into purpose; rewrites his future through education
October 5 12:20 AM
FOR Christopher Dawes, navigating the challenges of growing up in State care could have easily defined his future. Instead, he allowed the circumstanc...
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JSIF marks 30 years; vows to deepen impact on community development
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JSIF marks 30 years; vows to deepen impact on community development
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:20 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Three decades after it was established to help tackle poverty and social deprivation in vulnerable communities across the cou...
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DANM brings La Diablesse to the big screen in TTFF/26 world premiere
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DANM brings La Diablesse to the big screen in TTFF/26 world premiere
September 29, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Trinidadian folklore took the spotlight at the 20th anniversary of the Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) as filmmaker Ten...
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T&T Gov’t defends constitutionality of new crime legislation
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T&T Gov’t defends constitutionality of new crime legislation
September 18, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government is defending the constitutionality of a new crime legislation it piloted Friday, on...
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TTFF celebrates 20 years of shaping Caribbean cinema
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TTFF celebrates 20 years of shaping Caribbean cinema
September 17, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago—For two decades, the Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) has done more than bring films to the big screen. It has ...
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T&T, Venezuela set agenda for new era in bilateral relations
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T&T, Venezuela set agenda for new era in bilateral relations
September 3, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela have agreed on a roadmap to deepen cooperation in trade, energy, agricult...
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Trinidad jolted by 5.1 magnitude earthquake
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Trinidad jolted by 5.1 magnitude earthquake
August 12, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)–Trinidad and Tobago was rocked by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake Wednesday, the Seismic Research centre (SRC) of the St Augu...
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Trinidadian woman dies after car plunges into St Mary river
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Trinidadian woman dies after car plunges into St Mary river
August 4, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica -- Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman who drowned after a private motor vehicle plunged into...
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Juici targets Trinidad with 20-store franchise plan
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Juici targets Trinidad with 20-store franchise plan
July 29, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Juici Patties has formally begun scouting franchise operators for Trinidad and Tobago as the Jamaican restaurant chain seeks to es...
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Trinidad PM says alleged plot to assassinate her has widened to include foreign agencies
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Trinidad PM says alleged plot to assassinate her has widened to include foreign agencies
July 28, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the alleged plot to assassinate her and senior members ...
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Caribbean countries rattled by early morning earthquake
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Caribbean countries rattled by early morning earthquake
June 26, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 rattled some Caribbean islands on Friday, the Trinidad-based Seismic Research Ce...
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UK report claims more than 180 gangs operating in Trinidad and Tobago
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UK report claims more than 180 gangs operating in Trinidad and Tobago
June 24, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (CMC) — The United Kingdom (UK) Government says more than 180 gangs with various sizes and reaches operate throughout Trinidad ...
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T&T cocoa company exploring AI to support Caribbean farmers amid supply disruption
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T&T cocoa company exploring AI to support Caribbean farmers amid supply disruption
VANASSA MCKENZIE, Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 20, 2026
Amid a supply disruption in the global cocoa industry, fueled by extreme weather and crop diseases, a Trinidad and Tobago-based company aims to levera...
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IShowSpeed kicks off Caribbean tour in Trinidad
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IShowSpeed kicks off Caribbean tour in Trinidad
April 25, 2026
American online streamer IShowSpeed has officially kicked off his Caribbean tour, starting in Trinidad and Tobago. The viral content creator started t...
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Six detained as probe continues into ‘internal betrayal’ at Trinidad police station
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Six detained as probe continues into ‘internal betrayal’ at Trinidad police station
April 20, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) says six people have been detained as investigations continue into Sunda...
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Remains of 50 babies, 6 adults found at Trinidad and Tobago cemetery
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Remains of 50 babies, 6 adults found at Trinidad and Tobago cemetery
April 18, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (AFP) -- The remains of at least 50 infants and six adults were discovered Saturday after they had apparently been ...
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Trinidad PM critical of Caricom foreign ministers as controversy over reappointment of secretary- general drags on
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Trinidad PM critical of Caricom foreign ministers as controversy over reappointment of secretary- general drags on
April 15, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Wednesday expressed her disappointment that “not a singl...
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Trinidad and Tobago freezes assets linked to Middle East terrorist groups
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Trinidad and Tobago freezes assets linked to Middle East terrorist groups
April 14, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)–The Concerned Muslims of Trinidad and Tobago has criticised the decision of Kamla Perrsad-Bissessar government to offici...
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Guyana and T&T move to boost trade, energy cooperation
News, Regional
Guyana and T&T move to boost trade, energy cooperation
April 11, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Friday agreed to advance a broad developmen...
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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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Kamla says process used to re-appoint Caricom SG could have long term effects for Trinidadians
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Kamla says process used to re-appoint Caricom SG could have long term effects for Trinidadians
April 7, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the “surreptitious and odious process” used regarding the reappointment of ...
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Jamaica top Carifta Games medals for 40th straight year
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Jamaica top Carifta Games medals for 40th straight year
April 6, 2026
Jamaica topped the medals table at the Carifta Games for the 40th straight time after amassing 71 medals at the 53rd staging which ended on Monday at ...
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US radar removed from Tobago
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US radar removed from Tobago
March 16, 2026
SCARBOROUGH, Tobago (CMC) — Less than three months after the United States (US) military invaded Venezuela and detained its leader, Nicolas Maduro, on...
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Trinidad says US providing names linked to illegal drug trade
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Trinidad says US providing names linked to illegal drug trade
March 11, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad’s Homeland Security Minister, Roger Alexander, says the United States (US) has provided Trinidad and Tobago w...
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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
African group tells Warmington to apologise and undergo self-repair
October 5, 2026
THE Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) has pointedly told Government Member of Parliament Everald Warmington that he has a “misinformed understanding” of h...
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Diaspora leaders reject claim of no complaints over slow pace of hurricane aid
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
NEW YORK, United States — Diaspora leaders here have rubbished a claim by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade She...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Designing Resilience
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Designing Resilience
October 5, 2026
“WHO knew that within a few weeks of Design Week Ja 2025, held under the theme ‘Creative Resilience’, Jamaica would be confronted with the devastating...
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Sandals Foundation Island Challenge Jamaica has reached its £100,000 fund-raising target, paving the way for the purchase of ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
News
Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
…proposes Caribbean Tourism Agricultural Logistics Centre
Mark Dennis 
October 5, 2026
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Warning that the region is losing billions of dollars in potential earnings by failing to adequately connect its farmers and ...
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