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IRS will not pursue Trump for back taxes under settlement agreement
May 20 08:06 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will not pursue President Donald Trump, his family or companie...
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PAHO, Google join forces to expand access to health info across Americas
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PAHO, Google join forces to expand access to health info across Americas
May 20 07:57 AM
WASHINGTON, (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has signed a five-year framework agreement with Google LLC to collaborate on s...
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EU says Ebola infection risk in Europe remains ‘very low’
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EU says Ebola infection risk in Europe remains ‘very low’
May 20 07:17 AM
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The risk of an Ebola outbreak in the European Union (EU) is "very low" and "there is no indication" that Europeans need to t...
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Price hints at Flow 5G roll-out
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Price hints at Flow 5G roll-out
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Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
May 20 12:18 AM
Price hints at Flow 5G roll-out
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Vanessa Bling gets personal on True Story
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Vanessa Bling gets personal on True Story
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
May 20 12:16 AM
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JAMAICA BUYS $31-B HURRICANE SHIELD
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JAMAICA BUYS $31-B HURRICANE SHIELD
New catastrophe bond expands Jamaica’s financial protection after Melissa devastation
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 20 12:14 AM
Jamaica boosts hurricane financial shield ahead of season
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STILL ALIVE
Portmore, Cavalier remain confident ahead of second-leg JPL semis
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
May 20 12:12 AM
Still in the fight!
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UPDATE: Ukrainian aircraft given green light to leave Trinidad and Tobago
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UPDATE: Ukrainian aircraft given green light to leave Trinidad and Tobago
May 15, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago  (AATT) Friday night said that a Ukrainian aircraft impounded at the Pia...
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Police investigating ‘security matter’ at Trinidadian airport
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Police investigating ‘security matter’ at Trinidadian airport
May 15, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Friday said that a “security-related matter” involving a cargo aircraft ...
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Trinidad footballer dies after collapsing at match
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Trinidad footballer dies after collapsing at match
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 11, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — A Trinidadian footballer, Randy Ramcharan, died tragically on Saturday after suffering a medical emergency during the final ...
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Trinidad says oil spill adequately dealt with, despite concerns from Venezuela
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Trinidad says oil spill adequately dealt with, despite concerns from Venezuela
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 11, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it has dealt adequately with an oil spill that had been detected at the start ...
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Toddler among three people murdered in Trinidad
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Toddler among three people murdered in Trinidad
May 7, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Former prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago Stuart Young has called for the resignations of two senior government min...
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Three men appear in Trinidadian court on murder charges after police station attack
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Three men appear in Trinidadian court on murder charges after police station attack
April 28, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Three men, including a municipal police officer, appeared in a magistrate’s court in Trinidad, charged with the murder...
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Trinidadian cop, two others charged in police station attack
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Trinidadian cop, two others charged in police station attack
April 25, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Three men, including a municipal police officer, have been charged with the murder of acting Corporal Anuska Eversley ...
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Trinidad introduces AI-assisted digital textbooks in schools
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Trinidad introduces AI-assisted digital textbooks in schools
April 22, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad and Tobago Government has launched the first two artificial intelligence (AI) assisted digital textbooks ...
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Trinidadian cop expected to be charged with murder in police station attack
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Trinidadian cop expected to be charged with murder in police station attack
April 22, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Wednesday said that a 28-year-old municipal police officer is expected t...
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Trinidad police release three as probe continues into fatal attack on station
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Trinidad police release three as probe continues into fatal attack on station
April 20, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago’s Police Commissioner, Allister Guevarro, said Monday three people detained in connection with Sun...
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Baby shot and killed during home invasion in Trinidad
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Baby shot and killed during home invasion in Trinidad
March 31, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidadian police are investigating the murders of two people, including an 11-month-old baby, after a gunman invaded...
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Trinidad police rescue abducted woman in late-night sea operation
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Trinidad police rescue abducted woman in late-night sea operation
March 26, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — A 73-year-old kidnapping victim has been safely rescued following a dramatic late-night operation at sea and a radar a...
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Rowley dismisses accusation that drug money funded party headquarters
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Rowley dismisses accusation that drug money funded party headquarters
March 18, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The former leader of Trinidad and Tobago's People’s National Movement (PNM) party, Dr Keith Rowley, on Tuesday dismiss...
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Teacher jailed in US for conspiring to provide guns to Trinidad-based gang
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Teacher jailed in US for conspiring to provide guns to Trinidad-based gang
March 16, 2026
FLORIDA, United States (CMC) –  A 47-year-old teacher has been sentenced to one year and one day imprisonment in the United States for conspiracy to m...
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75-y-o Trinidadian arrested for grisly murder of Guyanese wife in New York
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75-y-o Trinidadian arrested for grisly murder of Guyanese wife in New York
March 12, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Days after the head of a Guyanese woman was discovered dumped in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York, ...
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Trinidad PM to Caricom leaders: ‘who vex loss… but we gained’
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Trinidad PM to Caricom leaders: ‘who vex loss… but we gained’
Persad-Bissessar reiterates support for US military presence
February 25, 2026
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told regional leaders Tuesday, “who vex loss”, as she reitera...
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Trinidad gets licences from United States for oil and gas activities in Venezuela
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Trinidad gets licences from United States for oil and gas activities in Venezuela
February 13, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government on Friday said that it has been issued with two United States general licences, whi...
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T&T gov’t to undertake registration of migrants
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T&T gov’t to undertake registration of migrants
January 23, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad and Tobago Government says it will begin registering all undocumented migrants in the country from next w...
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Trinidad PM makes ‘no apology’ for standing with US in fight against illegal drug trade
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Trinidad PM makes ‘no apology’ for standing with US in fight against illegal drug trade
January 16, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Friday said “no international law was breached” and she...
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Three arrested in Trinidad after multi-million dollar drug bust
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Three arrested in Trinidad after multi-million dollar drug bust
January 16, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Three people, including a woman, are due to appear in court after they were arrested earlier this week following a mul...
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T&T police officer among three arrested on drug-related charges in the US
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T&T police officer among three arrested on drug-related charges in the US
January 6, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Three people, including an officer with the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), have been charged with conspira...
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Several Caribbean countries rattled by earthquakes
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Several Caribbean countries rattled by earthquakes
January 2, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Several Caribbean countries have been rattled by earthquakes during the first two days of the new year, the Trinidad-b...
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IRS will not pursue Trump for back taxes under settlement agreement
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IRS will not pursue Trump for back taxes under settlement agreement
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PAHO, Google join forces to expand access to health info across Americas
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PAHO, Google join forces to expand access to health info across Americas
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WASHINGTON, (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has signed a five-year framework agreement with Google LLC to collaborate on s...
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EU says Ebola infection risk in Europe remains ‘very low’
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The risk of an Ebola outbreak in the European Union (EU) is "very low" and "there is no indication" that Europeans need to t...
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Changes being made after review cites difficulties accessing safety net programme
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 20, 2026
Unblocking PATH
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Price hints at Flow 5G roll-out
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Price hints at Flow 5G roll-out
...launches Liberty Business in Montego Bay
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May 20, 2026
Price hints at Flow 5G roll-out
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