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As Rubio meets with Caribbean leaders; US eases Cuba oil block
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MPs demand answers over ‘mind-boggling’ NWC bills
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
February 26 12:18 AM
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Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
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US eases ban on Venezuelan oil to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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US eases ban on Venezuelan oil to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
February 26 12:14 AM
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Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 26 12:12 AM
Battling Bahamas
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As Washington softens oil embargo, Cuba coast guard kills 4 on Florida-registered boat
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As Washington softens oil embargo, Cuba coast guard kills 4 on Florida-registered boat
February 26 12:11 AM
As Washington softens oil embargo, Cuba coast guard kills 4 on Florida-registered boat
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Caribbean Flavours Take Centre Stage at Jamaica Food and Drink Festival 2026
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Caribbean Flavours Take Centre Stage at Jamaica Food and Drink Festival 2026
February 26 12:10 AM
Caribbean Flavours Take Centre Stage at Jamaica Food and Drink Festival 2026
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Regional leaders encouraged by engagement with Rubio
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Regional leaders encouraged by engagement with Rubio
February 26 12:09 AM
Regional leaders encouraged by engagement with Rubio
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Trump signs document imposing 10 per cent global tariff, ‘effective almost immediately’
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Trump signs document imposing 10 per cent global tariff, ‘effective almost immediately’
February 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - President Donald Trump imposed on Friday an additional 10 per cent tariff on imports into the United States (US) aft...
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Obama deplores lack of shame after Trump racist monkey clip
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Obama deplores lack of shame after Trump racist monkey clip
February 15, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former United States (US) president Barack Obama criticised a lack of shame and decorum in the country's political d...
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Venezuela opens oil industry to greater private investment
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Venezuela opens oil industry to greater private investment
January 29, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela's legislature on Thursday adopted a bill that throws its oil industry open to private investors, in line with Uni...
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‘You can’t walk in with guns’, says Trump of Minneapolis victim
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‘You can’t walk in with guns’, says Trump of Minneapolis victim
January 27, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected the "assassin" label used by a top aide to describe a ...
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Trump to ban foreign aid over ‘gender ideology,’ diversity
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Trump to ban foreign aid over ‘gender ideology,’ diversity
January 22, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump's administration will refuse billions of dollars in potential foreign assi...
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Defiant ex-prosecutor testifies to Trump’s ‘criminal’ election plot
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Defiant ex-prosecutor testifies to Trump’s ‘criminal’ election plot
January 22, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former special counsel Jack Smith defiantly defended his prosecution of Donald Trump in a long-awaited showdown Thur...
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Time to stop ‘flattering’ Trump — ex-NATO chief on Greenland crisis
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Time to stop ‘flattering’ Trump — ex-NATO chief on Greenland crisis
January 20, 2026
BRUSSELS, Belguim (AFP) — The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is facing the biggest crisis in its history over Donald Trump's Greenland thre...
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Trump vows ‘very strong action’ if Iran hangs protesters
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Trump vows ‘very strong action’ if Iran hangs protesters
January 13, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would react strongly if authorities in...
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‘That’s enough’: Greenland PM urges Trump to drop annex threats
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‘That’s enough’: Greenland PM urges Trump to drop annex threats
January 5, 2026
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) — President Donald Trump's call for Greenland to become part of the United States (US) drew international condemnation on Mo...
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Maduro says Trump would be ‘better off’ focusing on US rather than Venezuela
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Maduro says Trump would be ‘better off’ focusing on US rather than Venezuela
December 22, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday fired back at Donald Trump, who has ordered United States (US) naval forces t...
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Trump says it would be ‘smart’ for Venezuela’s Maduro to step down
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Trump says it would be ‘smart’ for Venezuela’s Maduro to step down
December 22, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said Monday it would be "smart" for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to...
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BBC to fight Trump’s $10 bn defamation lawsuit
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BBC to fight Trump’s $10 bn defamation lawsuit
December 16, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The BBC said Tuesday it would fight a $10 billion lawsuit brought by United States (US) President Donald Trump against ...
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Trump’s immigration stance contradicting World Cup ‘unity’ message
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Trump’s immigration stance contradicting World Cup ‘unity’ message
December 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States — With the World Cup draw set for Washington this Friday, United States (US) President Donald Trump is expected to feature h...
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Epstein’s emails reveal network of powerful contacts
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Epstein’s emails reveal network of powerful contacts
November 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The latest batch from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's emails illustrates the extraordinary scope of his conta...
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Trump claims ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit
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Trump claims ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit
November 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) —  United States (US) President Donald Trump said he had an "obligation" to sue the BBC over a misleading speech edit,...
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Trump sending aircraft strike group to region as war fears rise
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Trump sending aircraft strike group to region as war fears rise
October 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Washington is deploying an aircraft carrier strike group to counter drug-trafficking organisations in Latin America,...
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Trump says US to repatriate survivors of strike on ‘drug-carrying submarine’ in Caribbean
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Trump says US to repatriate survivors of strike on ‘drug-carrying submarine’ in Caribbean
October 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States (US) was sending two suspected drug traffickers back to their...
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Protesters turn out for anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ rallies
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Protesters turn out for anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ rallies
October 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) —Huge crowds are expected to hit the United States' (US) streets Saturday from New York to San Francisco to vent their...
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Caribbean-American legislators blame Trump, Republicans for US gov’t shutdown
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Caribbean-American legislators blame Trump, Republicans for US gov’t shutdown
October 2, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – Caribbean-American Democratic leaders on Wednesday blamed President Donald Trump and Republicans for the ongoing Unite...
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YouTube to pay $22 million in settlement with Trump
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YouTube to pay $22 million in settlement with Trump
September 29, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — YouTube has agreed to pay $22 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after it suspended his accou...
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US citizen to sue for $50m over violent ICE arrest
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US citizen to sue for $50m over violent ICE arrest
September 26, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — An elderly United States (US) man who was body slammed to the ground as immigration agents raided his Los Angeles c...
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US military force in Caribbean could violate human rights – Amnesty International
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US military force in Caribbean could violate human rights – Amnesty International
September 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – As United States President Donald Trump steps up military action in the Caribbean Sea, Amnesty International is warn...
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ICE COOLING
As Rubio meets with Caribbean leaders; US eases Cuba oil block
February 26, 2026
ICE COOLING
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Bills rising, but taps still dry
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Bills rising, but taps still dry
MPs demand answers over ‘mind-boggling’ NWC bills
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
February 26, 2026
Bills rising, but taps still dry
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Romeich, Slyda di Wizard aim to revive reggae’s youth with Love Echoes rhythm
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
February 26, 2026
Joyful pulse
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US eases ban on Venezuelan oil to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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US eases ban on Venezuelan oil to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
February 26, 2026
US eases ban on Venezuelan oil to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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BALL OUT!
Basketball, ...
BALL OUT!
Head-turning Jamaican basketball team faces Bahamas in World Cup push
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 26, 2026
Battling Bahamas
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