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As Rubio meets with Caribbean leaders; US eases Cuba oil block
February 26 12:20 AM
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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 12:18 AM
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 12:16 AM
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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
US eases ban on Venezuelan oil to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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BALL OUT!
Head-turning Jamaican basketball team faces Bahamas in World Cup push
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 ends immigration crackdown in Minnesota
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Trump ends immigration crackdown in Minnesota
February 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States President Donald Trump's pointman on Thursday announced the end of aggressive immigration operations in ...
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Epstein accomplice Maxwell seeks Trump clemency before testimony
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Epstein accomplice Maxwell seeks Trump clemency before testimony
February 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell refused on Monday to answer questions from a congressional panel but sa...
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Trump says Mexico will ‘cease’ sending oil to Cuba
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Trump says Mexico will ‘cease’ sending oil to Cuba
February 2, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)-US President Donald Trump said Monday that Mexico would stop sending oil to Cuba, which is already struggling after su...
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Trump urges ‘no changes’ to bill to end shutdown
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Trump urges ‘no changes’ to bill to end shutdown
February 2, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)-US President Donald Trump urged the House of Representatives on Monday to swiftly adopt a spending bill and end the th...
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Trump rebukes armed protesters after Minnesota shooting
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Trump rebukes armed protesters after Minnesota shooting
January 27, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that people "can't walk in with guns" at protests after a second American was k...
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Venezuela moves to liberalize oil sector, in boost for Trump
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Venezuela moves to liberalize oil sector, in boost for Trump
January 22, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday began debating plans to throw open the country's lucrative oil sector to private investors, ...
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NATO chief cannot negotiate for Denmark on Greenland — Danish gov’t
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NATO chief cannot negotiate for Denmark on Greenland — Danish gov’t
January 22, 2026
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP)—NATO chief Mark Rutte cannot negotiate on behalf of Denmark over Greenland, the Danish government said Thursday, a day after...
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Trump launches ‘Board of Peace’ at Davos
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Trump launches ‘Board of Peace’ at Davos
January 22, 2026
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP)—US President Donald Trump kicked off his new "Board of Peace" at Davos on Thursday, with a signing ceremony for a body with a...
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US Supreme Court to hear Trump bid to fire Fed governor
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US Supreme Court to hear Trump bid to fire Fed governor
January 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The US Supreme Court hears arguments on Wednesday over President Donald Trump's attempt to fire a Federal Reserve gove...
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Russian minister visits Cuba as Trump ramps up pressure on Havana
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Russian minister visits Cuba as Trump ramps up pressure on Havana
January 20, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)—Russia's interior minister began a visit to ally Cuba on Tuesday, a show of solidarity after US President Donald Trump warned that ...
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Trump says not thinking ‘purely of peace’ in Greenland push
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Trump says not thinking ‘purely of peace’ in Greenland push
January 19, 2026
NUUK, Denmark (AFP)—Donald Trump said he no longer needs to think "purely of peace" after being snubbed for a Nobel prize, in comments published Monda...
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Trump says no reason ‘right now’ for Insurrection Act in Minnesota
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Trump says no reason ‘right now’ for Insurrection Act in Minnesota
January 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump said Friday there was no immediate need to invoke the Insurrection Act over protests against...
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Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act over Minnesota protests
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Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act over Minnesota protests
January 15, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an emergency law that allows domestic deployment of the mi...
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Venezuela’s sidelined Machado arrives at White House for Trump talks
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Venezuela’s sidelined Machado arrives at White House for Trump talks
January 15, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrived at the White House on Thursday for talks with US President D...
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‘We choose Denmark,’ says Greenland ahead of White House talks
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‘We choose Denmark,’ says Greenland ahead of White House talks
January 13, 2026
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP)—Greenland would choose to remain Danish over a US takeover, its leader said Tuesday, ahead of crunch White House talks on th...
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Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’
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Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’
January 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to "make a deal" or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flo...
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Trump signs emergency order to protect US-held revenue from Venezuela oil
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Trump signs emergency order to protect US-held revenue from Venezuela oil
January 10, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order protecting US-held money derived from sales of Venezuelan oil,...
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US Senate vote to curb Trump’s military powers in Venezuela
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US Senate vote to curb Trump’s military powers in Venezuela
January 8, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Senate took a major step Thursday toward passing a resolution to rein in President Donald Trump's military ac...
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Performers cancel concerts at Kennedy center after Trump renaming
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Performers cancel concerts at Kennedy center after Trump renaming
December 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)-A prominent jazz group and a dance company have canceled shows at Washington's premier performing arts center to prote...
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Brazil’s Lula warns military action in Venezuela would be ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
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Brazil’s Lula warns military action in Venezuela would be ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
December 20, 2025
FOZ DO IGUAÇU, Brazil (AFP)—Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that US military action in Venezuela would spark a "humanitari...
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump ‘blockade’
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump ‘blockade’
December 17, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—Venezuela struck a defiant note Wednesday, insisting that crude oil exports were not impacted by US President Donald Trump's ...
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Trump bans and restricts entry to nationals of three Caribbean countries
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Trump bans and restricts entry to nationals of three Caribbean countries
December 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – US President Donald Trump on Tuesday named Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and Haiti as countries where citizens from ...
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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
News
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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Joyful pulse
Entertainment, ...
Joyful pulse
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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