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Sentencing of taxi operator guilty of ruthless slaying delayed
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Sentencing of taxi operator guilty of ruthless slaying delayed
February 26 03:40 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Kevon Lesley, the Manchester taxi operator who was found guilty of murder in relation to the barbaric killing of his spouse, Shad...
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Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix finally certified gold in America
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Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix finally certified gold in America
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
February 26 03:35 PM
Exactly a year after it was released digitally in the United States, Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix, the globetrotting hit by Moliy, Silent Addy, Ski...
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African warrior queen comes alive in new opera by Jamaican-British Shirley Thompson
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African warrior queen comes alive in new opera by Jamaican-British Shirley Thompson
February 26 03:25 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Internationally acclaimed composer, conductor, scholar, cultural activist and film-maker, Shirley J Thompson will present the worl...
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Defending champs KC, STATHS through to U-14, U-16 football semis
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Defending champs KC, STATHS through to U-14, U-16 football semis
February 26 03:09 PM
Kingston College (KC) and Jamaica College (JC) are through to the semi-finals of both the urban Under-14 and Under-16 football competitions. Defending...
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Man shot by Cuban coast guard wanted to spark uprising—AFP report
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Man shot by Cuban coast guard wanted to spark uprising—AFP report
February 26 03:03 PM
MIAMI, United States (AFP)—A United States-based man identified by Cuba as one of those killed by its coast guard in a shootout off the Cuban coast ha...
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Treasure Bay Estates continues a proud family legacy of development
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Treasure Bay Estates continues a proud family legacy of development
February 26 02:57 PM
Bernard St Aubyn Henry, executive chairman of Great Bay Joint Venture Company, the developers of Treasure Bay Estates, says his family’s longstanding ...
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Melania Trump to preside over UN Security Council meeting
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Melania Trump to preside over UN Security Council meeting
February 26 02:54 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AFP)- First lady of the United States Melania Trump will preside over a UN Security Council meeting next week, her office has announce...
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Cockburn looks to make huge impact in Jamaica’s World Cup Qualifiers
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Cockburn looks to make huge impact in Jamaica’s World Cup Qualifiers
BY DANIEL BLAKE Staff reporter blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 26 02:52 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kofi Cockburn is aiming to deliver a major boost for Jamaica as they face Bahamas and Canada in FIBA World Cup qualifying action a...
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Venezuela petitions UN for Maduro release
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Venezuela petitions UN for Maduro release
February 23, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto on Monday demanded the immediate release of Nicolas Maduro, who was ousted as p...
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Venezuela grants amnesty to 379 political prisoners
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Venezuela grants amnesty to 379 political prisoners
February 21, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—Venezuelan authorities have granted amnesty to 379 political prisoners, a lawmaker said Friday, after a new law was enacted b...
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US forces board ship in Indian Ocean that fled Caribbean blockade — Pentagon
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US forces board ship in Indian Ocean that fled Caribbean blockade — Pentagon
February 15, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US forces boarded an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean that violated President Donald Trump's blockade of sanctioned ve...
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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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US top official in Venezuela for oil talks after leader’s ouster
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US top official in Venezuela for oil talks after leader’s ouster
February 11, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — United States (US Energy Secretary Chris Wright was in Venezuela on Wednesday for talks with acting president Delcy Rodrigu...
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Re-detained ally of Venezuela’s Machado moved to home arrest
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Re-detained ally of Venezuela’s Machado moved to home arrest
February 10, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)-Aclose ally of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who was detained over the weekend just hours after his rele...
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Venezuela opposition figure freed, then rearrested after calling for elections
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Venezuela opposition figure freed, then rearrested after calling for elections
February 9, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)-Venezuelan Nobel peace laureate Maria Corina Machado said Monday that armed government agents had "kidnapped" a close ally — ...
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US forces seize ship in Indian Ocean that fled Caribbean blockade
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US forces seize ship in Indian Ocean that fled Caribbean blockade
February 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) forces boarded and seized an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean that violated President Donald Trump'...
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Guyana wary of Venezuela border ‘threat’ even with Maduro gone
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Guyana wary of Venezuela border ‘threat’ even with Maduro gone
February 5, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) — Guyana's president said Thursday his country was still on alert over "the threat" from Venezuela over the oil-rich Essequib...
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Cuba willing to talk to US ‘without pressure’ as fuel shortage continues
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Cuba willing to talk to US ‘without pressure’ as fuel shortage continues
February 5, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba is prepared to hold dialogue with the United States (US)  but not under pressure, President Miguel Diaz-Canel insisted Thurs...
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Venezuela amnesty bill excludes gross rights abuses under Chavez, Maduro
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Venezuela amnesty bill excludes gross rights abuses under Chavez, Maduro
February 5, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)-Venezuelan Members of Parliament on Thursday started examining an amnesty bill which will cover "treason" and other charges u...
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Thousands of Venezuelans march to demand Maduro’s release
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Thousands of Venezuelans march to demand Maduro’s release
February 3, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)-Thousands of backers of Venezuela's former leader Nicolas Maduro, who was ousted in a deadly US military operation, marched i...
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Venezuelan interim president announces mass amnesty push
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Venezuelan interim president announces mass amnesty push
January 30, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)-Venezuela's acting president announced on Friday a proposal for mass amnesty in the country, in her latest major reform since...
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Venezuela slams US ‘punitive’ measures against ally Cuba
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Venezuela slams US ‘punitive’ measures against ally Cuba
January 30, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)-Venezuela, whose president was recently toppled in a US military operation, on Friday slammed Washington's "punitive measures...
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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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Venezuela’s acting president says US unfreezing sanctioned funds
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Venezuela’s acting president says US unfreezing sanctioned funds
January 27, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)-The United States has started unblocking Venezuelan funds that were frozen under sanctions, the South American country's inte...
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At least 80 political prisoners freed in Venezuela — NGO
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At least 80 political prisoners freed in Venezuela — NGO
January 25, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — At least 80 political prisoners were freed Sunday in Venezuela, where detainees are slowly being released under pressure fr...
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Venezuelan embassy launches campaign demanding return of ousted president and his wife
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Venezuelan embassy launches campaign demanding return of ousted president and his wife
January 23, 2026
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — Venezuela Thursday night launched a campaign designed to mount international pressure regarding the return of President Nic...
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New Venezuela leader to visit US
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New Venezuela leader to visit US
January 21, 2026
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) — Venezuela's interim president will soon visit the United States (US), a senior US official said Wednesday, further signalin...
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Venezuela says US $300-million oil sale used to prop up currency
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Venezuela says US $300-million oil sale used to prop up currency
January 20, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez said on Tuesday that her country has received $300 million from a United States sa...
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Despite precarious life in Colombia, Venezuelans rule out returning home soon
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Despite precarious life in Colombia, Venezuelans rule out returning home soon
January 19, 2026
LA FORTALEZA, Colombia (AFP)-They fled hunger in Venezuela only to find poverty and violence across the border in Colombia -- but for Franklin Petit a...
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Guyana strengthens border defences following US invasion of Venezuela
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Guyana strengthens border defences following US invasion of Venezuela
January 19, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC)–Guyana says it has strengthened its border defences following recent political developments in neighbouring Venezuela. The co...
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Sentencing of taxi operator guilty of ruthless slaying delayed
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February 26, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Kevon Lesley, the Manchester taxi operator who was found guilty of murder in relation to the barbaric killing of his spouse, Shad...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix finally certified gold in America
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Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix finally certified gold in America
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
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Exactly a year after it was released digitally in the United States, Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix, the globetrotting hit by Moliy, Silent Addy, Ski...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
African warrior queen comes alive in new opera by Jamaican-British Shirley Thompson
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African warrior queen comes alive in new opera by Jamaican-British Shirley Thompson
February 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Internationally acclaimed composer, conductor, scholar, cultural activist and film-maker, Shirley J Thompson will present the worl...
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Defending champs KC, STATHS through to U-14, U-16 football semis
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Defending champs KC, STATHS through to U-14, U-16 football semis
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Kingston College (KC) and Jamaica College (JC) are through to the semi-finals of both the urban Under-14 and Under-16 football competitions. Defending...
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Man shot by Cuban coast guard wanted to spark uprising—AFP report
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Man shot by Cuban coast guard wanted to spark uprising—AFP report
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