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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY CARLYSIA RAMDEEN Observer Online reporter ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 17 06:50 PM
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett on Tuesday officially launched the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme (THARP), an initiative aimed at p...
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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
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LAS VEGAS, United States — A 60-metre sprinter from the United States has become the first female track athlete to join the controversial Enhanced Gam...
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
December 17 06:33 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Muschett High scored a double win, beating Holland High in two Under-16 games in ISSA Rural Area Zone B boys' basketball competiti...
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
December 17 06:22 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A manhunt for the mass shooter who opened fire in an exam room at one of America's top universities stretched into a f...
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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 05:04 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela struck a defiant note Wednesday, insisting that its crude oil exports were not impacted by United States (US) Pre...
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
December 17 04:29 PM
PARIS, France (AFP)—The winners of the 2026 World Cup will receive $50 million in prize money as part of a record financial contribution for the tourn...
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
December 17 04:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after the stabbing death of a 35-year-old man in Penn Avenue, Kingston 11 on Decemb...
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
December 17 03:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of trying to dispose of a gun while trying to evade the security forces has been freed after the presiding judge fou...
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Trinidad doubles down in defence of US military presence in region
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Trinidad doubles down in defence of US military presence in region
October 19, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday reiterated its position on why it is standing apart from its Caribbean Community (Carico...
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T&T opts not to endorse Caricom position amid US military strikes
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T&T opts not to endorse Caricom position amid US military strikes
October 19, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago stood apart from its Caribbean Community (Caricom) neighbours, declining to back a regional positi...
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UPDATE: Trinidad police on high alert after US Embassy warns Americans to avoid its facilities
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UPDATE: Trinidad police on high alert after US Embassy warns Americans to avoid its facilities
October 18, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)– The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) has tightened security across the country to protect citizens and governm...
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US Embassy issues security alert for Americans in T&T
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US Embassy issues security alert for Americans in T&T
October 18, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The US Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago has put Americans on alert, telling them to avoid visiting US facilities in the ...
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Trinidad High Court rules against extradition of Jack Warner
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Trinidad High Court rules against extradition of Jack Warner
September 23, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – A Trinidad & Tobago High Court judge said Tuesday that the former vice president of the International Football Federat...
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Venezuelan military to move closer to Trinidad to tackle smuggling and human trafficking
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Venezuelan military to move closer to Trinidad to tackle smuggling and human trafficking
September 23, 2025
The Venezuelan military is expected to move closer to Trinidad and Tobago to tackle what the country's Minister of Defence, Vladimir Padrino Lopez, de...
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Venezuela ramps up its war of words with Trinidad and Tobago
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Venezuela ramps up its war of words with Trinidad and Tobago
September 22, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (CMC) — Venezuela has ramped up its criticism of Trinidad and Tobago, which has expressed support for the United States (US) milita...
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War of words escalating between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago
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War of words escalating between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago
September 15, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (CMC) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Monday questioned the positions adopted by Trinidad and Tobago, accusing the country’s ...
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19 Venezuelans detained in Trinidad and Tobago
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19 Venezuelans detained in Trinidad and Tobago
September 14, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Nineteen Venezuelan nationals were detained during anti-crime operations in the south-west of Trinidad on Saturday, as...
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‘We dominated’
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T&T head coach disappointed after performance ends in defeat to Reggae Boyz
September 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Head coach of Trinidad and Tobago’s senior men’s national football team, and former Manchester United striker, Dwight Yorke, says ...
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Reggae Boyz lead World Cup qualifying group after win over Trinidad
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Reggae Boyz lead World Cup qualifying group after win over Trinidad
September 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica have taken control of Group B of the Concacaf final round World Cup qualifiers after beating Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 at th...
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Reggae Boyz name unchanged line-up for game against Trinidad and Tobago
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Reggae Boyz name unchanged line-up for game against Trinidad and Tobago
September 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s head coach Steve McClaren has named an unchanged team for Tuesday’s final round World Cup qualification game against Tri...
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Venezuelans held entering Trinidad and Tobago illegally
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Venezuelans held entering Trinidad and Tobago illegally
September 9, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Tuesday said that 10 Venezuelan nationals who attempted to enter the ...
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New school term opens in Trinidad and Tobago with increased police presence
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New school term opens in Trinidad and Tobago with increased police presence
September 8, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – A new school term opens in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday with the country's Education Minister Dr Michael Dowlath decl...
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Trinidadian pleads guilty to conspiracy to smuggle firearms from the US
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Trinidadian pleads guilty to conspiracy to smuggle firearms from the US
September 5, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – A Trinidad and Tobago national has pleaded guilty in a United States court to conspiracy to smuggle firearms from the ...
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War of words after Venezuela labels Trinidad PM a ‘drunk’
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War of words after Venezuela labels Trinidad PM a ‘drunk’
September 5, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—A senior Trinidad and Tobago government minister has come to the defence of the country's Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bi...
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Caricom praises contributions of Trinidad and Tobago on 63rd independence anniversary
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Caricom praises contributions of Trinidad and Tobago on 63rd independence anniversary
August 31, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, has praised the cultural, economic and regional contribu...
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Trinidad PM undaunted by reaction to her position regarding US military presence in Caribbean waters
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Trinidad PM undaunted by reaction to her position regarding US military presence in Caribbean waters
August 26, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)- Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar says her administration will over the next five years imple...
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Trinidad’s Opposition condemns PM’s “reckless and sinister” statements on US naval presence in Caribbean waters
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Trinidad’s Opposition condemns PM’s “reckless and sinister” statements on US naval presence in Caribbean waters
August 25, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago's main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) has described as “unfortunate, reckless and sin...
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Trinidad supports US military action in Caribbean, has no intention of engaging Caricom
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Trinidad supports US military action in Caribbean, has no intention of engaging Caricom
August 24, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government Saturday said it fully supports the decision of the United States to deploy “milita...
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US Tariffs: T&T set to be worst affected Caricom country, says CPSO
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US Tariffs: T&T set to be worst affected Caricom country, says CPSO
August 22, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) –  The Caricom Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) is warning that the decision by the United States to increase Trinidad...
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Trinidad cancels independence day parade amid state of emergency
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Trinidad cancels independence day parade amid state of emergency
August 16, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government Friday said there would be no Independence Day Parade on August 31, due to the exis...
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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BY CARLYSIA RAMDEEN Observer Online reporter ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
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