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Esher to defend Western Primary Champs title after one-year hiatus
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Esher to defend Western Primary Champs title after one-year hiatus
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 13 08:08 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Esher Primary of Hanover will start the defence of their Western Primary Schools Athletic Championship when it gets underway Frida...
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Google rejects app store age verification for online content
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Google rejects app store age verification for online content
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PARIS, France (AFP) — American tech heavyweight Google on Friday reiterated its opposition to verifying the age of a device's user through the app sto...
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‘God’s Influencer’ to become first millennial saint in September
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VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Italian millennial Carlo Acutis, dubbed "God's Influencer", will be elevated to sainthood in September after the origin...
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Lone India plane crash survivor recounts miracle escape
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Lone India plane crash survivor recounts miracle escape
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Forensic feat
Long-awaited pathology autopsy suite labelled major addition to Jamaica’s growth as a civilised society
ALICIA DUNKLEY WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 13 12:20 AM
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Robinson rejects First Rock’s demand for further apology
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Robinson rejects First Rock’s demand for further apology
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Robinson rejects First Rock’s demand for further apology
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DJ Mac’s Ups and Downs
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday predicted a more intense Atlantic hurrican...
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Samuda orders probe into deaths of crocodiles at Greater Portmore Sewage Ponds
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Samuda orders probe into deaths of crocodiles at Greater Portmore Sewage Ponds
April 25, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Matthew Samuda has commissioned an urgent mult...
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NEPA investigates moderate fish kill along section of Rio Cobre
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NEPA investigates moderate fish kill along section of Rio Cobre
March 15, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is investigating a fish kill along a section of the Rio Cobre between the ...
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Huge fire, more than 30 injured after North Sea ships crash
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Huge fire, more than 30 injured after North Sea ships crash
March 10, 2025
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Residents evacuated as Guatemalan volcano spews lava, rocks
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Residents evacuated as Guatemalan volcano spews lava, rocks
March 10, 2025
ALOTENANGO, Guatemala (AFP) — Guatemalan authorities evacuated around a thousand people on Monday after Central America's most active volcano erupted,...
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PNP raises concerns over destruction of mangroves at Fort Rocky
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PNP raises concerns over destruction of mangroves at Fort Rocky
March 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – People’s National Party Spokesperson on Environment and Ecological Heritage, Senator Sophia Frazer Binns, has raised concerns abou...
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‘Crocodiles more likely to flee than attack humans’
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‘Crocodiles more likely to flee than attack humans’
Superstition, fear fuelling lack of appreciation for endangered native species, say conservationists
BY KELSEY THOMAS Observer online coordinator thomask@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 3, 2025
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Nations at odds over major UN climate science report
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February 23, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) - Representatives of nearly 200 countries gather Monday to continue fraught negotiations on the timing and content of the UN's nex...
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JPS Foundation, NEPA join forces for World Wetlands Day
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JPS Foundation, NEPA join forces for World Wetlands Day
February 22, 2025
JPS Foundation, NEPA join forces for World Wetlands Day
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Regional youth urged to apply for funded training
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Regional youth urged to apply for funded training
February 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — In an effort to build community resilience to natural hazards, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk ...
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ODPEM urges citizens to practise navigating homes in the dark for earthquake safety
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ODPEM urges citizens to practise navigating homes in the dark for earthquake safety
January 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaicans are being urged to familiarise themselves with the layout of their homes in the dark as a crucial step in earthquake pre...
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Trump bashes California leaders over fire response
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Trump bashes California leaders over fire response
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) - US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday sharpened his criticism of California's handling of the wildfires roaring...
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Jamaica to strengthen control of e-waste exports in keeping with Basel Convention amendment
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Jamaica to strengthen control of e-waste exports in keeping with Basel Convention amendment
December 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Effective January 1, 2025, persons wishing to export waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE or e-waste) will be subjected...
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PIOJ calls for green infrastructure to combat Kingston heat
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PIOJ calls for green infrastructure to combat Kingston heat
December 18, 2024
KINSGTON, Jamaica - The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is advocating for more widespread use of transformative green infrastructure solutions li...
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Councillor wants Santa Cruz drains cleaned for Christmas
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Councillor wants Santa Cruz drains cleaned for Christmas
December 16, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica - Santa Cruz Councillor Christopher Williams is again making an urgent call for the National Works Agency (NWA) to assist with b...
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IDB and partners invest JA$12 billion in Rio Cobre treatment plant
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IDB and partners invest JA$12 billion in Rio Cobre treatment plant
December 16, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has provided long-term financing for up to JA$12 billion (US$79 million) to fund the Rio...
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‘Ambitious’ islanders spice up ICJ climate hearings
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December 13, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) - Young people from small island states -- the driving force behind the climate change hearings at the International Cour...
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Hayles says government’s water promises ‘dry’
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Hayles says government’s water promises ‘dry’
December 12, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - People’s National Party (PNP) spokesperson on water, Ian Hayles is criticising the government for its management of water locally....
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Malibu wildfire grows as thousands still evacuated
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Malibu wildfire grows as thousands still evacuated
December 11, 2024
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2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitor
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PARIS, France (AFP) - This year is "effectively certain" to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold to protect the planet fr...
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Google says AI weather model masters 15-day forecast
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Google says AI weather model masters 15-day forecast
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Under NDA Trade Winds Citrus does not accept liability; faces no future lawsuit
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Under NDA Trade Winds Citrus does not accept liability; faces no future lawsuit
November 29, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica - The previously secret non-disclosure agreement (NDA) between Trade Winds Citrus Limited (TWCL) and the Natural Resources Conse...
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US citizen fined for importing illegal drugs into Barbados
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Esher to defend Western Primary Champs title after one-year hiatus
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Esher to defend Western Primary Champs title after one-year hiatus
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Esher Primary of Hanover will start the defence of their Western Primary Schools Athletic Championship when it gets underway Frida...
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