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Three firearms, ammo seized in St James
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Three firearms, ammo seized in St James
July 14 03:59 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica-Three firearms and several rounds of ammunition were seized by the police during an operation in Hendon Norwood, St James on Sunday....
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‘Sesame Street’ puppet Elmo’s hacked X account calls for Jews’ extermination
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‘Sesame Street’ puppet Elmo’s hacked X account calls for Jews’ extermination
July 14 03:40 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The X account of Sesame Street's Elmo, a beloved children's TV character, shared antisemitic and anti-Donald Trump p...
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Bob Marley’s Survival mines gold
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Bob Marley’s Survival mines gold
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
July 14 03:19 PM
Survival , an album released by Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1979 via Island Records/Tuff Gong, was last Friday certified gold in the United Kingdom....
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Over 1,000 pounds of ganja seized in St Mary
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Over 1,000 pounds of ganja seized in St Mary
July 14 03:12 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica — Authorities seized over 1,000 pounds of compressed ganja during a major drug bust in Rio Nuevo, St Mary on Saturday. According to t...
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Caribbean countries urged to take advantage of new HIV drug
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Caribbean countries urged to take advantage of new HIV drug
July 14 03:03 PM
GENEVA, (CMC)-The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday advised countries, including those in the Caribbean to ensure that their citizens benefit ...
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Salt Spring graduates placed in jobs following training
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Salt Spring graduates placed in jobs following training
July 14 02:57 PM
ST JAMES,  Jamaica — More than 70 residents of Salt Spring have successfully secured employment following their graduation from Project STAR’s compreh...
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WATCH: ‘Highly irresponsible’
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WATCH: ‘Highly irresponsible’
Chang says politicians who trivialise violence not fit for power
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 14 02:47 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica – Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) General Secretary Dr Horace Chang says any politician who suggests a trivialisation of violence is un...
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Trelawny records another road fatality
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Trelawny records another road fatality
July 14 02:00 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — A male driver succumbed to injuries he sustained in a crash involving the car he was driving and a truck on the Duncans bypass sec...
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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
Malibu, United States (AFP)- A wildfire burning through Malibu that has sent thousands of people fleeing for safety, including Hollywood celebrities, ...
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2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitor
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2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitor
December 9, 2024
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
December 5, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - A new artificial intelligence-based weather model can deliver 15-day forecasts with unrivaled accuracy and speed,...
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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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NEPA chronicles reasons for withdrawing case against Trade Winds Citrus over Rio Cobre pollution
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NEPA chronicles reasons for withdrawing case against Trade Winds Citrus over Rio Cobre pollution
November 29, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica- After coming under pressure over its controversial decision to discontinue legal action against Trade Winds Citrus Limited over an ...
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COP ends with developing countries calling agreement reached ‘an insult’
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COP ends with developing countries calling agreement reached ‘an insult’
November 25, 2024
COP ends with developing countries calling agreement reached ‘an insult’
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Sandals Foundation partners with Kee Fisheries to empower fishers
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Sandals Foundation partners with Kee Fisheries to empower fishers
November 23, 2024
Sandals Foundation partners with Kee Fisheries to empower fishers
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NWC to begin sale of electricity from Mona reservoir to JPS soon, says Samuda
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NWC to begin sale of electricity from Mona reservoir to JPS soon, says Samuda
November 21, 2024
ST ANDREW, Jamaica- The National Water Commission (NWC) is in the final stages of the licensing process for the sale of energy from the Mona Reservoir...
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NWA to meet with St Elizabeth municipal corp. to address flooding in Santa Cruz
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NWA to meet with St Elizabeth municipal corp. to address flooding in Santa Cruz
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 21, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica - The National Works Agency (NWA) will be meeting with members of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on Thursday to address ...
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WATCH: St Andrew residents protest overflowing sewage
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WATCH: St Andrew residents protest overflowing sewage
Llewellyn Wynter 
November 20, 2024
ST ANDREW, Jamaica - Residents of Three Oaks Gardens in St Andrew on Wednesday morning blocked a section of the road in protest of raw sewage overflow...
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Minor earthquake felt in St Andrew
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Minor earthquake felt in St Andrew
November 19, 2024
ST ANDREW, Jamaica - The Earthquake Unit at the University of West Indies, Mona Campus says a magnitude 3.0 earthquake was felt in parts of Jamaica to...
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UPDATE: Councillor calls protest action premature, inconsiderate
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UPDATE: Councillor calls protest action premature, inconsiderate
November 19, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Councillor for the Rose Hall division, Anthony Murray, has labelled the protest action taken by residents over poor road condition...
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JPS Foundation to take ‘A Trip to the Future’ with Climate Action Conference and Expo on November 30
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JPS Foundation to take ‘A Trip to the Future’ with Climate Action Conference and Expo on November 30
November 13, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation is set to host its first ever Climate Action Conference and Expo on Saturday, November...
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‘Climate financing comparable to football’ Guterres tells world leaders to get serious about environment crisis
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‘Climate financing comparable to football’ Guterres tells world leaders to get serious about environment crisis
November 13, 2024
Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres is calling for trillions more in climate financing for vulnerable countries, stressing that ...
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Caribbean countries could benefit from new financing initiative
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Caribbean countries could benefit from new financing initiative
November 12, 2024
BAKU, Azerbaijan, (CMC) – Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries could benefit from a new initiative announced at COP 29 by multilateral development ...
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FFTP assists 24,000 in Hurricane Beryl recovery efforts
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FFTP assists 24,000 in Hurricane Beryl recovery efforts
November 11, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica - More than 100 days after Hurricane Beryl’s passage a sense of normality is returning to affected communities, but the most pre...
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COP29: What leaders are at climate talks?
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COP29: What leaders are at climate talks?
November 11, 2024
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AFP) - Around 100 world leaders and heads of state are expected at COP29 UN climate summit in Baku on Tuesday and Wednesday amid war...
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Major cleanup in downtown Kingston yields positive impact
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Major cleanup in downtown Kingston yields positive impact
November 11, 2024
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation in collaboration with the National Water Commission (NWC), National Solid Waste Management Authority ...
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Clean-up effort highlights urgent need for better waste management
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Clean-up effort highlights urgent need for better waste management
Jerome Williams | Reporter | williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 11, 2024
Clean-up effort highlights urgent need for better waste management
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Opposition tackles Gov’t on deep sea mining arrangements
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Opposition tackles Gov’t on deep sea mining arrangements
BY ALECIA SMITH Observer senior reporter smitha@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 11, 2024
Opposition tackles Gov’t on deep sea mining arrangements
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3 women-led orgs awarded over US$70,000 for climate justice
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3 women-led orgs awarded over US$70,000 for climate justice
November 10, 2024
3 women-led orgs
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Jamaicans urged to avoid stagnant water following passage of Tropical Storm Rafael
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Jamaicans urged to avoid stagnant water following passage of Tropical Storm Rafael
November 8, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaicans are being urged not to swim or bathe in stagnant water following the recent passage of Tropical Storm Rafael. Health Edu...
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Three firearms, ammo seized in St James
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ST JAMES, Jamaica-Three firearms and several rounds of ammunition were seized by the police during an operation in Hendon Norwood, St James on Sunday....
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‘Sesame Street’ puppet Elmo’s hacked X account calls for Jews’ extermination
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‘Sesame Street’ puppet Elmo’s hacked X account calls for Jews’ extermination
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The X account of Sesame Street's Elmo, a beloved children's TV character, shared antisemitic and anti-Donald Trump p...
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Bob Marley’s Survival mines gold
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Over 1,000 pounds of ganja seized in St Mary
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ST MARY, Jamaica — Authorities seized over 1,000 pounds of compressed ganja during a major drug bust in Rio Nuevo, St Mary on Saturday. According to t...
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Caribbean countries urged to take advantage of new HIV drug
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