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Dr Neville Graham pressing on with mobile clinics initiative
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Dr Neville Graham pressing on with mobile clinics initiative
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Dr Neville Graham, with his mobile clinics initiative, continues to serve the vulnerable months after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, devastating secti...
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Miss Kitty opens up about recent health scare, asks fans for continued prayers as she recovers
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Miss Kitty opens up about recent health scare, asks fans for continued prayers as she recovers
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Media personality Khadine "Miss Kitty" Wilkinson has shared an emotional update with her social media followers about a recent health scare that saw h...
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Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
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Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
Police urge citizens to replace tank covering
April 3 09:09 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A St Elizabeth family’s Easter took a tragic turn when a nine-year-old boy, in attempting to retrieve a ball, fell into a tank...
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Pain at the pumps
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March surge drives fuel prices up 20 per cent
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KINGSTON, Jamaica --A burst of weekly increases in March pushed fuel prices in Jamaica up by as much as 20 per cent since the start of the year, as co...
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‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
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‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
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Memmalatel ‘Victory’ Morgan, the 18-year-old son of reggae artiste Mojo Morgan, has earned a scholarship to Bryant and Stratton College in Virginia Be...
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WATCH: Manchester woman killed, soldier turns himself in
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WATCH: Manchester woman killed, soldier turns himself in
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are at the scene of a homicide in Three Chains, Manchester where a soldier is accused of killing his female partner on Fr...
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Jamaica to write to FIFA about ‘hand ball’ goal vs DR Congo in failed World Cup bid
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Jamaica to write to FIFA about ‘hand ball’ goal vs DR Congo in failed World Cup bid
April 3 03:46 PM
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) intends to protest the Reggae Boyz' loss to the Democratic Republic of Congo in their Inter-continental World Cu...
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The inaugural staging of the St Elizabeth police’s gospel concert in Black River on Thursday is being hailed as a success with...
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PARIS, France (AFP) - The United States took in more revenue from tariffs in the first six months of 2025 than it did in all of 2024, according to dat...
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Ex-airman who killed wife, kids to be executed in Florida
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Ex-airman who killed wife, kids to be executed in Florida
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MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A former US Air Force sergeant who killed his wife and two young children is to be executed by lethal injection in the s...
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23 injured after Saudi amusement park ride snaps — reports
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — At least 23 people were injured when a fairground attraction in Saudi Arabia snapped mid-ride, sending its full carousel ...
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‘Poisoning’ arrest at UK childrens summer camp
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — United Kingdom (UK) police said on Thursday they had arrested a 76-year-old man on suspicion of administering poison af...
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Lightning megaflash of 829 km sets new world record
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — A new world record for the longest distance lightning flash was declared on Thursday — a megaflash that stretched for 829 ...
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Terrified by Trump raids, LA’s undocumented migrants hide at home
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)—For over a month, Alberto has hardly dared to leave the small room he rents in someone's backyard for fear of encount...
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Ex-NBA star Arenas arrested on charges of hosting illegal poker games
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)—Former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas was arrested Wednesday along with five others on charges of running illegal "high-...
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Swiatek cruises, Osaka battles through in Montreal
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Thousands honour Ozzy Osbourne at UK hometown funeral procession
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TikTok launches crowd-sourced debunking tool in US
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—TikTok on Wednesday rolled out a crowd-sourced debunking system in the United States, becoming the latest tech platfor...
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ESPN cuts ties with Shannon Sharpe — reports
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ESPN cuts ties with Shannon Sharpe — reports
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Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) has cut ties with former NFL professional tight end and popular podcast host Shannon Shannon, acco...
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Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil, citing trial of ally Bolsonaro
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday implementing an additional 40 per cent tariff on Braz...
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ICE facing backlash for using viral Jet2 sound in deportation video
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The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is facing backlash after posting a video on social media that appeared to mock undo...
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Democrats use obscure law to seek release of Epstein files
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Democrats use obscure law to seek release of Epstein files
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Seven dead in Venezuelan military plane crash
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — A small military plane transporting members of an Indigenous community to their Amazonian home territory crashed in the jun...
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Michael Jackson’s dirty sock sells for over US$8,000 in France
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MARSEILLE, France (AFP) — A single glittery sock that late pop superstar Michael Jackson wore during a concert in France in the 1990s sold for more th...
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India secures return of ancient Buddhist gems
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World Athletics now requires gender testing to compete in female category
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World Athletics now requires gender testing to compete in female category
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The World Athletics Council has approved new regulations requiring all athletes competing in the female category for world ranking competitions   to u...
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WNBA game interrupted after sex toy thrown onto court
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GEORGIA, United States — In what is being described as a “bizarre” incident, a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) game between the Atlanta...
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Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunamis
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CHIBA, Japan (AFP) — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, causing tsunamis up to f...
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Russian TV shows buildings swept away as tsunami hits coast
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American Eagle ‘jeans’ campaign that stars Sydney Sweeney under fire
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Dr Neville Graham pressing on with mobile clinics initiative
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Miss Kitty opens up about recent health scare, asks fans for continued prayers as she recovers
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{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
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Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A St Elizabeth family’s Easter took a tragic turn when a nine-year-old boy, in attempting to retrieve a ball, fell into a tank...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
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KINGSTON, Jamaica --A burst of weekly increases in March pushed fuel prices in Jamaica up by as much as 20 per cent since the start of the year, as co...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
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