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UK fines online suicide forum linked to 130 deaths £950,000
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UK fines online suicide forum linked to 130 deaths £950,000
May 13 02:10 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain's media regulator on Wednesday slapped the United States (US) based host of an online forum blamed for 130 deat...
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$92 million road works to resume on Oakland Crescent
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$92 million road works to resume on Oakland Crescent
May 13 01:57 PM
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — Road work will resume on Oakland Crescent and Oakland Road in St Andrew on Thursday under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerat...
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Frassdon turns pain into purpose with new singles
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Frassdon turns pain into purpose with new singles
May 13 01:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Reggae-dancehall artiste Frassdon is using his music as a weapon of truth and healing, as he continues to promote his powerful sin...
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Joanna Marie pays tribute to Ernie Smith with ‘Walk Good, My Friend’
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Joanna Marie pays tribute to Ernie Smith with ‘Walk Good, My Friend’
May 13 01:21 PM
In the 40 years Joanna Marie knew Ernie Smith, their relationship spanned musical and personal mentorship. At the time of the singer-songwriter's deat...
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Gov’t moves to tackle period poverty
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Gov’t moves to tackle period poverty
May 13 01:21 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government is moving to address period poverty, which Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has acknowledged, oft...
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American Friends of Jamaica donates US$20,000 to Grade 7 Academy
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American Friends of Jamaica donates US$20,000 to Grade 7 Academy
May 13 01:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) has provided a grant award of US$20,000 for the development of teaching space for neurodiver...
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‘Jacket’ babies compromise family medical histories, warns Tufton
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‘Jacket’ babies compromise family medical histories, warns Tufton
May 13 12:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With research suggesting that up to one in four Jamaican children are routinely “given” to the wrong father, with such children co...
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Jamaica marks IMO milestone with focus on women in maritime
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Jamaica marks IMO milestone with focus on women in maritime
May 13 12:42 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Kedesha Rochester, has underscored Jamaica’s commit...
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UK fines online suicide forum linked to 130 deaths £950,000
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UK fines online suicide forum linked to 130 deaths £950,000
May 13, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain's media regulator on Wednesday slapped the United States (US) based host of an online forum blamed for 130 deat...
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$92 million road works to resume on Oakland Crescent
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$92 million road works to resume on Oakland Crescent
May 13, 2026
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — Road work will resume on Oakland Crescent and Oakland Road in St Andrew on Thursday under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerat...
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Frassdon turns pain into purpose with new singles
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Frassdon turns pain into purpose with new singles
May 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Reggae-dancehall artiste Frassdon is using his music as a weapon of truth and healing, as he continues to promote his powerful sin...
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Joanna Marie pays tribute to Ernie Smith with ‘Walk Good, My Friend’
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Joanna Marie pays tribute to Ernie Smith with ‘Walk Good, My Friend’
May 13, 2026
In the 40 years Joanna Marie knew Ernie Smith, their relationship spanned musical and personal mentorship. At the time of the singer-songwriter's deat...
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Gov’t moves to tackle period poverty
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Gov’t moves to tackle period poverty
May 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government is moving to address period poverty, which Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has acknowledged, oft...
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American Friends of Jamaica donates US$20,000 to Grade 7 Academy
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American Friends of Jamaica donates US$20,000 to Grade 7 Academy
May 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) has provided a grant award of US$20,000 for the development of teaching space for neurodiver...
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‘Jacket’ babies compromise family medical histories, warns Tufton
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‘Jacket’ babies compromise family medical histories, warns Tufton
May 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With research suggesting that up to one in four Jamaican children are routinely “given” to the wrong father, with such children co...
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Jamaica marks IMO milestone with focus on women in maritime
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Jamaica marks IMO milestone with focus on women in maritime
May 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Kedesha Rochester, has underscored Jamaica’s commit...
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Bartlett calls on Caricom to prioritise tourism as region’s largest economic activity
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Bartlett calls on Caricom to prioritise tourism as region’s largest economic activity
May 13, 2026
ST JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda — Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism  Edmund Bartlett has issued a call to action to the Caribbean Community (Caricom), urgi...
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Jamaica regressing on logistics hub development, says Hylton
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Jamaica regressing on logistics hub development, says Hylton
May 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has gone backwards in its development of a logistics hub, according to Opposition Spokesperson on Trade, Industry and Glob...
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Powerful Women and Men Perform for Charity returns in first post-COVID show
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Powerful Women and Men Perform for Charity returns in first post-COVID show
May 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — House Speaker Juliet Holness will make her grand return to the stage, while Opposition Leader Mark Golding and Minister of Tourism...
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New trial ordered for US lawyer convicted of murdering wife, son
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New trial ordered for US lawyer convicted of murdering wife, son
May 13, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A United States (US) court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a prominent lawyer serving a life sentence for ...
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Community newspaper executive Marva Brodie is dead
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Community newspaper executive Marva Brodie is dead
May 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Marva Brodie, co-founder and director of the community newspaper, The News (originally Boulevard News), died from a heart attack a...
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Trinidad PM says country will not recognise Barnett as Caricom secretary general after August
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Trinidad PM says country will not recognise Barnett as Caricom secretary general after August
May 13, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the country will not recognise Dr Carla Barnett as the ...
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Cops escape with minor injuries after service vehicle overturns in Trelawny
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Cops escape with minor injuries after service vehicle overturns in Trelawny
May 13, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Five members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), assigned to the Trelawny Division, escaped with minor injuries after the ser...
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Two lovers rock giants to be honoured at Kingston event
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Two lovers rock giants to be honoured at Kingston event
May 13, 2026
Two giants of lovers rock will be honoured at the second edition of ‘Lovers Rock: A Night of British Reggae’, which takes place on May 17 at Pon Top S...
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RJR Gleaner enters agreement for sale of North Street property
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RJR Gleaner enters agreement for sale of North Street property
May 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The RJR Gleaner Communications Group has agreed to sell its property located at 7 North Street in Kingston, the former home of the...
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Swaby reiterates concerns about One Road Authority
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Swaby reiterates concerns about One Road Authority
May 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby has raised concerns about the financial constraints being experienced by the Kingston and St Andrew...
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France locks down 1,700 on cruise ship after 90-y-o dies; officials say no hantavirus link
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France locks down 1,700 on cruise ship after 90-y-o dies; officials say no hantavirus link
No connection to hantavirus officials say
May 13, 2026
BORDEAUX, France (AFP) — French authorities on Wednesday confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship docked in Bordeaux afte...
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Vin Diesel drives ‘Fast and Furious’ tribute in Cannes
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Vin Diesel drives ‘Fast and Furious’ tribute in Cannes
May 13, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez will lead a cast reunion of "The Fast and the Furious" stars on Wednesday in Cannes ahead of a...
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4.4 magnitude earthquake recorded in eastern Jamaica
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4.4 magnitude earthquake recorded in eastern Jamaica
May 13, 2026
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded in eastern Jamaica early Wednesday morning, according to the Earthquake Unit at the Unive...
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Marcue enters iTunes Top 10 Chart with ‘Just Can’t Let Go’
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Marcue enters iTunes Top 10 Chart with ‘Just Can’t Let Go’
May 12, 2026
Buzzing recording artiste Marcue is breaking barriers locally and internationally. The multifaceted entertainer says he is happy with the direction hi...
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Auditor General flags slow use of hurricane donations
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
May 13, 2026
AFTER receiving $1.44 billion in donations by February 23, 2026 to assist Jamaicans devastated by Hurricane Melissa, the Office of Disaster Preparedne...
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May 13, 2026
Government Members of Parliament (MPs) Zavia Mayne and Heroy Clarke turned Tuesday’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) sitting into a courtroom-style gr...
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Shereita Grizzle Online Coordinator grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 13, 2026
For young stylist Osunya Rose Minott, working on the visuals for Slip and Slide was never just about clothing; it was about translating Jamaican cultu...
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May 13, 2026
Key Points: TransJamaican’s profit jumped 46 per cent in the first quarter as higher traffic volumes and the new May Pen-to-Williamsfield highway leg ...
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All square as four teams hunt two semi-final spots in JPL play-off deciders
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 13, 2026
After defending champions Cavalier FC survived a scare on Sunday, Assistant Coach David Laylor is confident the young team will raise their levels as ...
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