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Trump says US will ‘come to their rescue’ if Iran kills protesters
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PARIS, France (AFP)—United States President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States was "locked and loaded" to respond if Iran killed prote...
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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolts St Lucia
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CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted St Lucia on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries....
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STEAM gifts for children in the west
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ST JAMES, Jamaica—Approximately 1,400 STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) gifts have been distributed to children in Monteg...
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Errol Wizdom set to release Reggae Dancehall album
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —For many years, Jamaican artistes who live overseas have returned to their country to work with musicians and engineers to get an a...
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JPS dispatches more vehicles, linesmen
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JPS dispatches more vehicles, linesmen
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has commissioned another 270 trucks, other vehicles and equipment along with 470 new linesmen for t...
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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—General manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Robert Honeyghan, says the staging of the inaugural fireworks displa...
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Forex: $159.47 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, January 2, ended trading at $159.47, down 26 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s da...
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Miller continues short film growth with Blackbird success
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Miller continues short film growth with Blackbird success
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 10, 2023
FOR the second year in a row, Joel Miller walked away with the title for Best Short Film at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's (JCDC) FiWi ...
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Thirty years of Cool Runnings
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Thirty years of Cool Runnings
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2023
Last week marked the 30th anniversary of Cool Runnings , the hit movie based on the exploits of Jamaica's bobsled team at the 1988 Winter Games in Cal...
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Film academy gifts replacement Hattie McDaniel’s historic Oscar to Howard U
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Film academy gifts replacement Hattie McDaniel’s historic Oscar to Howard U
September 27, 2023
NEW YORK, United States (AP) - Hattie McDaniel's Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1939 for Gone With the Wind is one of the most important moments in ...
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Golden Globes adds categories for best blockbuster movie, TV stand-up comic
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Golden Globes adds categories for best blockbuster movie, TV stand-up comic
September 27, 2023
Two new awards will be presented at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 7, 2024, the Golden Globes organisation announced Tuesday. One new...
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Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads
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Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads
September 24, 2023
A mazon Prime Video will include advertising during shows and movies starting early next year, joining other streaming services that have added differ...
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From Yard series premieres
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From Yard series premieres
September 20, 2023
Scores of guests filed into Palace Cineplex inside Sovereign Centre in St Andrew on Monday night to catch the premiere of From Yard — a series based o...
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Warner Bros Discovery to offer live sports on its Max streaming service
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Warner Bros Discovery to offer live sports on its Max streaming service
September 20, 2023
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) - Warner Bros Discover y is entering the direct-to-consumer live sports market. The company announced Tuesday that a sports add-...
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Richard Linklater’s movie Hit Man sells to Netflix for $20m
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Richard Linklater’s movie Hit Man sells to Netflix for $20m
September 19, 2023
NEW YORK, USA (AP) — The Toronto International Film Festival may be over, but its biggest sale has just gone through. Netflix has acquired Richard Lin...
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Nun II narrowly outscares Haunting in N America cinemas
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Nun II narrowly outscares Haunting in N America cinemas
September 18, 2023
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Warner Bros thriller The Nun II kept a narrow lead on a mostly spiritless North American weekend with an estimated ...
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Strike on!
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Strike on!
September 17, 2023
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Comedian Russell Brand denies allegations of sexual assault published by three UK news organisations
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Comedian Russell Brand denies allegations of sexual assault published by three UK news organisations
September 17, 2023
LONDON, England (AP) - Three British news organisations reported Saturday that comedian and social influencer Russell Brand has been accused of rape, ...
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This fall TV season there’s no new Grey’s Anatomy or Law & Order
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This fall TV season there’s no new Grey’s Anatomy or Law & Order
September 15, 2023
Sorry Abbott Elementary and Grey's Anatomy fans, there won't be new episodes airing any time soon. Some viewers may be unaware, but striking screenwri...
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For several episodes this fall, 60 Minutes will become 90 minutes
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For several episodes this fall, 60 Minutes will become 90 minutes
September 14, 2023
NEW YORK, USA (AP) - The iconic stopwatch won't be reset, but for six episodes this fall, 60 Minutes will become 90 minutes. The CBS news magazine is ...
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Pros and cons in AI, says new film commish
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Pros and cons in AI, says new film commish
September 12, 2023
Local film-makers and creatives are being encouraged to capitalise on the opportunities that exist from artificial intelligence (AI) while educating t...
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Denzel hangs in but Nun better in North American cinemas
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Denzel hangs in but Nun better in North American cinemas
September 12, 2023
LOS ANGELEs, United States (AFP) — Warner Bros' new horror movie The Nun II floated to the top of the North American box office on the weekend with an...
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Swashbuckling French tycoon Bernard Tapie gets Netflix series
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Swashbuckling French tycoon Bernard Tapie gets Netflix series
September 12, 2023
PARIS, France (AFP) — Netflix on Wednesday releases a series based on the life of Bernard Tapie, the controversial and popular French business magnate...
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Bomb threat delays Lil Nas X documentary premiere at Toronto Film Fest
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Bomb threat delays Lil Nas X documentary premiere at Toronto Film Fest
September 11, 2023
TORONTO, Canada (AP) — The premiere of the documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero was delayed after a bomb threat was called in at the Toronto Inter...
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Toronto film fest opens with Miyazaki’s likely swan song
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Toronto film fest opens with Miyazaki’s likely swan song
September 8, 2023
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — The biggest film festival in North America opened Thursday in Toronto with the international launch of Oscar-winning Japanese ...
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Equalizer 3 cleans up
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Equalizer 3 cleans up
September 4, 2023
The third installment in the Denzel Washington-led Equalizer franchise topped the domestic box office this weekend with US$34.5 million according to s...
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J’cans recall the days as Dallas
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J’cans recall the days as Dallas
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August 31, 2023
David Jacobs, creator of the hit prime-time television soap operas Dallas and Knots Landing, died on August 20 at age 84. He had battled Alzheimer's d...
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Price Is Right host Bob Barker dies at 99
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Price Is Right host Bob Barker dies at 99
August 27, 2023
Bob Barker, the enduring, dapper game show host who became a household name over a half century of hosting Truth or Consequences and The Price Is Righ...
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Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us actor, dies at 66
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Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us actor, dies at 66
August 21, 2023
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) — Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the...
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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolts St Lucia
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STEAM gifts for children in the west
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STEAM gifts for children in the west
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