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No new tax blueprint
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No new tax blueprint
Robinson lays out revenue fix
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 13 12:20 AM
Opposition spokesman on finance Julian Robinson has proposed an alternative plan to raise billions in government revenue without new taxes, arguing th...
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Between grief and closure
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Between grief and closure
Donna-Lee Donaldson’s family wants convict to say what happened to her and name accomplices
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 13 12:18 AM
Donna-Lee Donaldson’s mother and uncle are harbouring mixed feelings as they await this morning’s sentencing of Noel Maitland, the man who was found g...
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Not abandoning MoBay
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Not abandoning MoBay
Vybz Kartel, Mavado for Sumfest stage in one-night-only fest
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 13 12:16 AM
Reggae Sumfest, Jamaica’s iconic festival often hailed as “the greatest reggae show on earth”, is shaking things up for 2026. The annual July event wi...
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HURRICANE HITS AIRPORT TRAFFIC sending Express Catering into loss
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HURRICANE HITS AIRPORT TRAFFIC sending Express Catering into loss
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 13 12:14 AM
EXPRESS Catering Limited swung to a quarterly loss after Hurricane Melissa hammered passenger traffic through Sangster International Airport, cutting ...
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‘CHAMPS’ ON TRACK
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‘CHAMPS’ ON TRACK
ISSA addresses false-start issues, promises Melissa relief from showpiece meet
BY DANIEL BLAKE Staff reporter blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 13 12:12 AM
With the 2026 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) less than two weeks away, meet director Anthony Davis says measures ...
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Jaecoo completes model line-up with J7
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Jaecoo completes model line-up with J7
BY RORY DALEY Auto writer 
March 13 12:10 AM
Omoda | Jaecoo welcomed the Jaecoo J7 on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at their Oxford Road showroom. The compact sport utility vehicle completes its in...
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Robinson again knocks Gov’t over low growth
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Robinson again knocks Gov’t over low growth
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 13 12:04 AM
Opposition spokesman on finance Julian Robinson on Thursday again hammered the Government over its economic policies that, he insisted, have trapped J...
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Multimillion-dollar fraud case ends in settlement
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Multimillion-dollar fraud case ends in settlement
March 13 12:03 AM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A $15-million motor vehicle deal that triggered fraud allegations reached a quiet conclusion in the St James Parish Court on W...
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‘Any time I want it to end, it will end’, Trump says on Iran war
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‘Any time I want it to end, it will end’, Trump says on Iran war
March 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump on Wednesday again signalled there could be a swift ending to the war on I...
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Iran will not compete in 2026 World Cup, says sports minister
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Iran will not compete in 2026 World Cup, says sports minister
March 11, 2026
Iran will not take part in the 2026 World Cup, according to the country’s Minister of Sports and Youth, Ahmad Donyamali. The men’s football World Cup,...
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Trump demands role in choosing next Iran leader, says Khamenei son ‘unacceptable’ — interview
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Trump demands role in choosing next Iran leader, says Khamenei son ‘unacceptable’ — interview
March 5, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted he should have a role in picking Iran’s next supreme ...
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Latin America and the Caribbean continue advances in eradicating hunger
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Latin America and the Caribbean continue advances in eradicating hunger
March 3, 2026
SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) — A new report suggests that in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) undernourishment decreased for the fourth-consecutive year...
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Starlink to launch ‘direct-to-cell’ satellites in 2027
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Starlink to launch ‘direct-to-cell’ satellites in 2027
March 2, 2026
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Starlink said Monday that it plans to begin launching next year its second generation of satellites that will allow "direct-t...
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Trump says ‘we expect casualties’ after three US service members die
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Trump says ‘we expect casualties’ after three US service members die
March 1, 2026
PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said Sunday that American soldiers dying during strikes on Iran was to be ...
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What we know about the alleged strike on Iran school
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What we know about the alleged strike on Iran school
March 1, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — Iran said strikes hit a school and killed more than 100 people, but neither the United States (US) nor Israel have confirmed tha...
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Jamaican convicted in 2009 Bronx murder deported by ICE
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Jamaican convicted in 2009 Bronx murder deported by ICE
March 1, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) has confirmed the deportation of a Jamaican ...
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Cheers, music, anger: World reacts as Iran’s Khamenei is killed
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Cheers, music, anger: World reacts as Iran’s Khamenei is killed
March 1, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — Cheers and mourning in Iran. Euphoric celebrations against the Iranian regime and angry protests against the war. Uncertainty of...
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Cuba will defend itself against any ‘terrorist aggression’ — president
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Cuba will defend itself against any ‘terrorist aggression’ — president
February 26, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba will defend itself against any "terrorist aggression", President Miguel Diaz-Canel declared Thursday, a day after a deadly s...
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Cuba accuses US of trying to create ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
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Cuba accuses US of trying to create ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
February 24, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland — Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Monday accused the United States of trying to trigger a “humanitarian catastrophe” in ...
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UK police arrest ex-envoy Peter Mandelson in Epstein case
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UK police arrest ex-envoy Peter Mandelson in Epstein case
February 23, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — London police on Monday arrested former ambassador Peter Mandelson in a probe into allegations over his ties to disgrac...
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Quadruple chasing Arsenal rout Wigan to reach FA Cup fifth round
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Quadruple chasing Arsenal rout Wigan to reach FA Cup fifth round
February 15, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) —  Arsenal powered into the FA Cup fifth round for the first time in six years as the quadruple chasers crushed Wigan 4-0...
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Britain celebrate first-ever Olympic gold on snow after snowboard win
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Britain celebrate first-ever Olympic gold on snow after snowboard win
February 15, 2026
LIVIGNO, Italy (AFP) — Great Britain celebrated their first-ever Winter Olympics gold on snow on Sunday after Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale tea...
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Huge pit visible in Shanghai after viral sinkhole video
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Huge pit visible in Shanghai after viral sinkhole video
February 13, 2026
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — A gaping sinkhole was visible at a Shanghai construction site on Friday, according to an AFP reporter, a day after dramatic fo...
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UK zoo says tiny snail ‘back from brink’ of extinction
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UK zoo says tiny snail ‘back from brink’ of extinction
February 6, 2026
CHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — A minuscule snail once thought to have disappeared has been saved from the edge of extinction, a British zoo said Satu...
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US tells Caribbean countries there are alternatives to Cuban health care programme
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US tells Caribbean countries there are alternatives to Cuban health care programme
February 6, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The United States on Friday told Caribbean countries that there are “alternative methods available” to recruit healthcare...
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US urges new three-way nuclear deal with Russia and China
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US urges new three-way nuclear deal with Russia and China
February 6, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United States (US) on Friday urged three-way talks with Russia and China to set new limits on nuclear weapons, after t...
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US strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat kills two in Pacific — military
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US strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat kills two in Pacific — military
February 6, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) military said on Thursday it killed two alleged drug traffickers in a strike on a boat in the...
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Baby battle in Greece
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Baby battle in Greece
February 6, 2026
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — Hundreds of midwives protested in Athens Thursday over new restrictions on how they work in hospitals that mean they will not b...
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US removing 700 immigration officers from Minnesota
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US removing 700 immigration officers from Minnesota
February 5, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s Administration on Wednesday announced the removal of 700 immigration enforcement officers from Minne...
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Indonesia couple caned 140 times for sex outside marriage, alcohol
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Indonesia couple caned 140 times for sex outside marriage, alcohol
January 29, 2026
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) — Sharia police caned a couple 140 times each in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday for having sex outside marriage and...
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No new tax blueprint
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No new tax blueprint
Robinson lays out revenue fix
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 13, 2026
Opposition spokesman on finance Julian Robinson has proposed an alternative plan to raise billions in government revenue without new taxes, arguing th...
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Between grief and closure
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Between grief and closure
Donna-Lee Donaldson’s family wants convict to say what happened to her and name accomplices
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 13, 2026
Donna-Lee Donaldson’s mother and uncle are harbouring mixed feelings as they await this morning’s sentencing of Noel Maitland, the man who was found g...
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Not abandoning MoBay
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Not abandoning MoBay
Vybz Kartel, Mavado for Sumfest stage in one-night-only fest
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 13, 2026
Reggae Sumfest, Jamaica’s iconic festival often hailed as “the greatest reggae show on earth”, is shaking things up for 2026. The annual July event wi...
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HURRICANE HITS AIRPORT TRAFFIC sending Express Catering into loss
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HURRICANE HITS AIRPORT TRAFFIC sending Express Catering into loss
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 13, 2026
EXPRESS Catering Limited swung to a quarterly loss after Hurricane Melissa hammered passenger traffic through Sangster International Airport, cutting ...
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‘CHAMPS’ ON TRACK
Athletics, ...
‘CHAMPS’ ON TRACK
ISSA addresses false-start issues, promises Melissa relief from showpiece meet
BY DANIEL BLAKE Staff reporter blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 13, 2026
With the 2026 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) less than two weeks away, meet director Anthony Davis says measures ...
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