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SRHA scurries to fill specialist vacancies following Cuban doctors’ departure
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April 7 12:20 AM
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Yaksta set to ‘Roar’ into new era
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Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
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Douglas smashes Under-20 200m record twice in a week
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Douglas smashes Under-20 200m record twice in a week
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Douglas smashes Under-20 200m record twice in a week
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JFF president to shut door on foreign coaches; wants Speid and Coley to continue long term
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April 7 12:12 AM
JFF boss to shut door on foreign
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MoBay Perimeter Road on track for Sept deadline, says Morgan
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 7 12:05 AM
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Abortion pill prescriptions surge in US states with bans — study
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Abortion pill prescriptions surge in US states with bans — study
March 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States  (AFP) — Women living in United States (US) states with abortion restrictions have shifted from travelling out of state to g...
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Trump to ban foreign aid over ‘gender ideology,’ diversity
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Trump to ban foreign aid over ‘gender ideology,’ diversity
January 22, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump's administration will refuse billions of dollars in potential foreign assi...
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Texas House passes bill to curb mailed-in abortion pills
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Texas House passes bill to curb mailed-in abortion pills
August 29, 2025
TEXAS, United States (AFP) — Texas lawmakers have advanced a bill allowing people to sue those who mail abortion-inducing pills into the conservative-...
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Baby born to brain-dead US woman who was kept alive due to abortion law
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Baby born to brain-dead US woman who was kept alive due to abortion law
June 18, 2025
GEORGIA, United States (AFP) — A brain-dead pregnant Black woman who was kept alive in the southern United States (US) state of Georgia due to local a...
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UK MPs eye decriminalising abortion for women in all cases
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UK MPs eye decriminalising abortion for women in all cases
June 17, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- UK MPs are expected to vote Tuesday on an overhaul of abortion laws in England and Wales which would end contentious p...
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Brain-dead pregnant US woman kept alive due to abortion ban — family
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Brain-dead pregnant US woman kept alive due to abortion ban — family
May 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A 30-year-old pregnant woman in the southeastern US state of Georgia has been kept on life support for three months ...
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New York doctor hit with hefty fine over abortion pill — report
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New York doctor hit with hefty fine over abortion pill — report
February 14, 2025
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — A New York doctor was fined US$100,000 on Thursday by a Texas judge for remotely prescribing abortion pills to a patien...
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New York doctor sued for mailing abortion pills to Texas woman
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New York doctor sued for mailing abortion pills to Texas woman
December 13, 2024
HOUSTON, United States (AFP)— The Republican attorney general of Texas has filed a lawsuit against a New York doctor who mailed abortion pills to a wo...
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US states extend abortion rights; Florida, S.Dakota measures fail
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US states extend abortion rights; Florida, S.Dakota measures fail
November 6, 2024
Washington, United States (AFP) Residents in a handful of US states extended or enshrined into law the right to an abortion, results showed Wednesday,...
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What Trump’s election could mean for abortion in the United States
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What Trump’s election could mean for abortion in the United States
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Washington, United States (AFP) Donald Trump's second presidential term could herald a new wave of attacks on abortion access across the United States...
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SRHA scurries to fill specialist vacancies following Cuban doctors’ departure
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Soldier charged in girlfriend’s murder due in court Wednesday
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Soldier charged in girlfriend’s murder due in court Wednesday
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Soldier charged in girlfriend’s murder due in court Wednesday
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Yaksta set to ‘Roar’ into new era
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Yaksta set to ‘Roar’ into new era
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Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
April 7, 2026
Yaksta set to
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Douglas smashes Under-20 200m record twice in a week
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Douglas smashes Under-20 200m record twice in a week
April 7, 2026
Douglas smashes Under-20 200m record twice in a week
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KEEPING IT JAMAICAN
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KEEPING IT JAMAICAN
JFF president to shut door on foreign coaches; wants Speid and Coley to continue long term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 7, 2026
JFF boss to shut door on foreign
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