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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
December 4 10:12 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Sixty students of the St Elizabeth-based Thornton Primary School were on Thursday feted during a fun day hosted by the Mancheste...
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
December 4 09:40 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—The Rough Treasure Football Showcase, scheduled to take place at Treasure Beach and Munro College in St Elizabeth from December ...
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
December 4 09:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reetu Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of The Gupta Group and CEO of the Gupta Family Foundation, has contributed over Ca$105,00...
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
December 4 08:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former United States President Bill Clinton is currently in Jamaica. Observer Online understands that Clinton flew over the island...
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
December 4 08:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Former Reggae Boyz captain Rudolph Austin has been promoted to head coach of the Jamaican national Under-20 men’s team, the Jamaica ...
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
Howard Campbell Observer senior writer 
December 4 07:41 PM
Observer Online presents the fourth story in ‘Jimmy Cliff: Stories Of A Bongo Man’, in tribute to the reggae legend who died on November 24 at age 81....
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 07:32 PM
Despite losing acres of crops to Hurricane Melissa, farmers in St Elizabeth say they are pushing ahead on their own, replanting their fields even as t...
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
December 4 07:24 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—A strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed four people on Thursday, the US milit...
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WATCH: Cyclist crushed by trailer truck near Heroes Circle
September 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man is now dead after he was crushed by a trailer truck while riding his bicycle in the vicinity of Heroes Circle on Wednesday m...
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Cycling champion Llori Sharpe sustains injuries in training incident
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Cycling champion Llori Sharpe sustains injuries in training incident
August 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — National female cyclist Llori Sharpe was injured after being hit from her bike by a motorist during a training session along the S...
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12 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in China
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12 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in China
August 22, 2025
BEIJING, China (AFP) - Twelve people were killed and four are missing after part of a bridge under construction collapsed Friday in northwest China, s...
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Indonesia ferry fire kills five as hundreds rescued
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Indonesia ferry fire kills five as hundreds rescued
July 20, 2025
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — An Indonesian ferry fire killed at least five people on Sunday, the country's coast guard said, while more than 200 others ...
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Eight dead in Brazil hot-air balloon accident
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Eight dead in Brazil hot-air balloon accident
June 21, 2025
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- At least eight people were killed Saturday when a hot-air balloon with 21 passengers caught fire in southern Brazil, a stat...
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Bail granted to owners of Dominican nightclub where 236 died
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Bail granted to owners of Dominican nightclub where 236 died
June 19, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — A Dominican court on Thursday granted bail to two nightclub owners accused of manslaughter after a roof coll...
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Deadliest air disasters in the 21st century
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Deadliest air disasters in the 21st century
June 12, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — A London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on Thursday in India, with 242 people on board, and police said there "appears to...
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Woman who lost leg during election motorcade gets prosthetic
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Woman who lost leg during election motorcade gets prosthetic
June 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dalvarine Bruce, the woman who lost her leg on the campaign trail last year has received a prosthetic leg. “Mrs Dalvarine’s life c...
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Families of Dominican nightclub victims to receive ‘emergency’ payments
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Families of Dominican nightclub victims to receive ‘emergency’ payments
June 2, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Dominicans who lost family members in the April nightclub disaster that claimed 234 lives will receive "emer...
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Bee alert: US police issue warning after 250 million insects escape
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Bee alert: US police issue warning after 250 million insects escape
May 30, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A truck crash that set 250 million bees free has sparked warnings in the western United States (US), with police te...
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Over 120 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub disaster
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Over 120 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub disaster
April 9, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Rescue workers raced Wednesday to find any remaining survivors under the rubble of a Dominican Republic nigh...
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‘Miracle’ as man survives seven hours under Norway avalanche
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‘Miracle’ as man survives seven hours under Norway avalanche
March 19, 2025
OSLO, Norway (AFP) — A tourist buried by an avalanche in northern Norway was pulled out alive in a "miracle" rescue on Wednesday, after spending seven...
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One dead, three injured in St Mary crash
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One dead, three injured in St Mary crash
March 17, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — A man was killed in a three-vehicle collision on the Tower Isle main road in St Mary early Monday morning. The accident left three ...
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Woman dies in St James crash
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Woman dies in St James crash
March 9, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A woman succumbed to injuries she sustained during a motor vehicle crash on the Lilliput main road in St James early Sunday mornin...
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Motorcyclist dies after getting entangled in utility wires, falling off bike
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Motorcyclist dies after getting entangled in utility wires, falling off bike
February 22, 2025
ST JAMES Jamaica – Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a motorcyclist who died from injuries he suffered after falling...
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Police Commissioner Kevin Blake involved in car accident
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Police Commissioner Kevin Blake involved in car accident
February 2, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica - Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake and his team members were involved in a motor vehicle collision on Sunday. The accident happen...
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Six killed in traffic crashes Saturday to Sunday, fatalities stand at 30 – ITA
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Six killed in traffic crashes Saturday to Sunday, fatalities stand at 30 – ITA
January 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Six people were killed in traffic crashes between Saturday and Sunday, pushing the death toll on the nation’s roads to 30 since th...
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Man killed in suspected hit-and-run in Mandeville
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Man killed in suspected hit-and-run in Mandeville
December 19, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Police are now on the scene of a suspected hit-and-run on Manchester Road in Mandeville. Preliminary reports are that about 4:40 ...
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At least 9 killed in Dominican Republic after truck crashes into bar
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At least 9 killed in Dominican Republic after truck crashes into bar
September 1, 2024
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — At least nine people were killed Sunday in the Dominican Republic after a cargo truck crashed into a bar on ...
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One dead, six missing after storm sinks superyacht off Sicily
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One dead, six missing after storm sinks superyacht off Sicily
August 19, 2024
ROME, Italy (AFP) — One person was killed and rescuers were searching for six others missing after a luxury superyacht sank off the coast of Italy's S...
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WATCH: Several rushed to hospital following two-vehicle collision in St Ann
August 15, 2024
ST ANN, Jamaica — Several individuals have been rushed to hospital following a crash at the Mammee Bay entrance to the Edward Seaga Highway, in St Ann...
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12-y-o Florida girl hospitalised after mom accidentally runs her over
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12-y-o Florida girl hospitalised after mom accidentally runs her over
August 13, 2024
FLORIDA, United States - A 12-year-old girl is reportedly nursing critical injuries after she was accidentally struck by her mother following a school...
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Sixty students of the St Elizabeth-based Thornton Primary School were on Thursday feted during a fun day hosted by the Mancheste...
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
December 4, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—The Rough Treasure Football Showcase, scheduled to take place at Treasure Beach and Munro College in St Elizabeth from December ...
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reetu Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of The Gupta Group and CEO of the Gupta Family Foundation, has contributed over Ca$105,00...
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former United States President Bill Clinton is currently in Jamaica. Observer Online understands that Clinton flew over the island...
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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