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‘Stay prepared’
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‘Stay prepared’
Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20 12:20 AM
‘Stay prepared’
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:18 AM
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
Art & Culture, ...
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20 12:16 AM
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20 12:14 AM
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
Football, ...
WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:12 AM
Good riddance?
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Totally Delicious Garlic Bread
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Totally Delicious Garlic Bread
November 20 12:10 AM
Straight Out Of the Oven: Totally Delicious Bakery’s Garlic Hard-Dough Bread
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
World Bank tags parish’s damage assessment at a whopping US$2,286 million
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
November 20 12:07 AM
St Elizabeth hardest hit
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
Custos welcomes food and clothes but argues rebuilding homes must begin now
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
November 20 12:06 AM
Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Amazon founder Bezos returns to CEO role with AI startup
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Amazon founder Bezos returns to CEO role with AI startup
November 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is returning to an operational leadership role for the first time in four years, taking th...
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Samsung plans US$310 billion investment to power AI expansion
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Samsung plans US$310 billion investment to power AI expansion
November 16, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean conglomerate Samsung unveiled on Sunday a plan to invest US$310 billion over the next five years mostly in te...
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‘Vibe coding’ named word of the year by Collins dictionary
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‘Vibe coding’ named word of the year by Collins dictionary
November 6, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- "Vibe coding," a word that essentially means using artificial intelligence (AI) to tell a machine what you want instea...
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Musk launches Grokipedia to rival ‘left-biased’ Wikipedia
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Musk launches Grokipedia to rival ‘left-biased’ Wikipedia
October 28, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Elon Musk's company xAI launched Grokipedia on Monday to compete with online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which he has accu...
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#EyeOnMelissa: AI-generated fakes proliferate as hurricane nears Jamaica
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#EyeOnMelissa: AI-generated fakes proliferate as hurricane nears Jamaica
October 27, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Artificial intelligence (AI) generated videos were clogging social media feeds Monday as Hurricane Melissa surged to...
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Meta to cut 600 jobs in artificial intelligence — reports
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Meta to cut 600 jobs in artificial intelligence — reports
October 22, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Facebook owner Meta is cutting 600 jobs in its artificial intelligence (AI) division in a move intended to streamline ...
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UK TV channel deploys AI host for current affairs doc
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UK TV channel deploys AI host for current affairs doc
October 20, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A British television channel became the latest from around the world to use an artificial intelligence (AI) presenter, ...
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OpenAI halts MLK videos as deepfakes of dead celebrities spark outrage
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OpenAI halts MLK videos as deepfakes of dead celebrities spark outrage
October 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- OpenAI has suspended its Sora 2 artificial intelligence tool from creating videos of civil rights icon Martin Luthe...
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‘AI amplifies human intelligence’, says expert
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‘AI amplifies human intelligence’, says expert
October 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With talks around humans being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI), founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Star Apple A...
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Jamaica needs to prepare for ‘dispensation’ of fourth industrial revolution, says Holness
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Jamaica needs to prepare for ‘dispensation’ of fourth industrial revolution, says Holness
October 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica needs to prepare for the 'dispensation' of the fourth industrial revolution by using tec...
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Deepfake dilemma
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Deepfake dilemma
Current legal gaps leave Jamaicans vulnerable
BY BRITTANIA WITTER Observer online reporter witterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 15, 2025
Imagine posting a photo on social media and another user deciding to alter the image to their liking at your expense. That was the reality for two wom...
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UNESCO, JTC host AI workshop for teachers
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UNESCO, JTC host AI workshop for teachers
October 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 400 teachers, school leaders, and education stakeholders from across Jamaica participated in the country’s first Artific...
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Caribbean urged to accelerate AI training amid widening skills divide
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Caribbean urged to accelerate AI training amid widening skills divide
October 11, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – New research has warned that Caribbean employers and workers remain sharply divided on the skills needed for an artificia...
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VisualDx and Absolut Skin partner to power AI-driven dermatology
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VisualDx and Absolut Skin partner to power AI-driven dermatology
October 5, 2025
Absolut Skin, a dermatology-led skincare and health-technology platform, has announced its partnership with VisualDx, to bring artificial intelligence...
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Hong Kong to install surveillance cameras with AI facial recognition
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Hong Kong to install surveillance cameras with AI facial recognition
October 3, 2025
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong plans to install tens of thousands of surveillance cameras that will make use of AI-powered facial recognition, the...
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Samsung rolls out ‘One UI 8’ with sharper AI for Galaxy devices
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Samsung rolls out ‘One UI 8’ with sharper AI for Galaxy devices
September 30, 2025
Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday it has started rolling out its latest One UI 8 software to Galaxy smartphones, featuring more personalised artific...
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Creator says AI actress is ‘piece of art’ after backlash
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Creator says AI actress is ‘piece of art’ after backlash
September 29, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The creator of an AI actress who exploded across the internet over the weekend has insisted she is an artwork, afte...
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Taxi operator charged with child trafficking
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Taxi operator charged with child trafficking
September 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A taxi operator has been charged with the trafficking of a 16-year-old girl. He is 35-year-old Andre Catnott, of Longwall, Stony H...
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AI-generated singer in the US signs multi-million dollar record deal
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AI-generated singer in the US signs multi-million dollar record deal
September 23, 2025
A singer generated through artificial intelligence (AI) is making waves on the global music circuit after landing a multi-million dollar record deal. ...
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Scientists train AI model to predict future illnesses
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Scientists train AI model to predict future illnesses
September 17, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Scientists said Wednesday that they had created an artificial intelligence (AI) model able to predict medical diagnoses years in...
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AI may boost global trade value by nearly 40% — WTO
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AI may boost global trade value by nearly 40% — WTO
September 17, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Artificial intelligence (AI) could boost the value of global trade by almost 40 per cent by 2040, thanks to cost reduction...
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Japan political party to install AI leader
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Japan political party to install AI leader
September 16, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — An upstart Japanese political party said Tuesday it will install an artificial intelligence (AI) as leader after its maverick fou...
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Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20, 2025
‘Stay prepared’
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
Art & Culture, ...
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20, 2025
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20, 2025
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
Football, ...
WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Good riddance?
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