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Fire guts multi-storey Manchester home
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Fire guts multi-storey Manchester home
January 9 07:49 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Firefighters are now conducting a cooling-down operation after fire gutted the top floor of a multi-storey house in Hope Village...
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Market Bag: Hot pepper as low as $500 as food prices cool at ‘Curry’
January 9 07:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – There’s good news for shoppers this week as Scotch bonnet pepper prices – a ‘hot’ topic during the recent Christmas holidays – are...
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KFC Jamaica says third party vending machine not affiliated with company
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KFC Jamaica says third party vending machine not affiliated with company
January 9 07:08 PM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — KFC Jamaica is distancing itself from reports of a third-party vending machine purporting to carry boxed and ready meals from ...
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Jakes Hotel takes on Kingston with a night of dub & roots music for charity
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Jakes Hotel takes on Kingston with a night of dub & roots music for charity
January 9 06:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Renowned boutique hotel Jakes Hotel in Treasure Beach, will be hosting what it describes as a powerful celebration of Reggae Cultu...
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Hurricane-stricken family appeals for help to save 13-y-o son who needs kidney transplant
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Hurricane-stricken family appeals for help to save 13-y-o son who needs kidney transplant
Kelsey Thomas, Online coordinator, thomask@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 9 06:24 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A Westmoreland family still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Melissa are appealing to the public for assistance to save t...
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Health personnel in St Elizabeth continue campaign to prevent spread of mosquito-borne diseases
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Health personnel in St Elizabeth continue campaign to prevent spread of mosquito-borne diseases
January 9 05:55 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Health personnel at the St Elizabeth Health Department are on top of efforts to prevent the spread of dengue and other mosquit...
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Petrojam offers fuel lifeline to Savanna-la-Mar field hospital
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Petrojam offers fuel lifeline to Savanna-la-Mar field hospital
January 9 05:50 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica —  Petrojam has pumped over 20,000 litres of fuel to generate electricity for the Savanna-la-Mar field hospital in Westmoreland ...
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Maureen Webber appointed ECJ commissioner
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Maureen Webber appointed ECJ commissioner
January 9 05:42 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Maureen Webber has been appointed as Nominated Commissioner on the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ). Her appointment, which b...
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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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Apple unveils iPhone 17 Air amid AI race and tariff pressures
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Apple unveils iPhone 17 Air amid AI race and tariff pressures
September 9, 2025
San Francisco, United States (AFP)-Apple unveiled its iPhone 17 lineup on Tuesday, featuring its thinnest smartphone ever, as the tech giant works to ...
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ChatGPT to get parental controls after teen’s death
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ChatGPT to get parental controls after teen’s death
September 2, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — American artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI said Tuesday it would add parental controls to its chatbot ChatGPT, a week aft...
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AI tech ‘revolutionising’ stroke treatment in England
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AI tech ‘revolutionising’ stroke treatment in England
September 2, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — An artificial intelligence tool which quickly analyses brain scans of stroke patients has helped boost chances of full ...
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Digita Global launches AI product to optimise business operations
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Digita Global launches AI product to optimise business operations
August 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Digita Global Marketing (DGM) has launched “clickAibl”, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered automation product designed to emp...
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Trinidad authorities probe online scams impersonating the country’s finance minister
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Trinidad authorities probe online scams impersonating the country’s finance minister
August 23, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad’s Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have warned the ...
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Google packs new Pixel phones with AI
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Google packs new Pixel phones with AI
August 20, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Google on Wednesday unveiled new Pixel 10 smartphones, showcasing artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities woven into...
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Golding says no AI in PNP manifesto; pledges to ‘jook’ Jamaicans with credible plans
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Golding says no AI in PNP manifesto; pledges to ‘jook’ Jamaicans with credible plans
Sugar Ray Thomas, Observer Online writer 
August 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Leader of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding has fired back at members of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) w...
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YouTube turns to AI to spot children posing as adults
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YouTube turns to AI to spot children posing as adults
August 14, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - YouTube has started using artificial intelligence (AI) to figure out when users are children pretending to be adu...
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Citizens urged to use JLIP and AI assistant ‘Garvey’ to understand Jamaica’s shift to republic
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Citizens urged to use JLIP and AI assistant ‘Garvey’ to understand Jamaica’s shift to republic
August 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs (MLCA) is encouraging all Jamaicans to utilise the newly launched Jamaica Legal I...
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Musk ‘censoring me’, says AI chatbot
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Musk ‘censoring me’, says AI chatbot
Grok stirs confusion over suspension after Gaza claims
August 13, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — AI chatbot Grok on Tuesday offered conflicting explanations for its brief suspension from X after accusing Israel an...
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NCU graduating nurses urged to resist ‘contamination’ by AI
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NCU graduating nurses urged to resist ‘contamination’ by AI
August 8, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica – With the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) to the nursing profession, nursing graduates must maintain their humanity ...
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OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 as AI race accelerates
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OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 as AI race accelerates
August 7, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — OpenAI on Thursday released a keenly awaited new generation of its hallmark ChatGPT, touting "significant" advanc...
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Google commits $37 million to AI development in Africa
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Google commits $37 million to AI development in Africa
July 24, 2025
ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) — Google on Thursday unveiled a US$37 million package to accelerate artificial intelligence development across Africa, pledging sup...
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AI videos of R Kelly, Pope Leo used to spread ‘cult’ of Burkina Faso leader
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AI videos of R Kelly, Pope Leo used to spread ‘cult’ of Burkina Faso leader
July 17, 2025
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP) — If you believe the viral videos online, R Kelly and Pope Leo XIV agree on one thing — that Burkina Faso's junta chief, Ca...
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AI giant Nvidia becomes first company to reach $4 trillion in value
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AI giant Nvidia becomes first company to reach $4 trillion in value
July 9, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Nvidia became the first company to touch $4 trillion in market value on Wednesday, a new milestone in Wall Street's be...
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Imposter uses AI to contact US gov’t officials as Marco Rubio
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Imposter uses AI to contact US gov’t officials as Marco Rubio
July 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States — An unidentified impostor used artificial intelligence (AI) to imitate United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio an...
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AI consuming vast amounts of energy, must reduce footprint — study
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AI consuming vast amounts of energy, must reduce footprint — study
July 8, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — The potential of artificial intelligence (AI) is immense -- but its equally vast energy consumption needs curbing, with asking s...
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OECS launches new AI-powered initiative
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OECS launches new AI-powered initiative
June 24, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — The Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Didacus Jules, has praised the work of Grenadi...
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Pope warns of AI risks to young brains
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Pope warns of AI risks to young brains
June 20, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV warned on Friday of the potential consequences of artificial intelligence (AI) on the intellectual develop...
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FIFA refs to broadcast footage from body cams in World Club Cup
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FIFA refs to broadcast footage from body cams in World Club Cup
June 11, 2025
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Referees at this month's FIFA Club World Cup will wear 'body cams' with the footage used in broadcasts of the game -- but...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – There’s good news for shoppers this week as Scotch bonnet pepper prices – a ‘hot’ topic during the recent Christmas holidays – are...
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KFC Jamaica says third party vending machine not affiliated with company
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KFC Jamaica says third party vending machine not affiliated with company
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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — KFC Jamaica is distancing itself from reports of a third-party vending machine purporting to carry boxed and ready meals from ...
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Jakes Hotel takes on Kingston with a night of dub & roots music for charity
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Jakes Hotel takes on Kingston with a night of dub & roots music for charity
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Renowned boutique hotel Jakes Hotel in Treasure Beach, will be hosting what it describes as a powerful celebration of Reggae Cultu...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Hurricane-stricken family appeals for help to save 13-y-o son who needs kidney transplant
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Hurricane-stricken family appeals for help to save 13-y-o son who needs kidney transplant
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WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A Westmoreland family still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Melissa are appealing to the public for assistance to save t...
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