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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
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ST MARY, Jamaica —  A 35 year-old groundsman was granted bail in the sum of $650,000 when he appeared in the St Mary parish court on April 7 after he ...
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered a United States (US) naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in response to ...
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Rytz soaked in pure Soca bliss
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A heavy downpour threatened to put a damper on the hard fete agenda soca lovers had in mind for Rytz on Thursday, but by nightfall, the event had rewr...
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Mastering Difficult Conversations: Carolyn Rose Miller leads initiative to strengthen professional and personal relationships
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Communication expert Carolyn Rose Miller is taking proactive steps to address what she describes as a troubling pattern in professional and personal r...
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
NGO head, PAJ and others hold conflicting views on withholding names of accused
By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 12 12:30 AM
Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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Coalition firm in rejection of close-in-age sex pass
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April 12 12:28 AM
Coalition firm in rejection of close-in-age sex pass
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The secret struggle of former national footballer Michael ‘Zun’ Clarke
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The secret struggle of former national footballer Michael ‘Zun’ Clarke
He taught himself to read on a journey to academic triumph
BY VERNON DAVIDSON Executive editor — publications davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 12 12:26 AM
The secret struggle of former national footballer Michael ‘Zun’ Clarke
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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Traffic in a seaside Australian town was briefly diverted on Friday when a local seal decided to take a nap on the road. Th...
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Australia PM welcomes Iran ceasefire, says Trump threats not ‘appropriate’
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Australia PM welcomes Iran ceasefire, says Trump threats not ‘appropriate’
April 8, 2026
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)—Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran on Wednesday but s...
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Tropical Cyclone Narelle turns Australian skies a deep red
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As Western Australians braced for Tropical Cyclone Narelle over the weekend, the system triggered a powerful dust storm that transformed skies across ...
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Trump says Australia will grant asylum to Iran women footballers
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GOLD COAST, Australia (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump said Monday that Australia had agreed to grant asylum to some of Iran's visiting...
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Sunshine Girls’ Henry-Wright remains in Australia for coaching workshops
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Sunshine Girls’ Henry-Wright remains in Australia for coaching workshops
February 14, 2026
Head coach of the Sunshine Girls, Sasher Gaye Henry-Wright has remained in Australia following the international series between Jamaica's Sunshine Gir...
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Top-ranked Alcaraz, Sabalenka headline Australian Open day one
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Top-ranked Alcaraz, Sabalenka headline Australian Open day one
January 17, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Carlos Alcaraz will launch his bid for tennis history while women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka is also in action on...
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Social media sites block 4.7 million underage accounts in Australia
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Social media sites block 4.7 million underage accounts in Australia
January 15, 2026
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)-Tech giants have blocked 4.7 million accounts under Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s, the country's onli...
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Meta urges Australia to change teen social media ban
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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Tech giant Meta urged Australia on Monday to rethink its world-first social media ban for under-16s, while reporting that it...
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Australia to toughen gun laws as it mourns deadly Bondi attack
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SYDNEY, Australia — Australia's leaders agreed Monday to toughen gun laws after attackers killed 15 people at a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach, the wo...
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Hero who disarmed Bondi beach shooter identified as fruit vendor
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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australians are hailing a "hero" whose daring struggle with a gunman Sunday led to the disarming of an attacker during the c...
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Death toll rises to 16 in Sydney beach shooting — police
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December 14, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Sixteen people were killed and at least 40 others injured in a shooting at a Jewish festival celebration at Australia's Bond...
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11 killed in mass shooting on Australia’s famous Bondi Beach
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11 killed in mass shooting on Australia’s famous Bondi Beach
December 14, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Towels, bags and baby strollers littered Sydney's Bondi Beach Sunday -- the harrowing aftermath of the country's worst mass ...
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Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown
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Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown
December 9, 2025
SYDENEY, Australia (AFP)—Australia banned young teenagers from social media on Wednesday, launching a world-first crackdown designed to unglue childre...
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Sunshine Girls invited to World Netball Cup 2027
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Sunshine Girls invited to World Netball Cup 2027
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica have been invited to compete at the Netball World Cup 2027 to be staged in Sydney, Australia, between August 25 to September...
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Reddit and Kick to be included in Australia’s social media ban
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Reddit and Kick to be included in Australia’s social media ban
November 4, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Popular social media website Reddit and streaming giant Kick will be added to a list of websites banned for under-16s in Aus...
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Turbulence among stars featured on Dasvibes’ ‘Dancehall Nice Again’ compilation
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Turbulence among stars featured on Dasvibes’ ‘Dancehall Nice Again’ compilation
October 25, 2025
Since his days as a sound system operator in Jamaica, one of Dasvibes’ objectives was to expose upcoming dancehall talent from the inner-city. He star...
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Twenty wounded in Sydney shooting
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Twenty wounded in Sydney shooting
October 5, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A man is in police custody after allegedly shooting up to a hundred bullets into a busy Sydney street, wounding twenty peopl...
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Australia court fines man over $200,000 for deepfake porn
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Australia court fines man over $200,000 for deepfake porn
September 26, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A man in Australia was fined over AU$340,000 (US$222,000) on Friday for sharing deepfake porn videos of high-profile women, ...
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WhatsApp, Twitch among sites that could face Australia under-16s social media ban
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WhatsApp, Twitch among sites that could face Australia under-16s social media ban
September 23, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Tech companies including WhatsApp and Reddit as well as streaming giant Twitch and gaming firm Roblox could be among more th...
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‘Large shark’ kills surfer off Australia beach
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September 6, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A "large shark" mauled a surfer to death at a popular Sydney beach on Saturday, Australian police and rescuers said, in a r...
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Australia joins countries suspending post to US
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August 25, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)- Australia joined on Tuesday a string of countries suspending some postal deliveries to the United States, citing a "complex a...
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Husband feared Australia’s mushroom killer had poisoned him before
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August 8, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia's recently convicted mushroom murderer also tried to poison her husband with bolognese pasta and chicken korma cur...
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