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Keith & Tex reimagine ‘Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps’ in signature style
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Keith & Tex reimagine ‘Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps’ in signature style
April 12 01:06 PM
When Keith and Tex decided last year to cover popular songs they loved,  Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps  was one of the selections the veteran duo agreed o...
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Dancing for two on Road March
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Dancing for two on Road March
Observer Staff Reporter Shereita Grizzle 
April 12 11:49 AM
The sun rose over Kingston like it knew this was no ordinary Sunday. It was Road March day—the grand finale of the 2026 carnival season—and from as ea...
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18 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Westmoreland title
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18 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Westmoreland title
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 12 11:06 AM
Hannah Sheree, pageant director for the Miss Universe Jamaica Westmoreland competition, says she is pleased with the lineup of 18 finalists who will b...
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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
April 12 09:53 AM
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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Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
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Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
April 12 09:47 AM
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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Rytz soaked in pure Soca bliss
April 12 08:07 AM
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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Mastering Difficult Conversations: Carolyn Rose Miller leads initiative to strengthen professional and personal relationships
April 12 07:37 AM
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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Ital Conexões promises ‘immersive’ Brazil x Jamaica cultural experience ahead of Carnival in Jamaica
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Ital Conexões promises ‘immersive’ Brazil x Jamaica cultural experience ahead of Carnival in Jamaica
March 30, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – From the biggest Carnival in the world to Jamaica Carnival, cultural exchange agency Ital Conexões, is presenting Domingo è Legal ...
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Charles Jr advances Jamaica’s digital social protection agenda at ISSA regional forum in Brazil
Charles Jr advances Jamaica’s digital social protection agenda at ISSA regional forum in Brazil
March 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr continued Jamaica’s active engagement at the International Social Security...
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Eight killed during Rio police operation, including drug kingpin
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Eight killed during Rio police operation, including drug kingpin
March 18, 2026
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP)—At least eight people died Wednesday during a police operation against organized crime in Rio de Janeiro, including one o...
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Brazil starts to restrict minors’ access to social media
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Brazil starts to restrict minors’ access to social media
March 17, 2026
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil began implementing new measures on Tuesday to restrict minors' access to social media and prevent them from viewing vi...
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Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councillor
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Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councillor
February 25, 2026
BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP)—Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday convicted two former lawmakers of ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro council...
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Torrential rains leave 20 dead in Brazil, dozens missing
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Torrential rains leave 20 dead in Brazil, dozens missing
February 24, 2026
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP)—Torrential rains in southeastern Brazil have left at least 20 people dead and dozens missing in flooding and landslides, offic...
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In ‘most boring’ feat, Brazilian runs record 24h on treadmill
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In ‘most boring’ feat, Brazilian runs record 24h on treadmill
February 5, 2026
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — A Brazilian man with a penchant for sporting records on Thursday broke a new one after tackling the most boring physica...
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Bus accident kills at least 16 pilgrims in north-east Brazil
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Bus accident kills at least 16 pilgrims in north-east Brazil
February 3, 2026
SAO PAULO, Brazil(AFP)—A bus returning from a religious festival in northeast Brazil veered off the road on a curve and overturned on Tuesday, killing...
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Lethal virus hits Brazil’s last wild blue macaws featured in film ‘Rio’
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Lethal virus hits Brazil’s last wild blue macaws featured in film ‘Rio’
November 27, 2025
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot, which had only recently been returned to its natural habitat in Brazil h...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro detained for trying to break ankle bracelet and flee
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro detained for trying to break ankle bracelet and flee
November 23, 2025
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro -- under house arrest while he appeals a conviction for a foiled coup attempt -- wa...
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Brazil ‘very concerned’ about US naval build-up near Venezuela
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Brazil ‘very concerned’ about US naval build-up near Venezuela
November 23, 2025
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP)—Brazil is "very concerned" about a US military build-up near Venezuela, fearing a conflict, President Luiz Inacio Lul...
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Climate crisis is a health crisis, says WHO chief
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Climate crisis is a health crisis, says WHO chief
November 13, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that it was time for formal negotiations on health at the COP climate s...
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Tornado kills five, injures more than 400 in Brazil
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Tornado kills five, injures more than 400 in Brazil
November 8, 2025
BRASILIA, Brazil  (AFP) — A tornado killed at least five people and injured more than 400 as it destroyed most of a town in southern Brazil, authoriti...
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Brazilian President says he does not want US ‘ground invasion’ in Venezuela
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Brazilian President says he does not want US ‘ground invasion’ in Venezuela
November 4, 2025
BELEM, Brazil (AFP)—Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Tuesday he hopes there will be no US ground incursion into Venezuela, and reite...
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Brazil’s Lula says he will seek a fourth term in 2026 elections
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Brazil’s Lula says he will seek a fourth term in 2026 elections
October 23, 2025
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who turns 80 next week, confirmed Thursday he will run for a fourth term in...
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Brazil greenlights oil drilling in sensitive Amazon region
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Brazil greenlights oil drilling in sensitive Amazon region
October 20, 2025
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's Petrobras said Monday it has permission to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, casting a shadow...
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At least 15 dead in road accident in Brazil
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At least 15 dead in road accident in Brazil
October 18, 2025
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — At least 15 people died in a road accident when a bus driver going the wrong way lost control of the vehicle in northeast Br...
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Brazil’s Lula says US military presence in Caribbean causing ‘tension’
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Brazil’s Lula says US military presence in Caribbean causing ‘tension’
September 8, 2025
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday denounced the US military deployment in the Caribbean Sea, as tensio...
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US revokes visa of Brazil justice minister in Bolsonaro row
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US revokes visa of Brazil justice minister in Bolsonaro row
August 26, 2025
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP)-Brazil said on Tuesday that the United States had revoked the US visa of the country's justice minister, the latest official to...
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Brazil vows to fight Trump tariff ‘injustice’
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Brazil vows to fight Trump tariff ‘injustice’
July 31, 2025
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP)—Brazil vowed Thursday to combat US President Donald Trump's tariffs on its exports, saying it intends to lodge appeals if last-...
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Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil, citing trial of ally Bolsonaro
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Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil, citing trial of ally Bolsonaro
July 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday implementing an additional 40 per cent tariff on Braz...
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Brazil ex-general tells court he drafted assassination doc for president
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Brazil ex-general tells court he drafted assassination doc for president
July 25, 2025
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — A retired general told Brazil's Supreme Court he drafted a document planning for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's assass...
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