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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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Forex: $161.20 to one US dollar
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Forex: $161.20 to one US dollar
December 4 07:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, December 4, ended trading at $161.20, down by 6 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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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 06:55 PM
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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Jamaica-bound hurricane relief container robbed in Canada
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Jamaica-bound hurricane relief container robbed in Canada
December 4, 2025
TORONTO, Canada — Canadian police are investigating what volunteers say is a heartbreaking robbery after thieves emptied out a container of donated it...
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Four in hospital after bear attack on Canada school children
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Four in hospital after bear attack on Canada school children
November 21, 2025
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Four people were in hospital on Friday, including two with critical injuries, after a grizzly bear attacked a school group in...
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Bear attack on Canada school children injures 11
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Bear attack on Canada school children injures 11
November 21, 2025
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — A grizzly bear attack on a school group in a remote part of Canada injured 11 people, including children as young as nine, po...
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PAHO calls for action as Americas loses measles elimination status
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PAHO calls for action as Americas loses measles elimination status
November 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) –  The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called on countries, including those in the Caribbean, to strengthe...
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Canadian trade mission arrives in Guyana
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Canadian trade mission arrives in Guyana
October 14, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) –  A Canadian business delegation arrived here Tuesday for a four-day visit as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen trade an...
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Canadian visitors to top 600,000 with US$750m revenue, says Bartlett
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Canadian visitors to top 600,000 with US$750m revenue, says Bartlett
October 8, 2025
TORONTO, Canada — Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica is aiming to welcome 600,000 Canadian visitors annually and generate US$750 milli...
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Canada reports first death linked to measles epidemic
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Canada reports first death linked to measles epidemic
October 2, 2025
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP)-An infant born prematurely in the western Canadian province of Alberta died as a result of measles, officials said Thursday, th...
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Canadians with ‘X’ gender passports warned of US travel
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Canadians with ‘X’ gender passports warned of US travel
October 1, 2025
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — The Canadian government issued a warning this week to citizens holding passports with the nonbinary "X" gender designation in...
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Bartlett heads to London for Jamaica Travel Market 2025
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Bartlett heads to London for Jamaica Travel Market 2025
October 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett departed the island on Tuesday for London, England, where he will participate in a series of hig...
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Blk Orchid’s ‘How Long’ takes the prize at Canada’s Reggae North Music Awards
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Blk Orchid’s ‘How Long’ takes the prize at Canada’s Reggae North Music Awards
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
September 30, 2025
At the 2025 Reggae North Music Awards in Canada on Sunday night, singer Blk Orchid took home the award for Top Reggae Single of the Year for the chart...
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Vybz Kartel to feature at Drake’s birthday shows in Toronto
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Vybz Kartel to feature at Drake’s birthday shows in Toronto
September 26, 2025
Vybz Kartel is set to feature next month at a concert in Toronto, Canada alongside Canadian rap superstar Drake. It will be the dancehall icon’s first...
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Holness meets with new Canadian PM
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Holness meets with new Canadian PM
September 24, 2025
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reaffirmed Jamaica’s long-standing relationship with Canada following a bilateral meeting with Canada’s new Prime Mi...
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Canada wildlife decline ‘most severe’ in decades — WWF
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Canada wildlife decline ‘most severe’ in decades — WWF
September 22, 2025
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Biodiversity in Canada has plunged 10 per cent over the last half century, with hundreds of species facing extinction, the Wo...
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Sone G feeling honoured about Reggae North Music Awards nomination
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Sone G feeling honoured about Reggae North Music Awards nomination
September 21, 2025
Known for recording gospel songs to secular beats, Sone G is up against some formidable rivals in the Top Trap/Fusion Dancehall Song category, at the ...
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Jamaican student athlete in Canada fears death if deported
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Jamaican student athlete in Canada fears death if deported
September 17, 2025
ONTARIO, Canada — A Jamaican student athlete in Ontario says his family could be in danger if they are forced to return home to the island, as Canadia...
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Canada removing tariffs on US goods compliant with free trade deal
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Canada removing tariffs on US goods compliant with free trade deal
August 22, 2025
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP)— Canada will remove all tariffs on US goods that are compliant with the existing North American free trade agreement, Prime Minis...
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Canada measles cases pass 4,500, highest count in Americas
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Canada measles cases pass 4,500, highest count in Americas
August 21, 2025
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — Canada's measles case count has passed 4,500, with the western province of Alberta — which has about five million people — rec...
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Canada moves to halt strike as hundreds of flights grounded
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Canada moves to halt strike as hundreds of flights grounded
August 16, 2025
TORONTO, Canada (AFP)—The Canadian government intervened Saturday to end a strike by Air Canada cabin crew members that saw hundreds of flights cancel...
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Canadian reggae band Memberz Syndicate to release debut album
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Canadian reggae band Memberz Syndicate to release debut album
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
August 8, 2025
Nine years after it was formed, Canadian reggae band Memberz Syndicate is gearing up to release its debut album in October. The 14-track album, which ...
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Canada sends military surveillance drones to Haiti
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Canada sends military surveillance drones to Haiti
July 26, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The government of Canada has started sending military surveillance drones to support Haitian security forces, as part of...
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Canada hockey players found not guilty of sexual assault
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Canada hockey players found not guilty of sexual assault
July 24, 2025
LONDON, Canada (AFP) — Five Canadian professional hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2018 were found not guilty on Thursday, wit...
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Arsenal sign Liverpool’s Smith in women’s world record deal
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Arsenal sign Liverpool’s Smith in women’s world record deal
July 17, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Arsenal signed Canada forward Olivia Smith from Liverpool in a deal worth a reported women's world record fee of £1 mi...
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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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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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
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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 
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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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