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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
March 26 11:14 AM
Twelve finalists will compete for the inaugural title of Miss Universe Jamaica Portland. The finalists were sashed last weekend at the Bayview Esco Re...
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his captur...
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Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
March 26 09:50 AM
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP)—The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday it was re-introducing testing for gender to determine eligibili...
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
March 26 09:39 AM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A motorist died as a result of injuries he sustained during a crash along Pamphret main road in St Thomas, Wednesday evening. The d...
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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 09:34 AM
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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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after stunning capture
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after stunning capture
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his cap...
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US stocks open lower with no Iran peace breakthrough in sight
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US stocks open lower with no Iran peace breakthrough in sight
March 26 08:57 AM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks opened lower on Thursday as oil spiked, with investors losing faith in the immediate prospects for...
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)-A United Kingdom child-care worker who filmed himself sexually abusing youngsters at a nursery and downloaded over 20,000...
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Ohio missionary indicted for child exploitation crimes in Haiti
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OHIO, United States (CMC) — A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Ohio has returned an indictment charging an Ohio man with four counts of ...
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French director gets two years with electronic bracelet for abusing child actor
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French director gets two years with electronic bracelet for abusing child actor
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PARIS, France (AFP) - A French court Monday ordered a filmmaker to wear an electronic bracelet for two years after finding him guilty of sexually assa...
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LIMA, Peru (AFP) - Peru's President Dina Boluarte called Tuesday for the death penalty to be reintroduced for child rapists following the murder of a ...
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French film director denies child actor abuse in landmark trial
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PARIS, France (AFP) – A French filmmaker accused of sexually assaulting actor Adele Haenel when she was 12 denied the charges Monday as his trial open...
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US Christian couple accused of abandoning adopted Haitian son in Jamaica
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A Christian couple from the United States is accused of abandoning their adopted Haitian son at an American-owned boarding school in Jamaica that was ...
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Judge refers child neglect case for CPFSA intervention
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EU queries major porn platforms over child protection
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The European Union on Thursday told three pornographic websites to explain what steps they have taken to protect children o...
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Boy details alleged horrors at American boarding school in Treasure Beach
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One of the American boys who were being housed at the Atlantis Leadership Academy in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, painted a cruel atmosphere as he re...
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Five men charged with abuse of American boys at St Bess boarding school
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Five men were arrested and charged on Friday in connection with abuse allegations by American boys at Atlantis Leadership Acad...
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – A second American boy of the eight who were removed from the Atlantis Leadership Academy in Treasure Beach following allegatio...
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
March 26, 2026
Twelve finalists will compete for the inaugural title of Miss Universe Jamaica Portland. The finalists were sashed last weekend at the Bayview Esco Re...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
March 26, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his captur...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
March 26, 2026
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP)—The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday it was re-introducing testing for gender to determine eligibili...
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
March 26, 2026
ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A motorist died as a result of injuries he sustained during a crash along Pamphret main road in St Thomas, Wednesday evening. The d...
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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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