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Life expectancy almost back to pre-Covid levels, says WHO
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Life expectancy almost back to pre-Covid levels, says WHO
October 2 09:00 AM
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Global life expectancy is close to the levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic, but the outlook for years lived in good ...
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US adds 29,000 new jobs in September, missing expectations
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US adds 29,000 new jobs in September, missing expectations
October 2 08:53 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Employment in the United States grew by 29,000 jobs in September, missing analysts' expectations significantly, wit...
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Netanyahu warns ‘very heavy price’ if any power behind flydubai incident
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Netanyahu warns ‘very heavy price’ if any power behind flydubai incident
October 2 08:40 AM
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Friday that Israel would impose a "very heavy price" on any power behind the fl...
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Brace for delays in health services, JMDA warns amid pay dispute
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Brace for delays in health services, JMDA warns amid pay dispute
October 2 07:57 AM
Jamaicans have been warned to brace for longer wait times and delays in the completion of procedures in the healthcare sector as junior doctors remain...
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No fallout
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Foreign affairs ministry says diaspora has zero complaints over unspent Hurricane Melissa donation
October 2 12:20 AM
DESPITE concerns from some quarters over the slow spending of Hurricane Melissa donations, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ...
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Kevin Smith spoke in  tongues, detective testifies
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Kevin Smith spoke in tongues, detective testifies
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 2 12:18 AM
A detective constable testified on Thursday that Kevin Smith, the now deceased pastor of Pathways International Restoration Kingdom Ministries in Albi...
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Endeavours Reloaded
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Endeavours Reloaded
Spragga Benz’s album launch brings out memories, brotherhood
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 2 12:16 AM
They say third time’s the charm, but for internationally renowned dancehall icon Spragga Benz, two shots were all it took to perfect the musical visio...
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TALL TASK!
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TALL TASK!
Reggae Boyz look to rebound in tricky El Salvador test
BY RACHID PARCHMENT Digital sports co-ordinator parchment.jol@gmail.com 
October 2 12:12 AM
JAMAICA will be looking to get back on track in the Concacaf Nations League when they face hosts El Salvador in San Salvador tonight at 9:00 pm Jamaic...
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Crawford slams JLP over child suffering and social inequality
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Crawford slams JLP over child suffering and social inequality
September 21, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesperson on Education Damion Crawford has bemoaned what he claims is the suffering of children in Jamaica under...
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Friends of Porus to provide 320 pairs of shoes to Manchester students
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Friends of Porus to provide 320 pairs of shoes to Manchester students
September 12, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Friends of Porus Association (FOP) is stepping up its support for children in Manchester, providing 320 pairs of school shoe...
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Two children perish in Smith Lane fire
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Two children perish in Smith Lane fire
September 12, 2026
Police and firefighters are currently on the scene of a blaze on Smith Lane in Kingston Central, where two children aged seven and four are reported t...
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Three children injured after being hit by boulder in St Elizabeth
September 12, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Two schoolchildren remain hospitalised, with one being admitted at a Corporate Area facility and a third child was treated and...
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Woodcats supports more than 100 children with back-to-school supplies
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Woodcats supports more than 100 children with back-to-school supplies
August 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 100 children received books, school supplies and book vouchers at Woodcats International’s annual back-to-school treat o...
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UNICEF, CCCCC strengthen partnership to advance child centered climate action across the Caribbean
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UNICEF, CCCCC strengthen partnership to advance child centered climate action across the Caribbean
July 30, 2026
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) have signed a memorandu...
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Gaza health officials say children among 10 killed in Israeli strikes
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Gaza health officials say children among 10 killed in Israeli strikes
July 18, 2026
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Gaza's civil defence and hospitals said Israeli attacks on Saturday killed 10 people across the territory, ...
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Parents encouraged to safeguard children during summer break
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Parents encouraged to safeguard children during summer break
July 16, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica—Parents and guardians are being urged to take extra precautions during the summer holidays to protect children from heat-related ill...
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SOS Children’s Villages Jamaica celebrates the power of community
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SOS Children’s Villages Jamaica celebrates the power of community
July 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The power of community, partnership and shared purpose was on full display on July 3 as corporate leaders, development partners, p...
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CPFSA urges parents and caregivers to prioritise children’s safety during summer break
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CPFSA urges parents and caregivers to prioritise children’s safety during summer break
July 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As schools close for the summer holidays, the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is encouraging parents and careg...
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Israel’s ‘deliberate targeting’ of children part of ongoing Gaza ‘genocide’ — UN probe
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Israel’s ‘deliberate targeting’ of children part of ongoing Gaza ‘genocide’ — UN probe
June 23, 2026
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) — Israel is deliberately targeting Palestinian children in what has become a key factor in an ongoing "genocide" in Gaza, Un...
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Airline denies any involvement in illegally transporting Haitian children
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Airline denies any involvement in illegally transporting Haitian children
June 19, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The Dominican Republic’s flag carrier and largest low-cost airline, Arajet SA, has denied allegations linking the airlin...
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Gaza ceasefire a ‘deadly illusion’ — UNICEF
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Gaza ceasefire a ‘deadly illusion’ — UNICEF
June 19, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The ceasefire declared in Gaza more than eight months ago is a "deadly illusion", the United Nations (UN) charged on Frida...
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PAHO launches toolkit to respond to children affected by violence
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PAHO launches toolkit to respond to children affected by violence
June 17, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the ANIMA-AA Kit, a practical tool designed to support heal...
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Adonai Thomas not missing; police urge public to stop sharing photo
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Adonai Thomas not missing; police urge public to stop sharing photo
June 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force is advising members of the public to refrain from circulating a photograph and message claiming tha...
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Parents urged to secure household chemicals to prevent accidental poisoning
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Parents urged to secure household chemicals to prevent accidental poisoning
June 15, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The Westmoreland Health Department is imploring parents and caregivers to take extra precautions to protect children from acci...
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UK PM announces ban on social media for under-16s
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UK PM announces ban on social media for under-16s
June 15, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Children under 16 will be banned from using social media in the United Kingdom (UK), Prime Minister Keir Starmer announ...
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UK govt warns big tech over nude images sent by children
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UK govt warns big tech over nude images sent by children
June 8, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) —  Tech giants must stop children in Britain from being able to send and receive nude images on their devices, or be forc...
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Judge to rule on dismissing Yahweh Qahal case
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Judge to rule on dismissing Yahweh Qahal case
June 1, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Senior Parish Judge Kaysha Grant-Pryce will rule later this month on whether a case against a faith-based group involving charges ...
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Fi We Children Foundation calls for meaningful youth consultation in policies affecting young people
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Fi We Children Foundation calls for meaningful youth consultation in policies affecting young people
May 21, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As Jamaica observes Child Month, the Fi We Children Foundation is calling on policymakers, institutions, schools, and community st...
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UN official says children face brunt of gang violence in Haiti
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UN official says children face brunt of gang violence in Haiti
May 19, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), Vanessa Frazier, says children li...
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46 children, adults kidnapped in southern Nigeria schools attack—Christian group
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46 children, adults kidnapped in southern Nigeria schools attack—Christian group
May 18, 2026
LAGOS, Nigeria(AFP)—Forty-six people, most of them children, were kidnapped during an attack on three schools in southwest Nigerian last week, the Chr...
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Life expectancy almost back to pre-Covid levels, says WHO
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Global life expectancy is close to the levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic, but the outlook for years lived in good ...
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US adds 29,000 new jobs in September, missing expectations
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US adds 29,000 new jobs in September, missing expectations
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Employment in the United States grew by 29,000 jobs in September, missing analysts' expectations significantly, wit...
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Netanyahu warns ‘very heavy price’ if any power behind flydubai incident
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Netanyahu warns ‘very heavy price’ if any power behind flydubai incident
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JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Friday that Israel would impose a "very heavy price" on any power behind the fl...
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Brace for delays in health services, JMDA warns amid pay dispute
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Brace for delays in health services, JMDA warns amid pay dispute
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Jamaicans have been warned to brace for longer wait times and delays in the completion of procedures in the healthcare sector as junior doctors remain...
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No fallout
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Foreign affairs ministry says diaspora has zero complaints over unspent Hurricane Melissa donation
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DESPITE concerns from some quarters over the slow spending of Hurricane Melissa donations, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ...
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