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JPS credit union powers studies of 12 students
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Tourism plan under threat, says environmentalist
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Warns against bauxite mining in Cockpit Country
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
August 26 12:00 AM
Tourism plan under threat, says environmentalist
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Crime reduction crucial to safer communities, national development—SSP Nicholson
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Crime reduction crucial to safer communities, national development—SSP Nicholson
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Reducing crime helps to create safer communities and provides residents with greater freedom to pursue education, employment and o...
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Sxae gets real with ‘The Game,’ first release from ‘Wicked Gyal’ trilogy
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Sxae gets real with ‘The Game,’ first release from ‘Wicked Gyal’ trilogy
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Portmore artiste Sxae is turning heartbreak, disappointment and anger into musical therapy with the release of “ The Game ,” the f...
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Jamaica’s hope dashed as Bicknell bows out of ATP Kingston 2 tennis tournament
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Jamaica’s hope dashed as Bicknell bows out of ATP Kingston 2 tennis tournament
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KINGSTON, Jamaica  —  Jamaica’s Blaise Bicknell was eliminated from the ATP Kingston 2 lawn tennis tournament, crashing 6-3, 5-7, 2-6 to Spain’s Ivan ...
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GHN adds US$19,000 to fund 38 more students in ‘Beyond the Backpack’ programme
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GHN adds US$19,000 to fund 38 more students in ‘Beyond the Backpack’ programme
August 25 07:26 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Global Humanity Network Inc (GHN), has expanded its inaugural Beyond the Backpack Scholarship Programme to support all 48 students...
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Hanover
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Hanover
August 25 07:14 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the Mount Peace district in the Hanover Police Division. The curfew will begin at...
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Governments, businesses, farmers and households across the Caribbean are being urged to step up preparations for potentially se...
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Trump policies to double power sector carbon emissions by 2035 — analysis
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Trump policies to double power sector carbon emissions by 2035 — analysis
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump's fossil fuel agenda will result in the loss of US$700 billion in clean energy investments ov...
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VMBS expands support for disaster recovery and climate resilience
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — VM Building Society (VMBS) is expanding its support for Jamaican businesses seeking to recover from natural disasters while streng...
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Strengthening El Nino likely to ‘rank among largest’ on record
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Strengthening El Nino likely to ‘rank among largest’ on record
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The El Nino weather pattern picked up strength over the past month and is highly likely to "rank among the largest" ...
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El Nino is expected ‘to break records’ — top expert
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El Nino is expected ‘to break records’ — top expert
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PARIS, France (AFP) — The current El Nino weather phenomenon is expected to break records for its overall strength, a top expert said Tuesday, raising...
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El Niño strengthens as Caribbean seas warm, increasing risks of heatwaves — CariCOF
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El Niño strengthens as Caribbean seas warm, increasing risks of heatwaves — CariCOF
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) says strengthening El Niño conditions and steadily warming Caribbean waters...
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Big wildfires hit southern France
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Big wildfires hit southern France
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OUPIA, France (AFP) — A large wildfire raged in southern France on Wednesday, forcing scores of people to be evacuated, emergency services said. Hundr...
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Dangerous heatwave to grip US as nation marks 250 years
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UK sets new June temperature record for third day in a row — Met Office
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The United Kingdom (UK) broke the record for a June temperature for the third day in a row on Friday, the Met Office we...
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Schools plan to close as UK braces for record-breaking heatwave
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Schools plan to close as UK braces for record-breaking heatwave
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Multiple schools in England were shutting early Tuesday and set to remain closed for two more days with a heatwave expe...
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Italy declares red heatwave alert in 15 cities
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Italy declares red heatwave alert in 15 cities
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ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy's health ministry declared a red heatwave alert in 15 cities including Milan and Rome on Tuesday, advising people to stay in...
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France records hottest-ever night, 40 drownings
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France records hottest-ever night, 40 drownings
June 23, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — France experienced its hottest night from Monday to Tuesday as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said 40 people — many of them yo...
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GCF approves US$2.1m readiness proposal through CCCCC to strengthen Jamaica’s climate response
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GCF approves US$2.1m readiness proposal through CCCCC to strengthen Jamaica’s climate response
June 19, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a US$2.1 million readiness grant submitted by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Cen...
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Heatwave hits more than half of France’s population
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Heatwave hits more than half of France’s population
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PARIS, France (AFP) — More than half of France's population was dealing with scorching temperatures on Friday, according to AFP's calculations, with h...
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Greenland sees wildfires earlier in the year
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Greenland sees wildfires earlier in the year
June 18, 2026
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) — Greenland has recently been hit by localised wildfires, a rarity at this time of year that could be explained by global wa...
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WATCH: Barbados named Climate-Smart Country of the Year at Caribbean summit
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WATCH: Barbados named Climate-Smart Country of the Year at Caribbean summit
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 18, 2026
Barbados copped the Climate-Smart Country of the Year award Wednesday at the inaugural Climate Smart Awards, which brought the curtains down on the tw...
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New heatwave disrupts trains, schools in France
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New heatwave disrupts trains, schools in France
June 18, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — A new heatwave swept across much of France on Thursday, with temperatures forecast to approach 40 °C later in the week, dozens o...
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Canada gov’t sued over climate inaction
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Canada gov’t sued over climate inaction
June 16, 2026
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Three young women and two environmental groups on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Canadian Government seeking to force it...
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Temperatures likely to remain at record levels in 2026-2030 — UN
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May 28, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwar...
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Italy declares red heatwave alert for Rome, four other cities
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Italy declares red heatwave alert for Rome, four other cities
May 28, 2026
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy's health ministry on Thursday declared a red heatwave alert for the cities of Rome, Florence, Bologna, Brescia and Turin as ...
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Europe heatwave ‘brutal reminder’ of climate change — UN
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May 27, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — The United Nations (UN) climate chief said Wednesday that a record-breaking early heatwave scorching a swathe of western Europe ...
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Record temps as spring heatwave bakes Europe
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Record temps as spring heatwave bakes Europe
May 26, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Residents of western Europe turned to fans and fountains as they sweltered through a record-breaking heatwave Tuesday, ...
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Crime reduction crucial to safer communities, national development—SSP Nicholson
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