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‘Stay prepared’
Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20 12:20 AM
‘Stay prepared’
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:18 AM
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20 12:16 AM
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20 12:14 AM
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
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WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:12 AM
Good riddance?
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Totally Delicious Garlic Bread
November 20 12:10 AM
Straight Out Of the Oven: Totally Delicious Bakery’s Garlic Hard-Dough Bread
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
World Bank tags parish’s damage assessment at a whopping US$2,286 million
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
November 20 12:07 AM
St Elizabeth hardest hit
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
Custos welcomes food and clothes but argues rebuilding homes must begin now
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
November 20 12:06 AM
Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Colombian president struggles to get paid after US sanctions, says laywer
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Colombian president struggles to get paid after US sanctions, says laywer
October 30, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP)—Colombian President Gustavo Petro is struggling to access his salary after being hit with US sanctions, his lawyer told AFP on ...
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Colombian president accuses US of ‘executions’ in Caribbean, Pacific
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Colombian president accuses US of ‘executions’ in Caribbean, Pacific
October 23, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Colombia's leftist president on Thursday ramped up criticism of United States (US) Donald Trump's strikes in the Caribbean an...
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Colombia calls for US to stop deadly boat attacks
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Colombia calls for US to stop deadly boat attacks
October 23, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP)—The Colombian government has asked the United States to stop attacking vessels in the Pacific and the Caribbean as part of an o...
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Wife of Colombian killed in US strike says life taken unjustly
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Wife of Colombian killed in US strike says life taken unjustly
October 21, 2025
SANTA MARA, Colombia (AFP)—Alejandro Carranza's loved ones say he left home on Colombia's Caribbean coast to fish in open waters. Days later, he was d...
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Colombia recalls ambassador to US as Trump-Petro feud intensifies
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Colombia recalls ambassador to US as Trump-Petro feud intensifies
October 20, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombia on Monday recalled its ambassador to the United States as a public feud between the nations' leaders heated up with...
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Trump says US to end aid to Colombia over drug production
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Trump says US to end aid to Colombia over drug production
October 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States (US)  is halting financial aid to Colombia, a longstanding US a...
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Colombia gives chunk of druglord Escobar’s ranch to conflict victims
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Colombia gives chunk of druglord Escobar’s ranch to conflict victims
October 1, 2025
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) — Colombia has handed over a chunk of deceased drug lord Pablo Escobar's ranch, famous for its "cocaine" hippos, to women caugh...
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US decertifies Colombia as ally in drugs fight — Petro
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US decertifies Colombia as ally in drugs fight — Petro
September 15, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — The United States (US) has decertified Colombia as an ally in the fight against drugs, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said...
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Caricom and Colombia to resume talks on trade agreement later this year
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Caricom and Colombia to resume talks on trade agreement later this year
September 12, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (CMC) — The third and final round of negotiations for an Advance Preferential Market Access agreement between Colombia and the Caribb...
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Colombia vows to neutralise guerrilla threat as twin attacks kill 19
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Colombia vows to neutralise guerrilla threat as twin attacks kill 19
August 22, 2025
CALI, Colombia (AFP)-Colombia on Friday promised to counter the threat from "desperate" armed groups after twin guerrilla attacks killed 19 people and...
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Five dead, 36 injured in bomb attack on Colombia air base
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Five dead, 36 injured in bomb attack on Colombia air base
August 21, 2025
Cali, Colombia (AFP) — Five people were killed and dozens were injured when a vehicle bomb targeted a military base on a busy street in the Colombian ...
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Jamaica making historic berth in Nations League 7-a-side football
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Jamaica making historic berth in Nations League 7-a-side football
July 15, 2025
Jamaica will make history as it competes for the first time ever in the prestigious Nations League 7-a-side football competition. The national squad i...
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Colombian soldiers drown in survival training
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Colombian soldiers drown in survival training
July 15, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Three Colombian soldiers drowned in a river Tuesday during a survival training exercise, authorities said. The soldiers were ...
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US to label drug cartels as ‘terrorist’ groups — report
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US to label drug cartels as ‘terrorist’ groups — report
February 13, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — More than half a dozen drug cartels with roots in Latin America will be classified as "terrorist" organisations by t...
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Colombia imposes 25% tariffs on US imports after Trump sanctions over deportation flights
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Colombia imposes 25% tariffs on US imports after Trump sanctions over deportation flights
January 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered sweeping tariffs and sanctions against Colombia in retaliation for its ...
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Trump slaps tariffs, sanctions on Colombia over deportation flights
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Trump slaps tariffs, sanctions on Colombia over deportation flights
January 26, 2025
Washington, United States (AFP)-United States president Donald Trump said Sunday he was imposing sweeping tariffs on Colombian goods and revoking the ...
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Colombia to block US deportation flights amid growing LatAm pushback
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Colombia to block US deportation flights amid growing LatAm pushback
January 26, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Sunday he would block US deportation flights until migrants were guaranteed "dignifie...
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Massive drug bust unearths new Pacific trafficking route
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Massive drug bust unearths new Pacific trafficking route
November 27, 2024
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) — Authorities from dozens of countries seized 225 metric tonnes of cocaine in a six-week mega-operation where they unearthed a ...
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Colombian airline to begin direct flights to Guyana in December
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Colombian airline to begin direct flights to Guyana in December
October 14, 2024
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Colombia’s largest airline, Avianca will start direct flights to and from Guyana from December 11. The carrier will operate...
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Drought reduces Amazon River in Colombia by as much as 90% — report
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Drought reduces Amazon River in Colombia by as much as 90% — report
September 26, 2024
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) — The Amazon River has seen its levels in Colombia reduced by as much as 90 per cent, a government agency said Thursday, as Sou...
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Colombia’s ambassador to Nicaragua charged with drug trafficking
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Colombia’s ambassador to Nicaragua charged with drug trafficking
August 27, 2024
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombia's Supreme Court on Tuesday indicted the country's ambassador to Nicaragua for drug trafficking, six years after he ...
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Argentina defeat Colombia 1-0 to win record 16th Copa America
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Argentina defeat Colombia 1-0 to win record 16th Copa America
July 15, 2024
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Lautaro Martinez scored an extra-time winner as Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 to win a record 16th Copa America title at H...
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‘Stay prepared’
Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20, 2025
‘Stay prepared’
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
Art & Culture, ...
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20, 2025
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20, 2025
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
Football, ...
WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Good riddance?
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