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AC Milan, Juventus close in on Champions League qualification
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AC Milan, Juventus close in on Champions League qualification
April 19 04:54 PM
MILAN, Italy (AFP)—AC Milan and Juventus both took a big step towards qualification for next season's Champions League with respective victories over ...
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Goat thieves nabbed in St Mary
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Goat thieves nabbed in St Mary
April 19 04:27 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica—Two men were arrested and charged in connection with a house breaking in Cox Piece district, St Mary, between Wednesday, April 15 and...
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Eight children killed in US domestic violence shooting
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Eight children killed in US domestic violence shooting
April 19 03:39 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Eight children were killed in a shooting spree early Sunday in the southern US state of Louisiana, in what police said...
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WATCH: Motorist rushed to hospital after crash on Botany main road
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WATCH: Motorist rushed to hospital after crash on Botany main road
April 19 02:51 PM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A motorist was rushed to hospital after a two-vehicle collision along the Botany Bay main road in St Thomas, Sunday afternoon. The ...
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June Isaacs hopes ‘The Cool Ruler’ biography connects Gregory with new fans
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June Isaacs hopes ‘The Cool Ruler’ biography connects Gregory with new fans
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April 19 02:44 PM
A life-size poster of Gregory Isaacs greeted attendees for the launch of The Cool Ruler: The Incredible Life Story of Gregory Isaacs , a biography by ...
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Labour Ministry reaffirms zero tolerance for illegal activity after farm workers nabbed at NMIA
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Labour Ministry reaffirms zero tolerance for illegal activity after farm workers nabbed at NMIA
April 19 02:28 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is warning that there will be zero tolerance for illegal activity under the overse...
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Israel army probes image of soldier hitting Jesus statue in Lebanon
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Israel army probes image of soldier hitting Jesus statue in Lebanon
April 19 01:28 PM
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP)—The Israeli army said on Sunday that it was looking into the authenticity of an image circulating on social media that appe...
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Haaland gives Man City edge over Arsenal in Premier League title showdown
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Haaland gives Man City edge over Arsenal in Premier League title showdown
April 19 12:42 PM
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP)—Manchester City are breathing down Arsenal's necks after Erling Haaland's strike beat the Gunners 2-1 on Sunday to la...
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Colombia says 80 troops on crashed aircraft, many feared dead
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Colombia says 80 troops on crashed aircraft, many feared dead
March 23, 2026
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — A military transport plane crashed Monday when taking off in Colombia, officials said, with at least 80 people aboard though ...
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Motorcyclist dies in Manchester hit-and-run
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Motorcyclist dies in Manchester hit-and-run
March 22, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A motorcyclist died as a result of injuries he sustained in a hit-and-run in Mandeville Saturday night. Police identified him as...
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‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ star Chuck Norris has died
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‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ star Chuck Norris has died
March 20, 2026
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)—Chuck Norris, the US martial artist and Hollywood action star most famous for his role in Walker, Texas Ranger , has ...
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Body of 17-y-o recovered after vehicle plunges into Rio Cobre
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Body of 17-y-o recovered after vehicle plunges into Rio Cobre
March 18, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The body of 17-year-old Oniesh Derby, who drowned after the vehicle he was driving plunged into the Rio Cobre in St Catherine Mond...
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American guitarist Wayne Perkins has died
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American guitarist Wayne Perkins has died
March 18, 2026
Wayne Perkins, the American guitarist whose searing solo helped make The Wailers' Concrete Jungle a classic, died in the United States on March 16. He...
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‘Happened so fast’: UK students panicked by deadly meningitis outbreak
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‘Happened so fast’: UK students panicked by deadly meningitis outbreak
March 18, 2026
CANTERBURY, United Kingdom (AFP) — Hundreds of masked-up students queued Wednesday to get vaccinated at the UK university campus at the heart of a dea...
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Two men fatally shot by police in Trelawny
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Two men fatally shot by police in Trelawny
March 18, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica  — Two men were fatally shot during an operation by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force in the normally quiet community of Joh...
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Academic and medical communities mourn passing of Dr Tomlin Paul
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Academic and medical communities mourn passing of Dr Tomlin Paul
March 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The regional and international academic community is mourning the passing of Dr Tomlin Paul, a respected physician, medical educat...
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UPDATE: Second victim succumbs in Manchester crash
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UPDATE: Second victim succumbs in Manchester crash
March 12, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police have confirmed that a second victim has succumbed to injuries sustained in a crash on the Pen Hill main road in Mancheste...
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Popular publicist, author Susan Smith laid to rest
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Popular publicist, author Susan Smith laid to rest
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
March 10, 2026
Well-known publicist and author Susan Smith was laid to rest on Sunday following a service at the Campbell’s Castle Seventh Day Adventist Church in Wi...
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Haitian group condemns death of Haitian in ICE custody
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Haitian group condemns death of Haitian in ICE custody
March 8, 2026
SAN DIEGO, United States (CMC) – The San Diego, California-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) has condemned the death of a Haitian national in the cu...
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Senior citizen mowed down by motorcycle in Trelawny
March 8, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Trelawny police are probing the circumstances which led to the death of a man who was mowed down by a motorcycle in  Wakefield...
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Eight dead as tornados surge across central US
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Eight dead as tornados surge across central US
March 7, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Tornadoes tore through the central United States (US) in a series of storms that continued into Saturday, leaving ei...
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Westmoreland burn victim succumbs to injuries
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Westmoreland burn victim succumbs to injuries
March 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Observer Online  understands that Dacia Forrester, the woman who was set ablaze during a confrontation at a gas station in Whitho...
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Libya identified three suspects in killing of Gaddafi’s son
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Libya identified three suspects in killing of Gaddafi’s son
March 5, 2026
TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) — Libyan prosecutors said Thursday they had identified three suspects in last month's killing of the son of former leader Muammar...
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Ocho Rios High victim and alleged attacker were recent transfers to institution — principal
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Ocho Rios High victim and alleged attacker were recent transfers to institution — principal
March 5, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — Principal of Ocho Rios High School, Marvin Clowson, revealed that both students involved in a fatal altercation on the school ground...
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Education minister, MP visit Ocho Rios High after student’s death
March 5, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — Education Minister Senator Dana Morris-Dixon has arrived in Ocho Rios, St Ann, where she is expected to visit the school of a studen...
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Ocho Rios High student succumbs to injuries; accused in police custody
March 5, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — The 16-year-old student of Ocho Rios High School who was reportedly attacked by another student on Wednesday afternoon has succumbed...
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Chuck extends condolences following passing of Hanover parish judge
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Chuck extends condolences following passing of Hanover parish judge
March 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Delroy Chuck, has expressed condolences to the family and friends of Senior Parish...
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What we know about the alleged strike on Iran school
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What we know about the alleged strike on Iran school
March 1, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — Iran said strikes hit a school and killed more than 100 people, but neither the United States (US) nor Israel have confirmed tha...
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Cheers, music, anger: World reacts as Iran’s Khamenei is killed
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Cheers, music, anger: World reacts as Iran’s Khamenei is killed
March 1, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — Cheers and mourning in Iran. Euphoric celebrations against the Iranian regime and angry protests against the war. Uncertainty of...
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79-y-o pedestrian dies in Manchester crash
February 28, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A pedestrian died as a result of injuries he sustained after he was struck by a minibus on the Prospect main road in Manchester ...
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AC Milan, Juventus close in on Champions League qualification
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MILAN, Italy (AFP)—AC Milan and Juventus both took a big step towards qualification for next season's Champions League with respective victories over ...
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Goat thieves nabbed in St Mary
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Goat thieves nabbed in St Mary
April 19, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica—Two men were arrested and charged in connection with a house breaking in Cox Piece district, St Mary, between Wednesday, April 15 and...
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Eight children killed in US domestic violence shooting
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Eight children killed in US domestic violence shooting
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Eight children were killed in a shooting spree early Sunday in the southern US state of Louisiana, in what police said...
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WATCH: Motorist rushed to hospital after crash on Botany main road
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WATCH: Motorist rushed to hospital after crash on Botany main road
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ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A motorist was rushed to hospital after a two-vehicle collision along the Botany Bay main road in St Thomas, Sunday afternoon. The ...
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June Isaacs hopes ‘The Cool Ruler’ biography connects Gregory with new fans
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June Isaacs hopes ‘The Cool Ruler’ biography connects Gregory with new fans
Howard Campbell 
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A life-size poster of Gregory Isaacs greeted attendees for the launch of The Cool Ruler: The Incredible Life Story of Gregory Isaacs , a biography by ...
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