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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign —  Young Jamaica
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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign — Young Jamaica
April 6 05:26 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Young Jamaica is urging Opposition Leader and President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, to immediately clarify...
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
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Reggae artiste and actor Ky-Mani Marley and Colombian reggaeton artiste Kapla have teamed up for a collaborative EP, which is being produced by Americ...
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Trump doubles down on Iran threat, says ceasefire ‘not good enough’
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Trump doubles down on Iran threat, says ceasefire ‘not good enough’
April 6 03:45 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his threat to wreck Iran's civilian infrastructure, w...
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
April 6 03:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas, is urging parents and g...
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 03:08 PM
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — As Caribbean workers face growing challenges in accessing higher education overseas, business leaders say online learning i...
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 02:01 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Veteran British sports administrator Craig Reedie, a former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a key figure ...
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 01:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Criminal Records Office is advising the public that there will be temporary changes to operat...
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
April 6 12:56 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Several families left homeless by Hurricane Melissa are now on the path to recovery, as a multi-partner initiative moves to constr...
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Camels replace cows as Kenya battles drought
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Camels replace cows as Kenya battles drought
November 6, 2025
SAMBURU, Kenya (AFP) -- "God, God, God, protect them," chanted two herders, their eyes following a dozen camels rushing toward acacia trees, oblivious...
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England faces ‘nationally significant’ water shortfall
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England faces ‘nationally significant’ water shortfall
August 11, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — England's water shortfall was classed as "nationally significant" as it experienced its driest first six months of the ...
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Farmers struggle with crop production amid drought
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Farmers struggle with crop production amid drought
Brace for possible price increases, says JAS head
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 8, 2025
Farmers in sections of St Catherine and St Elizabeth are facing what they describe as devastating crop losses due to the ongoing drought affecting the...
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$31m allocated so far by Local Gov’t Ministry for drought relief – McKenzie
July 19, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica —— Local Government Minister and Jamaica Labour Party Deputy Leader Desmond McKenzie says so far $31 million has been allocated to...
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Water supply restrictions to begin Monday in Corporate Area amid drought
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Water supply restrictions to begin Monday in Corporate Area amid drought
July 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – National Water Commission (NWC) says it will begin to implement water supply restrictions for sections of Kingston and St Andrew, ...
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Gov’t unveils $350m plan to mitigate drought conditions across Jamaica
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Gov’t unveils $350m plan to mitigate drought conditions across Jamaica
July 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica is currently facing a rapidly changing dry season, prompting the Government to announce a $350 million drought mitigation ...
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World’s richest 10% caused two-thirds of global warming — study
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World’s richest 10% caused two-thirds of global warming — study
May 7, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — The world's wealthiest 10 per cent of individuals are responsible for two-thirds of global warming since 1990, researchers said ...
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Regional forecasters warn of another year of climate extremes in 2025
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Regional forecasters warn of another year of climate extremes in 2025
November 29, 2024
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — Caribbean countries are being told that 2025 is likely to be another year of climate extremes. Speaking at the 2024-25 Dry ...
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Historic southern Africa drought starving millions — UN
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Historic southern Africa drought starving millions — UN
October 15, 2024
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Millions of people across southern Africa are going hungry because of a historic drought that risks causing a full-...
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Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants amid food shortages
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Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants amid food shortages
September 17, 2024
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Zimbabwe will cull 200 elephants as it faces an unprecedented drought that has led to food shortages, a move that will also a...
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An Amazon river dries up, creating hellish crossing for villagers
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An Amazon river dries up, creating hellish crossing for villagers
September 10, 2024
HUMAITÁ, Brazil (AFP) — Only the youngest and strongest villagers now brave the crossing of a vast, blistering stretch of sand where, in normal times,...
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Health department takes aim at illegal water truck operators in Westmoreland
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Health department takes aim at illegal water truck operators in Westmoreland
April 10, 2024
NEGRIL, Westmoreland – Amid the water crisis in Westmoreland, the health department will be clamping down on illegal water truck operators who are fou...
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Holness condemns theft of water tank from Negril Primary
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Holness condemns theft of water tank from Negril Primary
April 9, 2024
In what he described as a “disturbing news item”, Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday condemned the theft of a water tank from the Negril Primary...
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Gov’t allocates $150 million to combat drought conditions
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Gov’t allocates $150 million to combat drought conditions
April 9, 2024
Government has allocated an initial $150 million to facilitate the trucking of water and procurement and distribution of water tanks to areas that are...
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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign —  Young Jamaica
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Young Jamaica is urging Opposition Leader and President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, to immediately clarify...
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Reggae artiste and actor Ky-Mani Marley and Colombian reggaeton artiste Kapla have teamed up for a collaborative EP, which is being produced by Americ...
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his threat to wreck Iran's civilian infrastructure, w...
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas, is urging parents and g...
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — As Caribbean workers face growing challenges in accessing higher education overseas, business leaders say online learning i...
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