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Post-Melissa frustration in Black River comes to a head
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
January 11 12:20 AM
Capital turmoil
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When preachers play God
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When preachers play God
Kelsey Thomas | Online Coordinator 
January 11 12:18 AM
When preachers play God
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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
Raehann Bryce-Davis comes home; mounts workshop and concert month end
January 11 12:16 AM
Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
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Fruits of farm work
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Fruits of farm work
Jamaican seasonal workers turn gains from Canada, US jobs into lasting success
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:14 AM
Fruits of farm work
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‘HELP US!’
Athletics, ...
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Coaches of Melissa-ravaged schools plead for assistance as western track meets suffer
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:12 AM
Western schools scramble amidst track and field meet cancellations
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Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
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Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:11 AM
Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
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exP.Perience Til Sunset
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exP.Perience Til Sunset
January 11 12:10 AM
exP.Perience Til Sunset
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‘To God be the glory’
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‘To God be the glory’
JFB staff member with newborn gets help to rebuild home
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:09 AM
‘To God be the glory’
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St Lucia rattled by two earthquakes days apart
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St Lucia rattled by two earthquakes days apart
August 25, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – Three days after an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 rattled St Lucia, the island was jolted by a 4.4 tremor on Sunday ni...
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Haitians flee homes following earthquake
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Haitians flee homes following earthquake
August 5, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – The Civil Protection Department (DPC) Tuesday urged people to remain “vigilant” as people fled their homes late Monday n...
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Only 19 of Jamaica’s 663 earthquakes  felt in 2024 — ESSJ
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Only 19 of Jamaica’s 663 earthquakes felt in 2024 — ESSJ
July 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Of the 663 earthquakes recorded in Jamaica in 2024, only 19 were felt events, 13 of which occurred on the mainland, with magnitude...
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Magnitude 3.6 earthquake felt in eastern Jamaica
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Magnitude 3.6 earthquake felt in eastern Jamaica
July 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A magnitude 3.6 earthquake was felt in several parts of Jamaica Wednesday afternoon. The Earthquake Unit at the University of the ...
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Minor earthquake felt in sections of St Andrew
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Minor earthquake felt in sections of St Andrew
June 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 was reportedly felt in sections of St Andrew Saturday morning. According to the Earthquake Un...
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Trinidad and Tobago rattled by earthquake
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Trinidad and Tobago rattled by earthquake
June 24, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 rattled Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of d...
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French and English-speaking Caribbean countries rattled by earthquakes
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French and English-speaking Caribbean countries rattled by earthquakes
June 16, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Several Caribbean countries were rattled by two earthquakes that occurred within an eight-hour period on Monday, accor...
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5.3-magnitude quake rocks Greece’s Mount Athos religious enclave
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5.3-magnitude quake rocks Greece’s Mount Athos religious enclave
June 7, 2025
Thessaloniki, Greece (AFP)-A 5.3-magnitude earthquake on Saturday rocked the Greek Orthodox religious enclave of Mount Athos in northern Greece, Athen...
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More than 200 inmates escape Pakistani jail in earthquake panic
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More than 200 inmates escape Pakistani jail in earthquake panic
June 3, 2025
KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) — More than 200 Pakistani inmates escaped from a jail in the mega coastal city of Karachi on Tuesday after several earthquake ...
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Minor tremor felt in St Elizabeth
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Minor tremor felt in St Elizabeth
May 15, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A 3.3 magnitude earthquake was felt in St Elizabeth on Thursday morning. According to the Earthquake Unit at the University of...
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Trinidad and Tobago rocked by two earthquakes
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Trinidad and Tobago rocked by two earthquakes
May 12, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) -Trinidad and Tobago was rocked by two earthquakes during a 12-hour period, but there were no immediate reports of damag...
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Scores of buildings damaged, 20 injured in Ecuador quake
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Scores of buildings damaged, 20 injured in Ecuador quake
April 25, 2025
Ecuador (AFP)—A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake left at least 20 people injured, damaged more than 100 buildings and caused widespread power cuts in ...
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Powerful 6.2-magnitude quake hits off Istanbul coast
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Powerful 6.2-magnitude quake hits off Istanbul coast
April 23, 2025
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP)— A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul on Wednesday, with its impact and that of multiple aftershocks...
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60,000 Myanmar students must retake exams burned in quake blaze
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60,000 Myanmar students must retake exams burned in quake blaze
April 22, 2025
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — More than 60,000 Myanmar students must retake university entrance exams after their answer papers were incinerated in a blaze ...
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5.6-magnitude quake rattles southern Philippines
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5.6-magnitude quake rattles southern Philippines
April 15, 2025
Manila, Philippines (AFP) —A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) sai...
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5.0-magnitude quake hits Taiwan—USGS
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5.0-magnitude quake hits Taiwan—USGS
April 8, 2025
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — A magnitude-5.0 earthquake hit northeastern Taiwan on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, causing buildings to shake in t...
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Myanmar declares week of mourning as quake toll passes 2,000, hopes fade for survivors
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Myanmar declares week of mourning as quake toll passes 2,000, hopes fade for survivors
March 31, 2025
MANDALAY, Myanmar (AFP)— Myanmar declared a week of national mourning on Monday for the country's devastating earthquake, as the death toll passed 2,0...
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WHO says Myanmar quake a top-level emergency, seeks urgent funding
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WHO says Myanmar quake a top-level emergency, seeks urgent funding
March 30, 2025
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP)—The World Health Organization said on Sunday the Myanmar earthquake was a top-level emergency as it urgently sought $8 milli...
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Aftershocks rattle Mandalay as rescuers search for survivors in Myanmar quake
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Aftershocks rattle Mandalay as rescuers search for survivors in Myanmar quake
March 30, 2025
Mandalay, Myanmar  (AFP)—Residents scoured collapsed buildings Sunday searching for survivors as aftershocks rattled the devastated city of Mandalay, ...
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Myanmar quake toll passes 1,600 as rescuers dig for survivors
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Myanmar quake toll passes 1,600 as rescuers dig for survivors
March 29, 2025
MANDALAY, Myanmar (AFP) — The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand passed 1,600 on Saturday, as rescuers dug through the ru...
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UPDATE: Tsunami warning lifted for Jamaica, several other countries
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UPDATE: Tsunami warning lifted for Jamaica, several other countries
... remains in effect for Cuba, Cayman, Honduras
February 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States — A tsunami warning issued for several countries within 620 miles of the epicentre of Saturday evening's 7.6 magnitude earth...
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7.6 magnitude quake shakes Caribbean, tsunami advisory issued
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7.6 magnitude quake shakes Caribbean, tsunami advisory issued
February 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A magnitude 7.6 quake rattled the Caribbean Sea on Saturday evening about 130 miles (209 kilometres) off the coast o...
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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
Raehann Bryce-Davis comes home; mounts workshop and concert month end
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Jamaican seasonal workers turn gains from Canada, US jobs into lasting success
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January 11, 2026
Western schools scramble amidst track and field meet cancellations
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