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US says two killed in boat strike as toll climbs over 180
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US says two killed in boat strike as toll climbs over 180
April 24 09:56 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The United States (US) military said it killed two people in a strike on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel Friday, as...
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Palestinians to vote in first elections since Gaza war
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Palestinians to vote in first elections since Gaza war
April 24 09:23 PM
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP)—Palestinians in the West Bank and a central area of Gaza head to the polls Saturday for municipal elections in...
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JC’s Salmon upgraded to first in Penn Relays discus
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JC’s Salmon upgraded to first in Penn Relays discus
April 24 09:02 PM
PHILADELPHIA, United States—Jamaica College’s Joseph Salmon upgraded his second place from last year to first in the high school boys' discus throw at...
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St Catherine labourer charged with murder of 68-year-old man
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St Catherine labourer charged with murder of 68-year-old man
April 24 08:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A St Catherine labourer has been charged in connection with the murder of 68-year-old Hartman Johnson, otherwise called ‘Pastor,’ a ...
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Kingston hotspot RawBar sets the stage for brunch experience
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Kingston hotspot RawBar sets the stage for brunch experience
April 24 08:09 PM
One of Kingston’s hottest nightspots is bringing its signature energy into the daytime. This Sunday, April 26, RawBar steps beyond its rooftop setting...
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Blind with a vision: Sasha Thorpe defies odds to become teacher
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Blind with a vision: Sasha Thorpe defies odds to become teacher
VANASSA MCKENZIE Observer Online reporter mckenziez@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 24 07:52 PM
Despite losing her vision completely during her second year at St Joseph’s Teachers’ College, Sasha Thorpe has defied the odds to achieve her goal of ...
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Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill 13
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Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill 13
April 24 07:32 PM
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP)—Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory on Friday killed at least 1...
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Two dead in Boscobel crash
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Two dead in Boscobel crash
April 24 07:08 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica —Two men were killed, and several others were injured following a two-vehicle collision on the Boscobel main road on Friday morning. ...
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Regional electoral officers discussing impact of AI on elections
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Regional electoral officers discussing impact of AI on elections
April 22, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (CMC) — A regional training programme focusing on the growing impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on elections is currently ...
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Almost 300 political parties, coalitions to participate in upcoming Haitian election
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Almost 300 political parties, coalitions to participate in upcoming Haitian election
…list could increase
March 28, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has approved 282 political parties and coalitions to participate in upcoming...
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Keshawn McGrath seeks Guild president position at UWI
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Keshawn McGrath seeks Guild president position at UWI
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
March 18, 2026
Taylor Hall resident at the University of the West Indies (Mona) and computer science student, Keshawn McGrath, says the need to advocate for better e...
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Haitian PM names new cabinet
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Haitian PM names new cabinet
March 4, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has named a new 17-member cabinet, noting that the “time for fine speeches ...
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Bishop Garth Minott elected new president of Jamaica Council of Churches
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Bishop Garth Minott elected new president of Jamaica Council of Churches
January 25, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Suffragan Bishop of Kingston, Garth Minott, has been elected President of the Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) for a two-year ter...
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Haitian group seeks Caricom intervention amid efforts to remove prime minister
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Haitian group seeks Caricom intervention amid efforts to remove prime minister
January 24, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) –  The National Conference of Actors for New Governance (NCANG) in Haiti has written to Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secre...
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Maureen Webber appointed ECJ commissioner
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Maureen Webber appointed ECJ commissioner
January 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Maureen Webber has been appointed as Nominated Commissioner on the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ). Her appointment, which b...
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Vincentians vote as Gonsalves vies for 6th stint in gov’t
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Vincentians vote as Gonsalves vies for 6th stint in gov’t
November 27, 2025
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — More than 103,000 voters are going to the 250 polling stations in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Thursday to elect a n...
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Israel’s Netanyahu says will run for PM in next year’s election
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Israel’s Netanyahu says will run for PM in next year’s election
October 18, 2025
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he would run for office in the November 2026 elections and e...
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Kingston mayor leads post election clean-up
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Kingston mayor leads post election clean-up
September 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby on Sunday removed political signs, paraphernalia and draping from sections of the municipality and urg...
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Government dynamics could shift with Opposition boost, says Professor Waller
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Government dynamics could shift with Opposition boost, says Professor Waller
September 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) securing 29 seats in the 2025 General Election, Dr Lloyd Waller, professor of di...
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Action needed to drive up election turnout, says lecturer
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Action needed to drive up election turnout, says lecturer
September 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government and political parties will have to use information and appeal to civic responsibility to combat voter apathy in the...
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Morris Dixon says JLP executed a clean political campaign
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Morris Dixon says JLP executed a clean political campaign
September 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Dana Morris Dixon says the party, under Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ direction, executed a clea...
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Portland Eastern, Kingston Central among seats that JLP will be ‘looking at closely’ in official count
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Portland Eastern, Kingston Central among seats that JLP will be ‘looking at closely’ in official count
September 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — While it is confident that it has retained the 34 constituencies awarded to it on election night, after the preliminary count, the...
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PSOJ congratulates JLP on election victory, highlights low voter turnout
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PSOJ congratulates JLP on election victory, highlights low voter turnout
September 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is extending congratulations to the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) on securing vict...
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General Elections: Shaw flips St Thomas Eastern for PNP
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General Elections: Shaw flips St Thomas Eastern for PNP
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party’s (PNP) Yvonne Shaw has won the St Thomas Eastern seat in the 2025 General Election, based on prelimin...
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General Elections: PNP’s Steve McGregor wins in Kingston Central
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General Elections: PNP’s Steve McGregor wins in Kingston Central
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party’s Steve McGregor has won the Kingston Central seat in the 2025 General Election, based on preliminary ...
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General Elections: Landslide victory for Golding and Samuda
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General Elections: Landslide victory for Golding and Samuda
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has won the St Andrew Southern seat in the 2025 General Election, while the J...
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General Elections: Brown-Burke, Robinson retain St Andrew seats
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General Elections: Brown-Burke, Robinson retain St Andrew seats
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party’s (PNP) Angela Brown-Burke has retained the St Andrew South Western seat in the 2025 General Election,...
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General Elections: Williams and Terrelonge hold on to St Andrew Eastern, St Catherine East Central seats
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General Elections: Williams and Terrelonge hold on to St Andrew Eastern, St Catherine East Central seats
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Fayval Williams has won the St Andrew Eastern seat in the 2025 General Election, based on prelimi...
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Issues to assess but election day successful — EOJ
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Issues to assess but election day successful — EOJ
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — While there are issues to review, Director of Elections Glasspole Brown said the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) executed a very...
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WATCH: Back by ‘popular demand’, PNP’s Shaw says she’s ahead in St Thomas Eastern
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WATCH: Back by ‘popular demand’, PNP’s Shaw says she’s ahead in St Thomas Eastern
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People's National Party candidate for St Thomas Eastern, Yvonne Shaw, says a canvass of polling stations in the constituency shows...
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US says two killed in boat strike as toll climbs over 180
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The United States (US) military said it killed two people in a strike on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel Friday, as...
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Palestinians to vote in first elections since Gaza war
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RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP)—Palestinians in the West Bank and a central area of Gaza head to the polls Saturday for municipal elections in...
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JC’s Salmon upgraded to first in Penn Relays discus
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PHILADELPHIA, United States—Jamaica College’s Joseph Salmon upgraded his second place from last year to first in the high school boys' discus throw at...
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St Catherine labourer charged with murder of 68-year-old man
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St Catherine labourer charged with murder of 68-year-old man
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—A St Catherine labourer has been charged in connection with the murder of 68-year-old Hartman Johnson, otherwise called ‘Pastor,’ a ...
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Kingston hotspot RawBar sets the stage for brunch experience
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Kingston hotspot RawBar sets the stage for brunch experience
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One of Kingston’s hottest nightspots is bringing its signature energy into the daytime. This Sunday, April 26, RawBar steps beyond its rooftop setting...
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