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Four-member crew docks at International Space Station
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Four-member crew docks at International Space Station
October 1 08:37 PM
CAPE CANAVERAL, United States (AFP) —Four new crew members for the International Space Station docked Thursday at the orbiting laboratory where they w...
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Fi We Children calls for anti-bullying legislation amid concerns over student safety at Kingston College
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Fi We Children calls for anti-bullying legislation amid concerns over student safety at Kingston College
October 1 07:39 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is calling on the Government to enact comprehensive anti-bullying legislation, noting that the ab...
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Masicka announces Forever1NE Music Festival for Portmore
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Masicka announces Forever1NE Music Festival for Portmore
October 1 07:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall artiste Masicka is set to stage his first headline show in his hometown of Portmore with the inaugural Forever1NE Music ...
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Taxi operator charged with abduction, rape of 10-y-o girl remanded
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Taxi operator charged with abduction, rape of 10-y-o girl remanded
October 1 07:11 PM
CLARENDON, Jamaica— Damion Beckford, the 37-year-old Clarendon taxi operator charged with the September 8 rape and abduction of a 10-year-old girl in ...
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JTA president-elect rushed to hospital following two- vehicle crash in Trelawny
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JTA president-elect rushed to hospital following two- vehicle crash in Trelawny
October 1 06:15 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — President-elect of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Dr Maureen Mullings-Nelson, was rushed to hospital on Thursday afterno...
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Teen charged for setting 31-y-o man on fire during Denham Town protest
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Teen charged for setting 31-y-o man on fire during Denham Town protest
October 1 04:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 16-year-old student has been charged for setting a man on fire during a protest at the intersection of Nelson and Metcalf street...
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Judge denies acquittal bid by US woman who killed her kids
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Judge denies acquittal bid by US woman who killed her kids
October 1 04:47 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—A judge on Thursday denied an acquittal request by an American mother accused of murdering her three children, a court f...
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‘A me kill Taneka’: Detective testifies Ruddock confessed to Pathways killing
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‘A me kill Taneka’: Detective testifies Ruddock confessed to Pathways killing
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 1 04:43 PM
A detective constable a few moments ago testified that murder accused Andre Ruddock confessed to him that he killed 39-year-old Taneka Gardner at the ...
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NEPA urges caution as sharks feed on whale carcass in Salt Marsh
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NEPA urges caution as sharks feed on whale carcass in Salt Marsh
September 19, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is advising members of the public to exercise caution and avoid entering the w...
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Strengthening El Nino likely to ‘rank among largest’ on record
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Strengthening El Nino likely to ‘rank among largest’ on record
July 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The El Nino weather pattern picked up strength over the past month and is highly likely to "rank among the largest" ...
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El Nino is expected ‘to break records’ — top expert
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El Nino is expected ‘to break records’ — top expert
July 7, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — The current El Nino weather phenomenon is expected to break records for its overall strength, a top expert said Tuesday, raising...
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UN chief urges AI firms to ‘come clean’ over environmental footprint
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UN chief urges AI firms to ‘come clean’ over environmental footprint
June 23, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — United Nations (UN) chief Antonio Guterres challenged artificial intelligence (AI) firms on Tuesday to disclose their growing en...
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UWI mourns death of Emeritus Professor John Agard
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UWI mourns death of Emeritus Professor John Agard
June 21, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) –  The University of the West Indies (UWI) has joined the international community in mourning the passing of Emeritus Pr...
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WATCH: Barbados named Climate-Smart Country of the Year at Caribbean summit
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WATCH: Barbados named Climate-Smart Country of the Year at Caribbean summit
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 18, 2026
Barbados copped the Climate-Smart Country of the Year award Wednesday at the inaugural Climate Smart Awards, which brought the curtains down on the tw...
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Jamaican iguana population projected to exceed 3,000 within a decade-Samuda
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Jamaican iguana population projected to exceed 3,000 within a decade-Samuda
June 15, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change Matthew Samuda has announced that Jamaica's critically endangered iguana populat...
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‘A Jamaican Path: from Hills to Ocean’ project benefits wetland and coastal ecosystems, says NEPA
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‘A Jamaican Path: from Hills to Ocean’ project benefits wetland and coastal ecosystems, says NEPA
June 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Like the steady flow of a river that nourishes everything in its path before meeting the sea, another transformative environmental ...
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Report warns offshore oil exploration could threaten Jamaica’s marine ecosystems — JET
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Report warns offshore oil exploration could threaten Jamaica’s marine ecosystems — JET
June 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A new report released Thursday by Earth Insight has warned that some of Jamaica’s most ecologically significant marine habitats co...
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Mosquitoes can learn to love common repellent, scientists find
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Mosquitoes can learn to love common repellent, scientists find
May 28, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — Mosquitoes can learn to associate the smell of the world's most common insect repellent with a tasty meal — and after training c...
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PNP’s Newell says gov’t still falling short on environmental promises
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PNP’s Newell says gov’t still falling short on environmental promises
May 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesperson on Environment and Climate Resilience, Omar Newell, says the Government continues to announce environmenta...
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PNP spokesperson on environment welcomes landmark Dry Harbour mining ruling
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PNP spokesperson on environment welcomes landmark Dry Harbour mining ruling
April 30, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Opposition Spokesperson on Environment and Climate Resilience, Omar Newell, has welcomed Wednesday’s landmark ruling by Jamaica's...
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Emperor penguins listed as endangered species — IUCN
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Emperor penguins listed as endangered species — IUCN
April 9, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to ext...
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‘No scientific evidence to suggest John Crow population on decline’
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‘No scientific evidence to suggest John Crow population on decline’
…Reports of fewer sightings post-Hurricane Melissa largely anecdotal, says experts
BY KELSEY THOMAS Online coordinator thomask@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 18, 2026
Amid public concerns about a possible decline in the local population of John Crows, formally known as turkey vultures, environmental experts say ther...
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Newell calls for immediate transfer of NEPA to environment ministry
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Newell calls for immediate transfer of NEPA to environment ministry
February 25, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  People’s National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister of Environment and Climate Resilience, Omar Newell, is calling on the Government to...
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US threatens to leave IEA if net zero focus remains
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US threatens to leave IEA if net zero focus remains
February 19, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — The United States (US) stepped up pressure on the International Energy Agency on Thursday to drop net zero from its agenda, givi...
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UK zoo says tiny snail ‘back from brink’ of extinction
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UK zoo says tiny snail ‘back from brink’ of extinction
February 6, 2026
CHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — A minuscule snail once thought to have disappeared has been saved from the edge of extinction, a British zoo said Satu...
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Chile declares emergency as wildfires kill at least 15
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Chile declares emergency as wildfires kill at least 15
January 18, 2026
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Wildfires burning out of control in southern Chile have killed at least 15 people and forced more than 50,000 to evacuate, the...
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US withdrawal from UN climate treaty ‘regrettable’ — EU’s Hoekstra
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US withdrawal from UN climate treaty ‘regrettable’ — EU’s Hoekstra
January 8, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — The European Union’s (EU) climate chief said Thursday that Europe would keep working with other nations to tackle global warming...
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France pushes back plastic cup ban by four years
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France pushes back plastic cup ban by four years
December 30, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — The French government on Tuesday postponed a ban on plastic throwaway cups by four years to 2030 because of difficulties finding...
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Haitian gangs getting rich off murky market for baby eels
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Haitian gangs getting rich off murky market for baby eels
November 17, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Gangs in Haiti are profiting from a lucrative trade in baby eels caught in the crime-ridden country's rivers and...
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Slow but savage: Why hurricanes like Melissa are becoming more common
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Slow but savage: Why hurricanes like Melissa are becoming more common
October 27, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Fuelled by abnormally warm Caribbean waters, Hurricane Melissa exploded into a Category 5 cyclone while moving at li...
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Four-member crew docks at International Space Station
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Four-member crew docks at International Space Station
October 1, 2026
CAPE CANAVERAL, United States (AFP) —Four new crew members for the International Space Station docked Thursday at the orbiting laboratory where they w...
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Fi We Children calls for anti-bullying legislation amid concerns over student safety at Kingston College
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Fi We Children calls for anti-bullying legislation amid concerns over student safety at Kingston College
October 1, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is calling on the Government to enact comprehensive anti-bullying legislation, noting that the ab...
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Masicka announces Forever1NE Music Festival for Portmore
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Masicka announces Forever1NE Music Festival for Portmore
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall artiste Masicka is set to stage his first headline show in his hometown of Portmore with the inaugural Forever1NE Music ...
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Taxi operator charged with abduction, rape of 10-y-o girl remanded
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Taxi operator charged with abduction, rape of 10-y-o girl remanded
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CLARENDON, Jamaica— Damion Beckford, the 37-year-old Clarendon taxi operator charged with the September 8 rape and abduction of a 10-year-old girl in ...
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JTA president-elect rushed to hospital following two- vehicle crash in Trelawny
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JTA president-elect rushed to hospital following two- vehicle crash in Trelawny
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TRELAWNY, Jamaica — President-elect of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Dr Maureen Mullings-Nelson, was rushed to hospital on Thursday afterno...
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