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Health company admits Maradona test mix-up in trial
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Health company admits Maradona test mix-up in trial
August 24 05:46 PM
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP)—An Argentine health insurance company admitted that medical tests presented at the trial over the death of late football...
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Masicka earns highest debut for a Jamaican dancehall act on Billboard for 2026
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Masicka earns highest debut for a Jamaican dancehall act on Billboard for 2026
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
August 24 05:36 PM
Masicka’s recently released third full-length studio album Forever Reign for Def Jam Recordings has earned the highest debut so far in 2026 on the Bil...
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Buju Banton, Kes named Honorary Grand Marshals for 59th New York Caribbean Carnival Parade
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Buju Banton, Kes named Honorary Grand Marshals for 59th New York Caribbean Carnival Parade
August 24 05:29 PM
The West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA) has announced reggae icon Buju Banton and KesTheBand lead vocalist Kees Dieffenthaller (Kes...
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Forex: $159.32 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.32 to one US dollar
August 24 04:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The United States (US) dollar on Monday, August 24, ended trading at $159.32, down by 7 cents, according to Bank of Jamaica’s daily ...
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One dead, children hospitalised after St Mary crash
August 24 04:07 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica— A Sunday evening drive along the Tower Isle main road ended in tragedy when a head-on collision claimed the life of a 30-year-old ma...
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Caricom employs external law firm to deal with re-appointment of secretary general
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Caricom employs external law firm to deal with re-appointment of secretary general
August 24 02:56 PM
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC)—The 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) grouping has employed the services of a regional law firm to present its response...
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101-year-old woman arrested in Nigeria for allegedly selling ganja
August 24 02:15 PM
A 101-year-old woman has been arrested in Nigeria for allegedly selling cannabis after authorities reportedly found her with more than 90 grams of the...
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US vows ‘economic asphyxiation’ of Iran with new sanctions
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US vows ‘economic asphyxiation’ of Iran with new sanctions
August 24 02:10 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran, ...
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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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Climate advisers warn UK to prepare for 2C warming by 2050
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Climate advisers warn UK to prepare for 2C warming by 2050
October 15, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — United Kingdom (UK) climate advisers warned the government for the first time on Wednesday to prepare for 2C of global ...
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP)—An Argentine health insurance company admitted that medical tests presented at the trial over the death of late football...
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Masicka earns highest debut for a Jamaican dancehall act on Billboard for 2026
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Masicka earns highest debut for a Jamaican dancehall act on Billboard for 2026
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Masicka’s recently released third full-length studio album Forever Reign for Def Jam Recordings has earned the highest debut so far in 2026 on the Bil...
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Buju Banton, Kes named Honorary Grand Marshals for 59th New York Caribbean Carnival Parade
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Buju Banton, Kes named Honorary Grand Marshals for 59th New York Caribbean Carnival Parade
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The West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA) has announced reggae icon Buju Banton and KesTheBand lead vocalist Kees Dieffenthaller (Kes...
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