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Rent row retreat
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Holness cuts back NaRRA roll-out amid outrage over $115m-a-year HQ
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:30 AM
PRIME Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that the Government will initially limit the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) t...
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Enough of the absences
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Enough of the absences
Judge tells co-accused Pinnock he may have to cross-examine witness himself
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:28 AM
Clearly frustrated by disruptions caused by the repeated absence of a defence attorney, Justice Sanchia Burrell on Wednesday told co-accused Fritz Pin...
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Scotia going private
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Scotia going private
Minority shareholders approve $63.50-billion buyout
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:26 AM
Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) is set to become a private company in the coming months as minority shareholders on Wednesday approved an offer by ...
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200 Cubans back in public health system
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200 Cubans back in public health system
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:24 AM
THE Government has re-engaged 157 Cuban medical professionals months after the collapse of a long-standing bilateral health-care arrangement with Cuba...
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:24 AM
JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck and Opposition Leader Mark Golding clashed in Parliament on Tuesday over data on the Gun Court. The exchange was sparked...
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Belize minister bullish on Wambugu apple research at CASE
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Belize minister bullish on Wambugu apple research at CASE
October 8 12:22 AM
BELIZE’S Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and New Growth Industries Rodwell Ferguson believes research into the cultivation of the Wambugu apple...
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Davies Town, Farmers Heights to finally get piped water
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Davies Town, Farmers Heights to finally get piped water
Samuda outlines major infrastructure developments for St Ann NE
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:20 AM
RESIDENTS in rural St Ann are set to benefit from expanded access to potable water, with Member of Parliament for St Ann North Eastern Matthew Samuda ...
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Beaches Negril brings inspiration, and possibility to Women’s Centre
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Beaches Negril brings inspiration, and possibility to Women’s Centre
October 8 12:18 AM
ENTERTAINMENT division manager of Beaches Negril Orville Whyte shared a message of resilience and possibility with participants during an orientation ...
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Trump says EU to pay ‘very big price’ for Google fine
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Trump says EU to pay ‘very big price’ for Google fine
July 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to hit the European Union with tariffs and a formal tra...
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EU fines Google 890 million euros, risking US fury
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EU fines Google 890 million euros, risking US fury
July 23, 2026
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP)—The European Union on Thursday hit Google with fines totaling 890 million euros ($1 billion), in a move that risks escalating ...
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EU tells TikTok to change ‘addictive’ design
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EU tells TikTok to change ‘addictive’ design
February 6, 2026
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Union (EU) said Friday that it had told TikTok it needs to change its "addictive design" or risk heavy fines, a...
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EU agency proposes toxin dose limits in powdered milk
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EU agency proposes toxin dose limits in powdered milk
February 2, 2026
ROME, Italy (AFP) — The European Union's food safety (EFSA) agency on Monday proposed reference doses for a toxin sometimes found in powdered milk fol...
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European and Jamaican musicians band together to support children post-Hurricane Melissa
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European and Jamaican musicians band together to support children post-Hurricane Melissa
January 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Dr Erja Askola, in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Jamai...
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Austria orders Microsoft to stop tracking school children — privacy campaigners
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Austria orders Microsoft to stop tracking school children — privacy campaigners
January 27, 2026
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Austria's data protection authority has ordered Microsoft to stop using tracking cookies in education software, a privacy camp...
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EU opens probe into Musk’s Grok over sexual AI deepfakes
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EU opens probe into Musk’s Grok over sexual AI deepfakes
January 26, 2026
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP)—The EU on Monday hit Elon Musk's X with an investigation over AI chatbot Grok's generation of sexualised deepfake images of wo...
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US Treasury chief says retaliatory EU tariffs over Greenland ‘unwise’
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US Treasury chief says retaliatory EU tariffs over Greenland ‘unwise’
January 19, 2026
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP)—US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned European nations on Monday against retaliatory tariffs over President Donald Trump...
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EU countries override France to greenlight Mercosur trade deal
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EU countries override France to greenlight Mercosur trade deal
January 9, 2026
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Union (EU) gave Friday a long-delayed go ahead to a huge trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur champione...
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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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EU hits Gucci, Chloe, Loewe with 157-mn-euro fines for price fixing
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EU hits Gucci, Chloe, Loewe with 157-mn-euro fines for price fixing
October 14, 2025
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP)—The EU on Tuesday slapped luxury fashion brands Gucci, Chloe and Loewe with fines amounting to more than 157 million euros ($1...
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Veggie ‘burgers’ face the chop as EU lawmakers back labeling ban
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Veggie ‘burgers’ face the chop as EU lawmakers back labeling ban
October 8, 2025
STRASBOURG, France (AFP) — The European Parliament voted Wednesday to ban the use of meat-related terms including "burger" and "steak" to market plant...
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EU and Caribbean Export launch BRIDGE to accelerate MSME growth
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EU and Caribbean Export launch BRIDGE to accelerate MSME growth
September 25, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), backed by the European Union’s (EU’s) Global Gateway initiative, ha...
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EU fines Google €2.95 bn over adtech antitrust breach
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EU fines Google €2.95 bn over adtech antitrust breach
September 5, 2025
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The EU slapped Google with a massive €2.95 billion (US$3.47 billion) antitrust fine for favouring its own advertising servic...
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EU ranked second-largest destination for Caribbean exports, says ambassador
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EU ranked second-largest destination for Caribbean exports, says ambassador
July 30, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Erja Askola, has revealed that last year the EU was ranked the second-largest destinati...
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EU deepens strategic partnership with Caribbean Investment Forum
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EU deepens strategic partnership with Caribbean Investment Forum
July 1, 2025
Montego Bay will take centre stage as a hub of opportunity and innovation when the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) 2025 opens its doors from July 29 ...
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New push in Europe to curb children’s social media use
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New push in Europe to curb children’s social media use
June 6, 2025
LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg (AFP)— From dangerous diet tips to disinformation, cyberbullying to hate speech, the glut of online content harmful to children...
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Trump threatens 50% tariff on EU from June 1
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Trump threatens 50% tariff on EU from June 1
May 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose a 50 per cent tariff on imports from the European Union, a...
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Exports will continue to enjoy tariff-free access to EU
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Exports will continue to enjoy tariff-free access to EU
May 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Erja Askola, has reaffirmed that Jamaican exports to the EU will continu...
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EU supports initiative to better prepare for emergencies in the Caribbean
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EU supports initiative to better prepare for emergencies in the Caribbean
May 2, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the European Union...
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Vance lands in Greenland as anger mounts over Trump takeover bid
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Vance lands in Greenland as anger mounts over Trump takeover bid
March 28, 2025
PITUFFIK, Denmark (AFP) -- US Vice President JD Vance landed in Greenland on Friday for a visit to a military base viewed by Copenhagen and Nuuk as a ...
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EU Commission president calls for greater collaboration with the Caribbean
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EU Commission president calls for greater collaboration with the Caribbean
February 20, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, Wednesday underscored the importance of closer collaboration ...
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Holness cuts back NaRRA roll-out amid outrage over $115m-a-year HQ
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2026
PRIME Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that the Government will initially limit the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) t...
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Enough of the absences
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Enough of the absences
Judge tells co-accused Pinnock he may have to cross-examine witness himself
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2026
Clearly frustrated by disruptions caused by the repeated absence of a defence attorney, Justice Sanchia Burrell on Wednesday told co-accused Fritz Pin...
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Scotia going private
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Scotia going private
Minority shareholders approve $63.50-billion buyout
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2026
Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) is set to become a private company in the coming months as minority shareholders on Wednesday approved an offer by ...
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200 Cubans back in public health system
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200 Cubans back in public health system
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2026
THE Government has re-engaged 157 Cuban medical professionals months after the collapse of a long-standing bilateral health-care arrangement with Cuba...
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2026
JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck and Opposition Leader Mark Golding clashed in Parliament on Tuesday over data on the Gun Court. The exchange was sparked...
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