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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
African group tells Warmington to apologise and undergo self-repair
October 5 12:30 AM
THE Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) has pointedly told Government Member of Parliament Everald Warmington that he has a “misinformed understanding” of h...
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Diaspora leaders reject claim of no complaints over slow pace of hurricane aid
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:29 AM
NEW YORK, United States — Diaspora leaders here have rubbished a claim by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade She...
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Designing Resilience
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Designing Resilience
October 5 12:28 AM
“WHO knew that within a few weeks of Design Week Ja 2025, held under the theme ‘Creative Resilience’, Jamaica would be confronted with the devastating...
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:26 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Sandals Foundation Island Challenge Jamaica has reached its £100,000 fund-raising target, paving the way for the purchase of ...
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Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
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Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
…proposes Caribbean Tourism Agricultural Logistics Centre
Mark Dennis 
October 5 12:24 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Warning that the region is losing billions of dollars in potential earnings by failing to adequately connect its farmers and ...
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Caribbean trade chief paints grim outlook for region’s food exports
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Caribbean trade chief paints grim outlook for region’s food exports
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:22 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Caribbean Export Development Agency Chief Executive Officer Damine Sinanan has warned that Caribbean countries will have to p...
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From State care to the classroom
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From State care to the classroom
Christopher Dawes turns pain into purpose; rewrites his future through education
October 5 12:20 AM
FOR Christopher Dawes, navigating the challenges of growing up in State care could have easily defined his future. Instead, he allowed the circumstanc...
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JSIF marks 30 years; vows to deepen impact on community development
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JSIF marks 30 years; vows to deepen impact on community development
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:20 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Three decades after it was established to help tackle poverty and social deprivation in vulnerable communities across the cou...
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UN declares famine over in Gaza, says ‘situation remains critical’
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UN declares famine over in Gaza, says ‘situation remains critical’
December 19, 2025
GAZA, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — A famine declared in Gaza in August is now over thanks to improved access for humanitarian aid, the United Natio...
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UN food agencies warn of 16 hunger hotspots
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UN food agencies warn of 16 hunger hotspots
November 12, 2025
ROME, Italy (AFP) - Two United Nation (UN) food agencies warned Wednesday that millions more people around the globe could face famine, with funding s...
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NGO says starving Gaza children too weak to cry
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NGO says starving Gaza children too weak to cry
August 27, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The head of Save the Children described in horrific detail Wednesday the slow agony of starving children in Gaza...
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Israel demands UN-backed monitor retract Gaza famine report
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Israel demands UN-backed monitor retract Gaza famine report
August 27, 2025
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israel on Wednesday called on the United Nations (UN)-backed hunger monitor, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classific...
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‘Far too late’: Palestinians despair after UN declares famine in Gaza
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‘Far too late’: Palestinians despair after UN declares famine in Gaza
August 23, 2025
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, (AFP) — Desperate Palestinians clutching pots and plastic buckets scrambled for rice at a charity kitchen in Gaza ...
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UN declares famine in Gaza, first ever in Middle East
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UN declares famine in Gaza, first ever in Middle East
August 22, 2025
ROME, Italy (AFP) — The United Nations on Friday officially declared a famine in Gaza, the first time it has done so in the Middle East, with experts ...
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Caribbean-American congresswoman demands end to famine in Gaza
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Caribbean-American congresswoman demands end to famine in Gaza
August 4, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – Caribbean-American Congresswoman Yvette D Clarke has called for an end to the famine in Gaza, saying that the humanita...
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UN warns US aid cuts threaten millions of Afghans with famine
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UN warns US aid cuts threaten millions of Afghans with famine
April 12, 2025
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Fresh US cuts to food assistance risk worsening already widespread hunger in Afghanistan, according to the World Food Prog...
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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
African group tells Warmington to apologise and undergo self-repair
October 5, 2026
THE Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) has pointedly told Government Member of Parliament Everald Warmington that he has a “misinformed understanding” of h...
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Not true
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Diaspora leaders reject claim of no complaints over slow pace of hurricane aid
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
NEW YORK, United States — Diaspora leaders here have rubbished a claim by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade She...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Designing Resilience
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Designing Resilience
October 5, 2026
“WHO knew that within a few weeks of Design Week Ja 2025, held under the theme ‘Creative Resilience’, Jamaica would be confronted with the devastating...
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Sandals Foundation Island Challenge Jamaica has reached its £100,000 fund-raising target, paving the way for the purchase of ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
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Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
…proposes Caribbean Tourism Agricultural Logistics Centre
Mark Dennis 
October 5, 2026
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Warning that the region is losing billions of dollars in potential earnings by failing to adequately connect its farmers and ...
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