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60 homes for Christmas
S Hotel building one-bedroom houses for hurricane victims in time for holidays
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
December 10 12:20 AM
60 homes for Christmas
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Polite schoolgirl dies on being struck by truck moments after greeting crew
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
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Last ‘Good morning’
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2025 still a bumper year — I-Octane
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2025 still a bumper year — I-Octane
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 10 12:16 AM
2025 still a bumper year — I-Octane
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WEST INDIES PETROLEUM TERMINAL FILES FOR $5.59-B JSE LISTING
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WEST INDIES PETROLEUM TERMINAL FILES FOR $5.59-B JSE LISTING
Move aims to provide liquidity for shareholders and raise profile of Jamaica’s secondlargest fuel storage facility
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 10 12:14 AM
West Indies Petroleum seeks JSE listing
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Knight Riders CEO says Andre Russell crucial to IPL franchise as coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 10 12:12 AM
Knight Riders CEO says ‘Dre Russ’ crucial to IPL franchise as coach
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Sygnus parks big money in Lakes Pen
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Sygnus parks big money in Lakes Pen
CODIE-ANN BARRETT Senior business reporter 
December 10 12:10 AM
Sygnus parks big money in Lakes Pen
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Guardian General partners with CCRIF on new micro-insurance product
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Guardian General partners with CCRIF on new micro-insurance product
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
December 10 12:10 AM
Guardian General partners with CCRIF on new micro-insurance product
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Auto claims up 30 per cent post-Hurricane Melissa
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Auto claims up 30 per cent post-Hurricane Melissa
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
December 10 12:09 AM
Auto claims up 30 per cent post-Hurricane Melissa
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Asia floods death toll tops 1,100 as troops aid survivors
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Asia floods death toll tops 1,100 as troops aid survivors
December 1, 2025
PADANG, Indonesia (AFP) — The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1,100 on Monday as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and In...
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WATCH: ‘The entire gully is in my house’
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WATCH: ‘The entire gully is in my house’
New Kingston resident  blames apartment complex for destructive overflow 
September 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- A resident of Trafalgar Park in New Kingston says she has lost everything after her home was inundated with water from a nearby g...
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Tens of thousands evacuated as torrential rains drench south China
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Tens of thousands evacuated as torrential rains drench south China
August 6, 2025
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as heavy rains batter southern China, flooding homes and triggering landslides,...
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Heavy rains kill at least 30 in Guinea since late June
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Heavy rains kill at least 30 in Guinea since late June
August 1, 2025
CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) - At least 30 people have died in flooding from heavy rainfall in Guinea's capital and surrounding areas since late June, accord...
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Pope sends condolences to victims of Texas floods
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Pope sends condolences to victims of Texas floods
July 6, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Leo on Sunday sent condolences to the families of devastating floods in Texas which have left at least 50 people d...
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Texas flood toll rises to 24 as rescuers search for missing children
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Texas flood toll rises to 24 as rescuers search for missing children
July 5, 2025
KERRVILLE, United States (AFP) — Rescuers were desperately searching for at least 20 girls missing from a riverside summer camp, officials said Friday...
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Texas flood death toll reaches 13, another 20 missing from summer camp
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Texas flood death toll reaches 13, another 20 missing from summer camp
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TEXAS, United States (AFP) — At least 13 people were dead after flash flooding hit south-central Texas early Friday, officials said, with more than 20...
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Spanish royals visit flood disaster town
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Spanish royals visit flood disaster town
December 22, 2024
MADRID, Spain (AFP) - Spain's King Felipe VI and his family on Sunday carried out a surprise visit to one of the towns worst hit by deadly floods in O...
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Spain central bank raises 2024 growth forecast despite floods
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December 17, 2024
Madrid, Spain (AFP) - Spain's central bank raised its 2024 growth forecast by 0.3 percentage points on Tuesday despite the impact of the devastating O...
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One in 5 properties in England now at risk of flooding
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One in 5 properties in England now at risk of flooding
December 17, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Around one in five properties in England are at risk of flooding, a 15 per cent increase from 2018, the Environment Age...
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At least 27 dead in Nigerian boat accident
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At least 27 dead in Nigerian boat accident
November 29, 2024
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) - A Nigerian river ferry capsized Friday killing at least 27 people and leaving many missing, officials told AFP of the latest in...
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Spain PM announces fresh flood aid of almost 3.8 bn euros
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Spain PM announces fresh flood aid of almost 3.8 bn euros
November 11, 2024
MADRID, Spain (AFP) - Spain on Monday announced fresh measures worth almost 3.8 billion euros to help stricken citizens recover from the country's wor...
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‘Hard to talk about football’: Real Madrid’s Ancelotti after floods
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‘Hard to talk about football’: Real Madrid’s Ancelotti after floods
November 4, 2024
MADRID, Spain (AFP)— Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Monday he did not have the heart to talk about football ahead of his team's Champions Leag...
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Tinson Pen vicinity of Marcus Garvey Drive impassable
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Tinson Pen vicinity of Marcus Garvey Drive impassable
September 23, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Members of the public are being advised that a section of Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston, in the vicinity of Tinson Pen, is now i...
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Memory of losing parents during Tropical Storm Gustav still too painful for George Campbell
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Memory of losing parents during Tropical Storm Gustav still too painful for George Campbell
VANESSA JAMES, Observer Online reporter, jamesv@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 21, 2024
Jamaica Observer Online, in association with a number of partners, has produced its 2024 Hurricane Season Guide. This is one of the many stories in th...
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December 10, 2025
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2025 still a bumper year — I-Octane
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2025 still a bumper year — I-Octane
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December 10, 2025
2025 still a bumper year — I-Octane
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WEST INDIES PETROLEUM TERMINAL FILES FOR $5.59-B JSE LISTING
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WEST INDIES PETROLEUM TERMINAL FILES FOR $5.59-B JSE LISTING
Move aims to provide liquidity for shareholders and raise profile of Jamaica’s secondlargest fuel storage facility
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 10, 2025
West Indies Petroleum seeks JSE listing
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GUIDING HAND
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GUIDING HAND
Knight Riders CEO says Andre Russell crucial to IPL franchise as coach
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December 10, 2025
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