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Amber UTech Launchpad signs first startups
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Amber UTech Launchpad signs first startups
April 28 03:58 PM
The first three innovative startups have been onboarded into the Amber UTech Launchpad, a transformative initiative aimed at nurturing Jamaica’s brigh...
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Cops charge man after gun attack at Kingston home
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Cops charge man after gun attack at Kingston home
April 28 03:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The police have charged a man in connection with a gun attack at a home on Raphael Road in Kingston 13 last month. The accused, 31-y...
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No power, no phone, no transport — Spain in a panic
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No power, no phone, no transport — Spain in a panic
April 28 03:21 PM
Madrid, Spain (AFP)— Panicked customers scrambled to withdraw cash from banks and streets overflowed with crowds floundering without internet and phon...
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St Kitts launches medicinal cannabis authority
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St Kitts launches medicinal cannabis authority
April 28 03:15 PM
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – St Kitts and Nevis government has launched the Medicinal Cannabis Authority (MCA), which it says is intended to create an...
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Forensic scientist testifies about items received for analysis in Mario Deane case
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Forensic scientist testifies about items received for analysis in Mario Deane case
April 28 03:04 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A forensic scientist assigned to the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine gave testimony in the Mario Deane case a...
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Jamaican-born musicians Pepa, Thom Bell among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees
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Jamaican-born musicians Pepa, Thom Bell among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees
April 28 02:52 PM
Two Jamaican-born musicians are among 2025's class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. The musicians, Sandra 'Pepa' Denton, an integral member of...
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Haiti repatriates its nationals from neighbouring Dominican Republic
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Haiti repatriates its nationals from neighbouring Dominican Republic
April 28 02:39 PM
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – Haiti says it has conducted a voluntary repatriation operation for 720 of its nationals after the Dominican Republic gov...
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Antigua releases ‘Sunny Day’ promotional song by Causion
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Antigua releases ‘Sunny Day’ promotional song by Causion
HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer writer 
April 28 02:34 PM
Devastated by COVID-19, Antigua’s leisure industry has rebounded significantly in the last two years, with the country posting record tourist arrivals...
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Six dead after seven hour downpour in Argentina
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Six dead after seven hour downpour in Argentina
March 7, 2025
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — At least six people have been killed in floods caused by torrential rain in the Argentine port city of Bahia Blanca, l...
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Heart of a champion: Botswana’s Tebogo rescues motorists trapped in floodwaters
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Heart of a champion: Botswana’s Tebogo rescues motorists trapped in floodwaters
February 19, 2025
BOTSWANA — Botswana’s 200m Olympic champion, Letsile Tebogo, is being hailed as a hero after rescuing motorists trapped in floodwaters in his home cou...
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Thousands displaced, 13 confirmed dead in torrential rains
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Thousands displaced, 13 confirmed dead in torrential rains
December 26, 2024
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – Severe rainfall over the past 72 hours has devastated sections of Haiti, resulting in 13 deaths, 15 injuries, one missin...
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Councillor wants Santa Cruz drains cleaned for Christmas
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Councillor wants Santa Cruz drains cleaned for Christmas
December 16, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica - Santa Cruz Councillor Christopher Williams is again making an urgent call for the National Works Agency (NWA) to assist with b...
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Several roads in St Thomas impassable
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Several roads in St Thomas impassable
November 29, 2024
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – The public is being advised that due to heavy rainfall on Friday, several roadways in the Golden Grove area of St Thomas have bee...
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NWA to meet with St Elizabeth municipal corp. to address flooding in Santa Cruz
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NWA to meet with St Elizabeth municipal corp. to address flooding in Santa Cruz
Dana Malcolm 
November 21, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica - The National Works Agency (NWA) will be meeting with members of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on Thursday to address ...
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James, Wilson insist Westmoreland Western drains were cleaned
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James, Wilson insist Westmoreland Western drains were cleaned
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
November 13, 2024
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Political representatives for Westmoreland Western have poured cold water on claims made by the People's National Party’s Ian ...
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Kent Village residents concerned after being cut off by floods
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Kent Village residents concerned after being cut off by floods
Dana Malcolm, Web content associate, malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 9, 2024
“Half marooned” is how one resident of Kent Village in St Catherine described the community’s situation after the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael. "W...
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South Sudan floods affect 1.4 million, displace 379,000— UN
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South Sudan floods affect 1.4 million, displace 379,000— UN
November 9, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP)— Devastating flooding in South Sudan is affecting around 1.4 million people, with more than 379,000 displaced, according to a Uni...
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WATCH: Seaview residents bemoan recurring gully debris issue
November 5, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents of Seaview Gardens in St Andrew are expressing concern over what they have described as a recurring issue of debris from...
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Some JPS customers lose electricity due to Tropical Storm Rafael
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Some JPS customers lose electricity due to Tropical Storm Rafael
November 5, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has confirmed that some of its customers are now without electricity as a result of susta...
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WATCH: Molynes Road flooded
November 5, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sections of Molynes Road have been flooded due to heavy and increased rainfall across the island due to Tropical Storm Rafael. Whe...
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Courts, BOJ remain closed on Tuesday
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Courts, BOJ remain closed on Tuesday
November 5, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — All courts across the island will remain closed on Tuesday as a precautionary measure due to Tropical Storm Rafael. The Court Admi...
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Storm-like conditions still expected as Rafael moves away from Jamaica
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Storm-like conditions still expected as Rafael moves away from Jamaica
November 5, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The centre of Tropical Storm Rafael has begun to move away from the western coast of Jamaica but strong gusty winds and heavy rain...
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Government offices to close at 4pm due to impending storm
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Government offices to close at 4pm due to impending storm
November 4, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— All Government of Jamaica offices will close at 4:00pm on Monday in response to the imminent weather system expected to affect the ...
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Weather system now a tropical depression as Jamaica prepares for impact
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Weather system now a tropical depression as Jamaica prepares for impact
November 4, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The area of low pressure over the west-central Caribbean Sea has now become a tropical depression and is forecast to develop into ...
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Section of Negril flooded after heavy rainfall
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Section of Negril flooded after heavy rainfall
November 3, 2024
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – A section of the town of Negril has been flooded, leaving motorists and pedestrians stranded, following less than an hour of h...
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Jamaica under tropical storm warning
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Jamaica under tropical storm warning
November 3, 2024
A tropical storm warning has been issued for Jamaica as an area of low pressure over the west-central Caribbean Sea becomes better organised while mov...
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More than 66,000 Cubans evacuated over flooding fears
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More than 66,000 Cubans evacuated over flooding fears
November 3, 2024
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — More than 66,000 people have been evacuated in Cuba's easternmost province Guantanamo, ahead of heavy rains that threaten a regio...
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WATCH: Port Maria residents appeal for help after homes damaged in landslide
October 31, 2024
ST MARY, Jamaica – Residents of Cox Street in Port Maria, St Mary are appealing to the authorities for help after a landslide damaged several homes in...
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Rare rainfall causes flooding to sections of Sahara desert
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Rare rainfall causes flooding to sections of Sahara desert
October 9, 2024
A rare downpour of rain left flood waters among palm trees and sand dunes in the Sahara desert, drenching some of its driest regions with more water t...
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WATCH: Mitchell calls on NWA to address drainage issues amid Mandeville flooding
September 25, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Several roads were flooded in Mandeville on Wednesday afternoon resulting in traffic congestion amid heavy and persistent rains....
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Cops charge man after gun attack at Kingston home
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The police have charged a man in connection with a gun attack at a home on Raphael Road in Kingston 13 last month. The accused, 31-y...
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St Kitts launches medicinal cannabis authority
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St Kitts launches medicinal cannabis authority
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – St Kitts and Nevis government has launched the Medicinal Cannabis Authority (MCA), which it says is intended to create an...
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