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Ex-US Treasury chief Larry Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties
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Ex-US Treasury chief Larry Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties
February 25 02:36 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convi...
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Regional leaders encouraged by first round of engagement with Rubio
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Regional leaders encouraged by first round of engagement with Rubio
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders say they are encouraged by statements made by visiting United States Secretary of S...
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‘I feel loved’: Irish MP overwhelmed by Jamaican response to viral speech
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‘I feel loved’: Irish MP overwhelmed by Jamaican response to viral speech
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February 25 02:23 PM
Thomas Gould, the Irish politician who recently captured global attention because of his distinctive accent, says he has been overwhelmed by the volum...
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Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councillor
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Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councillor
February 25 01:50 PM
BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP)—Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday convicted two former lawmakers of ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro council...
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US eases Venezuela oil ban to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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US eases Venezuela oil ban to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts and Nevis (AFP)—The United States on Wednesday notched down sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba after the communist-ru...
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Jamaican man answers to drug trafficking charges in Florida
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Jamaican man answers to drug trafficking charges in Florida
February 25 01:04 PM
A Jamaican man reportedly appeared in a Florida federal court Monday to answer to charges stemming from the seizure of millions of US dollars worth of...
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Jackson chides Chang over comment that JFJ ‘living off blood money’
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Jackson chides Chang over comment that JFJ ‘living off blood money’
February 25 12:39 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson has chided Dr Horace Chang for the national security minister's remark th...
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Crawford chides councillors amid bad road fuss
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Crawford chides councillors amid bad road fuss
February 25 11:45 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica—Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford has criticised councillors and the Manchester Municipal Corporatio...
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Jamaica Brew Literary and Film Festival serves up stellar lineup on Jan 31
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Jamaica Brew Literary and Film Festival serves up stellar lineup on Jan 31
January 19, 2026
A number of stirring features are to be showcased at this year’s third annual Jamaica Brew Literary and Film Festival being presented by the Consulate...
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All-School team off to Florida for CASA Classic
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All-School team off to Florida for CASA Classic
January 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —A 20-player Jamaica All-School team left the island on Thursday for the 2026 Caribbean Americas Soccer Association (CASA) Youth Cla...
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Small plane crash-lands on top of car in Florida
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Small plane crash-lands on top of car in Florida
December 10, 2025
A small plane reportedly crash-landed onto a car in Florida on Monday, according to a report by Fox News. According to the report, the fixed-wing Beec...
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Florida man missing in Jamaica
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Florida man missing in Jamaica
October 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are seeking the public's assistance in locating 22-year-old Nathaniel Green of Apopka, Florida, United States. Green is...
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Florida executes man for 1990 double murder
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Florida executes man for 1990 double murder
September 30, 2025
FLORIDA, United States (AFP) — A 64-year-old man was put to death by lethal injection in Florida on Tuesday for the 1990 murders of his employers, the...
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‘Bravo!’: Jamaican farmer paying it forward as business flourishes in US
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‘Bravo!’: Jamaican farmer paying it forward as business flourishes in US
Kelsey Thomas, Online coordinator, thomask@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 23, 2025
When Dr Bravo Brown first put seed to soil on a modest half-acre plot, he had no idea how far it would grow. Today, that humble beginning has expanded...
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Man convicted of triple murder to be executed in Florida
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Man convicted of triple murder to be executed in Florida
September 17, 2025
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — A Florida man is to be executed by lethal injection in the southern United States (US) state on Wednesday for the murders...
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Florida mom gives birth to 13- pound baby
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Florida mom gives birth to 13- pound baby
September 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A Florida mother shocked  hospital staff after delivering a 13-pound baby at St Joseph Hospital-South in Riverview, Florida , the ...
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Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ can remain open for now
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Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ can remain open for now
September 4, 2025
Miami, United States (AFP)-A US appeals court ruled on Thursday that a Florida migrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" can remain open ...
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Jamaican diaspora in Florida to host watch party for general election
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Jamaican diaspora in Florida to host watch party for general election
September 1, 2025
LAUDERHILL, United States — While Jamaicans at home take to the polls on Wednesday, September 3 for the general election, a diaspora watch party will ...
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Edwards readies for two-day conference in Jamaica
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Edwards readies for two-day conference in Jamaica
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
August 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prophetess Latoya Edwards, president of Trailblazers for Christ Talk Show Outreach Ministries, will host the first staging of The ...
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Candye Eyewear launches prescription glasses online store in Jamaica
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Candye Eyewear launches prescription glasses online store in Jamaica
August 19, 2025
Promising to redefine the eyewear experience in the Caribbean, a US-based provider is introducing what it says is the first 100 per cent prescription ...
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Ex-US airman who killed wife and 2 children executed in Florida
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Ex-US airman who killed wife and 2 children executed in Florida
July 31, 2025
MIAMI, United States (AFP)—A former US Air Force sergeant who killed his wife and two young children was executed by lethal injection in the southern ...
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Ex-airman who killed wife, kids to be executed in Florida
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Ex-airman who killed wife, kids to be executed in Florida
July 31, 2025
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A former US Air Force sergeant who killed his wife and two young children is to be executed by lethal injection in the s...
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Tamarac commissioner Marlon Bolton completes promotional run in Jamaica
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Tamarac commissioner Marlon Bolton completes promotional run in Jamaica
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
July 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Originally from Christiana, Manchester, Marlon Bolton decided more than 20 years ago that he wanted to relocate to the United Stat...
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Revenge killer executed in Florida
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Revenge killer executed in Florida
July 15, 2025
Miami, United States (AFP)-A 54-year-old man convicted of a 1993 revenge killing was put to death in Florida on Tuesday, in the 26th execution in the ...
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Sizzla headlines Jamaica’s Independence celebrations in Lauderhill
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Sizzla headlines Jamaica’s Independence celebrations in Lauderhill
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
July 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- The tradition of celebrating Jamaica’s Independence is not restricted to local shores. As a matter of fact, it’s a permanent fixtur...
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US Supreme Court blocks Florida immigration law
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US Supreme Court blocks Florida immigration law
July 9, 2025
FLORIDA, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) Supreme Court blocked Florida on Wednesday from enforcing a law that would make it a crime for u...
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US deploys 200 Marines to Florida to assist immigration tasks
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US deploys 200 Marines to Florida to assist immigration tasks
July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Around 200 Marines were deployed to Florida on Thursday to provide administrative and logistical support for immigra...
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Father jumps overboard to save 5-y-o who fell from cruise ship railing
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Father jumps overboard to save 5-y-o who fell from cruise ship railing
July 1, 2025
A father jumped overboard to rescue his five-year-old daughter who fell from the fourth deck of a Disney cruise ship travelling from the Bahamas to th...
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Florida inmate put to death, first of two US executions this week
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Florida inmate put to death, first of two US executions this week
June 24, 2025
Miami, United States (AFP)- A man sentenced to death for murder in the state of Florida was executed late Tuesday, one of two executions in the United...
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Six die in Florida crash; victims said to be Jamaicans
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Six die in Florida crash; victims said to be Jamaicans
June 24, 2025
FLORIDA, United States — Six people, including three children, were killed in a fiery crash in Osceola County, Florida on Saturday. The deceased are r...
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Regional leaders encouraged by first round of engagement with Rubio
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Regional leaders encouraged by first round of engagement with Rubio
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Thomas Gould, the Irish politician who recently captured global attention because of his distinctive accent, says he has been overwhelmed by the volum...
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Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councillor
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Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councillor
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BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP)—Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday convicted two former lawmakers of ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro council...
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