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King Charles calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Christmas speech
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King Charles calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Christmas speech
December 25 02:34 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Britain's King Charles III called for "compassion and reconciliation" at a time of "division" across the world in his Chr...
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
December 25 02:06 PM
HANOVER, Jamaica — As the festive glow of the Christmas season settles over Hanover's parish capital, Mayor of Lucea, Sheridan Samuels is issuing a st...
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
December 25 01:39 PM
Fast rising Uk-based dancehall artiste Drip Rick Vi is enjoying a great run in dancehall. The witty deejay has scored a place on one of the hottest be...
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
December 25 12:54 PM
Fusion reggae artiste Complex Ricki is generating a major buzz on the streets with her latest ambitious single, Make a Change , dedicated to the survi...
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
December 25 12:35 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – As United States President Donald Trump expands the US military build-up in the Caribbean, Democratic legislators ar...
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WATCH: Wanted man killed in Manchester confrontation, police say
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WATCH: Wanted man killed in Manchester confrontation, police say
December 25 11:02 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — One of Manchester’s most wanted men was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with the police in Mike Town in the parish ...
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Two American men denied bail on rape charges in The Bahamas
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Two American men denied bail on rape charges in The Bahamas
December 25 10:45 AM
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – Two American men were denied bail when they appeared in a magistrate’s court in The Bahamas charged with raping a 25-year-old ...
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‘Mi Rahtid’, Jamaican grandma turns social media star serving up recipes
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‘Mi Rahtid’, Jamaican grandma turns social media star serving up recipes
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 25 10:07 AM
A Florida family’s efforts to preserve their Jamaican matriarch’s recipes, passed down through generations, have transformed the 96-year-old woman int...
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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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Jamaican restaurateur recalls racism he faced in US
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Jamaican restaurateur recalls racism he faced in US
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL 
June 12, 2025
Since the emergence of Donald Trump as a political force in the United States, foreigners with legal status and undocumented immigrants have faced int...
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The heat was on at Best of the Best
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The heat was on at Best of the Best
KARYL WALKER, Observer Online writer 
May 27, 2025
MIAMI, Florida -- The blazing heat of downtown Miami was no deterrent to the throngs of fans who flooded into the Bayfront Park to witness the 19th an...
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King Charles calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Christmas speech
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King Charles calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Christmas speech
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
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HANOVER, Jamaica — As the festive glow of the Christmas season settles over Hanover's parish capital, Mayor of Lucea, Sheridan Samuels is issuing a st...
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
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Fast rising Uk-based dancehall artiste Drip Rick Vi is enjoying a great run in dancehall. The witty deejay has scored a place on one of the hottest be...
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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Fusion reggae artiste Complex Ricki is generating a major buzz on the streets with her latest ambitious single, Make a Change , dedicated to the survi...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – As United States President Donald Trump expands the US military build-up in the Caribbean, Democratic legislators ar...
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