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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 02:01 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Veteran British sports administrator Craig Reedie, a former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a key figure ...
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 01:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Criminal Records Office is advising the public that there will be temporary changes to operat...
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
April 6 12:56 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Several families left homeless by Hurricane Melissa are now on the path to recovery, as a multi-partner initiative moves to constr...
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Flood waters affect residents in Amity Hall
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Flood waters affect residents in Amity Hall
April 6 12:18 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Heavy rainfall on Sunday triggered flooding in parts of St James, leaving several areas submerged. In Amity Hall, located in the L...
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Jamaica add three medals at Carifta Games
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Jamaica add three medals at Carifta Games
April 6 12:13 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica added three more medals, two gold and a silver, on Monday morning’s penultimate session at the 53rd Carifta Games at the K...
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Junelle Bromfield and Noah Lyles tie the knot
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Junelle Bromfield and Noah Lyles tie the knot
April 6 11:44 AM
Jamaican Olympian Junelle Bromfield and American sprinter Noah Lyles officially tied the knot on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at The Conservatory at Black...
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Trump says Iran ceasefire proposal ‘very significant step’
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Trump says Iran ceasefire proposal ‘very significant step’
April 6 11:13 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump said Monday the United States has studied a proposal for a 45-day ceasefire ...
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Fabolous makes triumphant return to Jamaica at Vacae Weekend 2026
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Fabolous makes triumphant return to Jamaica at Vacae Weekend 2026
April 6 10:44 AM
ST ANN, Jamaica — International hip-hop star Fabolous made his highly anticipated return to Jamaican stages on Sunday night, delivering a standout per...
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Shena Carty, a beloved champion for the needy, dies in Florida crash
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Shena Carty, a beloved champion for the needy, dies in Florida crash
March 24, 2026
Shena Carty, a Jamaican who is widely known for her charity work and advocacy, has died in a motorcycle crash in Winter Haven, Florida on Sunday. Unit...
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Binghi Blaze hails Selassie at Rastafari Day in Florida
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Binghi Blaze hails Selassie at Rastafari Day in Florida
March 22, 2026
Held at NoMi Village in North Miami, Rastafari Day is part of the annual Reggae Month celebrations in South Florida. It not only acknowledges the impa...
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Willie Stewart’s Rhythms Of Africa to celebrate Jamaica in most personal edition yet
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Willie Stewart’s Rhythms Of Africa to celebrate Jamaica in most personal edition yet
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer 
March 5, 2026
In five weeks, Willie Stewart stages Rhythms Of Africa at Miramar Cultural Center in South Florida.  It will be the most personal edition since he fir...
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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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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Veteran British sports administrator Craig Reedie, a former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a key figure ...
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Criminal Records Office is advising the public that there will be temporary changes to operat...
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Several families left homeless by Hurricane Melissa are now on the path to recovery, as a multi-partner initiative moves to constr...
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Flood waters affect residents in Amity Hall
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Flood waters affect residents in Amity Hall
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Heavy rainfall on Sunday triggered flooding in parts of St James, leaving several areas submerged. In Amity Hall, located in the L...
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Jamaica add three medals at Carifta Games
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Jamaica add three medals at Carifta Games
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica added three more medals, two gold and a silver, on Monday morning’s penultimate session at the 53rd Carifta Games at the K...
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