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Jahmarie Nolan’s late hat- trick carries Jamaica to 9-0 win over Cayman in U20 qualifiers
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Jahmarie Nolan’s late hat- trick carries Jamaica to 9-0 win over Cayman in U20 qualifiers
February 27 09:38 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jahmarie Nolan came off the bench to score a sublime second-half hat-trick to lead Jamaica to a 9-0 beating of the Cayman Islands in...
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Five charged in major anti-lottery scam operations in Manchester
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Five charged in major anti-lottery scam operations in Manchester
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica—Five people have been charged with breaches of the Law Reform (Fraudulent Conversion Special Provisions) and the Dangerous Drugs A...
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Mount Pleasant to face LA Galaxy in Concacaf Champions League
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Mount Pleasant to face LA Galaxy in Concacaf Champions League
February 27 08:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Caribbean Cup champions Mount Pleasant FA are set to face US Major League Soccer (MLS) team LA Galaxy in the Round of 16 in the 2026...
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Sagicor X Fund delivers historic year, surpassing billion-dollar profit mark
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Sagicor X Fund delivers historic year, surpassing billion-dollar profit mark
February 27 08:02 PM
KINGSTON Jamaica —Sagicor Real Estate X Fund Limited closed the 2025 financial year with a landmark performance, achieving record profitability of $1....
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Stunning revelation in Qahal Yahweh trial
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Stunning revelation in Qahal Yahweh trial
February 27 07:56 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica —The ongoing trial of members of the Qahal Yahweh religious sect in the St James Parish Court had a stunning revelation on Friday, a...
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‘Doubt the doubt’: Phylicia Rashad urges Jamaican women and girls to push forward
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‘Doubt the doubt’: Phylicia Rashad urges Jamaican women and girls to push forward
DANA MALCOLM Observer Online reporter  jol.malcolmd@gmail.com 
February 27 07:47 PM
Celebrated actress Phylicia Rashad has urged Jamaican women to pursue their ambitions without fear, telling them that, “There's no challenge that's gr...
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Wholesale changes for U20 Reggae Boyz against Cayman at Concacaf qualifiers
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Wholesale changes for U20 Reggae Boyz against Cayman at Concacaf qualifiers
February 27 07:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaican coaching staff at the CONCACAF U-20 Qualifiers - Round 1 in Curacao has made wholesale changes to the starting team to ...
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African and Caribbean literary voices to take centre stage at Jamaica Book Festival’s literary exchange
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African and Caribbean literary voices to take centre stage at Jamaica Book Festival’s literary exchange
February 27 06:33 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Book Festival’s inaugural Africa Caribbean Literary Exchange will culminate on Saturday February 28 with a dynamic fes...
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Heat-related deaths in Spain up 88 per cent from last year
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Heat-related deaths in Spain up 88 per cent from last year
October 2, 2025
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — The number of heat-related deaths in Spain between May 16 and September 30 hit 3,832, an 87.6-per cent increase from the same pe...
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Over 60,000 Europeans died from heat during 2024 summer—study
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Over 60,000 Europeans died from heat during 2024 summer—study
September 22, 2025
Paris, France (AFP)—More than 60,000 people died from heat in Europe during last year's record-breaking summer, a benchmark study said Monday, in the ...
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Sweltering heat no worries for Jamaicans ahead of World Championships
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Sweltering heat no worries for Jamaicans ahead of World Championships
BY ANDRE LOWE Sports content manager lowea@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 10, 2025
Jamaica’s team manager at the World Athletics Championships, Ian Forbes, has downplayed concerns about soaring heat conditions in the host city, insis...
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Athletics chief Coe admits ‘heat challenges’ at Tokyo worlds
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Athletics chief Coe admits ‘heat challenges’ at Tokyo worlds
September 9, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — World Athletics president Sebastian Coe on Tuesday admitted that the world championships starting in Tokyo this weekend face "hea...
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August third-hottest globally on record, says climate monitor
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August third-hottest globally on record, says climate monitor
September 8, 2025
Paris, France (AFP)-Devastating wildfires and blistering heatwaves during the world's third-hottest August on record underscored the urgency of tackli...
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Third-hottest July on record wreaks climate havoc
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Third-hottest July on record wreaks climate havoc
August 6, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The third-hottest July worldwide ended a string of record-breaking temperatures last month, but many regions were still devasta...
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June was hottest on record in western Europe—EU monitor
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June was hottest on record in western Europe—EU monitor
July 8, 2025
Paris, France (AFP)-Western Europe sweltered through its hottest June on record last month, as "extreme" temperatures blasted the region in punishing ...
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Above-normal temperatures forecast for Jamaica up to November
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Above-normal temperatures forecast for Jamaica up to November
Vanassa McKenzie Observer Online mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 7, 2025
On Tuesday, July 8, the Jamaica Observer will publish a special supplement on the hurricane season in its online edition. Log on to www.jamaicaobserve...
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Region warned of ‘persistent unusual warmth’
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Region warned of ‘persistent unusual warmth’
July 4, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) says the forecast for the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO...
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World’s sea ice cover hits record low in February
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World’s sea ice cover hits record low in February
March 6, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Global sea ice cover fell to a historic low in February when the world continued to experience exceptional heat and temperatures...
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Climate change brought extreme weather, heat in 2024  —  UN
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Climate change brought extreme weather, heat in 2024 — UN
December 30, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Climate change sparked a trail of extreme weather and record heat in 2024, the United Nations (UN) said on Monday, urging ...
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Warmer days and nights expected — Met Service
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Warmer days and nights expected — Met Service
August 18, 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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8 ways to stay cool without AC this summer
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8 ways to stay cool without AC this summer
Gabrielle Wade, Observer intern 
July 12, 2024
As temperatures soar across Jamaica, staying cool is essential for protecting our health from the extremely hot summer weather. While air conditioning...
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Sagicor X Fund delivers historic year, surpassing billion-dollar profit mark
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KINGSTON Jamaica —Sagicor Real Estate X Fund Limited closed the 2025 financial year with a landmark performance, achieving record profitability of $1....
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Stunning revelation in Qahal Yahweh trial
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