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African group tells Warmington to apologise and undergo self-repair
October 5 12:30 AM
THE Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) has pointedly told Government Member of Parliament Everald Warmington that he has a “misinformed understanding” of h...
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Diaspora leaders reject claim of no complaints over slow pace of hurricane aid
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:29 AM
NEW YORK, United States — Diaspora leaders here have rubbished a claim by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade She...
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Designing Resilience
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Designing Resilience
October 5 12:28 AM
“WHO knew that within a few weeks of Design Week Ja 2025, held under the theme ‘Creative Resilience’, Jamaica would be confronted with the devastating...
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:26 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Sandals Foundation Island Challenge Jamaica has reached its £100,000 fund-raising target, paving the way for the purchase of ...
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Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
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Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
…proposes Caribbean Tourism Agricultural Logistics Centre
Mark Dennis 
October 5 12:24 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Warning that the region is losing billions of dollars in potential earnings by failing to adequately connect its farmers and ...
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Caribbean trade chief paints grim outlook for region’s food exports
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Caribbean trade chief paints grim outlook for region’s food exports
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:22 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Caribbean Export Development Agency Chief Executive Officer Damine Sinanan has warned that Caribbean countries will have to p...
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From State care to the classroom
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From State care to the classroom
Christopher Dawes turns pain into purpose; rewrites his future through education
October 5 12:20 AM
FOR Christopher Dawes, navigating the challenges of growing up in State care could have easily defined his future. Instead, he allowed the circumstanc...
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JSIF marks 30 years; vows to deepen impact on community development
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JSIF marks 30 years; vows to deepen impact on community development
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:20 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Three decades after it was established to help tackle poverty and social deprivation in vulnerable communities across the cou...
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What a record-breaking El Nino could mean for the world
August 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- This year's El Nino is on track to be the strongest on record, threatening to unleash extreme weather across the gl...
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Spain braces for third heatwave with highs above 40C
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Spain braces for third heatwave with highs above 40C
July 18, 2026
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain is set to enter its third heatwave of the summer on Tuesday, with temperatures forecast to climb above 40C across large pa...
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Paris region deaths more than doubled during June heatwave: health authorities
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Paris region deaths more than doubled during June heatwave: health authorities
July 17, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — The rate of deaths in the Paris region was more than double normal levels during a record-breaking heatwave last month, France's...
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New Jersey reports 19 heat-wave-related deaths
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New Jersey reports 19 heat-wave-related deaths
July 5, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A brutal heat wave over the United States (US) Midwest and Atlantic coast has been linked to at least 19 deaths in t...
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France records 300 excess deaths during May heatwave
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France records 300 excess deaths during May heatwave
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Dangerous heatwave to grip US as nation marks 250 years
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Dangerous heatwave to grip US as nation marks 250 years
June 29, 2026
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Paris funeral homes overwhelmed after record heatwave
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Paris funeral homes overwhelmed after record heatwave
June 29, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP)—France on Monday counted its heat-related deaths, as a funeral business representative said Paris morgues have been overwhelmed by...
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UK sets new June temperature record for third day in a row — Met Office
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UK sets new June temperature record for third day in a row — Met Office
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The United Kingdom (UK) broke the record for a June temperature for the third day in a row on Friday, the Met Office we...
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Paris bans alcohol consumption, sales amid heatwave
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Paris bans alcohol consumption, sales amid heatwave
June 25, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP)—French authorities said public consumption of alcohol would be banned in Paris from Friday, saying hospitals in and around the cap...
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21-y-o French footballer drowns in the Rhone amid heatwave
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21-y-o French footballer drowns in the Rhone amid heatwave
June 24, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — French second division footballer Kenzo Kies of Guingamp has drowned after he and three friends were caught in fast, choppy wate...
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Schools plan to close as UK braces for record-breaking heatwave
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Schools plan to close as UK braces for record-breaking heatwave
June 23, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Multiple schools in England were shutting early Tuesday and set to remain closed for two more days with a heatwave expe...
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Italy declares red heatwave alert in 15 cities
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Italy declares red heatwave alert in 15 cities
June 23, 2026
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy's health ministry declared a red heatwave alert in 15 cities including Milan and Rome on Tuesday, advising people to stay in...
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France records hottest-ever night, 40 drownings
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France records hottest-ever night, 40 drownings
June 23, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — France experienced its hottest night from Monday to Tuesday as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said 40 people — many of them yo...
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Two children die in France as heatwave blasts Europe
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Two children die in France as heatwave blasts Europe
June 22, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP)—Two children were found dead in a car in France on Monday as much of Europe sweltered through record high temperatures and nationa...
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Heatwave hits more than half of France’s population
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Heatwave hits more than half of France’s population
June 19, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — More than half of France's population was dealing with scorching temperatures on Friday, according to AFP's calculations, with h...
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Man dies, trains and classes disrupted as heatwave hits France
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Man dies, trains and classes disrupted as heatwave hits France
June 18, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — A 30-year-old man died on an athletics track outside Paris on Thursday, as a new heatwave swept across much of France, forcing t...
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Record temps as spring heatwave bakes Europe
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Record temps as spring heatwave bakes Europe
May 26, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Residents of western Europe turned to fans and fountains as they sweltered through a record-breaking heatwave Tuesday, ...
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Keeping cool with colours: Vienna museum paints asphalt to fight heat
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Keeping cool with colours: Vienna museum paints asphalt to fight heat
August 20, 2025
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Equipped with an infrared thermometer, Austrian artist Jonas Griessler measures the sweltering heat in an inner courtyard in t...
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Child dies in Italy as European heatwave sets records and sparks wildfires
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Child dies in Italy as European heatwave sets records and sparks wildfires
August 11, 2025
LAS MEDULAS, Spain (AFP) — A young boy died of heatstroke in Italy while wildfires threatened a UNESCO site in Spain, and French cities saw record tem...
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Turkey battles wildfires amid strong winds, heatwave
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Turkey battles wildfires amid strong winds, heatwave
July 28, 2025
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP)—Firefighters battled blazes across Turkey on Monday, as the country sweltered in a summer heatwave, officials said. Wildfires o...
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Climate crisis threatening right to life — UN
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Climate crisis threatening right to life — UN
June 30, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The climate crisis is threatening the right to life, the United Nations (UN) human rights chief warned Monday, as a heatwa...
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Europe bakes in summer’s first heatwave as continent warms
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Europe bakes in summer’s first heatwave as continent warms
June 28, 2025
Marseille, France (AFP)-Southern Europeans braced Saturday for their first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer, as climate change pushes thermo...
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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
African group tells Warmington to apologise and undergo self-repair
October 5, 2026
THE Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) has pointedly told Government Member of Parliament Everald Warmington that he has a “misinformed understanding” of h...
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Diaspora leaders reject claim of no complaints over slow pace of hurricane aid
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
NEW YORK, United States — Diaspora leaders here have rubbished a claim by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade She...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Designing Resilience
Lifestyle, ...
Designing Resilience
October 5, 2026
“WHO knew that within a few weeks of Design Week Ja 2025, held under the theme ‘Creative Resilience’, Jamaica would be confronted with the devastating...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Sandals Foundation Island Challenge Jamaica has reached its £100,000 fund-raising target, paving the way for the purchase of ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
News
Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
…proposes Caribbean Tourism Agricultural Logistics Centre
Mark Dennis 
October 5, 2026
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Warning that the region is losing billions of dollars in potential earnings by failing to adequately connect its farmers and ...
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