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Rajindra Campbell signs with Nike
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Rajindra Campbell signs with Nike
July 24 10:37 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica's 2024 Olympic shot put bronze medallist Rajindra Campbell has signed a contract with Nike. The 30-year-old Campbell, who ...
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Independent autopsy ‘inconclusive’ on Nolan Wells cause of death
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Independent autopsy ‘inconclusive’ on Nolan Wells cause of death
July 24 10:27 AM
An autopsy has found no concrete cause of death for Nolan Wells, the black American teen who was found dead on a Mississippi island he travelled to wi...
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‘Bughead’ fatally shot by police in St Elizabeth, gun seized
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‘Bughead’ fatally shot by police in St Elizabeth, gun seized
July 24 10:18 AM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A man was fatally shot in an alleged confrontation during a targeted police operation in Knoxwood near Burnt Savannah in St El...
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More than 80,000 flee forest infernos in France and Spain
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More than 80,000 flee forest infernos in France and Spain
July 24 09:33 AM
LÈGE-CAP-FERRET, France (AFP) — Europe's wildfire crisis forced more than 80,000 people to flee for safety Friday, as holidaymakers boarded boats to e...
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No reports of Jamaicans affected by anti-migrant violence in South Africa – Gov’t
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No reports of Jamaicans affected by anti-migrant violence in South Africa – Gov’t
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 24 09:10 AM
There have been no reports of Jamaicans living in South Africa being affected by violent anti-migrant protests in the country, according to a represen...
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Putting gov’t plaques on beneficiaries’ homes is dehumanising, says Brown Burke
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Putting gov’t plaques on beneficiaries’ homes is dehumanising, says Brown Burke
July 24 08:59 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesperson on Social Protection and Social Transformation, Dr Angela Brown Burke, is calling on the Government to rem...
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US singer Chris Brown admits new affray charge, avoids UK trial
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US singer Chris Brown admits new affray charge, avoids UK trial
July 24 07:33 AM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — American R&B singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded guilty to a public order offence following an alleged brawl at a Lond...
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$1.5-b pothole rescue
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$1.5-b pothole rescue
Cabinet allocates more money to patch main roads as complaints from motorists mount
Jason Cross | Reporter 
July 24 12:20 AM
$1.5-b pothole rescue
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Iran war could push 30 million people into poverty—UN
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Iran war could push 30 million people into poverty—UN
April 29, 2026
Paris, France(AFP)—The United States (US)-Israeli war on Iran, which has sent the price of energy and fertiliser soaring, could plunge more than 30 mi...
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WFP warns of worsening hunger crisis in Haiti
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WFP warns of worsening hunger crisis in Haiti
April 18, 2026
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – The World Food Programme is warning that more than 5.8 million Haitians — about 52 per cent of the country's population — are f...
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LAC advances in eradicating hunger for the fourth consecutive year
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LAC advances in eradicating hunger for the fourth consecutive year
March 2, 2026
SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) — A new report suggests that in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), undernourishment decreased for the fourth consecutive yea...
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Israel demands UN-backed monitor retract Gaza famine report
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Israel demands UN-backed monitor retract Gaza famine report
August 27, 2025
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israel on Wednesday called on the United Nations (UN)-backed hunger monitor, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classific...
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UN reiterates call to help ease hunger in Haiti
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UN reiterates call to help ease hunger in Haiti
July 17, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – The United Nations has reiterated its call for an improvement of the situation in Haiti, saying hunger continues to deepen acro...
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FAO says LAC leading the way towards a future without hunger
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FAO says LAC leading the way towards a future without hunger
July 17, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC)—A senior official of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says Latin America and the Caribbean countries are leading...
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UN concerned about humanitarian situation in Haiti this hurricane season
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UN concerned about humanitarian situation in Haiti this hurricane season
June 9, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, (CMC) – With the Atlantic hurricane season underway, the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) is sounding the alarm o...
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Historic southern Africa drought starving millions — UN
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Historic southern Africa drought starving millions — UN
October 15, 2024
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Millions of people across southern Africa are going hungry because of a historic drought that risks causing a full-...
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Rajindra Campbell signs with Nike
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Rajindra Campbell signs with Nike
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica's 2024 Olympic shot put bronze medallist Rajindra Campbell has signed a contract with Nike. The 30-year-old Campbell, who ...
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Independent autopsy ‘inconclusive’ on Nolan Wells cause of death
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Independent autopsy ‘inconclusive’ on Nolan Wells cause of death
July 24, 2026
An autopsy has found no concrete cause of death for Nolan Wells, the black American teen who was found dead on a Mississippi island he travelled to wi...
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‘Bughead’ fatally shot by police in St Elizabeth, gun seized
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‘Bughead’ fatally shot by police in St Elizabeth, gun seized
July 24, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A man was fatally shot in an alleged confrontation during a targeted police operation in Knoxwood near Burnt Savannah in St El...
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More than 80,000 flee forest infernos in France and Spain
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More than 80,000 flee forest infernos in France and Spain
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LÈGE-CAP-FERRET, France (AFP) — Europe's wildfire crisis forced more than 80,000 people to flee for safety Friday, as holidaymakers boarded boats to e...
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No reports of Jamaicans affected by anti-migrant violence in South Africa – Gov’t
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No reports of Jamaicans affected by anti-migrant violence in South Africa – Gov’t
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 24, 2026
There have been no reports of Jamaicans living in South Africa being affected by violent anti-migrant protests in the country, according to a represen...
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