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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
April 12 09:53 AM
ST MARY, Jamaica —  A 35 year-old groundsman was granted bail in the sum of $650,000 when he appeared in the St Mary parish court on April 7 after he ...
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Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
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Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
April 12 09:47 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered a United States (US) naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in response to ...
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Rytz soaked in pure Soca bliss
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Rytz soaked in pure Soca bliss
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A heavy downpour threatened to put a damper on the hard fete agenda soca lovers had in mind for Rytz on Thursday, but by nightfall, the event had rewr...
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Mastering Difficult Conversations: Carolyn Rose Miller leads initiative to strengthen professional and personal relationships
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Communication expert Carolyn Rose Miller is taking proactive steps to address what she describes as a troubling pattern in professional and personal r...
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
NGO head, PAJ and others hold conflicting views on withholding names of accused
By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 12 12:30 AM
Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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Coalition firm in rejection of close-in-age sex pass
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Coalition firm in rejection of close-in-age sex pass
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 12 12:28 AM
Coalition firm in rejection of close-in-age sex pass
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The secret struggle of former national footballer Michael ‘Zun’ Clarke
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The secret struggle of former national footballer Michael ‘Zun’ Clarke
He taught himself to read on a journey to academic triumph
BY VERNON DAVIDSON Executive editor — publications davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 12 12:26 AM
The secret struggle of former national footballer Michael ‘Zun’ Clarke
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Xodus Fete Gala dresses, impresses
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Xodus Fete Gala dresses, impresses
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Ceasefire plan published by Iran not the one agreed by US, says White House
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Ceasefire plan published by Iran not the one agreed by US, says White House
April 8, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A US official said Wednesday that a 10-point ceasefire plan published by Iran is not the same set of conditions tha...
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Trump warns ‘whole civilization will die’ in Iran if ultimatum expires
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Trump warns ‘whole civilization will die’ in Iran if ultimatum expires
April 7, 2026
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump warned "a whole civilization will die" in Iran if the country does not heed his midnight cutoff to ope...
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‘Don’t bomb’: Israelis call for ending Iran war
‘Don’t bomb’: Israelis call for ending Iran war
April 4, 2026
TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP)—Carrying anti-war banners and chanting slogans against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, hundreds of Israelis rallied in Tel A...
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Pain at the pumps
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Pain at the pumps
March surge drives fuel prices up 20 per cent
April 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica --A burst of weekly increases in March pushed fuel prices in Jamaica up by as much as 20 per cent since the start of the year, as co...
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War in the Middle East: latest developments
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War in the Middle East: latest developments
March 29, 2026
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: - Ambassador refuses - Iran's ambassador will not leave Lebanon despite being declared person...
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God ‘does not listen to the prayer of those who wage war’, says pope
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God ‘does not listen to the prayer of those who wage war’, says pope
March 29, 2026
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV warned Sunday that God "does not listen to the prayer of those who wage war" as conflict in the Middle Eas...
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US stocks open lower with no Iran peace breakthrough in sight
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US stocks open lower with no Iran peace breakthrough in sight
March 26, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks opened lower on Thursday as oil spiked, with investors losing faith in the immediate prospects for...
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Oil slides, stocks rebound on Trump’s Iran remarks
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Oil slides, stocks rebound on Trump’s Iran remarks
March 23, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Oil prices tumbled and stock markets rebounded Monday after US President Donald Trump suddenly ordered a halt to strikes...
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Trump announces ‘very good’ talks with Iran on ending war
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Trump announces ‘very good’ talks with Iran on ending war
Iran denies talks
March 23, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Monday the United States (US) and Iran had held "very good" talks towards ending the thr...
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Netanyahu denies denigrating Jesus by comparing him to Genghis Khan
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Netanyahu denies denigrating Jesus by comparing him to Genghis Khan
March 20, 2026
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected accusations on Friday that he had intended to offend Christians when h...
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Bahamas says Middle East war putting pressure on local economy
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Bahamas says Middle East war putting pressure on local economy
March 18, 2026
NASSAU, The Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas government says the ongoing war in the Middle East involving the United States, Israel and Iran has disrupted ...
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Oil prices climb as fresh strikes target infrastructure
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Oil prices climb as fresh strikes target infrastructure
March 17, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Oil prices surged Tuesday as Iran launched fresh attacks on crude-producing neighbours, while several countries pushed...
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Israel says it killed Iran national security chief Larijani
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Israel says it killed Iran national security chief Larijani
March 17, 2026
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday that Iran's powerful national security chief Ali Larijani was "elimina...
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Iran, at UN, insists it will not submit to ‘lawless aggression’
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Iran, at UN, insists it will not submit to ‘lawless aggression’
March 16, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Iran vowed at the United Nations on Monday that it would not submit to "lawless aggression", saying 90 million citizens w...
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Israeli air strike on police vehicle in Gaza kills nine
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Israeli air strike on police vehicle in Gaza kills nine
March 15, 2026
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP)—Gaza's Hamas-run interior ministry said an Israeli air strike on a police vehicle Sunday killed nine officers...
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Iran warns countries to keep out of war as drone hits base used by Italy
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Iran warns countries to keep out of war as drone hits base used by Italy
March 15, 2026
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP)—Iran on Sunday warned other countries against getting involved in its war with the United States and Israel, as Rome reported a bas...
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Macron urges Israel to hold ‘direct talks’ with Lebanon
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Macron urges Israel to hold ‘direct talks’ with Lebanon
March 14, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP)—French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said Lebanon was ready to engage in "direct talks" with Israel and offered to host ne...
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Israel presses strikes as Lebanon says 26 paramedics killed since war began
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Israel presses strikes as Lebanon says 26 paramedics killed since war began
March 14, 2026
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP)—Israel kept up strikes on Lebanon on Saturday as Beirut said 26 paramedics had been killed since the latest war erupted between ...
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Israelis dance on at Tel Aviv ‘bunker party’ as missiles fly
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Israelis dance on at Tel Aviv ‘bunker party’ as missiles fly
March 13, 2026
TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) — As thumping techno music reverberated around a basement in downtown Tel Aviv, some 200 Israeli twentysomethings danced throug...
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War in the Middle East: latest developments
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War in the Middle East: latest developments
March 13, 2026
Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Friday: - One killed at Tehran rally - Deadly explosions rocked Tehran close to a pro-government ...
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Suriname announces social measures to combat economic impact of Middle East war
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Suriname announces social measures to combat economic impact of Middle East war
March 13, 2026
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) — Suriname’s President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons says the Government will accelerate the implementation of several social m...
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Why oil prices are soaring despite record reserve release
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Why oil prices are soaring despite record reserve release
March 12, 2026
LONDON, United States (AFP) — Major economies have agreed to release a record amount of strategic oil reserves, but the move did little to calm invest...
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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
NGO head, PAJ and others hold conflicting views on withholding names of accused
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April 12, 2026
Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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