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‘Stay prepared’
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‘Stay prepared’
Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20 12:20 AM
‘Stay prepared’
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:18 AM
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
Art & Culture, ...
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20 12:16 AM
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20 12:14 AM
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
Football, ...
WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:12 AM
Good riddance?
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Totally Delicious Garlic Bread
November 20 12:10 AM
Straight Out Of the Oven: Totally Delicious Bakery’s Garlic Hard-Dough Bread
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
World Bank tags parish’s damage assessment at a whopping US$2,286 million
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
November 20 12:07 AM
St Elizabeth hardest hit
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
Custos welcomes food and clothes but argues rebuilding homes must begin now
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
November 20 12:06 AM
Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Japanese football official sentenced for viewing child sexual abuse images
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Japanese football official sentenced for viewing child sexual abuse images
October 7, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — A senior Japan Football Association official has been sentenced to an 18-month suspended jail term in France after viewing image...
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Jamaica coffee exporters’ delegation exploring opportunities in Japan
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Jamaica coffee exporters’ delegation exploring opportunities in Japan
September 30, 2025
TOKYO, Japan — A delegation from the Jamaica Coffee Exporters Association (JCEA) is currently in Japan to attend the joint JCEA/Jamaica Agricultural C...
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Tokyo 2025: Jamaican women earn silver in 4x400m, men finish seventh
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Tokyo 2025: Jamaican women earn silver in 4x400m, men finish seventh
September 21, 2025
TOKYO, Japan -- Jamaica's women earned silver in the 4x400m on the final day of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in Sunday. The team of Deja...
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Japan supports Haiti’s response to illicit trafficking and organised crime
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Japan supports Haiti’s response to illicit trafficking and organised crime
September 19, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), with the support of the Government of Japan, has launched a new in...
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Tokyo 2025: Pryce finishes eighth in 400m final
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Tokyo 2025: Pryce finishes eighth in 400m final
September 18, 2025
TOKYO, Japan — Nickisha Pryce finished eighth in her first global individual final after she ran 49.97 seconds in an epic women’s 400m final on day si...
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Tokyo 2025: Anderson qualifies for 800m final
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Tokyo 2025: Anderson qualifies for 800m final
September 18, 2025
TOKYO, Japan — Navasky Anderson became the first Jamaican man to qualify for the final of the 800m at the World Athletics Championships after he ran a...
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Tokyo 2025: Jackson clocks season’s best to lead qualifiers for 200m final
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Tokyo 2025: Jackson clocks season’s best to lead qualifiers for 200m final
September 18, 2025
TOKYO, Japan — Two time defending champion Shericka Jackson led all qualifiers for the final of the women’s 200m after she ran a season’s best 21.99 s...
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Tokyo 2025: Lamara Distin crashes out of high jump
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Tokyo 2025: Lamara Distin crashes out of high jump
September 18, 2025
National champion Lamara Distin failed to get past the first height in the qualifying round of the women’s high jump Thursday at the World Athletics C...
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Japan political party to install AI leader
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Japan political party to install AI leader
September 16, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — An upstart Japanese political party said Tuesday it will install an artificial intelligence (AI) as leader after its maverick fou...
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Tokyo 2025: Defending champion Holloway out of world 110m hurdles final
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Tokyo 2025: Defending champion Holloway out of world 110m hurdles final
September 16, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Grant Holloway's bid for a fourth consecutive world 110m hurdles title came crashing to a halt when he could only finish sixth in...
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Tokyo 2025: Jamaica fail to qualify for mixed 4x400m final
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Tokyo 2025: Jamaica fail to qualify for mixed 4x400m final
September 12, 2025
Jamaica failed to qualify for the final of the mixed 4x400m relay after finishing seventh in their heat in the first round on the opening day of the W...
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Three athletes still enroute to Japan, manager anticipates success in Tokyo
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Three athletes still enroute to Japan, manager anticipates success in Tokyo
ANDRE LOWE Sports Content Manager lowea@jaaicaobserver.com 
September 10, 2025
Up to late Wednesday evening in Tokyo, three Jamaican athletes were yet to arrive at the team hotel ahead of the World Athletics Championships in Japa...
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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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Jamaica face Japan in Under 20 Lacrosse World Champs
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Jamaica face Japan in Under 20 Lacrosse World Champs
August 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica will face Japan in the placement stage of the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship in Seogwipo, South Korea on Frida...
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Japan pledges US$10-million to Haiti security mission
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Japan pledges US$10-million to Haiti security mission
August 21, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – The government of Japan says it will contribute US$10 million to the multinational security support mission in Haiti, re...
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Jamaica reaffirms strong partnership with Japan at expo 2025
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Jamaica reaffirms strong partnership with Japan at expo 2025
August 7, 2025
OSAKA, Japan - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Kamina Johnson Smith, has reaffirmed the deep and multifaceted partnership b...
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Japan firm seeks approval for stem cell treatment for Parkinson’s
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Japan firm seeks approval for stem cell treatment for Parkinson’s
August 5, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japanese drugmaker Sumitomo Pharma said Tuesday it is seeking approval for a Parkinson's disease treatment that transplants stem ...
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Jamaica booth pulls over 750,000 visitors at World Expo in Japan
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Jamaica booth pulls over 750,000 visitors at World Expo in Japan
July 31, 2025
OSAKA, Japan – Jamaica’s star quality is currently on display in Japan as the country’s booth continues to be a source of interest and excitement at t...
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Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunamis
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Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunamis
July 30, 2025
CHIBA, Japan (AFP) — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, causing tsunamis up to f...
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Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over tariff concerns
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Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over tariff concerns
April 4, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Nintendo on Friday said it was delaying preorders of its hotly anticipated Switch 2 gaming console as it assesses...
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Japan becomes first team to secure 2026 World Cup spot with win over Bahrain
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Japan becomes first team to secure 2026 World Cup spot with win over Bahrain
March 20, 2025
SAITAMA, Japan (AFP) — Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo gave...
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Gov’t of Japan providing school buses for three institutions
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Gov’t of Japan providing school buses for three institutions
February 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica: Three schools in rural Jamaica have expressed gratitude to the Japanese Embassy, following the signing of grant agreements on Wedne...
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‘Stay prepared’
Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20, 2025
‘Stay prepared’
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
Art & Culture, ...
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20, 2025
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20, 2025
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
Football, ...
WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Good riddance?
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