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JTA troubled by proposed changes to motor vehicle duty concession
Jason Cross | Reporter 
February 17 12:20 AM
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The wait is over
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The wait is over
Renovation of closed Negril Post Office set to begin Thursday
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
February 17 12:18 AM
The wait is over
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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Cortina challenge
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Cortina challenge
Jamaica 14th in women’s monobob; two-man team 23rd after two runs
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17 12:14 AM
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February 17 12:12 AM
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Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
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Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
February 17 12:10 AM
Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
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Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
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Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
Squatters tried to prevent woman burying her husband on her own property
Akera Davis Observer Writer 
February 17 12:06 AM
Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
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Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
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Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
February 17 12:05 AM
Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
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Pope arrives in Lebanon with message of peace
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Pope arrives in Lebanon with message of peace
November 30, 2025
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon on Sunday with a message of peace for the crisis-hit nation, still reeling from a war between ...
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Israeli strike on south Lebanon kills one—ministry
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Israeli strike on south Lebanon kills one—ministry
June 28, 2025
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP)—An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed one person on Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry said, the latest attack despit...
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Israeli strikes kill 2 in south Lebanon
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Israeli strikes kill 2 in south Lebanon
June 26, 2025
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP)-Israeli strikes in south Lebanon on Thursday killed two people, the Lebanese health ministry said, with the Israeli army saying ...
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Hezbollah chief says Lebanon govt responsible for making Israel honour withdrawal deadline
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Hezbollah chief says Lebanon govt responsible for making Israel honour withdrawal deadline
February 16, 2025
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP)--Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said Sunday that Lebanon's government was responsible for making Israel honour a withdrawal deadlin...
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One killed in Lebanon as Israel-Hezbollah truce deadline looms
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One killed in Lebanon as Israel-Hezbollah truce deadline looms
February 16, 2025
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP)--Lebanese media on Sunday reported that Israeli gunfire killed a woman as Washington pressed Beirut to disarm Hezbollah, two day...
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US envoy says end to Israel-Hezbollah war ‘within grasp’
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US envoy says end to Israel-Hezbollah war ‘within grasp’
November 19, 2024
BEYROUTH, Lebanon (AFP) - US special envoy Amos Hochstein said in Beirut Tuesday that an end to the Israel-Hezbollah war was "now within our grasp" as...
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Buried for 14 hours after Israeli strike, Lebanese toddler makes recovery
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Buried for 14 hours after Israeli strike, Lebanese toddler makes recovery
November 8, 2024
Sidon, Lebanon (AFP) Rescuers did not expect to find two-year-old Ali Khalifeh alive after an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed his entire fam...
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Netanyahu threatens Lebanon with destruction ‘like Gaza’
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Netanyahu threatens Lebanon with destruction ‘like Gaza’
October 8, 2024
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP)— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Lebanon Tuesday it could face destruction "like Gaza" as Israel ramps up its grou...
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Lebanon state media says new Israeli strike hits south Beirut
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Lebanon state media says new Israeli strike hits south Beirut
October 3, 2024
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP)— Lebanon's state-run media said a new Israeli strike hit Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold on Thursday after three earlier str...
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US boosting forces in Middle East by a ‘few thousand’ troops
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US boosting forces in Middle East by a ‘few thousand’ troops
October 1, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States is boosting its forces in the Middle East by a "few thousand" troops, by bringing in new units wh...
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Lebanon urges DNA tests to identify missing in Israel strikes
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Lebanon urges DNA tests to identify missing in Israel strikes
September 30, 2024
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Lebanese authorities on Monday urged the families of people who went missing in Israeli strikes to conduct DNA tests at speci...
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The wait is over
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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Cortina challenge
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Jamaica 14th in women’s monobob; two-man team 23rd after two runs
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17, 2026
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