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BLAME THE MINISTRY!
• Government, parents said complicit in school discipline issues• Schools should be hostile environment for gangs, JTA president says
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27 12:30 AM
BLAME THE MINISTRY!
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SUGAR CLAMPDOWN
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SUGAR CLAMPDOWN
Authorities targeting illegally imported and contaminated sweetener
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Staff reporter williamsk@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27 12:28 AM
SUGAR CLAMPDOWN
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Teachers to wear black in protest as JTA puts members on alert
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Teachers to wear black in protest as JTA puts members on alert
April 27 12:26 AM
Teachers to wear black in protest as JTA puts members on alert
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Scallion burden eased
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Scallion burden eased
Farmers facing glut in produce to continue receiving well-needed support through public-private partnership
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27 12:24 AM
Scallion burden eased
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Murder on holy ground
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Murder on holy ground
Clerics weigh in on erosion of morals leading to churches’ desecration
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27 12:22 AM
Murder on holy ground
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From TV scripts to supply chains
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From TV scripts to supply chains
How Shanan Smart is powering Jamaican businesses
April 27 12:21 AM
SHANAN Smart is not the typical entrepreneur. She is a lover of science, a storyteller and a creative at heart. And long before she stepped into board...
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Unity Primary now covered
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Unity Primary now covered
GoldenEye Foundation grant to Bunkers Hill school will fix problematic uncovered walkway
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
April 27 12:20 AM
Unity Primary now covered
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Inmates get to work
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Inmates get to work
Mayor hails progress of Port Maria cemetery clean-up, eyes expansion
BY INGRID HENRY Observer writer 
April 27 12:18 AM
Inmates get to work
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US Catholic schools to appeal ruling in LGBTQ discrimination case
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US Catholic schools to appeal ruling in LGBTQ discrimination case
April 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a challenge by Catholic preschools to a state requirem...
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Equality for All Foundation unveils ‘Queer Agenda’ in Jamaica
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Equality for All Foundation unveils ‘Queer Agenda’ in Jamaica
BY BRITTANIA WITTER Online reporter witterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 11, 2025
The Equality for All Foundation (EFAF) on Tuesday launched its updated Queer Agenda, a national advocacy document outlining policy priorities for impr...
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US Supreme Court declines to hear case challenging same-sex marriage
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US Supreme Court declines to hear case challenging same-sex marriage
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States’ Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a case challenging the decade-old landmark ruling granti...
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Nigerian police arrest over 25 for organising alleged gay wedding
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Nigerian police arrest over 25 for organising alleged gay wedding
October 26, 2025
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) — Religious police have arrested 25 young people accused of organising a gay wedding in socially-conservative northern Nigeria, au...
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Hong Kong legislature rejects same-sex partnerships bill
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Hong Kong legislature rejects same-sex partnerships bill
September 10, 2025
Hong Kong, China (AFP) — Hong Kong lawmakers rejected on Wednesday a bill that would have granted limited rights to same-sex couples, with the legisla...
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Vatican receives first LGBTQ pilgrimage
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Vatican receives first LGBTQ pilgrimage
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VATICAN, Holy See (AFP) — In a first for the Vatican, more than a thousand LGBTQ Catholics and their supporters are this weekend holding a pilgrimage,...
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Hungary police ban Pride parade amid LGBTQ crackdown
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Hungary police ban Pride parade amid LGBTQ crackdown
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AFP) — Hungarian police have banned a Pride march set for next month in a southern city but organisers insisted they would not be "...
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Pope Leo XIV receives priest defending LGBTQ Catholics
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Pope Leo XIV receives priest defending LGBTQ Catholics
September 1, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV intends to continue his predecessor's openness towards the LGBTQ community, a leading Catholic exponent of...
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Roman Catholic Church maintains position on homosexual acts
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Roman Catholic Church maintains position on homosexual acts
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CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – The Roman Catholic Church says while it firmly rejects all forms of violence, hatred, or unjust discrimination against indi...
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Hong Kong trans man wins challenge against public toilet law
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Hong Kong trans man wins challenge against public toilet law
July 23, 2025
HONG KONG, China (AFP) - A Hong Kong court struck down laws on Wednesday criminalising people for going into public toilets designated for the opposit...
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UN expert hails Trump ban on trans athletes in women’s sports
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UN expert hails Trump ban on trans athletes in women’s sports
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations' special rapporteur on violence against women and girls on Wednesday hailed United States (US) Presiden...
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Hundreds to wed as Thai same-sex marriage law comes into force
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Hundreds to wed as Thai same-sex marriage law comes into force
January 22, 2025
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP)— Hundreds of same-sex couples are set to tie the knot in Thailand on Thursday as it becomes by far the largest nation in Asia ...
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Gay men can train as priests but don’t flaunt it: Italy Church
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Gay men can train as priests but don’t flaunt it: Italy Church
January 10, 2025
ROME, Italy (AFP)— Young homosexual men can train to become Catholic priests in Italy but not if they "support the so-called gay culture", according t...
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Kenyan sentenced to 50 years in prison for LGBTQ activist killing
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Kenyan sentenced to 50 years in prison for LGBTQ activist killing
December 16, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP)— A Kenyan court on Monday sentenced a freelance photographer to 50 years in prison after finding him guilty of killing his lover,...
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Palace’s Guehi to face no formal action over ‘Jesus’ message on rainbow armband
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Palace’s Guehi to face no formal action over ‘Jesus’ message on rainbow armband
December 4, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi will reportedly face no formal action from the Football Association (FA) despite addi...
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Crystal Palace captain to face no formal action over ‘Jesus’ message on rainbow armband
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Crystal Palace captain to face no formal action over ‘Jesus’ message on rainbow armband
December 4, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi will reportedly face no formal action from the Football Association (FA) despite addi...
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Filmmaker Luca Guadagnino slams Turkish ban on his film ‘Queer’
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Filmmaker Luca Guadagnino slams Turkish ban on his film ‘Queer’
November 30, 2024
MARRAKESH, Morocco (AFP) – Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino on Saturday criticised a recent decision to ban his film "Queer" in Turkey, vowing to "fi...
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South Korean same-sex couples make push for marriage equality
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South Korean same-sex couples make push for marriage equality
October 10, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP)— Eleven gay and lesbian couples will attempt to register their marriages in South Korea on Friday, expecting to launch a lega...
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Pope Francis again uses gay slur: reports
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Pope Francis again uses gay slur: reports
June 12, 2024
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP)— Pope Francis again used a vulgar term for gay men in a recent meeting with priests in Rome, one that prompted an extraor...
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BLAME THE MINISTRY!
• Government, parents said complicit in school discipline issues• Schools should be hostile environment for gangs, JTA president says
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27, 2026
BLAME THE MINISTRY!
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SUGAR CLAMPDOWN
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SUGAR CLAMPDOWN
Authorities targeting illegally imported and contaminated sweetener
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Staff reporter williamsk@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27, 2026
SUGAR CLAMPDOWN
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Teachers to wear black in protest as JTA puts members on alert
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Teachers to wear black in protest as JTA puts members on alert
April 27, 2026
Teachers to wear black in protest as JTA puts members on alert
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Scallion burden eased
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Scallion burden eased
Farmers facing glut in produce to continue receiving well-needed support through public-private partnership
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27, 2026
Scallion burden eased
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Murder on holy ground
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Murder on holy ground
Clerics weigh in on erosion of morals leading to churches’ desecration
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27, 2026
Murder on holy ground
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