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Labour Minister says payment under ROOFS programme will be made in phased batches
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Labour Minister says payment under ROOFS programme will be made in phased batches
March 26 11:20 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles J is reiterating that payments under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Fam...
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
March 26 11:14 AM
Twelve finalists will compete for the inaugural title of Miss Universe Jamaica Portland. The finalists were sashed last weekend at the Bayview Esco Re...
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his captur...
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Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
March 26 09:50 AM
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP)—The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday it was re-introducing testing for gender to determine eligibili...
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
March 26 09:39 AM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A motorist died as a result of injuries he sustained during a crash along Pamphret main road in St Thomas, Wednesday evening. The d...
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Charles Jr advances Jamaica’s digital social protection agenda at ISSA regional forum in Brazil
Charles Jr advances Jamaica’s digital social protection agenda at ISSA regional forum in Brazil
March 26 09:34 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr continued Jamaica’s active engagement at the International Social Security...
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after stunning capture
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after stunning capture
March 26 09:13 AM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his cap...
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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
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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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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A punishing heat wave was gripping the western United States (US) on Thursday, with parts of the region logging rec...
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Rihanna’s home hit by gunfire, woman arrested
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A woman has been arrested after firing a gun towards pop superstar Rihanna's Los Angeles mansion while the singer was inside, according to internation...
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Los Angeles sues Roblox over child exploitation claim
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Los Angeles sues Roblox over child exploitation claim
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)—Officials in Los Angeles said Thursday they are suing Roblox, alleging the popular online platform exposes children t...
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Donald Trump launches attack on director found dead in Los Angeles
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Donald Trump has launched a public attack following the fatal stabbing of director Rob Reiner and his wife, who were found dead on Sunday. In a post o...
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Man arrested over deadly January fire in Los Angeles — authorities
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US sues power company over deadly Los Angeles wildfire
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)  — The United States (US) government on Thursday filed multi-million dollar lawsuits against a major power company ov...
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US court upholds order blocking indiscriminate targeting by immigration patrols
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US court upholds order blocking indiscriminate targeting by immigration patrols
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A United States (US)  appeals court has upheld an order blocking immigration agents from carrying out patrols in Ca...
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Marines deploy in LA ahead of mass anti-Trump protests
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Los Angeles, United States (AFP)-Armed Marines arrived on the streets of Los Angeles Friday, part of a large deployment of troops ordered by Donald Tr...
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Jamaican restaurateur recalls racism he faced in US
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June 12, 2025
Since the emergence of Donald Trump as a political force in the United States, foreigners with legal status and undocumented immigrants have faced int...
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Grand Slam Track cancels Los Angeles meet – reports
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The inaugural season of Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track will end prematurely with the cancellation of the fourth and final meeting that had been sc...
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Trump won’t allow ‘mob rule in America,’ White House says
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The White House said Wednesday President Donald Trump would not allow "mob rule" after protests against his immigra...
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Caribbean-American congresswoman denounces use of Marines in Los Angeles
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NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Caribbean-American Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke, has described as “an authoritarian escalation” the decision by Presid...
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Trump deploys Marines, raising tensions in Los Angeles protests
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Trump deploys Marines, raising tensions in Los Angeles protests
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Los Angeles, United States (AFP)—Hundreds of Marines were due to arrive in Los Angeles on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump ordered their deploy...
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Unrest in Los Angeles over immigration raids as troops sent by Trump fan out
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Police ordered the public to disperse from downtown Los Angeles after further unrest, with cars torched and securit...
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Universal Studios, Venice Beach to host LA 2028 events
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — An iconic Hollywood studio lot and the golden sands of Venice Beach are among an array of Los Angeles landmarks tha...
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Los Angeles county agrees $4bn sex abuse pay-out
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)— Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $4 billion to settle thousands of sex abuse claims dating back decades, it said...
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LA prosecutor asks to withdraw Menendez brothers’ bid for resentencing
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The chief prosecutor in Los Angeles said Monday he was asking for the withdrawal of a resentencing motion for Erik...
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CASTAIC, United States (AFP)— Firefighters who battled through the night to tame a new blaze that erupted  near Los Angeles appeared to be making prog...
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New explosive wildfire erupts near Los Angeles
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)— A new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, exploding in size and sparking evacuation orders in a regi...
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ARCADIA, United States (AFP)— In a city often maligned for its self-absorption and superficiality, residents of Los Angeles are rallying together to h...
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Search for bodies as LA firefighters brace for more wind
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)— Search teams looking for people killed in devastating Los Angeles blazes moved from house to house Monday, as firefi...
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)— US President Joe Biden on Friday likened Los Angeles to a "war scene" as multiple major wildfires continued to devour...
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Labour Minister says payment under ROOFS programme will be made in phased batches
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Labour Minister says payment under ROOFS programme will be made in phased batches
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles J is reiterating that payments under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Fam...
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
March 26, 2026
Twelve finalists will compete for the inaugural title of Miss Universe Jamaica Portland. The finalists were sashed last weekend at the Bayview Esco Re...
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his captur...
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Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP)—The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday it was re-introducing testing for gender to determine eligibili...
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
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ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A motorist died as a result of injuries he sustained during a crash along Pamphret main road in St Thomas, Wednesday evening. The d...
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