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French minister seeks ban of Kanye West concert in Marseille
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French minister seeks ban of Kanye West concert in Marseille
April 14 07:11 AM
PARIS, France (AFP) — France's interior minister is seeking to block United States (US) rapper Kanye West from performing in the southern city of Mars...
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Can it get any worse?
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Can it get any worse?
PAC to resume review of AG’s report on UHWI today; health ministry also under scrutiny
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14 12:20 AM
Can it get any worse?
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‘Stop the profiling!’
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‘Stop the profiling!’
Justice minister tells JPs to help disrupt gangs and provide more support to vulnerable communities
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14 12:18 AM
‘Stop the profiling!’
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Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
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Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 12:16 AM
Winning OlympiX
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
Former national footballer ‘Zun’ Clarke says Jamaica built a side, not a team
Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 12:14 AM
Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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‘I CAN DO IT’
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‘I CAN DO IT’
Miguel Coley confident about reported imminent return to Reggae Boyz technical staff
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 12:12 AM
Coley relishing expected return to Reggae Boyz technical staff
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War in the Middle East: Latest developments
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War in the Middle East: Latest developments
April 14 12:11 AM
War in the Middle East: Latest developments
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Salt Marsh protests lack of water; NWC gives May 15 timeline
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Salt Marsh protests lack of water; NWC gives May 15 timeline
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
April 14 12:10 AM
Salt Marsh protests lack of water; NWC gives May 15 timeline
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Pain at the pumps
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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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‘Iran will be at World Cup’ and play in US—FIFA’s Infantino
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‘Iran will be at World Cup’ and play in US—FIFA’s Infantino
March 31, 2026
ANTALYA, Turkey(AFP)—FIFA president Gianni Infantino told AFP Tuesday that Iran "will be at the World Cup" and will play their group matches in the Un...
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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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War in the Middle East: latest developments
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War in the Middle East: latest developments
March 16, 2026
Here are the latest developments on Monday in the Middle East war: - New strikes on Iran - Israel's military said it had launched a broad wave of stri...
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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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Strike on Beirut seafront kills 8 as Israel threatens to ‘take territory’
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Strike on Beirut seafront kills 8 as Israel threatens to ‘take territory’
March 12, 2026
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP)—An Israeli strike on central Beirut's seafront killed eight people on Thursday, Lebanon's health ministry said, as Israel threat...
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Budget Debate: NIR strong, will serve as buffer amid rising oil prices, says Williams
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Budget Debate: NIR strong, will serve as buffer amid rising oil prices, says Williams
March 10, 2026
Finance Minister Fayval Williams has sought to assure that the Net International Reserves (NIR) which stand at US$6.83 billion as at March 5, 2026, is...
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Middle East war enters seventh day as Israel strikes Beirut
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Middle East war enters seventh day as Israel strikes Beirut
March 5, 2026
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP)—The raging Iran war, which has spread across the Middle East and beyond, entered its seventh day Friday after Israeli forces ann...
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US orders non-emergency consular staff in Karachi, Lahore to leave Pakistan
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US orders non-emergency consular staff in Karachi, Lahore to leave Pakistan
March 4, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The United States said Wednesday it ordered non-emergency staff at two Pakistani consulates to leave the country and g...
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Gov’t continues to monitor situation in the Middle East
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Gov’t continues to monitor situation in the Middle East
March 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government of Jamaica continues to monitor the rapidly evolving security situation in the Middle East, which has further deter...
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Gov’t monitoring increase in international oil prices amid conflict in Middle East
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Gov’t monitoring increase in international oil prices amid conflict in Middle East
March 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister for Energy, Science, Telecommunications and Transport, Daryl Vaz, says international oil prices have increased in recent ...
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New flights evacuate travellers stranded by Middle East war
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New flights evacuate travellers stranded by Middle East war
March 4, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — More relieved passengers arrived home from the Gulf region on Wednesday as further flights resumed five days into the war trigge...
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UN urges all sides in Middle East war to ‘come to their senses’
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UN urges all sides in Middle East war to ‘come to their senses’
March 3, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations on Tuesday urged all parties to "come to their senses" and end the war in the Middle East, with fear an...
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Iran war spreads with strikes across Middle East and beyond
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Iran war spreads with strikes across Middle East and beyond
March 2, 2026
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP)—The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran spread across the Middle East and beyond on Monday, with Lebanon's...
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China backs Iran ‘defending sovereignty’, vows to push for peace
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China backs Iran ‘defending sovereignty’, vows to push for peace
March 2, 2026
BEIJING, China (AFP)—China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart on a call Monday that Beijing supports Tehran defending itself agai...
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Foreign Affairs ministry urges Jamaicans to avoid travel to Middle East
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Foreign Affairs ministry urges Jamaicans to avoid travel to Middle East
June 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is urging Jamaican nationals to avoid non-essential travel to the Middle East amid...
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Oil prices jump, stocks drop as traders track Israel-Iran crisis
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Oil prices jump, stocks drop as traders track Israel-Iran crisis
June 17, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Oil prices jumped and stocks mostly fell Tuesday after President Donald Trump abruptly departed G7 talks and concerns ...
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How much damage has Israel inflicted on Iran’s nuclear programme?
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How much damage has Israel inflicted on Iran’s nuclear programme?
June 17, 2025
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- Israel's strikes on Iran have targeted several of its nuclear facilities as it claims the country is seeking to develop nucle...
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French minister seeks ban of Kanye West concert in Marseille
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PARIS, France (AFP) — France's interior minister is seeking to block United States (US) rapper Kanye West from performing in the southern city of Mars...
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Can it get any worse?
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Can it get any worse?
PAC to resume review of AG’s report on UHWI today; health ministry also under scrutiny
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April 14, 2026
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‘Stop the profiling!’
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‘Stop the profiling!’
Justice minister tells JPs to help disrupt gangs and provide more support to vulnerable communities
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April 14, 2026
‘Stop the profiling!’
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Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
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Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14, 2026
Winning OlympiX
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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April 14, 2026
Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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