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Italy declares red heatwave alert for Rome, four other cities
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Italy declares red heatwave alert for Rome, four other cities
May 28 08:45 AM
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy's health ministry on Thursday declared a red heatwave alert for the cities of Rome, Florence, Bologna, Brescia and Turin as ...
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Neymar a doubt for Brazil’s World Cup opener due to injury — doctor
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Neymar a doubt for Brazil’s World Cup opener due to injury — doctor
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil forward Neymar is a doubt for the start of the World Cup after injuring his calf, requiring two to three weeks o...
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‘You are not alone’ in Ebola fight, says WHO chief heading to DR Congo
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‘You are not alone’ in Ebola fight, says WHO chief heading to DR Congo
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief pledged to do "everything in my power" to help conquer a deadly Ebola outbreak...
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Jamaican model Romae Gordon shines in WWD eyewear spread
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Jamaican model Romae Gordon continues to cement her return to the global fashion spotlight, starring in a new editorial for Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) s...
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Butterfield to acquire control of CIBC Caribbean in $1.8 billion transaction
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Butterfield to acquire control of CIBC Caribbean in $1.8 billion transaction
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The Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Limited has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CIBC’s 91.7 per cent stake in CIBC Caribbean Bank Limited in a t...
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Caribbean urged to prepare for heat, drought and rising energy bills
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Caribbean urged to prepare for heat, drought and rising energy bills
May 28 07:31 AM
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Principal of the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), Dr David Farrell, on Wednesday warned the regio...
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MegaMart Portmore closing
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•‘It’s a very hard decision for me,’ Azan says •Closure could affect some 200 employees
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 28 12:20 AM
MegaMart Portmore closing
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‘They take us for fools’
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‘They take us for fools’
Former top cop Hardley Lewin scoffs at excuses for delay in full roll-out of body-worn cameras by police
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer 
May 28 12:18 AM
‘They take us for fools’
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Almost $1 billion needed to fix hurricane damage in Hanover
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Almost $1 billion needed to fix hurricane damage in Hanover
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
December 12, 2025
HANOVER, Jamaica — The Hanover Municipal Corporation says it will cost almost $1 billion to repair Hurricane Melissa-related damage within the parish....
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$31m allocated so far by Local Gov’t Ministry for drought relief – McKenzie
July 19, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica —— Local Government Minister and Jamaica Labour Party Deputy Leader Desmond McKenzie says so far $31 million has been allocated to...
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WATCH: Holness meets with youth mayors
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WATCH: Holness meets with youth mayors
November 12, 2024
The 2024/2025 cohort of youth mayors last week paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Andrew Holness at Jamaica House. During the visit, the prime min...
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WATCH: Local Government Ministry launches Cross Island Run 2024
October 31, 2024
ST MARY, Jamaica – The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development recently launched its annual Cross Island Run. The run, coordinated by t...
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WATCH: Gov’t to provide $15 million for repairs to St Ann’s Bay Market
September 27, 2024
The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is to disburse $15 million to the St Ann Municipal Corporation for emergency repairs at the...
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Italy declares red heatwave alert for Rome, four other cities
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Neymar a doubt for Brazil’s World Cup opener due to injury — doctor
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