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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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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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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
May 28 08:01 AM
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
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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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MegaMart Portmore closing
•‘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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Teen boy charged with murder of Ocho Rios High student
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Teen boy charged with murder of Ocho Rios High student
March 9, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica – A 17-year-old student of Ocho Rios High School has been charged with murder of his schoolmate, 16-year-old Devonie Shearer, who was ...
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Ocho Rios High victim and alleged attacker were recent transfers to institution — principal
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Ocho Rios High victim and alleged attacker were recent transfers to institution — principal
March 5, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — Principal of Ocho Rios High School, Marvin Clowson, revealed that both students involved in a fatal altercation on the school ground...
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Education minister, MP visit Ocho Rios High after student’s death
March 5, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — Education Minister Senator Dana Morris-Dixon has arrived in Ocho Rios, St Ann, where she is expected to visit the school of a studen...
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Education ministry mourns death of Ocho Rios High School student
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Education ministry mourns death of Ocho Rios High School student
March 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth & Information says it is deeply saddened by the death of 16-year-old Devonie Shearer of O...
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Ocho Rios High student succumbs to injuries; accused in police custody
March 5, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — The 16-year-old student of Ocho Rios High School who was reportedly attacked by another student on Wednesday afternoon has succumbed...
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Police search for Ocho Rios High schoolboy after classmate injured
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Police search for Ocho Rios High schoolboy after classmate injured
March 4, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — Police are searching for an Ocho Rios High School student after his schoolmate was injured during an altercation earlier Wednesday. ...
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Cornwall College, Ocho Rios High advance to the Round of 32 in the ISSA daCosta Cup
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Cornwall College, Ocho Rios High advance to the Round of 32 in the ISSA daCosta Cup
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 28, 2025
Former champions Cornwall College and Clarendon College as well as Ocho Rios High all made safe passage to the Round of 32 in the ISSA daCosta Cup foo...
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Five-star Manchester High, others race to three straight wins in daCosta Cup
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Five-star Manchester High, others race to three straight wins in daCosta Cup
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 14, 2025
Jevohntae Gordon scored a hattrick as Manchester High beat May Day High 5-0 in their ISSA daCosta Cup Zone F game at Manchester High in Mandeville as ...
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D’Cup to get first-time finalist after dramatic end to quarterfinal round
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D’Cup to get first-time finalist after dramatic end to quarterfinal round
November 16, 2024
ST ANN, Jamaica - There will be a first-time finalist in the ISSA/Wata daCosta Cup football competition this season as semifinal debutant Ocho Rios Hi...
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Ocho Rios High deducted six points over ineligible player in d’Cup
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Ocho Rios High deducted six points over ineligible player in d’Cup
October 2, 2024
ST ANN, Jamaica – Ocho Rios High were on Wednesday deducted six points in the ISSA/Wata daCosta Cup football competition after they were found to have...
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Teen who reportedly shot Ocho Rios High schoolmate to reappear in court June 24
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Teen who reportedly shot Ocho Rios High schoolmate to reappear in court June 24
June 22, 2024
ST ANN, Jamaica— The teen who reportedly shot and wounded his schoolmate at the Ocho Rios High School in St Ann is to return to court on Monday, June ...
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Ocho Rios High student hospitalised following shooting incident at school
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Ocho Rios High student hospitalised following shooting incident at school
June 17, 2024
ST ANN, Jamaica — A student of the Ocho Rios High School in St Ann was rushed to hospital after she was allegedly shot by her schoolmate on the ground...
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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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