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Watch out for fake vets!
Animal advocates warn of rogue practitioners amid delays appointing veterinary board
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9 12:30 AM
Animal advocates and veterinarians have expressed deep concern about delays in appointing a new veterinary board, charging that the absence of a regul...
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US-based J’can organisations ramping up efforts to assist with education, health care
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US-based J’can organisations ramping up efforts to assist with education, health care
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
June 9 12:28 AM
NEW YORK, USA — Ahead of the start of the next school term some Jamaican organisations here have begun to ramp up their efforts to assist schools acro...
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Producer Slyda Di Wizard working towards musical legacy
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Producer Slyda Di Wizard working towards musical legacy
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9 12:26 AM
For more than a decade producer Rayon “Slyda Di Wizard” Curate has been carving out his own space in the music industry. Having worked with top-tier d...
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‘Eight years, $24 billion, still No Cornwall Regional Hospital’ — PNP St James candidates claim
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‘Eight years, $24 billion, still No Cornwall Regional Hospital’ — PNP St James candidates claim
June 9 12:26 AM
“THE people of western Jamaica are now in the eighth year of waiting. What began as a response to air quality concerns has ballooned into a national s...
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Legacy project coming for G C Foster College
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Legacy project coming for G C Foster College
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
June 9 12:24 AM
NEW YORK, USA — Irwine Clare Sr, head of Team Jamaica Bickle — the non-profit body which has helped Jamaican and other Caribbean athletes at the prest...
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Iwaata, Aidonia drop Never Basic
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Iwaata, Aidonia drop Never Basic
June 9 12:24 AM
Two of dancehall’s fiercest voices, Iwaata and Aidonia, have created a fiery new single titled Never Basic, produced by the internationally acclaimed,...
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Jamaica’s finest electrify 2025 Racers Grand Prix
BY ANDRE LOWE Sports content manager lowea@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9 12:22 AM
KISHANE Thompson looks supreme, Bryan Levell is putting the world on notice, Rasheed Broadbell is flying, Tina Clayton is getting back to her best, an...
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Sweet dreams
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Sweet dreams
Young agriculturalist shares beekeeping and agro-processing hopes
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9 12:22 AM
NOT the norm by any means, a third-year student at the College of Agriculture, Science, and Education (CASE), Gavin Coley hopes to make big waves in t...
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More than 200 inmates escape Pakistani jail in earthquake panic
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More than 200 inmates escape Pakistani jail in earthquake panic
June 3, 2025
KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) — More than 200 Pakistani inmates escaped from a jail in the mega coastal city of Karachi on Tuesday after several earthquake ...
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G7 countries calling for ‘immediate de-escalation’ in India-Pakistan conflict
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G7 countries calling for ‘immediate de-escalation’ in India-Pakistan conflict
May 9, 2025
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — The G7 group of nations on Friday called for "immediate de-escalation" and "maximum restraint" in the conflict between India ...
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Emotions run high as power outage shuts London’s Heathrow
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Emotions run high as power outage shuts London’s Heathrow
March 21, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom  (AFP)—Passengers in London desperately searched for alternative flights to destinations from Pakistan to Athens after hundreds...
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Pakistan father kills himself after daughter ordered to marry to settle dispute
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Pakistan father kills himself after daughter ordered to marry to settle dispute
March 11, 2025
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — A Pakistani father killed himself after a tribal council ordered that his 12-year-old daughter be forcibly married to settl...
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WhatsApp group admin shot dead in Pakistan for allegedly removing member
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WhatsApp group admin shot dead in Pakistan for allegedly removing member
March 8, 2025
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — A Pakistani man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting the administrator of a community WhatsApp group who r...
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West Indies win Test in Pakistan for first time in 35 years
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West Indies win Test in Pakistan for first time in 35 years
January 27, 2025
MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP) — Spinner Jomel Warrican took five wickets as the West Indies won a Test match in Pakistan Monday for the first time in nearly ...
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West Indies earn slender lead over Pakistan after Noman hat trick
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West Indies earn slender lead over Pakistan after Noman hat trick
January 25, 2025
MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP) -- The West Indies gained a slender nine-run lead over Pakistan Saturday as spinners dominated the opening day of the second Te...
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Pakistan stick with spin as they chase West Indies series sweep
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Pakistan stick with spin as they chase West Indies series sweep
January 24, 2025
MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP)— Head coach Aaqib Javed brushed aside criticism of Pakistan's reliance on spin bowling as they seek a clean sweep against the W...
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Seales leaves Pakistan struggling at 86-4 in weather-hit first Test
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Seales leaves Pakistan struggling at 86-4 in weather-hit first Test
January 17, 2025
MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP)— Jayden Seales grabbed three quick wickets to leave Pakistan struggling at 86-4 on the opening day of the first Test in Multan ...
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Pakistan, West Indies seek to improve from Test Championship lows
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Pakistan, West Indies seek to improve from Test Championship lows
January 16, 2025
MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP) — Pakistan and West Indies vowed a strong finish when they meet in the first Test in Multan on Friday despite dragging up the r...
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Pakistan, all out for 194, forced to follow on against South Africa
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Pakistan, all out for 194, forced to follow on against South Africa
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP)— South Africa enforced the follow-on after they bowled out Pakistan for 194 to take a first innings lead of 421 runs on ...
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Truce called after 82 killed in Pakistan sectarian clashes
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Truce called after 82 killed in Pakistan sectarian clashes
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP - Pakistani officials announced a seven-day truce Sunday after days of bitter sectarian gunfights in the country's northwest K...
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England in sight of victory after Brook’s triple hundred
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MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP)— England's bowlers sparked a Pakistan batting collapse after a brilliant triple century by Harry Brook and Joe Root's double hu...
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Record-breaking Root helps England dominate Pakistan in first Test
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Record-breaking Root helps England dominate Pakistan in first Test
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MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP)— Joe Root went past Alastair Cook as England's highest Test run scorer with an unconquered hundred against Pakistan, anchoring ...
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36 dead in two Pakistan bus crashes
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Rizwan, Babar keep Pakistan alive at T20 World Cup
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Rizwan, Babar keep Pakistan alive at T20 World Cup
June 11, 2024
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)— Mohammad Rizwan and captain Babar Azam starred as Pakistan stayed alive at the T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket win ov...
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Pakistan bowl first in do-or-die T20 World Cup clash
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Pakistan bowl first in do-or-die T20 World Cup clash
June 11, 2024
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)— Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bowl first in his struggling team's do-or-die T20 World Cup cla...
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Memorable day for Ramharack helps Windies Women clinch ODI series vs Pakistan
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Memorable day for Ramharack helps Windies Women clinch ODI series vs Pakistan
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KARACHI, Pakistan (CMC) – Karishma Ramharack had a day to remember when she followed up a penetrative spell with a boundary off the last ball to hand ...
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Captain Matthews leads WI Women to victory over Pakistan
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Captain Matthews leads WI Women to victory over Pakistan
April 18, 2024
A magnificent 140 not out from captain Hayley Matthews led West Indies women to at 131-run victory over Pakistan women in the first one day internatio...
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Animal advocates warn of rogue practitioners amid delays appointing veterinary board
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9, 2025
Animal advocates and veterinarians have expressed deep concern about delays in appointing a new veterinary board, charging that the absence of a regul...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
US-based J’can organisations ramping up efforts to assist with education, health care
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US-based J’can organisations ramping up efforts to assist with education, health care
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
June 9, 2025
NEW YORK, USA — Ahead of the start of the next school term some Jamaican organisations here have begun to ramp up their efforts to assist schools acro...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Producer Slyda Di Wizard working towards musical legacy
Entertainment
Producer Slyda Di Wizard working towards musical legacy
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9, 2025
For more than a decade producer Rayon “Slyda Di Wizard” Curate has been carving out his own space in the music industry. Having worked with top-tier d...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘Eight years, $24 billion, still No Cornwall Regional Hospital’ — PNP St James candidates claim
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‘Eight years, $24 billion, still No Cornwall Regional Hospital’ — PNP St James candidates claim
June 9, 2025
“THE people of western Jamaica are now in the eighth year of waiting. What began as a response to air quality concerns has ballooned into a national s...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Legacy project coming for G C Foster College
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Legacy project coming for G C Foster College
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
June 9, 2025
NEW YORK, USA — Irwine Clare Sr, head of Team Jamaica Bickle — the non-profit body which has helped Jamaican and other Caribbean athletes at the prest...
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