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King Charles calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Christmas speech
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King Charles calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Christmas speech
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Britain's King Charles III called for "compassion and reconciliation" at a time of "division" across the world in his Chr...
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
December 25 02:06 PM
HANOVER, Jamaica — As the festive glow of the Christmas season settles over Hanover's parish capital, Mayor of Lucea, Sheridan Samuels is issuing a st...
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
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Fast rising Uk-based dancehall artiste Drip Rick Vi is enjoying a great run in dancehall. The witty deejay has scored a place on one of the hottest be...
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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Fusion reggae artiste Complex Ricki is generating a major buzz on the streets with her latest ambitious single, Make a Change , dedicated to the survi...
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – As United States President Donald Trump expands the US military build-up in the Caribbean, Democratic legislators ar...
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WATCH: Wanted man killed in Manchester confrontation, police say
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WATCH: Wanted man killed in Manchester confrontation, police say
December 25 11:02 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — One of Manchester’s most wanted men was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with the police in Mike Town in the parish ...
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Two American men denied bail on rape charges in The Bahamas
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Two American men denied bail on rape charges in The Bahamas
December 25 10:45 AM
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – Two American men were denied bail when they appeared in a magistrate’s court in The Bahamas charged with raping a 25-year-old ...
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‘Mi Rahtid’, Jamaican grandma turns social media star serving up recipes
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‘Mi Rahtid’, Jamaican grandma turns social media star serving up recipes
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
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A Florida family’s efforts to preserve their Jamaican matriarch’s recipes, passed down through generations, have transformed the 96-year-old woman int...
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Netanyahu says Gaza war not over until Hamas disarms
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Netanyahu says Gaza war not over until Hamas disarms
October 18, 2025
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Saturday that the war in Gaza would not be over until ...
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UN, Red Cross demand opening of all Gaza crossings to let in aid
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UN, Red Cross demand opening of all Gaza crossings to let in aid
October 14, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The United Nations and the international Red Cross called on Tuesday for all crossings into Gaza to be opened to allow despe...
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Palestinian prisoners to be freed after all Gaza hostages confirmed to be in Israel
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Palestinian prisoners to be freed after all Gaza hostages confirmed to be in Israel
October 12, 2025
Jerusalem, Undefined (AFP)—Israel will begin releasing Palestinian prisoners once it has confirmation that all hostages held in Gaza have arrived in t...
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Israel says ‘all parties’ signed phase one of Gaza deal
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Israel says ‘all parties’ signed phase one of Gaza deal
October 9, 2025
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) — Israel said Thursday that all parties have signed the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, adding ...
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UN experts warn Trump’s Gaza peace plan could cause more oppression
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UN experts warn Trump’s Gaza peace plan could cause more oppression
October 3, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Dozens of United Nations (UN) experts cautioned Friday that key elements of United States (US) President Donald Trump's pe...
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Johnson Smith dismisses ‘false’ allegations that gov’t has been silent on Palestine
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Johnson Smith dismisses ‘false’ allegations that gov’t has been silent on Palestine
September 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, is refuting accusations from the Opposition People’s ...
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PNP criticises govt’s silence on Palestine at UN
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PNP criticises govt’s silence on Palestine at UN
September 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has condemned the Government for what it describes as a failure to show solidarity wi...
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Palestinian leader tells UN no role for Hamas in state
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Palestinian leader tells UN no role for Hamas in state
September 25, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United Nations (AFP) — Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Thursday rejected any future role for Hamas and condemned antisemitism, as h...
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UK, Australia and Canada recognise Palestinian state
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UK, Australia and Canada recognise Palestinian state
September 21, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain, Australia and Canada on Sunday recognised a Palestinian state in a seismic shift in decades of western foreign...
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Trump says he disagrees with UK’s Starmer on Palestinian state
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Trump says he disagrees with UK’s Starmer on Palestinian state
September 18, 2025
CHEQUERS, United Kingdom (AFP)—US President Donald Trump said Thursday he disagreed with Prime Minister Keir Starmer over Britain's plan to recognise ...
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Protesters refer to Trump as ‘Hitler of our time’ at DC restaurant
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Protesters refer to Trump as ‘Hitler of our time’ at DC restaurant
September 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States — United States (US) President Donald Trump was confronted by protesters at a Washington, DC restaurant in a brief but tense...
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US to refuse visas to Palestinian officials at UN summit on state
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US to refuse visas to Palestinian officials at UN summit on state
August 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)-The United States said Friday it will deny visas to members of the Palestinian Authority to attend next month's UN Gen...
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Israeli minister calls to annex Gaza if Hamas doesn’t surrender
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Israeli minister calls to annex Gaza if Hamas doesn’t surrender
August 28, 2025
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday called on the government to begin annexing parts of the Gaza Strip...
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UK to help dozens of Gazans study at British universities
August 26, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Britain's interior ministry has agreed to adapt immigration arrangements to help several dozen students from Gaza take ...
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‘Far too late’: Palestinians despair after UN declares famine in Gaza
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‘Far too late’: Palestinians despair after UN declares famine in Gaza
August 23, 2025
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, (AFP) — Desperate Palestinians clutching pots and plastic buckets scrambled for rice at a charity kitchen in Gaza ...
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Israel approves major West Bank settlement project
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Israel approves major West Bank settlement project
August 20, 2025
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the occupied West Bank that the international community has wa...
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Hundreds march in London against UK recognising a Palestinian state
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Hundreds march in London against UK recognising a Palestinian state
August 10, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Several hundred people marched on Sunday in London to demand Hamas release the Israeli hostages held by the Palestinia...
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Netanyahu defends Gaza war expansion during press conference
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Netanyahu defends Gaza war expansion during press conference
August 10, 2025
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out his vision for victory in Gaza during a press conference in Jerusalem...
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Salah criticises UEFA for ‘Palestinian Pele’ tribute: ‘Tell us how he died’
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Salah criticises UEFA for ‘Palestinian Pele’ tribute: ‘Tell us how he died’
August 10, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has criticised Europe's football governing body UEFA for posting a tribute to "Palestinian P...
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UK police arrest hundreds for backing banned pro-Palestine group
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UK police arrest hundreds for backing banned pro-Palestine group
August 9, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Police in London arrested 466 people Saturday for supporting Palestine Action at the latest and largest protest backing...
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Dominica to explore possible resettlement of Palestinians, says PM Skerrit
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July 31, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says his administration is willing to have public consultations on the possibility...
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Gaza truce talks to resume in Doha before Netanyahu heads to US
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Gaza truce talks to resume in Doha before Netanyahu heads to US
July 6, 2025
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) - Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas are set to resume Sunday in Doha for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal...
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