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IDT rules in favour of medical profesionals in pay dispute with Gov't

October 6 12:20 AM

TRADE unionist Senator Lambert Brown says doctors have welcomed the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) ruling on emergency duty payments, urging the G...

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IAJ vows quick settlement of outstanding Hurricane Melissa claims from tourism industry

October 6 12:18 AM

THE Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) has promised players in the tourism sector that its members are working to resolve some claims and question...

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Intense battle between defence, prosecutors begins in Andre Ruddock murder trial

BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com

October 6 12:00 AM

An intense battle between defence attorneys and prosecutors began on Monday over the admissibility of certain documents that could make or break the c...

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Google faces UK court over app store charges

October 5 09:26 PM

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A class action lawsuit against Google opens in London Tuesday, with the technology giant accused of earning excessive c...

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Young Canadians sue government over alleged climate failures

October 5 08:59 PM

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — When a wildfire threatened her northern Canada home three years ago, Kira Young packed what she could and fled. Later this mo...

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Teenager loses hand picking up grenade in France school protests

October 5 07:53 PM

PARIS, France (AFP) — A 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday in the latest round of French high school protests that have erupted into clashes with polic...

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Trump approves death by firing squad for convicted US military base shooter, says Pentagon

October 5 07:28 PM

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a US Army psych...

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‘Reckless’ AI firms can’t control models, says whistleblower

October 5 06:56 PM

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Leading artificial intelligence companies do not know how to keep AI systems from pursuing objectives their developers...

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Jamaica welcomes UN Security Council renewal of Haiti Gang Suppression Force mandate

September 29, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has welcomed Tuesday’s decision by the United Nations Security Council to extend the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force...

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‘We are different from the PNP’: Holness warns JLP to use power to do right by Jamaicans

September 28, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Leader Dr Andrew Holness has cautioned members of his party against pursuing another...

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US arrests 18 suspects in killing of Haitian president

September 20, 2026

MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Eighteen suspects in the 2021 assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise have been transported to Florida to stand ...

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PNP outlines priorities ahead of 88th conference

September 7, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) parliamentary group has outlined a series of urgent national issues it will prioritise ahead of ...

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Christian Tavares-Finson blasts Golding’s comments on CCJ strife

August 13, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator and attorney-at-law Christian Tavares-Finson has described as “grossly premature and disingenuous” Opposition L...

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Modi vows punishment for exam leaks fuelling India protests

July 23, 2026

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed "stringent punishment" on Thursday for anyone involved in leaking exam papers, a sc...

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France’s parliament adopts assisted dying law

July 15, 2026

PARIS, France (AFP) — France on Wednesday moved closer to joining the ranks of countries that guarantee the right to assisted dying for adults sufferi...

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When politics intruded on the World Cup pitch

July 6, 2026

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump's phone call to FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to have the red card for the ...

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FIFA have ‘crossed a red line’ in Balogun reprieve — UEFA

July 6, 2026

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) — FIFA "crossed a red line" with the controversial decision to suspend United States (US) star Folarin Balogun's one game ...

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Silencing Opposition MPs threatens Jamaica’s parliamentary democracy, says PNP

July 2, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has expressed grave concern over Tuesday’s sitting of the House of Representatives, d...

US imposes new sanctions on Cuban state entities and Castro family associate

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Samuda rejects claim water expansion being politicised

BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com

June 25, 2026

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change Matthew Samuda has brushed aside allegations made by Opposition Spokesman Ian Hayles that he has pol...

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Kenya health minister in contempt over US Ebola site, says court

June 22, 2026

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Kenya's high court found the country's health minister in contempt on Monday over the continued construction of an Ebola facili...

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UK Labour leadership frontrunner Andy Burnham sworn in as MP

June 22, 2026

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Fresh from his United Kingdom (UK) by-election victory last week, veteran Labour politician Andy Burnham took another s...

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Seven PMs in 10 years: Britain’s decade of ‘chaos’

June 22, 2026

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain will have its seventh prime minister in a decade this year after Labour leader Keir Starmer was ousted on Monda...

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Cuba leader admits ‘urgent changes’ needed to overcome crisis

June 18, 2026

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba's communist model needs "urgent changes" to overcome a major crisis which cannot be solely blamed on a crippling United Stat...

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Haiti’s World Cup return lifts community in New York

June 18, 2026

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Haitians living in New York — some threatened by Donald Trump's immigration crackdown — have found a rare reason for j...

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UK PM announces ban on social media for under-16s

June 15, 2026

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Children under 16 will be banned from using social media in the United Kingdom (UK), Prime Minister Keir Starmer announ...

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White House press gala rescheduled after shooting

June 2, 2026

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A White House correspondents' gala at which a gunman tried to storm the event attended by President Donald Trump has...

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Cuba rejects US ‘slander’ over sanctioned army business group

June 2, 2026

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba on Tuesday denounced American "slander" against its military-backed conglomerate GAESA, which dominates the island's economy...

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Trump floats DC rally after artistes ditch US birthday concerts

May 30, 2026

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump, claiming he could draw larger audiences than Elvis Presley, said Saturday...

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Poison? More artistes flee Trump’s US anniversary concerts

May 29, 2026

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House's troubled bid for a star-studded musical celebration of the 250th anniversary of US independence to...

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IDT rules in favour of medical profesionals in pay dispute with Gov't

October 6, 2026

TRADE unionist Senator Lambert Brown says doctors have welcomed the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) ruling on emergency duty payments, urging the G...

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Insurance assurance

IAJ vows quick settlement of outstanding Hurricane Melissa claims from tourism industry

October 6, 2026

THE Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) has promised players in the tourism sector that its members are working to resolve some claims and question...

News

Intense battle between defence, prosecutors begins in Andre Ruddock murder trial

BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com

October 6, 2026

An intense battle between defence attorneys and prosecutors began on Monday over the admissibility of certain documents that could make or break the c...

Latest News, ...

Google faces UK court over app store charges

October 5, 2026

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A class action lawsuit against Google opens in London Tuesday, with the technology giant accused of earning excessive c...

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Young Canadians sue government over alleged climate failures

October 5, 2026

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — When a wildfire threatened her northern Canada home three years ago, Kira Young packed what she could and fled. Later this mo...

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