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‘Stay prepared’
Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20 12:20 AM
‘Stay prepared’
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:18 AM
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20 12:16 AM
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20 12:14 AM
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
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WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:12 AM
Good riddance?
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Totally Delicious Garlic Bread
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
World Bank tags parish’s damage assessment at a whopping US$2,286 million
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
November 20 12:07 AM
St Elizabeth hardest hit
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
Custos welcomes food and clothes but argues rebuilding homes must begin now
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
November 20 12:06 AM
Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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‘God’s Influencer’ to become first millennial saint in September
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‘God’s Influencer’ to become first millennial saint in September
June 13, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Italian millennial Carlo Acutis, dubbed "God's Influencer", will be elevated to sainthood in September after the origin...
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Pope meets Vance ahead of Ukraine ceasefire push
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Pope meets Vance ahead of Ukraine ceasefire push
May 19, 2025
Vatican City, Holy See (AFP)-Pope Leo XIV received US Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican Monday, ahead of a ...
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Francis laid to rest as 400,000 mourn pope ‘with an open heart’
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Francis laid to rest as 400,000 mourn pope ‘with an open heart’
April 26, 2025
Rome, Italy (AFP)—Hundreds of thousands of mourners joined world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, to bid farewell Saturday to Pope Franci...
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Trump, Zelensky meet on sidelines of pope’s funeral
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Trump, Zelensky meet on sidelines of pope’s funeral
April 26, 2025
Rome, Italy (AFP)— Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in the hush of St Peter's basilica on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral on Sa...
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Francis’s funeral to be grand farewell to ‘pope of the poor’
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Francis’s funeral to be grand farewell to ‘pope of the poor’
April 25, 2025
Vatican City, Holy See (AFP)—Pope Francis, champion of the poor and the Church's first Latin American leader, will be honoured Saturday with a funeral...
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Trump in Rome for pope funeral in first foreign trip of new term
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Trump in Rome for pope funeral in first foreign trip of new term
April 25, 2025
Rome, Italy (AFP)—US President Donald Trump arrived in Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis, where he will brush shoulders with an array of ...
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Huge crowds pack Vatican ahead of Pope’s funeral
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Huge crowds pack Vatican ahead of Pope’s funeral
April 25, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican Friday for a last glimpse of Pope Francis's open coffin, as world l...
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The world leaders set to attend Pope Francis’s funeral
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The world leaders set to attend Pope Francis’s funeral
April 22, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Numerous world leaders have announced they will travel to Rome for Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, which is expected to draw...
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A ‘discreet death’: Vatican recounts Pope Francis last hours
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A ‘discreet death’: Vatican recounts Pope Francis last hours
April 22, 2025
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis thanked his personal nurse for encouraging him to greet the crowds in St Peter's Square on Easter S...
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Pope Francis was a champion and advocate for change — PM Holness
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Pope Francis was a champion and advocate for change — PM Holness
April 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness described Pope Francis as a “champion and advocate for change” who endeared millions to a deeper bel...
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Pope Francis leaves a legacy of compassion, humility and faith — Opposition leader
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Pope Francis leaves a legacy of compassion, humility and faith — Opposition leader
April 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mark Golding, Opposition leader and People’s National Party (PNP) president, has extended his condolences on the passing of Pope F...
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Argentina mourns loss of papal son
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Argentina mourns loss of papal son
April 21, 2025
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — Grief-stricken Argentines massed at Buenos Aires Cathedral early Monday to collectively mourn their late pontiff, comp...
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Trump says Pope Francis ‘loved the world’
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Trump says Pope Francis ‘loved the world’
April 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump and his White House predecessor Joe Biden led the way in paying respects from the United Stat...
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World leaders react to the death of Pope Francis
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World leaders react to the death of Pope Francis
April 21, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) -- World leaders remembered Pope Francis as "a beacon of compassion", reacting with sadness after the leader of the world...
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Pope Francis is dead at 88
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Pope Francis is dead at 88
April 21, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) -- Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on...
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Recovering pope ‘happy’ to get out and about — Vatican
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Recovering pope ‘happy’ to get out and about — Vatican
April 11, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis was "happy" to get out and about this week but while his health is improving, it is too soon to confirm hi...
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Recovering Pope surprises crowd at Vatican square
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Recovering Pope surprises crowd at Vatican square
April 6, 2025
Vatican City, Holy See (AFP)—Pope Francis made a surprise public appearance on Sunday as he mingled with crowds at the Vatican just two weeks after le...
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Convalescing pope aims to give Easter blessing – Vatican
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Convalescing pope aims to give Easter blessing – Vatican
March 27, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, intends to give his Easter Sunday blessing, ...
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Pope returns to Vatican after five weeks in hospital
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Pope returns to Vatican after five weeks in hospital
March 23, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) - Pope Francis returned home to the Vatican on Sunday after more than five weeks in hospital with pneumonia, taking time ...
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Pope to make first public appearance Sunday since hospitalisation
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Pope to make first public appearance Sunday since hospitalisation
March 22, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) -- Pope Francis will make his first public appearance on Sunday with a blessing and a wave from Rome's Gemelli hospital w...
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Pope Francis stops using oxygen mask, Vatican says
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Pope Francis stops using oxygen mask, Vatican says
March 19, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis has suspended the use of an oxygen mask, the Vatican said on Wednesday, adding that the 88-year-old's clin...
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Pope out of danger, talks turn to his return home
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Pope out of danger, talks turn to his return home
March 11, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis was reported to be in good spirits Tuesday after the Vatican declared he was out of danger and could even ...
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Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20, 2025
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20, 2025
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
Football, ...
WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Good riddance?
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