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PNP calls for independent probe after New Year’s triple deaths in St James
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PNP calls for independent probe after New Year’s triple deaths in St James
January 2 01:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) has called for an immediate, independent investigation into the deaths of three people, includin...
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Persons urged to beware of fraudulent customs brokers
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Persons urged to beware of fraudulent customs brokers
January 2 12:51 PM
KINGSTON, January — Commanding Officer of the Newport West Police Formation, Superintendent Rochelle McGibbon Scott, is urging members of the public, ...
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Holness touts economic resilience and crime reduction, defends JPS loan
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Holness touts economic resilience and crime reduction, defends JPS loan
January 2 12:44 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica has entered 2026 in good standing, pointing to economic resilience, a reduction in viol...
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Dwight Smith takes over as head coach of Spanish Town Police FC
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Dwight Smith takes over as head coach of Spanish Town Police FC
January 2 12:38 PM
Promising coach Dwight Smith has taken over as head coach of Spanish Town Police FC for he remainder of the Wray and Nephew Jamaica Premier League sea...
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Kevin Downswell shares his wish for Jamaica in 2026
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Kevin Downswell shares his wish for Jamaica in 2026
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
January 2 11:25 AM
Gospel artiste and minister, Kevin Downswell says his wish for Jamaica in 2026 is for Jamaicans to focus more on God. The You Make Me Stronger singer ...
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Former US Ambassador Nick Perry rings in new year in Jamaica
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Former US Ambassador Nick Perry rings in new year in Jamaica
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
January 2 11:16 AM
One of several high-profile guests in attendance at the Couples Tower Isle New Year’s Eve party on Wednesday night, was former US Ambassador to Jamaic...
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Holness reaffirms commitment to Black River recovery
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Holness reaffirms commitment to Black River recovery
January 2 11:08 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to the full recovery and rebuilding of Black River. Holne...
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American dies after falling from hotel balcony in Trinidad
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American dies after falling from hotel balcony in Trinidad
January 2 10:31 AM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago police are investigating the death of a 36-year-old United States citizen who is reported to have ...
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Calm night for pope, Vatican says, as condition improves
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Calm night for pope, Vatican says, as condition improves
March 9, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis had a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said Sunday, after revealing that the 88-year-old was respondin...
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Pope has two episodes of ‘acute respiratory failure’ – Vatican
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Pope has two episodes of ‘acute respiratory failure’ – Vatican
March 3, 2025
ROME, Italy (AFP) - Pope Francis suffered two new breathing attacks on Monday, requiring two separate bronchoscopies, the Vatican said, as the 88-year...
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Pope Francis’s condition is ‘stable’: Vatican
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Pope Francis’s condition is ‘stable’: Vatican
March 1, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) - Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for two weeks with double pneumonia, is in a "stable" condition, the Vatican sai...
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Ailing pope suffers breathing ‘crisis’, Vatican says
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Ailing pope suffers breathing ‘crisis’, Vatican says
February 28, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, suffered a breathing "crisis" on Friday which caused him to vomit but he was ...
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Hospitalised pope no longer in critical condition: Vatican source
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Hospitalised pope no longer in critical condition: Vatican source
February 28, 2025
Vatican City, Holy See (AFP) —Pope Francis's condition is not currently critical, a Vatican source said Friday, after a series of clinical improvement...
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Critically-ill Pope Francis shows ‘slight improvement’ says Vatican
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Critically-ill Pope Francis shows ‘slight improvement’ says Vatican
February 24, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) - Pope Francis, hospitalised in critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs, was showing signs of "slight improvement...
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Critically-ill pope had a good night, Vatican says
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Critically-ill pope had a good night, Vatican says
February 24, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis, hospitalised in critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs, is in a good mood after a peaceful night...
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Global prayers for ‘critically ill’ pope
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Global prayers for ‘critically ill’ pope
February 23, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) -- Pope Francis spent his 10th day in hospital Sunday as Catholics around the world prayed for his recovery, the day afte...
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Pope not out of danger, doctors say, amid questions over future
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Pope not out of danger, doctors say, amid questions over future
February 21, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) - Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, is not out of danger and will have to stay at least another week, his doctors...
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Pope’s condition ‘complex’, hospital stay extended – Vatican
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Pope’s condition ‘complex’, hospital stay extended – Vatican
February 17, 2025
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Pope Francis, hospitalised for bronchitis four days ago, faces a "complex clinical picture" that will require the 88-year-old to ...
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Pope Francis hospitalised with bronchitis
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Pope Francis hospitalised with bronchitis
February 14, 2025
ROME, Italy (AFP) - Pope Francis was admitted to hospital on Friday for tests and treatment for bronchitis, the latest in a series of health problems ...
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Haiti’s Voltaire meets with Pope Francis
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Haiti’s Voltaire meets with Pope Francis
January 27, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – The head of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), Leslie Voltaire, held a private audience with Pope Francis ...
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Pope says Trump, Harris ‘against life’ as Asia tour ends
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Pope says Trump, Harris ‘against life’ as Asia tour ends
September 13, 2024
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Pope Francis on Friday accused both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris of being "against life" as he returned to Rome from an epic 12-...
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Pope calls for more help for mpox victims
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Pope calls for more help for mpox victims
August 25, 2024
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP)— Pope Francis on Sunday highlighted victims of the mpox virus in his weekly prayers and called on governments and the pha...
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Solar to be Vatican’s sole energy source, pope orders
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Solar to be Vatican’s sole energy source, pope orders
June 26, 2024
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican to install a solar plant that will provide electricity to the entire city state, a...
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Pope offers prayers, calls for peace in Haiti
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Pope offers prayers, calls for peace in Haiti
March 10, 2024
Vatican City, Holy See (AFP) -- Pope Francis on Sunday offered his prayers for Haiti, where criminal gangs have unleashed havoc in recent days. "I am ...
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Persons urged to beware of fraudulent customs brokers
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Holness touts economic resilience and crime reduction, defends JPS loan
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Holness touts economic resilience and crime reduction, defends JPS loan
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica has entered 2026 in good standing, pointing to economic resilience, a reduction in viol...
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Dwight Smith takes over as head coach of Spanish Town Police FC
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Dwight Smith takes over as head coach of Spanish Town Police FC
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Promising coach Dwight Smith has taken over as head coach of Spanish Town Police FC for he remainder of the Wray and Nephew Jamaica Premier League sea...
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Kevin Downswell shares his wish for Jamaica in 2026
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Kevin Downswell shares his wish for Jamaica in 2026
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
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Gospel artiste and minister, Kevin Downswell says his wish for Jamaica in 2026 is for Jamaicans to focus more on God. The You Make Me Stronger singer ...
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