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Jamaica basketball manager urges fan support on historic night
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Jamaica basketball manager urges fan support on historic night
February 26 01:11 PM
Dominic Delgado, manager of Jamaica’s national senior men’s basketball team, is calling on Jamaicans to rally behind the squad as they prepare to face...
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WATCH: Vendors targeted for check-ups in downtown health fair
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WATCH: Vendors targeted for check-ups in downtown health fair
February 26 12:21 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Vendors and shoppers in downtown Kingston received free medical check-ups on Wednesday during a health fair held under the theme “...
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Instagram to warn parents when teens search for suicide terms
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Instagram to warn parents when teens search for suicide terms
February 26 11:53 AM
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Instagram will begin notifying parents when their teenage children repeatedly search for content related to suici...
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Clive Jeffrey, Zhayna among acts to feature at Reggae Garden Cultural Festival
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Clive Jeffrey, Zhayna among acts to feature at Reggae Garden Cultural Festival
February 26 11:23 AM
A native of Ostend, Belgium, Maarten Hostyn has played at several high-profile dances in Jamaica since first visiting the country 10 years ago. The la...
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Lucea shops destroyed in early morning blaze
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Lucea shops destroyed in early morning blaze
February 26 10:45 AM
HANOVER, Jamaica — Two shops were gutted by a fire at the Lucea Market in Hanover early Thursday morning. While details remain unclear, Superintendent...
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Gov’t committed to proper functioning insolvency ecosystem, says Seiveright
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Gov’t committed to proper functioning insolvency ecosystem, says Seiveright
February 26 09:28 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright, has been tasked with leading the Govern...
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Cuba will defend itself against any ‘terrorist aggression’ — president
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Cuba will defend itself against any ‘terrorist aggression’ — president
February 26 09:25 AM
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba will defend itself against any "terrorist aggression", President Miguel Diaz-Canel declared Thursday, a day after a deadly s...
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Minister Marion Hall to feature in Praise On The Green Gospel Extravaganza
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Minister Marion Hall to feature in Praise On The Green Gospel Extravaganza
February 26 09:20 AM
Praise and worship with a contemporary edge comes to the city of Miramar on February 27 with the third Praise On The Green Gospel Extravaganza. The ev...
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Police investigating racist abuse of Premier League quartet
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Police investigating racist abuse of Premier League quartet
February 23, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — United Kingdom (UK) Police said Monday they are investigating "abhorrent" racist abuse directed online at four Premier ...
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Chelsea boss Rosenior says no place in football for racists
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Chelsea boss Rosenior says no place in football for racists
February 19, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior has said anyone in football found guilty of racism "should not be in the game" after R...
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Almost half of French real estate agents enable racism — study
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Almost half of French real estate agents enable racism — study
January 25, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — Almost half of real estate agencies in France accept or enable racial discrimination in access to housing, according to a survey...
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‘Systemic racism’ hard-wired into London police – report
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‘Systemic racism’ hard-wired into London police – report
November 6, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Decades of "systemic racism" within London's Metropolitan Police mean discrimination is "embedded" into its systems, l...
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Trump signs order naming Antifa as ‘domestic terrorist’ group
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Trump signs order naming Antifa as ‘domestic terrorist’ group
September 22, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump signed an order Monday designating the left-wing Antifa movement as a domestic terrorist ...
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Ostapenko apologises for ‘no education’ Townsend jibe
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Ostapenko apologises for ‘no education’ Townsend jibe
August 30, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Jelena Ostapenko issued an apology on Saturday for her US Open tirade at Taylor Townsend that triggered accusations of...
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FIFA boss condemns racial abuse in German Cup games
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FIFA boss condemns racial abuse in German Cup games
August 18, 2025
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) —FIFA  President Gianni Infantino has condemned the alleged racial abuse which occurred during two German Cup fixtures on the we...
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Semenyo says alleged racist abuse at Liverpool ‘will stay with me forever’
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Semenyo says alleged racist abuse at Liverpool ‘will stay with me forever’
August 16, 2025
LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom (AFP)-- Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo said on Saturday the racist abuse he alleges was directed at him by a Liverpool f...
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France arrests young man for suspected attack on rabbi
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France arrests young man for suspected attack on rabbi
March 23, 2025
ORLEANS, France (AFP) - French police have arrested a young man on suspicion of attacking a rabbi in broad daylight, a prosecutor said Sunday, shockin...
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California issues apology over slavery, but no reparations
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California issues apology over slavery, but no reparations
September 27, 2024
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — California has offered an official apology for its role in slavery and past discriminatory policies toward Black pe...
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UN watchdog wants action on UK ‘racist acts and violence’
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UN watchdog wants action on UK ‘racist acts and violence’
August 23, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — A United Nations committee voiced concern Friday about recurring racist violence in Britain following the recent anti-immi...
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Fans get 8 months jail for racism targeting Real Madrid’s Vinicius
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Fans get 8 months jail for racism targeting Real Madrid’s Vinicius
June 10, 2024
MADRID, Spain (AFP)— Three Valencia fans were handed eight-month jail terms Monday for racist abuse towards Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior at a La L...
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UEFA fines Barcelona for fans’ racist behaviour
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UEFA fines Barcelona for fans’ racist behaviour
April 18, 2024
Paris, France (AFP) -- UEFA announced on Thursday it had fined Barcelona 25,000 euros (US$26,680) for racist behaviour by their fans after two support...
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Jamaica basketball manager urges fan support on historic night
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Jamaica basketball manager urges fan support on historic night
February 26, 2026
Dominic Delgado, manager of Jamaica’s national senior men’s basketball team, is calling on Jamaicans to rally behind the squad as they prepare to face...
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WATCH: Vendors targeted for check-ups in downtown health fair
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WATCH: Vendors targeted for check-ups in downtown health fair
February 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Vendors and shoppers in downtown Kingston received free medical check-ups on Wednesday during a health fair held under the theme “...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Instagram to warn parents when teens search for suicide terms
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Instagram to warn parents when teens search for suicide terms
February 26, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Instagram will begin notifying parents when their teenage children repeatedly search for content related to suici...
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Clive Jeffrey, Zhayna among acts to feature at Reggae Garden Cultural Festival
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Clive Jeffrey, Zhayna among acts to feature at Reggae Garden Cultural Festival
February 26, 2026
A native of Ostend, Belgium, Maarten Hostyn has played at several high-profile dances in Jamaica since first visiting the country 10 years ago. The la...
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Lucea shops destroyed in early morning blaze
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Lucea shops destroyed in early morning blaze
February 26, 2026
HANOVER, Jamaica — Two shops were gutted by a fire at the Lucea Market in Hanover early Thursday morning. While details remain unclear, Superintendent...
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