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Departing US still owes money, says WHO chief
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United States (US) has still not paid off its membership fee arrears at the World Health Organization, the WHO chief s...
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‘Diverse’ new album coming, says D’Yani
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Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 29 11:36 AM
Recording artiste D’Yani will be launching a new reggae album this August, and he says the music will have a unique feel. Speaking during the Reggae i...
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Cop among two killed, several others injured in St Thomas crash
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TRELAWNY, Jamaica — A police constable is among two people who were killed in a late-night crash along the Seaforth main road in St Thomas on Tuesday....
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Iran war could push 30 million people into poverty—UN
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Iran war could push 30 million people into poverty—UN
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Paris, France(AFP)—The United States (US)-Israeli war on Iran, which has sent the price of energy and fertiliser soaring, could plunge more than 30 mi...
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Tony Wilson, founder of 70s group Hot Chocolate and co-writer of ‘You Sexy Thing’ has died
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BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
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Tony Wilson, who along with lead vocalist Errol Brown co-founded the British soul group Hot Chocolate, has died. The cause of his death has not been r...
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WATCH: Cooreville Gardens resident leads community effort to patch potholes
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April 29 10:48 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A resident of Cooreville Gardens took matters into her own hands to initiate work to fix potholes in her community with the suppor...
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Call for regional push towards renewable energy
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BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
April 29 09:51 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny – With spiralling oil prices as a result of the war in the Middle East, the Cayman Islands’ Minister of Finance and Economic De...
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Insurance vital for businesses as global volatility intensifies, says Marathon executive
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Deputy General Manager of Sales at Marathon Insurance Brokers, Marvin Douglas, is urging Jamaican and Caribbean businesses to trea...
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Reading to Anchovy road to be closed on Sunday
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Reading to Anchovy road to be closed on Sunday
January 30, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica—The National Works Agency (NWA) says the Long Hill to Anchovy main road in St James will be closed to facilitate maintenance work on...
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US sees record low in reading and math scores among high school seniors
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US sees record low in reading and math scores among high school seniors
September 10, 2025
The United States is seeing a stark decline in mathematics and reading scores of high school seniors, according to a recent national assessment. Resul...
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JLS crowns five National Reading Competition champions for 2025
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JLS crowns five National Reading Competition champions for 2025
August 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) on Thursday crowned five champions in the 2025 National Reading Competition. They are St Ann’s M...
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Suspected mastermind behind deadly ambush of cop’s family in custody
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Suspected mastermind behind deadly ambush of cop’s family in custody
August 14, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A woman suspected of being the mastermind behind the ambush that led to the death of a policeman’s spouse has been taken into cust...
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Police looking for person of interest in deadly attack on cop’s family
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Police looking for person of interest in deadly attack on cop’s family
August 10, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Reports have come forward that the police in St James are now pursuing a man in relation to the shooting death of a woman and the ...
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Reading to be timetabled for grades 1-3 students in primary schools
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Reading to be timetabled for grades 1-3 students in primary schools
April 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Grades one to three students at the primary level will soon begin to benefit from at least two hours of timetabled reading each we...
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JN Foundation donates reading centre to Alligator Pond community
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JN Foundation donates reading centre to Alligator Pond community
March 20, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica -The JN Foundation, through its JN Circle Junction chapter, has donated reading materials and furniture to establish a reading c...
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Visually-impaired boy places fourth in National Reading Competition
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Visually-impaired boy places fourth in National Reading Competition
Mom seeks help saving sight of 14-y-o
VANESSA JAMES, Observer Online reporter, jamesv@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 18, 2024
Aldane Harrison, a visually-impaired 14-year-old boy, has done what seemed impossible before— he placed fourth for the parishes of Kingston and St And...
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