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Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine falters
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Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine falters
April 11 05:13 PM
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's military command accused Russia of repeatedly violating a truce to mark the Orthodox Easter Saturday with nearly 470 inci...
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Negril to receive repaired ambulance following tourist death
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Negril to receive repaired ambulance following tourist death
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
April 11 04:44 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The resort town of Negril, which has been without a functional ambulance for several months, is expected to receive a repaired...
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Farmers to benefit from Isratech Resilience Farm Tour
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Farmers to benefit from Isratech Resilience Farm Tour
April 11 04:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hundreds of farmers are to benefit from the Isratech Resilience Farm Tour, an initiative designed to help them recover and rebuild...
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SCJ Holdings intensifies measures to curb illegal sale, occupation of former sugar lands
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SCJ Holdings intensifies measures to curb illegal sale, occupation of former sugar lands
April 11 03:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — SCJ Holdings Limited (SCJH) is imploring persons seeking land for housing or other purposes to pursue legitimate channels and enga...
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Guyana and T&T move to boost trade, energy cooperation
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Guyana and T&T move to boost trade, energy cooperation
April 11 02:28 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Friday agreed to advance a broad developmen...
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Natasha combines with Beenie Man for ‘Sexology’
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United States-based dancehall artiste Natesha is pumped about the response to her latest single, ' Sexology ', a high-octane club banger which feature...
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Mother loses daughter, son critically injured in Spanish Town house fire
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Mother loses daughter, son critically injured in Spanish Town house fire
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – A devastating house fire in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Friday night has left a 14-year-old girl dead, a young man critically in...
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Ann Marie Keene’s passion for Jamaican culture spearheads movement in Sherlock
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Ann Marie Keene’s passion for Jamaican culture spearheads movement in Sherlock
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 11 11:19 AM
In 1985 when she first visited Jamaica as a teen, Ann Marie Keene fell in love with the island and its music. The sounds of reggae music often blared ...
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Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine falters
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Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine falters
April 11, 2026
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's military command accused Russia of repeatedly violating a truce to mark the Orthodox Easter Saturday with nearly 470 inci...
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God ‘does not listen to the prayer of those who wage war’, says pope
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God ‘does not listen to the prayer of those who wage war’, says pope
March 29, 2026
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV warned Sunday that God "does not listen to the prayer of those who wage war" as conflict in the Middle Eas...
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Indonesia couple caned 140 times for sex outside marriage, alcohol
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Indonesia couple caned 140 times for sex outside marriage, alcohol
January 29, 2026
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) — Sharia police caned a couple 140 times each in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday for having sex outside marriage and...
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Pope arrives in Lebanon with message of peace
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Pope arrives in Lebanon with message of peace
November 30, 2025
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon on Sunday with a message of peace for the crisis-hit nation, still reeling from a war between ...
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Spain detains rebel nuns over sale of Church cultural assets
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Spain detains rebel nuns over sale of Church cultural assets
November 28, 2025
BRIVIESCA, Spain (AFP) — Two excommunicated Spanish nuns who have joined a sect were held for allegedly selling cultural assets belonging to the Catho...
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UK police probe fire at mosque as ‘hate crime’
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UK police probe fire at mosque as ‘hate crime’
October 5, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Police said on Sunday they were investigating a suspected arson at a mosque in southern England as a "hate crime", days...
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Sarah Mullally appointed first woman to lead Church of England
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Sarah Mullally appointed first woman to lead Church of England
October 3, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A 63-year-old former nurse, Sarah Mullally, was named as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury Friday, pledging to ...
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China tightens control over online religious activities
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China tightens control over online religious activities
September 16, 2025
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China unveiled new rules Tuesday restricting religious activity on social media, requiring permits to preach on WeChat and bann...
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Jamaica Umbrella Groups of Churches slams bus blessing incident
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Jamaica Umbrella Groups of Churches slams bus blessing incident
September 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Umbrella Groups of Churches is calling on Transport Minister Daryl Vaz to retract videos showing a libation ritual fro...
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Spanish court orders rebel nuns out of convent
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Spanish court orders rebel nuns out of convent
August 1, 2025
MADRID, Spain (AFP) - A Spanish court has ordered a group of nuns excommunicated from the Catholic Church to be expelled from their convent, according...
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Half a million expected for Vatican’s ‘Jubilee of Youth’
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Half a million expected for Vatican’s ‘Jubilee of Youth’
July 23, 2025
Vatican City, Holy See (AFP) — Half a million young believers are expected in Rome next week for the Vatican's "Jubilee of Youth" during a "Holy Year"...
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Sex-abuse priest’s promotion draws ire on Catholic Church
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Sex-abuse priest’s promotion draws ire on Catholic Church
July 13, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — A French archbishop's decision to promote a priest who was sentenced to jail for raping a teenaged boy has drawn new condemnatio...
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New Testament Church of God celebrates 100 years in Jamaica
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New Testament Church of God celebrates 100 years in Jamaica
July 12, 2025
ST CATHERINE– Bishop Dr Gary Lewis, General Overseer of the Church of God, headquartered in Cleveland, Tennessee in the United States, will be in Jama...
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Australia, Israel PMs condemn Melbourne synagogue arson attack
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Australia, Israel PMs condemn Melbourne synagogue arson attack
July 5, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The prime ministers of Australia and Israel on Saturday condemned an arson attack on a busy Melbourne synagogue, which rattl...
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US Christian televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dead at 90
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US Christian televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dead at 90
July 1, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who developed a worldwide following for his fiery Christian sermons...
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Apostle Gary White readies for second book, more outreach
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Apostle Gary White readies for second book, more outreach
May 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - On the heels of the success of his journal  Journeying Through The Scriptures ,  Apostle Gary White is already in preparation mode...
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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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Frail Pope Francis takes to ‘popemobile’ to greet Easter crowd
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Frail Pope Francis takes to ‘popemobile’ to greet Easter crowd
April 20, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis called for freedom of thought and tolerance in his Easter Sunday address, as the weakened pontiff delighte...
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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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Pope improving, Vatican hints at Sunday appearance
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Pope improving, Vatican hints at Sunday appearance
April 4, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis is showing "slight improvements" as he recovers from life-threatening pneumonia, the Vatican said Friday, ...
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Pope suffers respiratory attack, condition critical: Vatican
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February 22, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) - Pope Francis's condition "continues to be critical", the Vatican said Saturday, saying the 88-year-old was alert but ha...
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