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Amazon says to buy Globalstar to expand satellite network
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Amazon says to buy Globalstar to expand satellite network
April 14 10:12 AM
PARIS, France (AFP) — Amazon said Tuesday that it had signed a deal to buy the United States (US) telecoms satellite group Globalstar to expand its ow...
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Whitehouse main road impassable due to crash
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Whitehouse main road impassable due to crash
April 14 09:59 AM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The police are advising the motoring public that a section of the Whitehouse main road in Westmoreland is currently impassable...
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Express Fitness mourns death of beloved trainer
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Express Fitness mourns death of beloved trainer
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 09:55 AM
The Express Fitness Limited family is mourning the death of Andro Henry, one of their team's more dedicated and beloved trainers. Henry died on Monday...
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New trial over Maradona’s death begins in Argentina
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SAN ISIDRO, Argentina (AFP) — A new trial over the death of football legend Diego Maradona began Tuesday in Argentina, 10 months after a scandal invol...
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Legend beer makes its debut in 2026 Carnival Road March
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BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 14 07:51 AM
Locally manufactured Legend Beer, which was introduced to the Jamaican public late last year, made its debut in this year’s Carnival Road March. The b...
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Corinaldi Avenue hunt for fourth straight VMF U-13 title
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April 14 07:39 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Corinaldi Avenue Primary will start their hunt for an unprecedented fourth straight St James Football Association/Victoria Mutual ...
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French minister seeks ban of Kanye West concert in Marseille
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April 14 07:11 AM
PARIS, France (AFP) — France's interior minister is seeking to block United States (US) rapper Kanye West from performing in the southern city of Mars...
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PAC to resume review of AG’s report on UHWI today; health ministry also under scrutiny
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14 12:20 AM
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Emperor penguins listed as endangered species — IUCN
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PARIS, France (AFP) — The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to ext...
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Warning signs on climate flashing bright red — top scientists
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PARIS, France (AFP) — From carbon pollution to sea-level rise to global heating, the pace and level of key climate change indicators are all in unchar...
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US baby with rare illness treated with tailor-made gene edit
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May 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A United States (US) infant with a rare condition has become history's first patient to be treated with a personalis...
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SRC empowers over 300 Jamaicans through science-based skills training
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SRC empowers over 300 Jamaicans through science-based skills training
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
May 15, 2025
More than 300 Jamaicans including youths, senior citizens, and inmates have benefited from hands-on training in food preservation, soap-making, and co...
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UK approves ‘landmark’ breast cancer drug
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A new drug that helps slow the spread of an incurable type of breast cancer has been approved for use in Britain's stat...
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Ammens booth provides unique science experience for patrons at Expo Jamaica
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April 9, 2025
KINGSTON Jamaica — Massy Distribution says the Ammens booth at the recently held Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) Expo was a res...
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World’s biggest iceberg runs aground, sparing wildlife haven island
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World’s biggest iceberg runs aground, sparing wildlife haven island
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PARIS, France (AFP) — The world's biggest iceberg appears to have run aground roughly 70 kilometres from a remote Antarctic island, potentially sparin...
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Extremely rare baby mammoth found in Siberia
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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian scientists on Monday showed off the remarkably well preserved remains of a baby mammoth found in the permafrost-covered...
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Dinosaur skeleton fetches US$6.4m in Paris sale
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DAMPIERRE-EN-YVELINES, France (AFP) — The skeleton of a 22-metre-long dinosaur (70 feet) fetched US$6.4 million Saturday, AFP learned from auction hou...
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Regional and international stakeholders discuss using new data and evidence to improve HIV service delivery
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Whitehouse main road impassable due to crash
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