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GHN adds US$19,000 to fund 38 more students in ‘Beyond the Backpack’ programme
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GHN adds US$19,000 to fund 38 more students in ‘Beyond the Backpack’ programme
August 25 07:26 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Global Humanity Network Inc (GHN), has expanded its inaugural Beyond the Backpack Scholarship Programme to support all 48 students...
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Hanover
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Hanover
August 25 07:14 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the Mount Peace district in the Hanover Police Division. The curfew will begin at...
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El Salvador declares alert due to drought linked to El Nino
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El Salvador declares alert due to drought linked to El Nino
August 25 06:54 PM
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) — El Salvador declared a state of maximum alert on Tuesday due to a drought linked to the El Nino phenomenon, which ha...
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Myoka stands firm with ‘Rock Stone’
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Myoka stands firm with ‘Rock Stone’
August 25 06:34 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Recording artiste Myoka is celebrating Jamaica’s strength and resilience with her latest single, Rock Stone, recorded on Stephen “...
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UN secretary-general condemns latest gang attack in Haiti
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UN secretary-general condemns latest gang attack in Haiti
August 25 06:22 PM
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, Tuesday condemned the latest gang attack that left more than 30 people...
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Westmoreland woman killed by fallen tree
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Westmoreland woman killed by fallen tree
August 25 06:17 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The community of Auldayr in Westmoreland is mourning the death of a resident who was killed by a fallen tree. The woman has be...
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JN Foundation supports entrepreneurs as they rebuild after Hurricane Melissa
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JN Foundation supports entrepreneurs as they rebuild after Hurricane Melissa
August 25 06:03 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—When Hurricane Melissa tore through sections of Jamaica last year, it left behind a trail of destruction —flattened homes, uprooted ...
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$91.6m Bunkers Hill water project commissioned amid drought
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$91.6m Bunkers Hill water project commissioned amid drought
August 25 05:44 PM
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Approximately 1,000 residents across Bunkers Hill, Mears, Broadleaf and Nairne Castle in Northern Clarendon are set to benefit fr...
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Jamaica 1976: Holding puts England to the sword after ‘grovel’ controversy
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Jamaica 1976: Holding puts England to the sword after ‘grovel’ controversy
Howard Campbell 
August 17, 2026
Jamaica was in political turmoil in 1976, 50 years ago. The socialist government of prime minister Michael Manley --- popular with the Afro-conscious ...
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CONMEBOL wants ‘additional information’ on FIFA private investor plan
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CONMEBOL wants ‘additional information’ on FIFA private investor plan
July 31, 2026
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AFP)—South American football governing body CONMEBOL is seeking further information from FIFA over its proposed private investment...
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South African singer Tyla drops Nigeria show amid boycott campaign
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South African singer Tyla drops Nigeria show amid boycott campaign
July 31, 2026
ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) -- South African singer-songwriter Tyla has removed a scheduled show in Nigeria as tensions over anti-immigrant violence hamper r...
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No reports of Jamaicans affected by anti-migrant violence in South Africa – Gov’t
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No reports of Jamaicans affected by anti-migrant violence in South Africa – Gov’t
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 24, 2026
There have been no reports of Jamaicans living in South Africa being affected by violent anti-migrant protests in the country, according to a represen...
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Foreign nationals placed in shelter for safety amid violent anti-immigrant protest
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Foreign nationals placed in shelter for safety amid violent anti-immigrant protest
July 17, 2026
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South African police said on Friday they had arrested 69 people after an anti-immigrant protest on the country's so...
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‘No signs’ South Africa xenophobic violence letting up, Nigeria says
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‘No signs’ South Africa xenophobic violence letting up, Nigeria says
July 6, 2026
ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) — The situation for foreigners in South Africa is deteriorating, Nigeria's foreign minister said Monday, as anti-immigrant mobs h...
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Thousands more head for South Africa’s borders amid migrant protests
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Thousands more head for South Africa’s borders amid migrant protests
July 3, 2026
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) —  Several thousands more foreign nationals clamoured to leave South Africa Friday, many of them gathered near the Zi...
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Thousands march to demand illegal migrants leave South Africa
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Thousands march to demand illegal migrants leave South Africa
June 30, 2026
DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) -- Thousands of people marched across South Africa on Tuesday to demand the departure of undocumented foreign nationals aft...
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Canada reach World Cup last 16 as late strike sinks South Africa
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Canada reach World Cup last 16 as late strike sinks South Africa
June 28, 2026
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Stephen Eustaquio's stoppage-time winner fired Canada to a 1-0 win over South Africa on Sunday in the first match o...
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South Africa stun South Korea to make World Cup history
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South Africa stun South Korea to make World Cup history
June 24, 2026
MONTERREY, Mexico (AFP) — South Africa beat South Korea 1-0 on Wednesday to reach the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time in their history — ...
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South Africa hold Czechs, keep World Cup knockout dream alive
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South Africa hold Czechs, keep World Cup knockout dream alive
June 18, 2026
ATLANTA, United States (AFP) — Teboho Mokoena's penalty kept South Africa's dream of reaching the World Cup knockout stages for the first time alive a...
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South African president warns against ‘scapegoating’ migrants
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South African president warns against ‘scapegoating’ migrants
June 16, 2026
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday urged South Africans not to blame migrants for the country's problems, after ...
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Xenophobic violence in South Africa fuels World Cup backlash across continent
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Xenophobic violence in South Africa fuels World Cup backlash across continent
June 12, 2026
Anti-migrant violence in South Africa has led to some citizens of other African countries using the World Cup to show their displeasure with the devel...
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Anti-migrant violence leaves even South Africans living in fear
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Anti-migrant violence leaves even South Africans living in fear
June 12, 2026
MOSSEL BAY, South Africa (AFP) -- The charred remains of torched homes scarred a crowded settlement of shacks where South Africa's anti-migrant tensio...
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Mexico beat South Africa to kick off World Cup
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Mexico beat South Africa to kick off World Cup
June 11, 2026
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) —Mexico ignited their World Cup party with a dominant 2-0 victory over nine-man South Africa on Thursday as the biggest ever...
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World Cup kicks off with co-hosts Mexico taking early advantage
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World Cup kicks off with co-hosts Mexico taking early advantage
June 11, 2026
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — The World Cup kicked off on Thursday as co-hosts Mexico took an early lead against South Africa in front of 80,000 fans in...
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Nigeria, following Ghana, warns South Africa over xenophobic attacks
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Nigeria, following Ghana, warns South Africa over xenophobic attacks
May 2, 2026
ABIJA, Nigeria (AFP) —Nigeria's government has summoned South Africa's top diplomat in Abuja over attacks on foreigners in the country, the foreign mi...
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Trinidad police seize $6.3 million worth of ganja
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Trinidad police seize $6.3 million worth of ganja
February 22, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Sunday said it seized more than TT$6.3 million worth of marijuana that ...
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South Africa police arrest Mugabe’s son after gardener shot
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South Africa police arrest Mugabe’s son after gardener shot
February 19, 2026
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) —  The youngest son of former Zimbabwean ruler Robert Mugabe has been arrested after a gardener was shot at his South...
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West Indies ‘tick boxes’ in shortened T20 against South Africa
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West Indies ‘tick boxes’ in shortened T20 against South Africa
January 31, 2026
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — West Indian captain Shai Hope said his team were "ticking more boxes" after they won a reduced-overs third and fina...
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West Indies under-19 through to Super Six
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West Indies under-19 through to Super Six
January 22, 2026
West Indies Under-19s advanced to the Super Six stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup after beating South Africa by 55 runs at the High Performance Oval,...
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‘We were like saviours’: Jimmy Cliff’s historic performance in Apartheid era South Africa
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‘We were like saviours’: Jimmy Cliff’s historic performance in Apartheid era South Africa
Howard Campbell Observer senior writer 
December 2, 2025
Observer Online presents the second story in ‘Jimmy Cliff: Stories Of A Bongo Man’, in tribute to the reggae legend who died on November 24 at age 81....
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GHN adds US$19,000 to fund 38 more students in ‘Beyond the Backpack’ programme
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GHN adds US$19,000 to fund 38 more students in ‘Beyond the Backpack’ programme
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Global Humanity Network Inc (GHN), has expanded its inaugural Beyond the Backpack Scholarship Programme to support all 48 students...
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Myoka stands firm with ‘Rock Stone’
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Recording artiste Myoka is celebrating Jamaica’s strength and resilience with her latest single, Rock Stone, recorded on Stephen “...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
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UN secretary-general condemns latest gang attack in Haiti
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