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PNP rejects claims that bureaucracy slowed Hurricane Melissa spending; says billions were never properly committed
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
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Bye, my love
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Ernie Smith’s widow givesemotive farewell at Florida funeral
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 19 12:16 AM
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Portmore United call for VAR after controversial loss to Mount Pleasant
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Portmore United call for VAR after controversial loss to Mount Pleasant
May 19 12:14 AM
Portmore United call for VAR after controversial loss to Mount Pleasant
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JTA workers protest for long-overdue pay
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JTA workers protest for long-overdue pay
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JTA workers protest for long-overdue pay
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Reggae Girl Shaw wants to stay at champions Man City but future remains unclear
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 19 12:12 AM
‘Bunny’ Shaw wants to stay at WSL champions Man City but future unclear
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BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
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Texas lawsuit accuses Netflix of illegal data collection
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Texas lawsuit accuses Netflix of illegal data collection
May 11, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—The top prosecutor in Texas filed a lawsuit against Netflix on Monday, accusing the streaming giant of improperly collec...
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American dies after falling from hotel balcony in Trinidad
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American dies after falling from hotel balcony in Trinidad
January 2, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago police are investigating the death of a 36-year-old United States citizen who is reported to have ...
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Pfizer, Tris Pharma settle for $41.5 million in Texas ADHD drug case
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Pfizer, Tris Pharma settle for $41.5 million in Texas ADHD drug case
November 19, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Texas's top prosecutor on Wednesday announced the state had reached a $41.5 million settlement with US drugmakers Pfizer...
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From Porus to Dallas: Dr Cemorne Baugh’s journey of family, faith and fortitude
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From Porus to Dallas: Dr Cemorne Baugh’s journey of family, faith and fortitude
CLAUDE MILLS, Observer Online writer 
October 7, 2025
Hailing from the small community of Porus in Manchester, Jamaica, Dr Cemorne Baugh (née Davis) has risen above challenges and carved out an extraordin...
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Texas House passes bill to curb mailed-in abortion pills
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Texas House passes bill to curb mailed-in abortion pills
August 29, 2025
TEXAS, United States (AFP) — Texas lawmakers have advanced a bill allowing people to sue those who mail abortion-inducing pills into the conservative-...
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Texas adopts electoral map aimed at preserving Trump’s Congress grip
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Texas adopts electoral map aimed at preserving Trump’s Congress grip
August 23, 2025
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — The governor of Texas said Saturday he will sign into law an electoral map aimed at carving out five new Republican-lea...
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Jamaican college student, best friend killed by alleged drunk driver in US
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Jamaican college student, best friend killed by alleged drunk driver in US
August 5, 2025
A Jamaican family is now mourning the tragic loss of their son, who was killed alongside his best friend in a fiery car crash after an alleged drunk d...
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Texas flood toll passes 100 as more bodies recovered
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Texas flood toll passes 100 as more bodies recovered
July 7, 2025
Hunt, United States (AFP)-The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas rose to more than 100 on Monday, as rescuers continued their grim search ...
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Desperate search for missing girls as nearly 80 dead in Texas floods
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Desperate search for missing girls as nearly 80 dead in Texas floods
July 6, 2025
HUNT, United States (AFP) -- Rescuers in Texas raced against time Sunday to find dozens of missing people, including children, swept away by flash flo...
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Pope sends condolences to victims of Texas floods
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Pope sends condolences to victims of Texas floods
July 6, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Leo on Sunday sent condolences to the families of devastating floods in Texas which have left at least 50 people d...
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Texas flood toll rises to 24 as rescuers search for missing children
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Texas flood toll rises to 24 as rescuers search for missing children
July 5, 2025
KERRVILLE, United States (AFP) — Rescuers were desperately searching for at least 20 girls missing from a riverside summer camp, officials said Friday...
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Texas flood death toll reaches 13, another 20 missing from summer camp
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Texas flood death toll reaches 13, another 20 missing from summer camp
July 4, 2025
TEXAS, United States (AFP) — At least 13 people were dead after flash flooding hit south-central Texas early Friday, officials said, with more than 20...
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Several dead and missing in Texas floods
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Several dead and missing in Texas floods
July 4, 2025
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Multiple people have been killed in "devastating floods" in south-central Texas, local authorities said Friday, with ch...
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Texas child dies in measles outbreak, first US fatality in years
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Texas child dies in measles outbreak, first US fatality in years
February 26, 2025
Houston, United States (AFP) —A child in Texas has died from measles, marking the first fatality in an outbreak that has infected more than 130 people...
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New York doctor hit with hefty fine over abortion pill — report
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New York doctor hit with hefty fine over abortion pill — report
February 14, 2025
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — A New York doctor was fined US$100,000 on Thursday by a Texas judge for remotely prescribing abortion pills to a patien...
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New York doctor sued for mailing abortion pills to Texas woman
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New York doctor sued for mailing abortion pills to Texas woman
December 13, 2024
HOUSTON, United States (AFP)— The Republican attorney general of Texas has filed a lawsuit against a New York doctor who mailed abortion pills to a wo...
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Hurricane Beryl hammers Texas coast with flooding, winds
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Hurricane Beryl hammers Texas coast with flooding, winds
July 8, 2024
HOUSTON, United States (AFP)— Hurricane Beryl made landfall Monday in the southern US state of Texas, killing at least two people and causing millions...
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Portmore United call for VAR after controversial loss to Mount Pleasant
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