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ISSA Champions Cup expected to add four teams to competition
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ISSA Champions Cup expected to add four teams to competition
December 26 01:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The number of teams taking part in the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Champions Cup could be increased by four ...
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Double murder mars Christmas Day on March Pen Road
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Double murder mars Christmas Day on March Pen Road
December 26 12:58 PM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Despite an increased police presence, gunmen struck on March Pen Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Christmas Day leaving t...
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FYI Consultancy Group, JN and donors bring early Christmas joy to Trelawny
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FYI Consultancy Group, JN and donors bring early Christmas joy to Trelawny
December 26 12:18 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents of Trelawny gathered at the William Knibb Memorial High School football field on Sunday for a large-scale relief and com...
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Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
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Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
December 26 12:07 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Norwood Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) has recorded no murders and no shootings since the start of 2025, a major crime-figh...
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Swiss reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist receives Billboard plaque
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Swiss reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist receives Billboard plaque
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 26 10:35 AM
When Switzerland-based reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist collaborated with legendary Jamaican producer Lee “Scratch” Perry in 2017, it was a dream c...
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WATCH: KSAMC hosts annual Christmas feeding programme
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WATCH: KSAMC hosts annual Christmas feeding programme
December 26 10:25 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 400 homeless people were treated to a Christmas dinner Thursday on Water Lane in downtown Kingston, as Mayor Andrew Swab...
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Zelensky to meet Trump this weekend in Florida
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Zelensky to meet Trump this weekend in Florida
December 26 10:04 AM
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he would meet United States (US)  President Donald Trump this weekend to di...
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Lauderhill mayor extends holiday wishes, reflects on accomplishments in 2025
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Lauderhill mayor extends holiday wishes, reflects on accomplishments in 2025
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 26 09:59 AM
Mayor of Lauderhill, Jamaican-born Denise Grant, is extending holiday greetings to Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora. In an interview with Observe...
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Maduro says Trump would be ‘better off’ focusing on US rather than Venezuela
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December 22, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday fired back at Donald Trump, who has ordered United States (US) naval forces t...
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Trump says it would be ‘smart’ for Venezuela’s Maduro to step down
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Trump says it would be ‘smart’ for Venezuela’s Maduro to step down
December 22, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said Monday it would be "smart" for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to...
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BBC to fight Trump’s $10 bn defamation lawsuit
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BBC to fight Trump’s $10 bn defamation lawsuit
December 16, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The BBC said Tuesday it would fight a $10 billion lawsuit brought by United States (US) President Donald Trump against ...
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Trump’s immigration stance contradicting World Cup ‘unity’ message
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Trump’s immigration stance contradicting World Cup ‘unity’ message
December 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States — With the World Cup draw set for Washington this Friday, United States (US) President Donald Trump is expected to feature h...
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Epstein’s emails reveal network of powerful contacts
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Epstein’s emails reveal network of powerful contacts
November 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The latest batch from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's emails illustrates the extraordinary scope of his conta...
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Trump claims ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) —  United States (US) President Donald Trump said he had an "obligation" to sue the BBC over a misleading speech edit,...
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Trump sending aircraft strike group to region as war fears rise
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Trump sending aircraft strike group to region as war fears rise
October 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Washington is deploying an aircraft carrier strike group to counter drug-trafficking organisations in Latin America,...
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Trump says US to repatriate survivors of strike on ‘drug-carrying submarine’ in Caribbean
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Trump says US to repatriate survivors of strike on ‘drug-carrying submarine’ in Caribbean
October 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States (US) was sending two suspected drug traffickers back to their...
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Protesters turn out for anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ rallies
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October 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) —Huge crowds are expected to hit the United States' (US) streets Saturday from New York to San Francisco to vent their...
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Caribbean-American legislators blame Trump, Republicans for US gov’t shutdown
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NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – Caribbean-American Democratic leaders on Wednesday blamed President Donald Trump and Republicans for the ongoing Unite...
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YouTube to pay $22 million in settlement with Trump
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YouTube to pay $22 million in settlement with Trump
September 29, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — YouTube has agreed to pay $22 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after it suspended his accou...
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US citizen to sue for $50m over violent ICE arrest
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September 26, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — An elderly United States (US) man who was body slammed to the ground as immigration agents raided his Los Angeles c...
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US military force in Caribbean could violate human rights – Amnesty International
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US military force in Caribbean could violate human rights – Amnesty International
September 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – As United States President Donald Trump steps up military action in the Caribbean Sea, Amnesty International is warn...
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Top Democratic Senator warns Trump on ‘path to dictatorship’
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September 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) —  The top US Democratic senator warned Sunday that President Donald Trump's call for the Justice Department to take a...
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Venezuela to face ‘incalculable’ price if doesn’t take back migrants, says Trump
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September 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened Venezuela with "incalculable" consequences if it re...
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Thousands protest in London over Trump UK visit
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Armed with signs and shouting slogans, thousands of anti-Donald Trump protesters descended on central London on Wednesd...
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US destroys contraceptives meant for developing nations — report
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September 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Trump administration has destroyed contraception products reportedly worth $9.7 million, despite offers from non...
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Judge overturns Trump funding cuts to Harvard: ruling
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September 3, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A United States (US) judge ordered Wednesday that deep funding cuts by the Trump administration to Harvard University ...
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Appeals court stays Trump plan to end protections for Venezuelans
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Appeals court stays Trump plan to end protections for Venezuelans
August 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A United States (US) federal appeals court temporarily blocked the Trump administration on Friday from stripping leg...
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US appeals court finds Trump’s global tariffs illegal
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A United States (US) appeals court on Friday ruled that many of President Donald Trump's tariffs, which have upended...
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Hopes dim for Putin-Zelensky peace summit
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The chances of a Russia-Ukraine summit faded Friday as United States (US) President Donald Trump appeared to tire of...
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Texas adopts electoral map aimed at preserving Trump’s Congress grip
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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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Swiss reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist receives Billboard plaque
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Swiss reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist receives Billboard plaque
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