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Montego Bay cool Waterhouse with 4-0 thrashing
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Montego Bay cool Waterhouse with 4-0 thrashing
March 16 05:34 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Leaders Montego Bay United (MBU) ended a three-game winless run with an emphatic 4-0 triumph over Waterhouse FC at Drewsland on Su...
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Child rapist loses appeal
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Child rapist loses appeal
Court upholds conviction and 15-year sentence of man who raped five-year-old girl
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March 16 12:30 AM
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...one case identified so far among four respiratory viruses circulating in Westmoreland
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
March 16 12:28 AM
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Spanish Town Police stay positive amidst relegation battle
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Spanish Town Police stay positive amidst relegation battle
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March 16 12:28 AM
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Audit flags possible fraud at JAS
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Audit flags possible fraud at JAS
$1.45m diverted to third party by senior manager
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 16 12:26 AM
Audit flags possible fraud at JAS
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Machel Montano, Muddy and more to hit the road with GenXS
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BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 16 12:26 AM
Machel Montano, Muddy and more to hit the road with GenXS
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Anti-Currie mass meeting fizzles
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Anti-Currie mass meeting fizzles
...organisers say fear caused many Maroons to stay away
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 16 12:24 AM
Anti-Currie mass meeting fizzles
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Negril Carnival seeks to turn tide
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Negril Carnival seeks to turn tide
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Negril Carnival seeks to turn tide
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March 12, 2026
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP)—Turkey is talking to both Washington and Tehran in a bid to end the Middle East war, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Thursday a...
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Nigerian NGO slams Turkish decision to keep rescued baby gorilla
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Nigerian NGO slams Turkish decision to keep rescued baby gorilla
October 25, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) -- Turkey's decision to keep an African baby gorilla rescued from trafficking defies logic, a Nigerian conservation NGO that was ...
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Smuggled baby gorilla to return to Nigeria after Istanbul airport rescue
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Smuggled baby gorilla to return to Nigeria after Istanbul airport rescue
September 12, 2025
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Shinning down a lamp-post, the tiny gorilla almost seems to be laughing as he dodges past his keeper at an Istanbul zoo he's ...
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Turkish first Lady calls on Melania Trump to speak up for Gaza’s children
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Turkish first Lady calls on Melania Trump to speak up for Gaza’s children
August 23, 2025
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey's First Lady wrote to her US counterpart, Melania Trump, on Saturday, asking her to show the same concern for Gaza's c...
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Turkey battles wildfires amid strong winds, heatwave
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Turkey battles wildfires amid strong winds, heatwave
July 28, 2025
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP)—Firefighters battled blazes across Turkey on Monday, as the country sweltered in a summer heatwave, officials said. Wildfires o...
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Escaped lion shot dead in Turkey after attacking worker
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Escaped lion shot dead in Turkey after attacking worker
July 6, 2025
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — A lion which escaped from a theme park near the Turkish resort of Antalya was shot dead on Sunday after attacking a man, the ...
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Holness urges compassion over defecting Olympians, looks to improve athlete retention
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Holness urges compassion over defecting Olympians, looks to improve athlete retention
ANDRE LOWE Sports content manager lowea@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 24, 2025
With several athletes, lured by cash, choosing to represent other countries, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has called for calm and says that further c...
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‘We can’t complain’
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‘We can’t complain’
Dacres supports decision by colleagues to switch allegiance, says he too was made offer
June 20, 2025
The man who put Jamaica on the map in the throwing events, Fedrick Dacres says he supports the decision made by fellow throwers Roja Stona and Rajindr...
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Powerful 6.2-magnitude quake hits off Istanbul coast
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Powerful 6.2-magnitude quake hits off Istanbul coast
April 23, 2025
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP)— A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul on Wednesday, with its impact and that of multiple aftershocks...
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Some 200 detained after Istanbul women’s day march — organisers
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Some 200 detained after Istanbul women’s day march — organisers
March 8, 2025
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Police detained some 200 demonstrators in Istanbul late on Saturday after more than 3,000 women marched peacefully through th...
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Bootleg alcohol kills 124 in Turkey this year, says state news agency
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Bootleg alcohol kills 124 in Turkey this year, says state news agency
February 17, 2025
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- At least 124 people have died in Ankara and Istanbul in the past six weeks after drinking bootleg alcohol, and dozens more a...
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‘She jumped out and died’: witnesses recall hell of Turkey hotel fire
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‘She jumped out and died’: witnesses recall hell of Turkey hotel fire
January 22, 2025
Kartalkaya, Turkey (AFP) - As soon as he escaped the burning ski resort hotel, Necmi Kepcetutan knew he had to help those still trapped inside who wer...
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Anger, pain in Turkey as ‘newborn deaths gang’ trial opens
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Anger, pain in Turkey as ‘newborn deaths gang’ trial opens
November 18, 2024
Istanbul, Turkey (AFP) Dozens of suspects went on trial in Istanbul Monday over the deaths of at least 10 newborn babies as part of a vast social secu...
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Brawl in Turkish parliament over ousted MP
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August 16, 2024
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Dozens of lawmakers became embroiled in a fisticuffs brawl in Turkey's parliament Friday as they argued over a jailed oppositio...
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Netherlands mount Euros comeback against Turkey to set up England semi
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July 6, 2024
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- The Netherlands struck two second-half goals in seven minutes to come from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 on Saturday and set up a...
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Spanish Town Police stay positive amidst relegation battle
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Audit flags possible fraud at JAS
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