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Rushana Dwyer wins women’s 400m at Southland Indoor Champs
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Rushana Dwyer wins women’s 400m at Southland Indoor Champs
February 26 09:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Rushana Dwyer of Northwestern State University won the women’s 400m title on Thursday’s final day of the two-day Southland Conferenc...
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Kenyan charged with trafficking citizens to Russia
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Kenyan charged with trafficking citizens to Russia
February 26 09:13 PM
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP)—A key figure in a network that sent more than 1,000 Kenyans to fight for the Russian army was charged on Thursday with human traf...
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Venezuela interim leader asks Trump to lift blockade, sanctions
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Venezuela interim leader asks Trump to lift blockade, sanctions
February 26 08:34 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—Venezuela's interim leader on Thursday asked US President Donald Trump to end punitive sanctions and other measures aimed at ...
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Jamaican model Sanique Dill enlisted for Brit designer Margaret Howell’s Spring 2026 collection
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Jamaican model Sanique Dill enlisted for Brit designer Margaret Howell’s Spring 2026 collection
February 26 08:27 PM
Working her best angles, SAINT International model Sanique Dill is one of the faces in the just-dropped advertising campaign for British designer Marg...
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After surviving heart surgery, young mother urges early screening for disease
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After surviving heart surgery, young mother urges early screening for disease
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 26 08:08 PM
At just 21 years old, months after giving birth to her daughter in February 2023, Chris-Ann Hall began developing severe heart complications. “I was h...
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Young people urged to lean into creative industries
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Young people urged to lean into creative industries
February 26 07:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica–State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright, is encouraging more young people to capitalis...
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Kingston farmer charged following alleged breach of Firearms Act
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Kingston farmer charged following alleged breach of Firearms Act
February 26 07:28 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica– A Kingston farmer has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, and unauthorised possession of ammunition following an i...
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Boyfriend of burn victim speaks out, says he doesn’t know pump attendant
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Boyfriend of burn victim speaks out, says he doesn’t know pump attendant
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 26 07:08 PM
Marlon Haye, the boyfriend of Westmoreland burn victim Dacia Forrester, has come out strongly in defence of his girlfriend’s character, insisting that...
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BBC orders probe into airing of BAFTA racial slur
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BBC orders probe into airing of BAFTA racial slur
February 25, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The head of the BBC on Wednesday ordered a "fast-tracked" internal investigation into the "serious mistake" that saw a ...
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UK govt says will release files on ex-prince Andrew
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UK govt says will release files on ex-prince Andrew
February 24, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Britain's government committed Tuesday to releasing documents on ex-prince Andrew's past role as a trade envoy, after the...
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UK police release ex-envoy Mandelson on bail
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UK police release ex-envoy Mandelson on bail
February 23, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Former United Kingdom (UK)  ambassador and Government minister Peter Mandelson was released on bail pending further inv...
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UPDATE: UK police say ex-prince Andrew ‘released under investigation’
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UPDATE: UK police say ex-prince Andrew ‘released under investigation’
February 19, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British police said late Thursday that former prince Andrew had "been released under investigation" after being arreste...
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Ex-prince Andrew leaves UK police station after hours of custody — BBC
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Ex-prince Andrew leaves UK police station after hours of custody — BBC
February 19, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain's former prince Andrew left police custody late Thursday after being arrested and held for hours on suspicion o...
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British public cheer Andrew’s arrest with a smile and relief
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British public cheer Andrew’s arrest with a smile and relief
February 19, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain's mostly pro-royal public delighted in the arrest on Thursday of the former prince Andrew, whose friendship wit...
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76-y-o Christian camp leader jailed for drugging, sexually abusing boys
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76-y-o Christian camp leader jailed for drugging, sexually abusing boys
February 6, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A court in England on Friday jailed a man for more than 31 years for drugging and sexually abusing young boys at a Chri...
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UK data regulator opens probe into X over sexual AI imagery
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UK data regulator opens probe into X over sexual AI imagery
February 3, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain's data regulator on Tuesday launched probes into Elon Musk's X and xAI to see whether the companies complied wi...
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Hundreds of flood warnings in effect as UK weathers Storm Chandra
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Hundreds of flood warnings in effect as UK weathers Storm Chandra
January 28, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom — Following extreme wind and rain from Storm Chandra on Tuesday, at least one person has been killed, and more than 200 flood a...
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Jamaican digital services firms get a boost from UK-funded London trade mission
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Jamaican digital services firms get a boost from UK-funded London trade mission
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican digital services companies are reporting strong early commercial opportunities following their recent participation in a ...
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UK rejects visa for Jamaican child left homeless by Hurricane Melissa
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UK rejects visa for Jamaican child left homeless by Hurricane Melissa
November 28, 2025
An eight-year-old Jamaican girl living with her grandmother, whose home was destroyed by Hurricane Melissa, will not be able to join her parents in th...
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London police to stop probing ‘non-crime hate incidents’
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London police to stop probing ‘non-crime hate incidents’
October 20, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- London police said Monday they would stop investigating "non-crime hate incidents" after they were criticised for arre...
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Jamaican-British family wants new probe into son’s murder after killer’s admission
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Jamaican-British family wants new probe into son’s murder after killer’s admission
October 9, 2025
Jamaican-born Baroness Doreen Lawrence has called for British police to launch a new investigation into the 1993 murder of her son, following a convic...
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UK police probe fire at mosque as ‘hate crime’
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UK police probe fire at mosque as ‘hate crime’
October 5, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Police said on Sunday they were investigating a suspected arson at a mosque in southern England as a "hate crime", days...
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British teen dies in car crash 3 months after being freed from Dubai prison
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British teen dies in car crash 3 months after being freed from Dubai prison
October 4, 2025
A British teenager who was pardoned by the leader of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after he was jailed in Dubai for having a sexual relationship with...
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Israel condemns ‘barbaric’ attack outside UK synagogue
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Israel condemns ‘barbaric’ attack outside UK synagogue
October 2, 2025
JERULSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Thursday's "barbaric attack" outside a British synagogue, while his ...
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UK to launch digital ID scheme to curb illegal migration
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UK to launch digital ID scheme to curb illegal migration
September 26, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday announced plans for a new nationwide digital ID in a bid to c...
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UK police arrest man after Heathrow, European airports cyberattack
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UK police arrest man after Heathrow, European airports cyberattack
September 24, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — United Kingdom (UK) police said Wednesday a man in his 40s had been arrested after a cyberattack caused ongoing problem...
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Exodus earns double platinum in the UK
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Exodus earns double platinum in the UK
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
September 19, 2025
In 1977, when the Bob Marley & the Wailers album Exodus was released, the project saw themes of change, religious politics and matters of the heart. R...
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Putin has let me down, says Trump at end of UK state visit
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Putin has let me down, says Trump at end of UK state visit
September 18, 2025
CHEQUERS, United Kingdom (AFP) — Donald Trump warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin had "really let me down" after he met Prime Minister Keir S...
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Thousands protest in London over Trump UK visit
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Thousands protest in London over Trump UK visit
September 17, 2025
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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Trump arrives in UK for historic second state visit
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Trump arrives in UK for historic second state visit
September 16, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)-US President Donald Trump arrived in Britain on Tuesday for an unprecedented second state visit, with the UK government r...
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At just 21 years old, months after giving birth to her daughter in February 2023, Chris-Ann Hall began developing severe heart complications. “I was h...
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