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Death of a hero
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Death of a hero
St Elizabeth man takes last breath days after saving 13 seniors during Hurricane Melissa
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28 12:20 AM
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Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
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Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
...psychosocial support available
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28 12:18 AM
Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
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Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support for Sean Paul’s Faith We A Keep
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Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support for Sean Paul’s Faith We A Keep
...song dedicated to Hurricane Melissa relief efforts
Kevin Jackson 
December 28 12:16 AM
Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support
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Missions of mercy
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Missions of mercy
Bethel United Church makes hurricane response its agenda
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
December 28 12:14 AM
Missions of mercy
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JPL intensifies as MBU, Portmore continue leadership race with start of second round
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28 12:12 AM
MBU, Portmore continue battle for JPL supremacy today
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Italy meets Jamaica
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Italy meets Jamaica
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Mount Pleasant extends help to Treasure Beach
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Mount Pleasant extends help to Treasure Beach
December 28 12:07 AM
Mount Pleasant extends help to Treasure Beach
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Hosein plays crucial role in Joburg Super Kings victory
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Hosein plays crucial role in Joburg Super Kings victory
December 28 12:06 AM
Hosein plays crucial role in Joburg
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The United Kingdom (UK) government on Saturday defended a new online safety law following harsh criticism from social n...
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Families received wrong remains of Air India crash victims — lawyer
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Relatives of a British victim killed in last month's Air India crash received a casket that contained mixed remains, a ...
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Bob Marley’s Survival mines gold
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Bob Marley’s Survival mines gold
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July 14, 2025
Survival , an album released by Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1979 via Island Records/Tuff Gong, was last Friday certified gold in the United Kingdom....
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Strike planned at UK school over treatment of Jamaican teachers
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Strike planned at UK school over treatment of Jamaican teachers
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LONDON, United Kingdom — Employees at a London-based academy are preparing to strike over the reported targeting of Jamaican teachers, alleging overwo...
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Vybz Kartel’s Summer Time certified silver in UK
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Vybz Kartel’s Summer Time certified silver in UK
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June 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Vybz Kartel's 2011 hit Summer Time, has now been certified silver in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI)...
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UK judge moves Andrew Tate sexual violence trial forward
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Self-avowed misogynist influencer Andrew Tate who is being sued by four women in a UK court over claims of sexual viole...
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UK MPs eye decriminalising abortion for women in all cases
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UK MPs eye decriminalising abortion for women in all cases
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- UK MPs are expected to vote Tuesday on an overhaul of abortion laws in England and Wales which would end contentious p...
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UK moves warplanes to Middle East amid Iran crisis
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(AFP) — Britain is deploying fighter jets and other "assets" to the Middle East amid an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, United Kingdom (U...
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Death toll in India plane crash rises to at least 279
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AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) — The death toll from the fiery crash of a London-bound passenger jet in an Indian city climbed to 279 on Saturday as officials...
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UK registers warmest spring on record – weather service
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK experienced its warmest spring on record -- and its driest in more than 50 years -- the country's official weat...
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UK records sunniest spring in over a century
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) --The UK had its sunniest spring since records began, the Met Office said on Wednesday after weeks of above-average tempe...
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British High Commission in Jamaica and JFF united in support of Reggae Boyz for Unity Cup 2025
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May 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The British High Commission in Jamaica has met with the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) to show support for the Reggae Boyz ahea...
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Dubbi gets major buzz with ‘Side Chick’ in the UK
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Dubbi gets major buzz with ‘Side Chick’ in the UK
May 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — UK-based, Jamaica-born dancehall artiste Dubbi is pleased with the enduring popularity of his ' Side Chick' song which is a bona f...
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Tasha T looks forward to UK return
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May 21, 2025
The last time Tasha T performed in the United Kingdom, it was in 2016 to promote her album, Real Talk . She returns there for two shows, including Cit...
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US singer Chris Brown freed on £5M bail in UK assault case
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US singer Chris Brown freed on £5M bail in UK assault case
May 21, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — American R&B singer Chris Brown, former boyfriend of superstar Rihanna, was on Wednesday ordered released on bail in an...
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UK man gets two-year suspended term for gold toilet theft
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UK man gets two-year suspended term for gold toilet theft
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London, United Kingdom (AFP)- A 37-year-old man was given a suspended two-year jail term Monday for his role in stealing a £4.5 million ($6 million) s...
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UK musician arrested after alleged attempt to smuggle US$130,490 at MoBay airport
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UK musician arrested after alleged attempt to smuggle US$130,490 at MoBay airport
May 12, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A United Kingdom (UK) musician and businessman has been charged after allegedly attempting to smuggle cash into the country in sha...
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UK top court rules definition of ‘woman’ based on sex at birth
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UK top court rules definition of ‘woman’ based on sex at birth
April 16, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Britain's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the legal definition of a "woman" is based on a person's sex at birth, a l...
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UK government to take control of Chinese-owned British Steel under emergency law
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UK government to take control of Chinese-owned British Steel under emergency law
April 12, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)— The UK government said it was taking control of Chinese-owned British Steel on Saturday after rushing an emergency law t...
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Securys touts growth, partnerships in Jamaica after one year
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Securys touts growth, partnerships in Jamaica after one year
April 12, 2025
Global data protection firm Securys recently marked its first anniversary in the Jamaican market, touting that it has firmly established itself as a l...
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US revokes legal status of migrants who used Biden-era app
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US revokes legal status of migrants who used Biden-era app
April 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Migrants who obtained temporary permission to live in the United States through the CBP One app under former president...
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Jamaican IT, BPO entrepreneurs forge links in London under UK Trade Partnership Programme
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Jamaican IT, BPO entrepreneurs forge links in London under UK Trade Partnership Programme
March 27, 2025
Five Jamaican entrepreneurs from the Information Technology (IT) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sectors recently wrapped up a high-impact busi...
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St Elizabeth man takes last breath days after saving 13 seniors during Hurricane Melissa
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28, 2025
Death
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Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
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Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
...psychosocial support available
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28, 2025
Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
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Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support for Sean Paul’s Faith We A Keep
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Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support for Sean Paul’s Faith We A Keep
...song dedicated to Hurricane Melissa relief efforts
Kevin Jackson 
December 28, 2025
Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support
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Missions of mercy
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Missions of mercy
Bethel United Church makes hurricane response its agenda
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
December 28, 2025
Missions of mercy
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JPL intensifies as MBU, Portmore continue leadership race with start of second round
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December 28, 2025
MBU, Portmore continue battle for JPL supremacy today
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