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#Champs2026: Vere Tech’s Freemantle into girls Class 1 discus final
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#Champs2026: Vere Tech’s Freemantle into girls Class 1 discus final
March 24 06:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Vere Technical’s Ramona Freemantle booked her spot in a second final on the first day of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athl...
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Abortion pill prescriptions surge in US states with bans — study
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Abortion pill prescriptions surge in US states with bans — study
March 24 06:43 PM
WASHINGTON, United States  (AFP) — Women living in United States (US) states with abortion restrictions have shifted from travelling out of state to g...
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Rygin King faces ‘Tuff’ challenges with ICE
Entertainment, ...
Rygin King faces ‘Tuff’ challenges with ICE
Claude Mills 
March 24 06:20 PM
Sources close to dancehall artiste Rygin King have revealed that the  Tuff  singer was just "hours away" from his green card interview with the US Cit...
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Shena Carty, a beloved champion for the needy, dies in Florida crash
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Shena Carty, a beloved champion for the needy, dies in Florida crash
March 24 06:04 PM
Shena Carty, a Jamaican who is widely known for her charity work and advocacy, has died in a motorcycle crash in Winter Haven, Florida on Sunday. Unit...
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#Champs2026: Calabar’s Edwards leaps into Class 2 long jump final with single jump
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#Champs2026: Calabar’s Edwards leaps into Class 2 long jump final with single jump
March 24 05:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Calabar High’s Talshawn Edwards, Cornwall College’s Zhi-Hew Whitter and Kingston College’s Odane Noble all needed only one jump to...
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#Champs2026: Holmwood lead girls Class 2 and 3 400m qualifying
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#Champs2026: Holmwood lead girls Class 2 and 3 400m qualifying
March 24 05:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Annastacia Hall and Malya McLennon of Holmwood Technical led the qualifiers into the semi-finals of the girls Class 2 and 3 400m a...
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60-y-o accused of stabbing granddaughter admonished and discharged after mediation
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60-y-o accused of stabbing granddaughter admonished and discharged after mediation
March 24 05:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 60-year-old woman accused of stabbing her granddaughter during a confrontation in June 2024 was admonished and discharged on Tue...
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Man granted $100,000 bail on wounding with intent charge
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Man granted $100,000 bail on wounding with intent charge
March 24 05:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 30-year-old man was granted bail in the sum of $100,000 with one to two sureties when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew ...
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WATCH: Kamala Harris’ Jamaican cousin weighs in on her election loss, Donald Trump
Carlysia Ramdeen | Observer Online Reporter 
February 16, 2025
Sherman Harris, the cousin of former United States Vice President Kamala Harris, attributes her loss in the US presidential election last November to ...
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Caribbean-American legislators grateful to be re-elected
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Caribbean-American legislators grateful to be re-elected
November 7, 2024
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – Two prominent Democratic leaders in Brooklyn, New York have expressed gratitude for their re-election at the polls in ...
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Biden to address Americans after Trump storms back
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Biden to address Americans after Trump storms back
November 7, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - US President Joe Biden will make a painful address to the nation Thursday to vow a peaceful transfer of power, as Do...
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Harris calls Trump to congratulate him on election win: Harris aide
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Harris calls Trump to congratulate him on election win: Harris aide
November 6, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - US Vice President Kamala Harris called Donald Trump on Wednesday to congratulate him for winning the 2024 presidenti...
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Wall Street smashes records, dollar soars as Trump wins
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Wall Street smashes records, dollar soars as Trump wins
November 6, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Wall Street rallied into record territory, the dollar soared and bitcoin scaled a new peak Wednesday as the world gear...
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World leaders pledge to work with Trump after election triumph
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World leaders pledge to work with Trump after election triumph
November 6, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) -- World leaders raced to congratulate Donald Trump on Wednesday as he triumphed in a stunning US election victory over Kamala Har...
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Harris no show at election night event leaves supporters disappointed
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Harris no show at election night event leaves supporters disappointed
November 6, 2024
An announcement by Cedric Richmond, co-chair of United States Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, that she would not be speaking at an election ni...
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Americans must wait for their first woman president
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Americans must wait for their first woman president
November 6, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --For the second time in eight years, a woman has won the Democratic nomination for US president, only to come up shor...
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White House win gives Trump a legal reprieve
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White House win gives Trump a legal reprieve
November 6, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump's election victory not only catapults him back to the White House but grants him a reprieve from loomi...
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Trump wins White House in stunning comeback
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Trump wins White House in stunning comeback
November 6, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump has won the US presidential election, media said Wednesday, defeating Kamala Harris in a stunning poli...
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FBI warns of hoax bomb threats from Russia at US voting sites
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FBI warns of hoax bomb threats from Russia at US voting sites
November 5, 2024
ATLANTA, United States (AFP)— The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned of bomb threats at polling stations in "multiple" US states on a tense ...
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What if the US election ends in a Trump-Harris tie?
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What if the US election ends in a Trump-Harris tie?
November 5, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) — So what exactly happens if neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump achieves the Electoral College majority requir...
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US Election Day polls open
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US Election Day polls open
November 5, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Election Day polling stations opened Tuesday on the US east coast, kicking off the final opportunity for Americans ...
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Harris, Trump in last campaign push as polls deadlocked
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Harris, Trump in last campaign push as polls deadlocked
November 4, 2024
PITTSBURGH, United States (AFP)— Kamala Harris and Donald Trump launched a final frenzied campaign blitz Monday, hitting must-win Pennsylvania on the ...
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WATCH: Trump supporters optimistic in Arizona
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WATCH: Trump supporters optimistic in Arizona
November 2, 2024
ARIZONA, United States — Supporters of Republican former President Donald Trump are optimistic that their party will regain the swing state of Arizona...
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LeBron James backing Harris in US election battle
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LeBron James backing Harris in US election battle
October 31, 2024
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)— LeBron James threw his support behind Kamala Harris's bid for the White House on Thursday, becoming the latest high-...
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WATCH: Man frustrated with voter registration process in Phoenix ahead of US Election Day
October 31, 2024
PHOENIX, Arizona— Stuart Mazzeo says he is frustrated with having to visit multiple locations to turn in his registration for early voting ahead of Un...
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Trump trash talks Harris as Democrat fends off ‘garbage’ fallout
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Trump trash talks Harris as Democrat fends off ‘garbage’ fallout
October 30, 2024
GREEN BAY, United States (AFP)— Donald Trump pulled an election stunt with a garbage truck Wednesday as the US presidential campaign was forced off-pi...
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Harris berates ‘unhinged’ Trump over Hitler remarks
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Harris berates ‘unhinged’ Trump over Hitler remarks
October 23, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)— Kamala Harris on Wednesday said Donald Trump was "increasingly unhinged," and called her US election rival's reported...
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Harris celebrates birthday at Georgia churches as Trump serves McDonald’s
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Harris celebrates birthday at Georgia churches as Trump serves McDonald’s
October 20, 2024
LANCASTER, United States (AFP)— Kamala Harris turned 60 on Sunday in the final stretch of a knife-edge US election, making campaign stops at black chu...
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‘I love salt!’: Trump holds photo op at McDonald’s
October 20, 2024
LANCASTER, United States (AFP)— Republican fast food enthusiast Donald Trump on Sunday donned a black-and-yellow apron over his white shirt and red ti...
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Kamala Harris turns 60 in US election dominated by age
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Kamala Harris turns 60 in US election dominated by age
October 18, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Kamala Harris celebrates her 60th birthday on Sunday, but it's US election rival Donald Trump whose age is under sc...
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#Champs2026: Vere Tech’s Freemantle into girls Class 1 discus final
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Vere Technical’s Ramona Freemantle booked her spot in a second final on the first day of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athl...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Abortion pill prescriptions surge in US states with bans — study
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Abortion pill prescriptions surge in US states with bans — study
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WASHINGTON, United States  (AFP) — Women living in United States (US) states with abortion restrictions have shifted from travelling out of state to g...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Rygin King faces ‘Tuff’ challenges with ICE
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Rygin King faces ‘Tuff’ challenges with ICE
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Sources close to dancehall artiste Rygin King have revealed that the  Tuff  singer was just "hours away" from his green card interview with the US Cit...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Shena Carty, a beloved champion for the needy, dies in Florida crash
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Shena Carty, a beloved champion for the needy, dies in Florida crash
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Shena Carty, a Jamaican who is widely known for her charity work and advocacy, has died in a motorcycle crash in Winter Haven, Florida on Sunday. Unit...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
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#Champs2026: Calabar’s Edwards leaps into Class 2 long jump final with single jump
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Calabar High’s Talshawn Edwards, Cornwall College’s Zhi-Hew Whitter and Kingston College’s Odane Noble all needed only one jump to...
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