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Flood waters affect residents in Amity Hall
April 6 12:18 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Heavy rainfall on Sunday triggered flooding in parts of St James, leaving several areas submerged. In Amity Hall, located in the L...
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Jamaica add three medals at Carifta Games
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Jamaica add three medals at Carifta Games
April 6 12:13 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica added three more medals, two gold and a silver, on Monday morning’s penultimate session at the 53rd Carifta Games at the K...
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Junelle Bromfield and Noah Lyles tie the knot
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Junelle Bromfield and Noah Lyles tie the knot
April 6 11:44 AM
Jamaican Olympian Junelle Bromfield and American sprinter Noah Lyles officially tied the knot on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at The Conservatory at Black...
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Trump says Iran ceasefire proposal ‘very significant step’
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump said Monday the United States has studied a proposal for a 45-day ceasefire ...
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Fabolous makes triumphant return to Jamaica at Vacae Weekend 2026
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April 6 10:44 AM
ST ANN, Jamaica — International hip-hop star Fabolous made his highly anticipated return to Jamaican stages on Sunday night, delivering a standout per...
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Woman gives birth on flight from Kingston to New York
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April 6 10:27 AM
A Caribbean Airlines flight en route from Jamaica to New York took an unexpected turn when a passenger went into labour and delivered her baby while t...
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From Meadowbrook High, SoChill goes global
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From Meadowbrook High, SoChill goes global
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 6 10:05 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — What started over 15 years ago with friends and teammates from the Meadowbrook High School basketball team in St Andrew chilling u...
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Jamaica claim one sprint relay gold at Carifta Games
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Jamaica claim one sprint relay gold at Carifta Games
April 6 09:39 AM
Jamaica secured just one of the four sprint relay gold medals on Sunday, the second day of the 53rd Carifta Games at the Kirani James Athletics Stadiu...
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UN General Assembly vote to recognise transatlantic African slave trade as ‘the gravest crime against humanity’
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UN General Assembly vote to recognise transatlantic African slave trade as ‘the gravest crime against humanity’
March 25, 2026
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP)—The United Nation (UN) General Assembly on Wednesday designated the transatlantic African slave trade as "the grav...
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France’s ex-minister Retailleau to run for president
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France’s ex-minister Retailleau to run for president
February 12, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — A former interior minister of France who heads the country's right-wing Republicans party, Bruno Retailleau, announced Thursday ...
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UN Security Council to vote on future of foreign Haiti force
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UN Security Council to vote on future of foreign Haiti force
September 29, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The United Nations (UN) Security Council will vote on Tuesday on whether to beef up a UN-backed security mission...
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Final counting of votes completed in 37 constituencies — EOJ
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Final counting of votes completed in 37 constituencies — EOJ
September 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The final counting of ballots for the September 3, 2025 General Election has been completed in 37 constituencies, according to the...
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OAS Electoral Mission in Jamaica invites citizens to exercise right to vote in general elections
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OAS Electoral Mission in Jamaica invites citizens to exercise right to vote in general elections
September 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Organisation of American States Electoral Observation Mission (OAS/EOM) in Jamaica, led by the former Prime Minister of Saint ...
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‘Every Labourite must vote before 12:59 pm,’ urges Montague while touting ‘1PM’ slogan
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‘Every Labourite must vote before 12:59 pm,’ urges Montague while touting ‘1PM’ slogan
August 31, 2025
Chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Robert Montague, has urged party supporters to vote before 12:59 pm on Wednesday, September 3. "Every Labo...
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Canada election sees record high advanced voting – official data
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Canada election sees record high advanced voting – official data
April 22, 2025
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — A record 7.3 million people cast ballots over four days of advanced voting in Canada's election, official figures showed Tuesda...
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Cuba is ‘prepared’ for second Trump term — president
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Cuba is ‘prepared’ for second Trump term — president
November 27, 2024
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Wednesday that the communist country dealing with over six decades of United States (US) ...
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Floyd Morris urges persons with disabilities to let their voices be heard via ballot boxes
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Floyd Morris urges persons with disabilities to let their voices be heard via ballot boxes
November 15, 2024
International advocate for the rights of people living with disabilities, Jamaica’s Professor Floyd Morris is urging members of the disabled community...
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US states extend abortion rights; Florida, S.Dakota measures fail
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US states extend abortion rights; Florida, S.Dakota measures fail
November 6, 2024
Washington, United States (AFP) Residents in a handful of US states extended or enshrined into law the right to an abortion, results showed Wednesday,...
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Voter fraud disinformation rampant in US election’s final sprint
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Voter fraud disinformation rampant in US election’s final sprint
November 6, 2024
Paris, France (AFP) Social media was flooded with baseless claims of voter fraud in the final hours of the US presidential election -- until Donald Tr...
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Trump says would concede defeat ‘if it’s a fair election’
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Trump says would concede defeat ‘if it’s a fair election’
November 5, 2024
WEST PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) — United States (US) Republican presidential contender Donald Trump said he would be prepared to concede defeat a...
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Harris targets Trump’s age after report of exhaustion
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Harris targets Trump’s age after report of exhaustion
October 18, 2024
DETROIT, United States (AFP) — Kamala Harris questioned Donald Trump's fitness for office Friday as the oldest major-party White House candidate in hi...
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Former US president Jimmy Carter, 100, casts vote
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Former US president Jimmy Carter, 100, casts vote
October 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Fifteen days after turning 100, former United States (US) president Jimmy Carter cast his vote in the US election on...
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Harris pokes fun after Trump turns rally into bizarre dance-a-thon
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Harris pokes fun after Trump turns rally into bizarre dance-a-thon
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Kamala Harris questioned Donald Trump's mental state Tuesday after the 78-year-old Republican's latest televised tow...
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Trump says could support using US military against Americans
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Trump says could support using US military against Americans
October 13, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump issued a sinister election-related threat to "radical" leftists Sunday, saying he could support United ...
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With medical report Harris seeks to play health card against Trump
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With medical report Harris seeks to play health card against Trump
October 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Democratic White House candidate Kamala Harris is in "excellent health" and fit for the presidency, according to a m...
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Trump says immigrants bringing ‘bad genes’ into US
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October 7, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump said Monday that illegal immigrants were bringing "bad genes" into the U...
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Venezuela sends hundreds to maximum security jails after election — NGO
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August 31, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — More than 700 people arrested during protests that erupted after Venezuela's disputed presidential election have been trans...
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Jamaica add three medals at Carifta Games
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