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Dr Neville Graham pressing on with mobile clinics initiative
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Dr Neville Graham pressing on with mobile clinics initiative
April 3 09:50 PM
Dr Neville Graham, with his mobile clinics initiative, continues to serve the vulnerable months after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, devastating secti...
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Miss Kitty opens up about recent health scare, asks fans for continued prayers as she recovers
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Miss Kitty opens up about recent health scare, asks fans for continued prayers as she recovers
April 3 09:29 PM
Media personality Khadine "Miss Kitty" Wilkinson has shared an emotional update with her social media followers about a recent health scare that saw h...
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Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
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Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
Police urge citizens to replace tank covering
April 3 09:09 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A St Elizabeth family’s Easter took a tragic turn when a nine-year-old boy, in attempting to retrieve a ball, fell into a tank...
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Pain at the pumps
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Pain at the pumps
March surge drives fuel prices up 20 per cent
April 3 08:49 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica --A burst of weekly increases in March pushed fuel prices in Jamaica up by as much as 20 per cent since the start of the year, as co...
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‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
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‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 3 05:51 PM
Memmalatel ‘Victory’ Morgan, the 18-year-old son of reggae artiste Mojo Morgan, has earned a scholarship to Bryant and Stratton College in Virginia Be...
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WATCH: Manchester woman killed, soldier turns himself in
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WATCH: Manchester woman killed, soldier turns himself in
April 3 05:43 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are at the scene of a homicide in Three Chains, Manchester where a soldier is accused of killing his female partner on Fr...
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Jamaica to write to FIFA about ‘hand ball’ goal vs DR Congo in failed World Cup bid
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Jamaica to write to FIFA about ‘hand ball’ goal vs DR Congo in failed World Cup bid
April 3 03:46 PM
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) intends to protest the Reggae Boyz' loss to the Democratic Republic of Congo in their Inter-continental World Cu...
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
April 3 02:51 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The inaugural staging of the St Elizabeth police’s gospel concert in Black River on Thursday is being hailed as a success with...
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NWA working around the clock to clear blocked roadways damaged by flood waters
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NWA working around the clock to clear blocked roadways damaged by flood waters
September 1, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) has announced that significant damage has been done to roadways in several communities on the sout...
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Landslides block roads in John’s Hall
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Landslides block roads in John’s Hall
August 31, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Observer Online understands that sections of the roadway between John's Hall and adjoining communities in St James have been rende...
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Met Service on alert for tropical wave which is likely to develop into tropical depression
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Met Service on alert for tropical wave which is likely to develop into tropical depression
August 31, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) is monitoring a tropical wave in the central Atlantic, which has a medium chan...
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Tropical Storm Ernesto could become a hurricane by Thursday
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Tropical Storm Ernesto could become a hurricane by Thursday
August 13, 2024
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The centre of Tropical Storm Ernesto is currently near the French island of Guadeloupe and the Leeward Islands with maxim...
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Tropical system barrels towards Leeward Islands
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Tropical system barrels towards Leeward Islands
August 11, 2024
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Miami-based National Hurricane Centre (NHC) says a weather system, which could become the next tropical cyclone, is c...
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Solar storms could cause more auroras on Tuesday night
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Solar storms could cause more auroras on Tuesday night
July 30, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Massive explosions on the Sun have triggered warnings of geomagnetic storms that could create dazzling auroras in the northern U...
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Mini tornado ripped through section of Lucea on Thursday
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Mini tornado ripped through section of Lucea on Thursday
July 26, 2024
HANOVER, Jamaica — Hanoverians who were spared the wrath of Hurricane Beryl three weeks ago were confronted with a new disaster as a mini tornado wrea...
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Squall line brings strong winds, heavy rains across Jamaica
July 26, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A squall line across Jamaica on Friday evening caused power outages in some areas with its strong winds and heavy rains. A squall ...
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UN says dust levels in air dropped slightly in 2023
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UN says dust levels in air dropped slightly in 2023
July 12, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The amount of dust in the air eased slightly in 2023, the United Nations (UN) said Friday, warning that poor environmental...
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80-year-old Manchester man dies during Hurricane Beryl’s rampage
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80-year-old Manchester man dies during Hurricane Beryl’s rampage
BY ALECIA SMITH Senior staff reporter smitha@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 5, 2024
An 80-year-old man lost his life when a wall at the back of his property in Back Up district, Resource, Manchester, fell on him during the passage of ...
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Centre of Tropical Storm Beryl could pass 150 miles from Jamaica’s coastline but prepare for the worst — Met Service
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Centre of Tropical Storm Beryl could pass 150 miles from Jamaica’s coastline but prepare for the worst — Met Service
June 29, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) says that  despite projections suggesting a direct hit by Tropical Storm Beryl...
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Freak storm downs trees, causes power outages across Corporate Area
June 26, 2024
Strong wind gusts across the Corporate Area on Wednesday afternoon caused power outages, downed trees and left at least one vehicle damaged. The freak...
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Saharan Dust layer to move across Jamaica starting today — MET Service
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Saharan Dust layer to move across Jamaica starting today — MET Service
June 26, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A wave of the Saharan Dust layer currently across the central Caribbean is expected to impact Jamaica starting Wednesday morning. ...
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UN forecasts La Nina could help lower temperatures this year
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UN forecasts La Nina could help lower temperatures this year
June 3, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The return of the cooling La Nina weather phenomenon this year should help lower temperatures somewhat after months of glo...
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CariCOF reiterates 2024 a year of climate extremes for Caribbean
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CariCOF reiterates 2024 a year of climate extremes for Caribbean
May 31, 2024
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) is reiterating its earlier warning that 2024 is shaping up t...
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Dr Neville Graham pressing on with mobile clinics initiative
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Dr Neville Graham, with his mobile clinics initiative, continues to serve the vulnerable months after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, devastating secti...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Miss Kitty opens up about recent health scare, asks fans for continued prayers as she recovers
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Miss Kitty opens up about recent health scare, asks fans for continued prayers as she recovers
April 3, 2026
Media personality Khadine "Miss Kitty" Wilkinson has shared an emotional update with her social media followers about a recent health scare that saw h...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
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Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
Police urge citizens to replace tank covering
April 3, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A St Elizabeth family’s Easter took a tragic turn when a nine-year-old boy, in attempting to retrieve a ball, fell into a tank...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Pain at the pumps
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Pain at the pumps
March surge drives fuel prices up 20 per cent
April 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica --A burst of weekly increases in March pushed fuel prices in Jamaica up by as much as 20 per cent since the start of the year, as co...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
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‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
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Memmalatel ‘Victory’ Morgan, the 18-year-old son of reggae artiste Mojo Morgan, has earned a scholarship to Bryant and Stratton College in Virginia Be...
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