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Dead girl’s ghost haunts Dayton
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Dead girl’s ghost haunts Dayton
Why PNP gen sec was hit in pocket for repeating debunked claim Vaz raped, killed student
July 13 12:30 AM
Dead girl’s ghost haunts Dayton
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‘My ordeals could make a good book’
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‘My ordeals could make a good book’
Mother of three pleads for financial help to undergo surgery for herself, daughter
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July 13 12:28 AM
‘My ordeals could make a good book’
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Land grabbers we’re coming for you!
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St Thomas FA recognises ‘transformational’ sponsor
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St Thomas FA recognises ‘transformational’ sponsor
July 13 12:10 AM
St Thomas FA recognises ‘transformational’ sponsor
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Honouring Jamaica’s Olympic legacy
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Honouring Jamaica’s Olympic legacy
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July 13 12:08 AM
Honouring Jamaica’s Olympic legacy
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Sinner takes all!
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Sinner takes all!
Tennis’ ‘quiet man’ defeats Zverev to win second-straight Wimbledon title
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Sinner takes all!
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Trump ally Senator Lindsey Graham dies at 71
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Trump ally Senator Lindsey Graham dies at 71
July 13 12:00 AM
Trump ally Senator Lindsey Graham dies at 71
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Study links painful period to mental health issues among women with sickle cell disease
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Study links painful period to mental health issues among women with sickle cell disease
July 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Research has found a strong correlation between painful periods and high rates of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts among wo...
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One million women and girls lose access to support amid aid cuts—UN
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One million women and girls lose access to support amid aid cuts—UN
July 10, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland(AFP)—The United Nations warned Friday that at least one million women and girls had lost access to vital support due to dramatic c...
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JMMB invites women entrepreneurs to apply for PowHERful Women in Business programme
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JMMB invites women entrepreneurs to apply for PowHERful Women in Business programme
July 3, 2026
The JMMB Group, through its SME Resource Centre, is inviting women entrepreneurs in Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago to take the next step in their perso...
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Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw will remain with Manchester City
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Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw will remain with Manchester City
May 25, 2026
In an eleventh-hour announcement, Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw has indicated she will be staying with Manchester City in a deal set to last another four years...
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Barcelona win Women’s Champions League, thrashing Lyon 4-0 in final
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Barcelona win Women’s Champions League, thrashing Lyon 4-0 in final
May 23, 2026
OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Ewa Pajor and Salma Paralluelo both scored twice as Barcelona thrashed Lyon 4-0 in Saturday's Women's Champions League final to w...
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Papine vendor shot and killed
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Papine vendor shot and killed
May 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A vendor was shot and killed at the Papine Market on Friday. Police confirmed that the woman was shot by an assailant. A police of...
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St James police alarmed by rise in killings of women
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St James police alarmed by rise in killings of women
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
May 13, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James police are deeply troubled by the recent spate of killings of women in the parish, pointing to a pattern of interpers...
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Violence against women ‘a global emergency’, says UN
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Violence against women ‘a global emergency’, says UN
February 27, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) —The United Nations (UN) rights chief on Friday decried mounting threats to women's rights worldwide, highlighting rampant f...
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Reggae Girlz’s Jamieson signed to FC Berlin
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Reggae Girlz’s Jamieson signed to FC Berlin
January 5, 2026
Jamaican Goalkeeper Yazmeen Jamieson has been signed to FC Berlin. Jamieson, who formerly played for Guelph United FC and plays for the Reggae Girlz, ...
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Women entrepreneurs in Hanover receive over $630,000 in recovery support
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Women entrepreneurs in Hanover receive over $630,000 in recovery support
December 29, 2025
HANOVER, Jamaica  — In a powerful moment of community healing and empowerment, the Youth for Development Network (YFDN), in partnership with the Think...
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PAHO launches tool to improve care for women who survive sexual violence
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PAHO launches tool to improve care for women who survive sexual violence
December 5, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a rapid assessment tool to improve care for women survivors...
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Fight against breast cancer in the west
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Fight against breast cancer in the west
October 21, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Breast cancer remains one of the leading causes of death among women in Jamaica, a stark reality that underscores the urgency of r...
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Study finds women have higher genetic risk of depression
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Study finds women have higher genetic risk of depression
October 7, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)-Women are genetically at higher risk of clinical depression than men, Australian researchers found in a study published Wednes...
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Kingston joins Carter Center’s global women’s empowerment campaign
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Kingston joins Carter Center’s global women’s empowerment campaign
September 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Kingston has been named one of 13 cities worldwide selected to join the Carter Center’s Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign, an...
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FAO launches new initiative to assist women
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FAO launches new initiative to assist women
August 8, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched a new digital tool aimed at strengthening the capacities, leader...
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Egypt arrests TikTokers in latest morality crackdown
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Egypt arrests TikTokers in latest morality crackdown
August 4, 2025
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — Egyptian authorities have arrested at least eight TikTok content creators in less than a week on vague charges including "indecen...
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Outrage grows in France over US plan to destroy contraceptives
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Outrage grows in France over US plan to destroy contraceptives
August 1, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) - A United States (US) plan to destroy women's contraception products reportedly worth $9.7 million spurred growing outcry on Frid...
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Frazsiers Whip winning streak broken
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Frazsiers Whip winning streak broken
July 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defending champions Frazsiers Whip FC’s perfect winning record was snapped on Saturday as they rallied late to earn a 1-1 draw aga...
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ICC seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over persecution of women
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ICC seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over persecution of women
July 8, 2025
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over...
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Teen plotting attacks on women charged in France’s first ‘incel’ case
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Teen plotting attacks on women charged in France’s first ‘incel’ case
July 2, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP)— An 18-year-old French man suspected of planning attacks on women has been charged in the country's first case of a terror plot li...
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‘No bra, no entry’: Nigerian university rule sparks backlash
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‘No bra, no entry’: Nigerian university rule sparks backlash
June 18, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — A Nigerian university has ignited an online row after a video showed female staff members touching the breasts of women to chec...
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More than 2,000 Haitians held in Dominican hospital crackdown
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More than 2,000 Haitians held in Dominican hospital crackdown
June 2, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — The Dominican Republic said Monday it had arrested 2,000 people from gang violence-riddled Haiti in a crackd...
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Why PNP gen sec was hit in pocket for repeating debunked claim Vaz raped, killed student
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Dead girl’s ghost haunts Dayton
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‘My ordeals could make a good book’
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‘My ordeals could make a good book’
Mother of three pleads for financial help to undergo surgery for herself, daughter
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 13, 2026
‘My ordeals could make a good book’
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Land grabbers we’re coming for you!
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Land grabbers we’re coming for you!
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Land grabbers we’re coming for you!
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St Thomas FA recognises ‘transformational’ sponsor
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