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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
December 17 05:04 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela struck a defiant note Wednesday, insisting that its crude oil exports were not impacted by United States (US) Pre...
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
December 17 04:29 PM
PARIS, France (AFP)—The winners of the 2026 World Cup will receive $50 million in prize money as part of a record financial contribution for the tourn...
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
December 17 04:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after the stabbing death of a 35-year-old man in Penn Avenue, Kingston 11 on Decemb...
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
December 17 03:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of trying to dispose of a gun while trying to evade the security forces has been freed after the presiding judge fou...
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Gas prices down $3.06, Diesel down $3.06
December 17 03:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Motorists should see a decrease at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, December 18, according to the latest ex-re...
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Antigua and Barbuda in discussions with US authorities following new immigration measure
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Antigua and Barbuda in discussions with US authorities following new immigration measure
December 17 03:31 PM
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda government on Wednesday said it is “actively engaged” in discussions with the United States authori...
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Swaby calls for consultation on proposed centralised permit system and One Road Authority
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Swaby calls for consultation on proposed centralised permit system and One Road Authority
December 17 01:40 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby, is calling on the Government to engage in dialogue with municipal corporations regarding its propo...
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GenXS launches fourth carnival season with ‘INFINITI’ theme
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GenXS launches fourth carnival season with ‘INFINITI’ theme
December 17 01:30 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — GenXS Carnival has officially launched its fourth season under the theme “INFINITI”, which aims to focus on cultural expression an...
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Haiti records additional cases of COVID-19
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Haiti records additional cases of COVID-19
March 23, 2020
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC)— Haiti has recorded three new cases of the coronavirus and health officials on the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CA...
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Don’t give up the fight, Johnson tells nurses
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Don’t give up the fight, Johnson tells nurses
BY SHANAE STEWART Staff reporter stewarts@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 23, 2020
NAJ President, Health Ministry, doctors respond to report of positive COVID-19 tests by health workers PRESIDENT of the Nurses' Association of Jamaica...
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Coronavirus presents dope test hurdle for Tokyo Games
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Coronavirus presents dope test hurdle for Tokyo Games
March 23, 2020
Paris , France (AFP) — Restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-29) pandemic have reduced the number of doping tests to a minimum, c...
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Nightclub operator, cashier charged under Disaster Risk Management Act
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Nightclub operator, cashier charged under Disaster Risk Management Act
March 23, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Local actor and nightclub operator Garfield 'Bad Boy Trevor' Reid was one of two people arrested yesterday for breaches of the Disas...
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Food delivery company profits from COVID-19
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Food delivery company profits from COVID-19
BY RACQUEL PORTER Staff reporter porterr@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 23, 2020
While several companies are closing their doors amid the arrival of COVID-19 on the island's shores, there are increasing opportunities for at least o...
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Sandals, Beaches resorts closing temporarily
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Sandals, Beaches resorts closing temporarily
March 22, 2020
Gordon “Butch” Stewart yesterday advised that all Sandals and Beaches Resorts are being closed for the period March 30 to May 15, 2020 in a move to sa...
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Replace PATH food distribution with increased payments to parents —  Bunting
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Replace PATH food distribution with increased payments to parents — Bunting
March 22, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People's National Party (PNP) Spokesman on Education, Peter Bunting, is imploring the Ministry of Education to discontinue deliver...
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Pollard points to opportunity in COVID-19-forced break
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Pollard points to opportunity in COVID-19-forced break
March 22, 2020
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — West Indies white-ball captain, Kieron Pollard says players should use the break from competition, prompted by the nov...
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No health care workers tested positive for COVID-19, says Tufton
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No health care workers tested positive for COVID-19, says Tufton
March 22, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has denied reports that health care workers have tested positive for COVID-1...
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COVID-19 jobs: Medical technologist
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COVID-19 jobs: Medical technologist
March 22, 2020
Medical technologists, also known as clinical laboratory technologists, perform and analyse the results of complex scientific tests on blood and bodil...
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COVID-19 and heart disease: A perspective for cardiac patients in Jamaica
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COVID-19 and heart disease: A perspective for cardiac patients in Jamaica
DR ERNEST MADU AND DR PAUL EDWARDS 
March 22, 2020
In December of 2019, doctors in China started to notice the emergence of a new disease. The patients had flu-like symptoms and severe lung infection. ...
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UK to cover 80 per cent of wages of virus-hit workers: finance minister
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UK to cover 80 per cent of wages of virus-hit workers: finance minister
March 22, 2020
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The British Government on Friday said it would help cover the wages of people hit by the coronavirus outbreak as it tig...
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Surviving tax season in Jamaica amid the COVID-19 pandemic
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Surviving tax season in Jamaica amid the COVID-19 pandemic
BY DIONNIE HEADLEY 
March 22, 2020
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease pandemic has come at a time when millions of people around the world are looking to finalise their financial ...
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PRISONERS A FRET!
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PRISONERS A FRET!
BY SHARLENE HENDRICKS Staff reporter hendrickss@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 22, 2020
It is a scary atmosphere in here right now, says inmate at St Catherine facility regarding COVID-19 Crammed inside a prison cell is the last place one...
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How COVID-19 affects Jamaica’s labour laws
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How COVID-19 affects Jamaica’s labour laws
BY KIMBERLEY HIBBERT Senior staff reporter hibbertk@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 22, 2020
THE labour force is feeling the implications of quarantine measures outlined by the Government in an effort to stave off the spread of the novel coron...
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VPA concerned about domestic violence, public aggression during COVID-19 lockdown
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VPA concerned about domestic violence, public aggression during COVID-19 lockdown
March 22, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) is encouraging Jamaicans to remain calm, educate themselves about the coronavirus and how t...
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Digicel joins forces with health ministry in COVID-19 fight
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Digicel joins forces with health ministry in COVID-19 fight
March 22, 2020
Digicel customers are now able to receive timely, accurate text message updates on the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation as a result of a public educat...
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World champion Hamilton self-isolating as precaution
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World champion Hamilton self-isolating as precaution
March 22, 2020
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Six-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton says he is self-isolating, but will not get tested for coronavirus as othe...
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A COVID-19 patient’s plight
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A COVID-19 patient’s plight
March 22, 2020
Woman not happy with how local health officials handled her case A young woman who was last Friday listed among the three new patients who had tested ...
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Beach resort a ‘ghost town’ as Cyprus tourism hit by virus crisis
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Beach resort a ‘ghost town’ as Cyprus tourism hit by virus crisis
March 22, 2020
LARNACA, Cyprus (AFP) — On a Cyprus hotel reception desk, health questionnaires on the nevel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sit mostly untouched near ...
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Operation attack COVID
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Operation attack COVID
Warrick Lattibeaudiere 
March 22, 2020
The offence and the defence WHEN World Wars I and II were fought in 1914-18 and 1939-45, respectively, who would have imagined Earth again being plung...
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Nurses president urges public to shun misinformation amid COVID-19 scare
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Nurses president urges public to shun misinformation amid COVID-19 scare
March 22, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Carmen Johnson, president of the Jamaica Nurses' Association (NAJ) is imploring Jamaicans to not discriminate against nurses durin...
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela struck a defiant note Wednesday, insisting that its crude oil exports were not impacted by United States (US) Pre...
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
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PARIS, France (AFP)—The winners of the 2026 World Cup will receive $50 million in prize money as part of a record financial contribution for the tourn...
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after the stabbing death of a 35-year-old man in Penn Avenue, Kingston 11 on Decemb...
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of trying to dispose of a gun while trying to evade the security forces has been freed after the presiding judge fou...
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