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Glenmuir High, STETHS to face off in ISSA daCosta Cup final
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Glenmuir High and St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) will meet in Saturday’s final of the ISSA daCosta Cup football competition ...
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY CARLYSIA RAMDEEN Observer Online reporter ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 17 06:50 PM
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett on Tuesday officially launched the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme (THARP), an initiative aimed at p...
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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
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LAS VEGAS, United States — A 60-metre sprinter from the United States has become the first female track athlete to join the controversial Enhanced Gam...
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
December 17 06:33 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Muschett High scored a double win, beating Holland High in two Under-16 games in ISSA Rural Area Zone B boys' basketball competiti...
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A manhunt for the mass shooter who opened fire in an exam room at one of America's top universities stretched into a f...
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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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Two break out of French jail in ‘old-fashioned’ bed sheets escape
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November 27, 2025
DIJON, France (AFP) — Two prisoners escaped from a French jail using bed sheets after sawing through the bars of their cell, a prosecutor said Thursda...
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Shein under EU pressure over childlike sex dolls
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Shein under EU pressure over childlike sex dolls
November 26, 2025
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Union (EU) stepped up its pressure on Shein on Wednesday after the online retail giant faced an uproar in Franc...
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France bestows highest national award on Surinamese medical doctor
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France bestows highest national award on Surinamese medical doctor
November 19, 2025
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) — France has bestowed the “Knight of the Legion of Honor”, the lowest rank in the country’s highest civilian order, on Suri...
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Mbappe, PSG in counterclaims worth hundreds of millions
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Mbappe, PSG in counterclaims worth hundreds of millions
November 17, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP)—France captain Kylian Mbappe on Monday claimed 263 million euros ($305m) from Paris Saint-Germain in an escalating dispute over th...
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France warns over Caribbean ‘instability’ as G7 talks open
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November 11, 2025
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Canada (AFP)—France's foreign minister criticized "military operations" in the Caribbean at a G7 meeting on Tuesday, as the deplo...
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France threatens Shein ban if ‘childlike’ sex dolls reappear
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November 3, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) - France's finance minister threatened Monday to ban Shein from the country if the Asian e-commerce giant resumes selling childlik...
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Oldest former Olympic champion Coste dies at 101
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PARIS, France (AFP) - The world's oldest former Olympic champion, ex-track cyclist Charles Coste, has died aged 101, French sports minister Marina Fer...
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Hermes taps British designer to lead its menswear line
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October 21, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — French luxury company Hermes on Tuesday announced that a British designer, Grace Wales Bonner, is taking over its men's pret-a-p...
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Robbers steal French crown jewels from Louvre in 7 minute heist
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October 19, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Thieves wielding power tools robbed the Louvre in broad daylight Sunday, taking just seven minutes to grab some of France's pric...
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France’s ex-president Sarkozy goes to jail
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PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy is to be jailed Tuesday over a scheme to acquire Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential...
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Death of bullied nine-year-old shakes France
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October 13, 2025
SARREGUEMINES, France (AFP) — A nine-year-old girl was found dead in her home in northeastern France this weekend, prosecutors and police sources said...
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Shein’s Paris store kicks up a storm in France
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Shein’s Paris store kicks up a storm in France
October 9, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Asian e-commerce giant Shein's decision to set up shop in a historic Parisian department store has ruffled feathers in the fashi...
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Man who abused Gisele Pelicot knew she was asleep — investigator
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October 7, 2025
NÎMES, France (AFP) — Husamettin Dogan, the only man who is appealing his conviction for sexually abusing Gisele Pelicot, was "fully aware" that the F...
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Macron under pressure as French PM resigns after less than month
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October 6, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) – France's new prime minister resigned on Monday after less than a month in office, sinking the country further into a political c...
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French PM under pressure to put together cabinet
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October 5, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu was under mounting pressure on Sunday to pull together a cabinet as he struggled t...
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Shein picks France for its first permanent stores
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Shein picks France for its first permanent stores
October 1, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Asian fast-fashion giant Shein said Wednesday it had picked France to open its first permanent physical stores in November. The ...
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France’s Gael Monfils announces retirement at end of 2026
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PARIS, France (AFP) -- French tennis player Gael Monfils, one of the most entertaining and popular players on the ATP tour, announced on Wednesday tha...
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Endometriosis test backed by French government under scrutiny
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September 30, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — When France launched its strategy to fight endometriosis in 2022, it widely promoted a simple saliva test that was promised to r...
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Frenchman denies killing wife in case that captivated France
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September 22, 2025
ALBI, France (AFP) — A French father of two went on trial Monday charged with the murder of his wife, denying he killed her in a case that captivated ...
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Ex-France defender Umtiti calls time on football career
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September 15, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Former France international defender Samuel Umtiti, a World Cup winner in 2018, announced his retirement on Monday. The 31-year...
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Tokyo 2025: France’s Gressier shocks field to win world 10,000m gold
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September 14, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP)-France's Jimmy Gressier pulled off a huge upset by winning the men's 10,000m at the world championships in Tokyo on Sunday. In the ...
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France come from behind to edge Iceland in World Cup qualifying
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September 9, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A disjointed France recovered from a major Michael Olise gaffe to beat Iceland 2-1 in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday, holding ...
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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