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A voice in sport lost
Tributes pour in for award-winning journalist Donald Oliver
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•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:18 AM
‘Closure comfort’
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Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 31 12:16 AM
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Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
December 31 12:14 AM
Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
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RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:12 AM
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
BOJ pushing
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‘Arrive alive’
Increase in road fatalities pushes authorities to intensify strategies to change driver behaviour
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
‘Arrive alive’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
Church leaders weigh in on debate over State’s offer of rebuilding funds
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
December 31 12:09 AM
‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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Trump says Hamas will be ‘eradicated’ if they breach Gaza deal
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Trump says Hamas will be ‘eradicated’ if they breach Gaza deal
October 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States’ President Donald Trump said Monday that he would give Hamas a chance to honor the Gaza truce deal wit...
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Israel and Hamas accuse each other of breaching Gaza truce amid strikes, clashes
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Israel and Hamas accuse each other of breaching Gaza truce amid strikes, clashes
October 19, 2025
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Gaza's nine-day-old ceasefire came under strain Sunday after the Israeli army said it launched air strikes ...
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Netanyahu says Gaza war not over until Hamas disarms
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Netanyahu says Gaza war not over until Hamas disarms
October 18, 2025
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Saturday that the war in Gaza would not be over until ...
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Israel threatens to resume fighting if Hamas does not respect Gaza truce deal
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Israel threatens to resume fighting if Hamas does not respect Gaza truce deal
October 15, 2025
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israel's defence minister on Wednesday threatened to resume fighting if Hamas does not honour the terms of a US-backed ce...
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Israel identifies hostage bodies, returns 45 Palestinian dead
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Israel identifies hostage bodies, returns 45 Palestinian dead
October 14, 2025
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP)—The Israeli military said Tuesday that the remains of four deceased hostages returned by Hamas have been identified, includ...
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Antigua welcomes ceasefire between Israel, Hamas
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Antigua welcomes ceasefire between Israel, Hamas
October 9, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The government of Antigua and Barbuda has welcomed the ceasefire announcement between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group,...
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Trump says Israel, Hamas agree to first phase of peace plan
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Trump says Israel, Hamas agree to first phase of peace plan
October 8, 2025
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — United States' President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had agreed on the first phase of his Gaza peace plan, ...
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Trump says Hamas ready for peace, tells Israel to stop bombing
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Trump says Hamas ready for peace, tells Israel to stop bombing
October 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Friday he believed Hamas was ready for peace and told Israel to stop bombing Gaza, af...
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Hamas confirms death of Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar
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Hamas confirms death of Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar
August 31, 2025
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Hamas on Sunday confirmed the death of Mohammed Sinwar, its presumed leader in Gaza, more than three months after Israel...
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‘Nowhere safe’ Israel pounds Gaza City as military takes first moves in offensive
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‘Nowhere safe’ Israel pounds Gaza City as military takes first moves in offensive
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 21, 2025
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Israel hammered Gaza City and its outskirts overnight, residents said Thursday, as the military announced i...
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Trump says Hamas ‘didn’t want’ Gaza deal as talks break down
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Trump says Hamas ‘didn’t want’ Gaza deal as talks break down
July 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said Friday that Hamas did not want a ceasefire deal in Gaza, after Israel...
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Netanyahu vows to uproot Hamas as ceasefire proposals are discussed
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Netanyahu vows to uproot Hamas as ceasefire proposals are discussed
July 3, 2025
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP)—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday vowed to eradicate Hamas, even as the Palestinian mili...
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Israeli minister says ‘Gaza will be entirely destroyed’
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Israeli minister says ‘Gaza will be entirely destroyed’
May 6, 2025
OFRA, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday that a victory for his country in its war against mil...
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Hamas calls on ‘anyone who can bear arms’ worldwide to fight Trump’s Gaza plan
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Hamas calls on ‘anyone who can bear arms’ worldwide to fight Trump’s Gaza plan
March 31, 2025
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP)— A senior Hamas official on Monday called on supporters worldwide to pick up weapons and fight US President Donald Trump's plan to ...
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UN agency refuses involvement in any plans for Gaza displacement
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UN agency refuses involvement in any plans for Gaza displacement
February 25, 2025
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — The International Organisation for Migration will not be part of "any kind of forced" evacuation of Palestinians out of G...
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Hamas ready to release all hostages in phase two of ceasefire deal
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Hamas ready to release all hostages in phase two of ceasefire deal
February 19, 2025
GAZA CITY Palestinian Territories (AFP) - A senior Hamas official told AFP on Wednesday that the Palestinian militant group was prepared to release al...
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Hamas to free 6 Israeli Gaza hostages, hand over 4 bodies this week
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Hamas to free 6 Israeli Gaza hostages, hand over 4 bodies this week
February 18, 2025
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) - Hamas said Tuesday that it would hand over all six living Israeli hostages due for release under the first phase of the G...
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Trump Gaza plan sparks questions, astonishment in Israel
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Trump Gaza plan sparks questions, astonishment in Israel
February 5, 2025
TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump's proposal for Gaza's takeover raised questions in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on Wednesday, with some ...
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Gaza healthcare nearing ‘total collapse’ due to Israeli strikes: UN
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Gaza healthcare nearing ‘total collapse’ due to Israeli strikes: UN
December 31, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— A United Nations report published Tuesday found that Israeli strikes on and near hospitals in the Gaza Strip had left healt...
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Conditions in north Gaza hospital ‘appalling’: WHO chief
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Conditions in north Gaza hospital ‘appalling’: WHO chief
December 16, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The World Health Organization said Monday a humanitarian team finally reached one of northern Gaza's only functioning hosp...
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US official Sullivan says ‘got the sense’ Israel PM ready for Gaza deal
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US official Sullivan says ‘got the sense’ Israel PM ready for Gaza deal
December 12, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) - Visiting US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared ...
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Trump warns ‘hell to pay’ if Gaza hostages not freed before his inauguration
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Trump warns ‘hell to pay’ if Gaza hostages not freed before his inauguration
December 2, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)— US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday warned Gaza militants of massive repercussions if hostages are not released...
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A voice in sport lost
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A voice in sport lost
Tributes pour in for award-winning journalist Donald Oliver
December 31, 2025
A voice in sport lost
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‘Closure & comfort’
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‘Closure & comfort’
•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31, 2025
‘Closure comfort’
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New location, no problem!
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New location, no problem!
I Love Soca delivers premium vibes at Heroes’ Circle
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December 31, 2025
New location, no problem!
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STAGE ECONOMICS
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STAGE ECONOMICS
Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
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December 31, 2025
Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
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RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31, 2025
More work to do
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