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Herbert Morrison crush Muschett 108 – 2 in ISSA basketball
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Herbert Morrison crush Muschett 108 – 2 in ISSA basketball
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 5 03:41 PM
MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Former champions Herbert Morrison Technical recorded a lopsided 108-2 win over Muschett High at Herbert Morrison Technical on...
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
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WASHINGTON, (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it has approved an US$80 million loan to enhance the resilience and sustainability ...
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
December 5 03:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Event promoter and artiste manager Romeich Major is criticising corporate companies for "not holding strong" by postponing Christmas...
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Christian Tavares-Finson lauds Jimmy Cliff as national icon
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Christian Tavares-Finson lauds Jimmy Cliff as national icon
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Government Senator Christian Tavares-Finson has described Jimmy Cliff as a national icon whose message of positivity transcends music and will resonat...
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Patricia Smith seeks partners to assist Melissa victims sheltered at Godfrey Stewart High amid uncertain future
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Patricia Smith seeks partners to assist Melissa victims sheltered at Godfrey Stewart High amid uncertain future
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The Patricia Smith Foundation is seeking partners to bring long-lasting relief for 50 hurricane victims who are still housed at the Godfrey Stewart Hi...
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Request for help allegedly sparks jealous rage
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Request for help allegedly sparks jealous rage
December 5 12:28 PM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A domestic quarrel sparked by a woman’s request for a male friend to help her get back on her feet after Hurricane Melissa, al...
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Guyanese man to be sentenced for murdering mother
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Guyanese man to be sentenced for murdering mother
December 5 12:00 PM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) - A Guyanese High Court judge has set January 6 next year as the date for sentencing Deonarine Dookhoo, a Guyanese man who w...
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Digicel says latest act of vandalism causing service disruption for customers in Kingston
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Digicel says latest act of vandalism causing service disruption for customers in Kingston
December 5 11:57 AM
Digicel has condemned what it says is, “a more recent, deliberate and criminal act of vandalism that has damaged a critical section of its underground...
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A former civilian employee of the US Air Force was sentenced to nearly six years in prison on Wednesday for sharing ...
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Ukrainian town in shock after Russian drone kills whole family
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Ukrainian town in shock after Russian drone kills whole family
October 1, 2025
CHERNECHCHYNA, Ukraine (AFP) -- The last time Natalya saw her neighbour Alyona Lesnichenko, a 26-year-old mother of two from the Ukrainian village of ...
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Haiti, Caricom welcome UN Security Council resolution on Haiti
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Haiti, Caricom welcome UN Security Council resolution on Haiti
September 30, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (CMC) — Haiti on Tuesday welcomed the decision of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to back a resolution authoris...
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Russia hits seat of Ukraine gov’t in war’s biggest air attack
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Russia hits seat of Ukraine gov’t in war’s biggest air attack
September 7, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russia fired its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine early Sunday, killing four people and setting the seat of the Ukrainian ...
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Putin threatens to target any Western troops sent to Ukraine
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Putin threatens to target any Western troops sent to Ukraine
September 5, 2025
UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AFP) — President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that any Western forces deployed to Ukraine would be "legitimate" targets for Russ...
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Could humans become immortal, as Putin was heard telling Xi?
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Could humans become immortal, as Putin was heard telling Xi?
September 4, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have been recorded on a hot mic discussing how organ transplants and other medical advances could ...
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Jude Law became ‘obsessive’ Putin watcher for role as Russian leader
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August 31, 2025
VENICE, Italy (AFP) -- British actor Jude Law said Sunday he became an "obsessive" watcher of Vladimir Putin as he prepared for his role as the Russia...
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Hopes dim for Putin-Zelensky peace summit
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Hopes dim for Putin-Zelensky peace summit
August 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The chances of a Russia-Ukraine summit faded Friday as United States (US) President Donald Trump appeared to tire of...
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Russia will not give Ukraine security guarantee—Zelensky
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August 17, 2025
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) —Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday rejected the idea of Russia offering his country security guarantees, after US an...
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Trump moves away from Ukraine war ceasefire demand
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Trump moves away from Ukraine war ceasefire demand
August 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Saturday shifted his campaign to halt the Ukraine war to securing a full peace agreeme...
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Made-for-TV pageantry as Trump brings Putin in from cold
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Made-for-TV pageantry as Trump brings Putin in from cold
August 15, 2025
ANCHORAGE, United States (AFP) -- Stepping foot on Western soil for the first time since he ordered the invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin basked in ...
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Russia imposes curbs on WhatsApp, Telegram calls
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Russia imposes curbs on WhatsApp, Telegram calls
August 13, 2025
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP)—Russia announced curbs on calls on the WhatsApp and Telegram messenger apps on Wednesday, saying that this was necessary to fight...
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‘Viable’ chance for Ukraine ceasefire thanks to Trump, says UK PM
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‘Viable’ chance for Ukraine ceasefire thanks to Trump, says UK PM
August 13, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday said that there was now a "viable" chance for a Ukraine ceasefire, ahe...
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Ukraine says fighting ‘difficult’ after reports of Russia’s rapid gains
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Ukraine says fighting ‘difficult’ after reports of Russia’s rapid gains
August 12, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukraine said Tuesday it was engaged in "difficult" battles with Russian forces after Moscow had made rapid advances in a narrow...
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Putin says wants lasting peace in Ukraine
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Putin says wants lasting peace in Ukraine
August 1, 2025
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) - Russia wants a "lasting and stable peace" in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Friday, adding that Moscow's conditions for...
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Russian TV shows buildings swept away as tsunami hits coast
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Russian TV shows buildings swept away as tsunami hits coast
July 30, 2025
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian state television on Wednesday aired footage of a tsunami wave sweeping through a coastal town in the far east of the co...
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Cyberattack on Russia’s Aeroflot grounds dozens of flights
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Cyberattack on Russia’s Aeroflot grounds dozens of flights
July 28, 2025
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP)—A cyberattack on Russia's national airline Aeroflot grounded 42 flights on Monday, officials said, with a Ukrainian and a Belarus...
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Pope receives high-ranking Russian Orthodox cleric
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Pope receives high-ranking Russian Orthodox cleric
July 26, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV held a first meeting on Saturday with a senior Russian Orthodox cleric at the Vatican since becoming the h...
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Rescuers find no survivors after plane carrying nearly 50 crashes in Russia
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Rescuers find no survivors after plane carrying nearly 50 crashes in Russia
July 24, 2025
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — A passenger plane carrying nearly 50 people crashed in a remote spot in Russia's far eastern region of Amur on Thursday, with n...
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Ukraine demands Zelensky-Putin talks, Russia proposes brief truces
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July 23, 2025
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Ukraine on Wednesday proposed direct talks within weeks between its President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin,...
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Russia seizes $150 m cocaine haul hidden in banana shipment
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Russia seizes $150 m cocaine haul hidden in banana shipment
July 16, 2025
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia said Wednesday it had seized 820 kilograms (1,800 pounds) of cocaine hidden under a shipment of bananas, calling it its ...
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Ukraine ‘shouldn’t target’ Moscow — Trump
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Ukraine ‘shouldn’t target’ Moscow — Trump
July 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump said Tuesday Ukraine should not target  Moscow and that he had no plans to supply Kyiv with long-range ...
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PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
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MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Former champions Herbert Morrison Technical recorded a lopsided 108-2 win over Muschett High at Herbert Morrison Technical on...
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Event promoter and artiste manager Romeich Major is criticising corporate companies for "not holding strong" by postponing Christmas...
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Government Senator Christian Tavares-Finson has described Jimmy Cliff as a national icon whose message of positivity transcends music and will resonat...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
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The Patricia Smith Foundation is seeking partners to bring long-lasting relief for 50 hurricane victims who are still housed at the Godfrey Stewart Hi...
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