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Conjoined twin who shot to fame in 1996, now married: Conjoined twin Abby Hensel, is married. According to news reports from a number of international media ...
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Conjoined twin who shot to fame in 1996, now married
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Jamaica’s two largest airports brought in a combined US$200.28 million or estimated $30.76 billion in revenue for concession operator Grupo Aeroportuario del ... Show more
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Man fatally shot after reportedly mowing down two people in Manchester: MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man was fatally shot by an off-duty policeman after he reportedly ...
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Man fatally shot after reportedly mowing down two people in Manchester
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For the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks in a few years because the planet is rotating a bit ... Show more
Quick Glance: Earth Spinning Faster: Time Could Lose a Second
  • A faster spinning Earth could cause the world to lose a second, changing the future.

  • Melting ice at the poles has delayed the Earth's faster rotation.

  • The study discusses the transition from atomic to astronomical time and technological challenges with leap seconds.

  • Despite difficulties with leap seconds, changes in time management are planned from the 2030s onwards.
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Tasheka Swaby says her child’s father, Jason Miller, one of four men who were involved in a fiery motor vehicle crash on the PJ Patterson Highway in St ... Show more
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As the Easter season fast approaches, the recent roll-out of a new bun and cheese ice cream from Scoops Unlimited, makers of the world-famous Devon House ice ... Show more
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Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate Peter Bunting on Wednesday attempted to use part of his contribution to the debate of the Appropriation Act ... Show more
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The latest round of board changes at NCB Financial Group Limited has seen the board composition effectively becoming mainly Canadian ... Show more
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A day after bridge collapse, Republicans are blaming Dems, floating unfounded and sometimes racist theories
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Quick Glance: Tragedy in Baltimore: Fatal Bridge Collapse and Intensive Investigations
  • A cargo ship that lost control and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore had previously undergone engine maintenance in the port, according to the US Coast Guard. Divers retrieved the bodies of two of the six workers who fell into the water, while the search for the others was deemed unsuccessful.

  • Investigators commenced gathering evidence from the cargo ship involved in striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The victims were from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, with authorities suspecting that the other vehicles with victims were trapped.
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A 17-year-old student of Jamaica College was left hospitalised after criminals robbed him of his cell phone and stabbed him outside the gates of the National ... Show more
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Doughnut company and coffee house chain Krispy Kreme has added its fourth location in Portmore, St Catherine. Krispy Kreme opened the doors to its new store ... Show more
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Newly renovated surgical ward at KPH reopens: KINGSTON, Jamaica - The 36-bed Ward 2 North at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) has been officially reopened ...
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Newly renovated surgical ward at KPH reopens
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Today's #LasMay editorial cartoon. See more cartoons: jamaica-gleaner.com/cartoon
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Step into a world of flavor and rhythm at the Jamaica Rum Festival 2024! The date is set for July 18, just before Reggae Sumfest 2024 so get ready to immerse ... Show more
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We delve into the nuances of opening a US bank account from the Caribbean. This guide is structured to provide clarity and direction for individuals and ... Show more
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Port Royal Museum to open in May: KINGSTON, Jamaica - The long-awaited Port Royal Museum is expected to be opened in May, with the first exhibit set to be ...
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Port Royal Museum to open in May
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More than 70 schools benefiting from STEM Ambassador Programme: KINGSTON, Jamaica - More than 70 schools across the island are benefiting from the expanding ...
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More than 70 schools benefiting from STEM Ambassador Programme
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Two Christian advocacy groups have welcomed the move by the United States to ban the flying of the Pride flag at its embassies ... Show more
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What better way to stay fit than dancing? Patrons at this evening’s Fit Fiyah Finale show off their routine to the latest hit dance ‘Chakka’ 🔥🔥🔥#Fitness #Soca ... Show more
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UWI’s Dr Simone Badal Selected for prestigious breast cancer research programme: KINGSTON, Jamaica - The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona ...
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UWI’s Dr Simone Badal Selected for prestigious breast cancer research ...
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Jamaican Author Kimberly Morgan inspires with new book ‘You Are Not Alone’: Jamaican author Kimberly Morgan is hopeful that her book 'You Are Not Alone' will ...
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Jamaican Author Kimberly Morgan inspires with new book ‘You Are Not Alone’
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Today's Clovis Toon, March 28, 2024
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Twenty-three student interns from the Florida International University spent a week in Jamaica learning about the island’s captivating culture and ... Show more
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Clarke says Opposition Leader disrespectful for referring to House Speaker Juliet Holness ‘as the wife’
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Clarke says Opposition Leader disrespectful for referring to House Speaker ...
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Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is blaming the Government of Jamaica's lengthy procurement process for its delay in occupying two properties for which it made ... Show more
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PM outlines plans for Lucea-Hopewell Bypass: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Prime Minister Andrew Holness, has outlined plans for a Lucea-Hopewell Bypass to assist in ...
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PM outlines plans for Lucea-Hopewell Bypass
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Edwin Allen High School girls team’s victory in the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships on Saturday has been declared the ‘best birthday ... Show more
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Juliet Holness’ continued obduracy in refusing to release Attorney General Dr Derrick McKoy’s opinion on procedures for tabling reports by the auditor general ... Show more
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Jamaica’s Group E of the Concacaf World Cup qualifying was completed on Tuesday, after The British Virgin Islands beat the US Virgin Islands 4-2 on penalties ... Show more
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As the Government moves to implement the next phase of the public-sector compensation review, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reiterated the call for ... Show more
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An unidentified man who allegedly engaged the police in Guy's Hill, St Catherine, in a shootout was shot and killed on Thursday morning and a stolen motor car ... Show more
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Juliet Holness, says she has decided to table the outstanding reports from the Auditor General’s Department as she ... Show more
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The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association is urging Jamaicans to stop eating parrot fish, arguing that an abstention would help in saving the environment and ... Show more
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Excelsior trounce St Jago to win Grace Shield title: KINGSTON, Jamaica – Excelsior High defeated St Jago High by a mammoth 420 runs in the ISSA/Grace Shield ...
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Excelsior trounce St Jago to win Grace Shield title
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Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has confirmed that the Financial Services Commission incurred a $163-million loss when Jamaica hosted the International ... Show more
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Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke issues several ‘red cards’ to the parliamentary Opposition during his closing budget presentation ... Show more
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After holding two reports from the Auditor General’s Department for more than two months, Speaker of the House of Representatives Juliet Holness yesterday ... Show more
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Firearm, ammunition seizure in Trelawny: TRELAWNY, Jamaica – The Falmouth police have arrested a man in connection wirh the seizure of a 45mm Haskell pistol and ...
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Firearm, ammunition seizure in Trelawny
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Juliet Holness, has resisted the Opposition’s attempts to get her to comment on her letter of reprimand to Clerk to ... Show more
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Nicholas 'The Axeman’ Walters will climb into the ring tonight with, as he told The Gleaner yesterday, “victory on my mind” ... Show more
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Clarke rebuts claims by Golding that poverty has increased under the JLP. “This is false. It is inaccurate,” says Clarke. He notes that in 2015, under the PNP ... Show more
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Sagicor Investments The 2024/2025 Budget Review - Investment Opportunity
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House Speaker Juliet Holness on Tuesday allowed the tabling of two reports from the Auditor General, essentially for now ending a stand-off between the two ... Show more
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If Kingston College’s 2024 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ Championship victory celebration yesterday was anything to go by, the all- boys school will be pulling out ... Show more
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Jaydon Hibbert awards five scholarships to Kingston College: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jaydon Hibbert, world U-20 Triple Jump record holder, has established the Leaps ...
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Jaydon Hibbert awards five scholarships to Kingston College
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Dujuan ‘Whisper’ Richards and girlfriend expecting their first child: KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican football sensation Dujuan “Whisper” Richards is about to ...
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Dujuan ‘Whisper’ Richards and girlfriend expecting their first child
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The streets of Wakefield in Trelawny were abuzz on Monday afternoon as Muschett High School celebrated winning their first ever medals at the ISSA/GraceKennedy ... Show more
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Controversial member of Parliament Everald Warmington has declared that he withdrew his resignation as a member of the party’s leadership to block the People’s ... Show more
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Half-Way-Tree Primary School teacher suffers stroke, dies five days later: KINGSTON, Jamaica- The staff and students of Half-Way-Tree Primary are mourning the ...
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Half-Way-Tree Primary School teacher suffers stroke, dies five days later
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According to Jamaica men’s football Head Coach Heimir Hallgrimsson, the Reggae Boyz’ podium finish at the 2024 Concacaf Nations League (CNL) finals in Texas is ... Show more
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It is easy to understand why relatives and friends of centenarian Claire Josephine Norris-Darby, proud daughter of Port Antonio, Portland ... Show more
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Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz clinched third place in the Concacaf Nations League after edging Panama 1-0 in the consolation play-offs on Sunday at the AT&T Stadium in ... Show more
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Kingston College captain, Antwon Walkin, is already looking ahead to Champs 2025, as he encourages members of the student population to join the track team ... Show more
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Two reports on State agencies which were submitted to Parliament by the Auditor General’s Department but were returned to that office last week are now back ... Show more
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Five dead, 1,000 homes destroyed in PNG earthquake: At least five people were killed and an estimated 1,000 homes destroyed when a magnitude 6 ...
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Five dead, 1,000 homes destroyed in PNG earthquake
Quick Glance: Significant Destruction Caused by Severe Earthquake and Floods in PNG
  • A seismic event measuring 6.9 in magnitude resulted in extensive destruction in Papua New Guinea, with approximately 1,000 residential properties in the East Sepik province affected, with reports of three fatalities.

  • Governor Allan Bird mentioned the devastation of the 1,000 homes due to the earthquake, exacerbating the existing challenges posed by flooding in the province.

  • Critical necessities in the impacted areas include housing, access to clean water, and waterproof covers for securing possessions and firewood.

  • Intense precipitation coupled with powerful winds have led to severe flooding and landslides in Papua New Guinea during this current month.
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Rehabilitation work on second phase of Falmouth to Springvale road underway: TRELAWNY, Jamaica - Motorists plying the route between Falmouth and Springvale in ...
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Rehabilitation work on second phase of Falmouth to Springvale road ...
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When dancehall artiste Skillibeng scrubs his social media accounts, one can almost anticipate new material. So, just over a week ago ... Show more
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The sitting of the House of Representatives has been delayed by more than 20 minutes. Lawmakers on both sides are seated in the chamber, however ... Show more
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Opposition Leader Mark Golding has accused the Jamaica Labour Party-led Government of impeding the dissemination of information on matters of public interests ... Show more
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Many people expected Edwin Allen High to come out on top at the 2024 staging of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association/GraceKennedy Girls’ Athletics ... Show more
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Lembikisa wonder strike lifts Reggae Boyz over Panama to claim third: KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica's Reggae Boyz clinched third place in the Concacaf Nations ...
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Lembikisa wonder strike lifts Reggae Boyz over Panama to claim third
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Eleven-year-old Jamaican American writer Nia Blackwood is gearing up to release an animated movie called The Party Crew. The animation is based on a book of ... Show more
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Dr Brian Heap is dead: Dr Brian Heap, an English-born educator known for his work in theatre, died on Sunday after a prolonged, undisclosed illness ...
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Dr Brian Heap is dead
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The family of former Jamaican jockey Carlyle Thomas, who died after being punched by a tow truck driver during an altercation ... Show more
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Going into the 2024 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships, Edwin Allen High were overwhelming favourites for the girls’ title. However ... Show more
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White House vows to repeal GOP-led ban on Pride flags over U.S. embassies: A provision in the $1.2 trillion government funding bill effectively bans nonofficial ...
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White House vows to repeal GOP-led ban on Pride flags over U.S. embassies
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As a young child he made a living selling Kisko pops in Coronation Market while navigating the streets of Rose Town and Whitfield Town in south St Andrew ... Show more
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When the House of Representatives sits today, the Speaker, Juliet Holness, must, before any other business, do two things. She must confirm, or reject ... Show more
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The Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in Montego Bay, popularly called the Hip Strip, will get a new makeover that will see the asphalted streets being replaced with ... Show more
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Five people were reportedly shot and injured in the 85 Lane community off Waltham Park Road in St Andrew sometime after 5:00pm on Sunday. www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/24/five-people-shot-injured-community-off-waltham-park-road/
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The body of a man with its head bashed in was found on a dirt path in Point Hill, St Catherine last night. The deceased has been identified as 33-year-old ... Show more
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Gray, Nicholson back for Reggae Boyz vs Panama: KINGSTON, Jamaica— Demarai Gray and Shamar Nicholson have been included in the Jamaica team to face Panama in the ...
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Gray, Nicholson back for Reggae Boyz vs Panama
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Dubbing themselves “college sweethearts at its finest”, the love story of Abbigayle Rambaran and David Williams all began seven years ago with an ‘eye’ emoji ... Show more
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If you find gold on your land it’s not yours; it belongs to the Government of Jamaica (GOJ). As a matter of fact, the land isn’t yours ... Show more
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Palm Sunday 2024 was not celebrated in its usual fashion at the Emmanuel Apostolic Church on Slipe Road in Kingston over the weekend ... Show more
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Jamaica’s two-time 200m world champion Shericka Jackson says her preparation for the Olympic Games in Paris has been going very well.www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/24/jackson-not-fussed-world-record-says-hydels-fletcher-one-watch/