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MILAN, Italy (AFP)—The United States won the men's Olympic ice hockey gold for the first time in 46 years by beating Canada 2-1 on Sunday. Jack Hughes struck 1min 41sec into overtime to hand the US their first Olympic title since the 1980 'Miracle on Ice' win over the Soviet Union in Lake Placid. The goal, scored a few minutes after Hughes' front teeth were knocked out, deprived Canada of...

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)—Mexico confirmed on Sunday that soldiers killed a powerful drug cartel leader who was one of the most wanted men here and in the United States. Nemesio Oseguera, the 59-year-old leader of the violent Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was wounded in a clash with soldiers in the town of Tapalpa and died while being flown to Mexico City, the army said in a statement. He had a...

The Marcus Garvey Groundings, the Black History Month cultural celebration of Jamaica’s National Hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey and the country’s reggae music, which is presented by the Consulate General of Jamaica, Miami, will have its 5th annual event at the Island Space Museum on Wednesday, February 25, from 6 – 9 pm, in commemoration of Garvey’s only visit to South Florida in 1921. Garvey, 105 years ago, arrived by train...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Sunday said it seized more than TT$6.3 million worth of marijuana that was recently imported into the country from South America. In a statement, the TTPS said that based on intelligence information that a large shipment of narcotics had recently been imported into the country and was being stored at a location in Gasparillo, south of here, officers...

PARIS, France (AFP)—Iranian officials held out hope for progress towards a deal to head off renewed conflict when talks with US negotiators resume on Thursday, despite a huge build-up of American military might in the Middle East. Speaking to CBS News on Sunday, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said details of a possible deal were being drawn up ahead of the renewed talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, as Washington's envoy...

KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaican men’s indoor 800m record has been broken for a fourth time in eight days after Navasky Anderson ran 1:44.75 seconds for fourth at the ORLEN Copernicus Cup 2026, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Toruń, Poland on Sunday. Anderson’s time is joint 11th best in the world so far, and broke the 1:45.62 seconds set by Rivaldo Marshall at an indoor meet held at Tyson...

NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday ordered the shutdown of the city's entire traffic network for all but emergency travel ahead of a massive snowstorm expected to hit the northeast United States. Tens of millions of Americans from the US capital Washington to the northern state of Maine braced for the storm, with up to two feet (60 centimeters) of snow forecast in some areas....

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former Arnett Gardens footballer Lucien Anderson is dead. According to reports, the 55-year-old was fatally shot during a confrontation with police about 10am Sunday. It is understood that the incident occurred in the Love Street area in Kingston. Observer Online will have more information on this developing story as it becomes available.

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Dacia Forrester should be preparing to celebrate her 41st birthday on Wednesday, but instead, she is currently confined to a hospital bed in critical condition after she was doused with petrol and set ablaze at a gas station in Westmoreland last Friday. Her situation is dire and the Burn Foundation of Jamaica has taken on the challenge of raising US$55,000 (J$8.8 million) to cover the cost for an air...

St Mary, Jamaica—A $131-million investment by the Ministry of Health and Wellness has transformed the Belfield Community Health Centre in St Mary, significantly enhancing the delivery of primary healthcare services in the area. The renovation, undertaken by the North East Regional Health Authority (NEHRA), which funded the project design at a cost of $10.1 million, was supported by $60 million from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund,...

MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Police are trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found on the Blue Mountain to Top Coffee Grove main road in Manchester on Sunday morning. Up to press time police said they were unable to provide information on the man’s identity. However, residents named the man as Melbourne Gottshalk otherwise called “Junior” a resident of Blue Mountain. Residents told Observer Online...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Mai ‘Okamai Okamoto, a Japanese national, has been residing between Jamaica and Japan for almost 16 years. During that time, she developed a passion for reggae music. Over the years, she has assisted in organising artiste tours in Japan, while promoting the Jamaican culture and encouraging Japanese nationals to visit and to enjoy what the island has to offer. On February 19, she partnered with the Japanese Embassy...