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A new solar park is coming, and it will be the largest
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A new solar park is coming, and it will be the largest
December 7 12:02 AM
ADDITIONAL funding has been secured for SunTerra’s largest solar venture through private equity funding building on its previous Inter-American Develo...
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Fixing fragmentation
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Fixing fragmentation
Financing reform and the future of local governance in Jamaica
December 7 12:02 AM
Hurricane Melissa has left indelible lessons for Jamaica. The parish of St James has done commendably well in recovery thus far, with agencies mobilis...
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Cocktails With…
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Cocktails With…
December 7 12:01 AM
Samantha Black Owner + Designer of SammyB Style Observer (SO): What’s your astrological sign? Samantha Black (SB): Virgo. SO: Describe Samantha Black ...
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Men on a mission
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Men on a mission
December 7 12:01 AM
KEVIN Brown didn’t expect to cry. Not after three decades in security and law enforcement. Not after living through Hurricane Gilbert. But standing in...
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Rebuilding your investment portfolio after Hurricane Melissa
Business
Rebuilding your investment portfolio after Hurricane Melissa
December 7 12:01 AM
HURRICANE Melissa forced many Jamaicans to make difficult financial decisions in a matter of days, including drawing down on long-term investments to ...
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Inhumane and undignified
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Inhumane and undignified
Custos of Kingston raises fresh concern about conditions in police lock-ups
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 7 12:01 AM
CUSTOS rotulorum for Kingston Steadman Fuller has renewed his call for urgent improvements to police lock-ups after again witnessing what he described...
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Killing as a cultural norm
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Killing as a cultural norm
December 7 12:01 AM
THE streaming site Netflix has done a lot to expose many of us to the Vikings and the violent life they lived and in which they revelled. Any examinat...
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AI vs soul: Kingston Creative looks at the future of creative careers
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AI vs soul: Kingston Creative looks at the future of creative careers
December 7 12:01 AM
The rapidly accelerating shift of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming creative careers, reshaping how artistic work is produced, distributed,...
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Men on a mission
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Men on a mission
December 7, 2025
KEVIN Brown didn’t expect to cry. Not after three decades in security and law enforcement. Not after living through Hurricane Gilbert. But standing in...
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NCU IT students win international standards competition
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NCU IT students win international standards competition
December 7, 2025
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Low on statecraft
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Low on statecraft
Delay, disruption, distraction tactics will not help the PNP
December 7, 2025
Political theatrics are very seductive. And mimicked populist gimmicks are very catchy, especially for Opposition parties and, spectacularly so, for a...
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A cultural perspective on Jamaica’s mental health condition
Career & Education
A cultural perspective on Jamaica’s mental health condition
December 7, 2025
THE Jamaican psyche is a fortress. It is built on the bedrock of resilience, fortified by the mantra “wi likkle but wi tallawah”, and guarded by a cul...
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Jamaican makes Forbes ‘30 under 30 Finance’ list
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Jamaican makes Forbes ‘30 under 30 Finance’ list
December 3, 2025
Kristofer Madu, who has Jamaican and Nigerian heritage, has been named on the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Finance. At 25 years old, he is a private eq...
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Fortis Cadere Cedere Non Potest
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Fortis Cadere Cedere Non Potest
KC alumnus Jevonnie Fennell’s journey from community to engineering excellence at J Wray & Nephew
November 30, 2025
JEVONNIE Fennell has been living Kingston College’s motto “Fortis Cadere Cedere Non Potest”, a Latin phrase that translates to “The brave may fall but...
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Rising through the storm: A season of renewal
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Rising through the storm: A season of renewal
November 30, 2025
IN the aftermath of the storm, the winds quiet, but the soul still trembles. Trees lean as though in prayer, rooftops bear the scars of their wrestlin...
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Art as expression
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Art as expression
‘Draw It Out’ brings healing and resilience to students after the storm
November 30, 2025
LAUGHTER, conversation, and moments of reflective silence intertwined as Art of Motivation Inc founder and artist Shawn Ashman led Enid Bennett High S...
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9 steps to prepare, pivot, and prosper after Hurricane Melissa
Career & Education
9 steps to prepare, pivot, and prosper after Hurricane Melissa
November 30, 2025
HURRICANE Melissa may have passed but its effects are still being felt by businesses across Jamaica. From infrastructure damage and supply chain disru...
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Kimani Graham: Using life insurance to tackle poverty
Career & Education, Career & Education Front Page
Kimani Graham: Using life insurance to tackle poverty
November 23, 2025
THE United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) may seem like a distant term and idealistic to some, but Kimani Graham is proving that real c...
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Dr Oswald Smiley: Building bridges between engineering, leadership, and purpose
Career & Education
Dr Oswald Smiley: Building bridges between engineering, leadership, and purpose
November 23, 2025
WHEN Dr Oswald Smiley walked across the stage to receive his doctorate in business management, the moment felt bigger than an academic milestone. It w...
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Malcolm-Jamal Newland rises like the phoenix
Career & Education, Career & Education Front Page
Malcolm-Jamal Newland rises like the phoenix
November 16, 2025
“SEE me place deh,” an excited Michelle Newland echoes each time she is in the vicinity of the J Wray & Nephew Limited offices on Spanish Town Road, K...
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Andrew Dunkley: Climbing the corporate ladder
Career & Education, Career & Education Front Page
Andrew Dunkley: Climbing the corporate ladder
November 9, 2025
SOME careers begin with a dream. Others start with a decision. For Andrew Dunkley, the newly appointed assistant general manager (AGM) at Key Insuranc...
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Beyond compliance: Why data demands a transparent, accountable, fair, and trustworthy foundation
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Beyond compliance: Why data demands a transparent, accountable, fair, and trustworthy foundation
Horatio Morgan 
November 9, 2025
IN today’s digitally driven enterprises, data is not just an asset — it is an ecosystem and it is king. It fuels decisions, drives automation, and sha...
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UWI student Chantae Wright receives inaugural Jamaican Women Pinnacle Award scholarship
Career & Education
UWI student Chantae Wright receives inaugural Jamaican Women Pinnacle Award scholarship
BY JINELL DEZONIE 
November 9, 2025
TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD University of the West Indies (UWI) student Chantae Wright is the recipient of the inaugural Jamaican Women Pinnacle Awards Schola...
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Jamaica’s award-winning authors invited to Sharjah International book fair
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Jamaica’s award-winning authors invited to Sharjah International book fair
November 9, 2025
AWARD winning authors Kwame McPherson, Jamaica’s first-time global winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize in 2023; and Marcus Bird, winner of th...
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Calendarise remote learning for continuity in crisis
Career & Education, Career & Education Front Page
Calendarise remote learning for continuity in crisis
Dr Karlene Atkinson 
November 2, 2025
THE COVID-19 pandemic was more than a global health crisis; it marked a seismic shift in teaching and learning. Virtually overnight classrooms emptied...
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Roger Kennedy: Shaping resilience through leadership and purpose at JPS
Career & Education, Career & Education Front Page
Roger Kennedy: Shaping resilience through leadership and purpose at JPS
October 26, 2025
F OR over three decades, Roger Kennedy has been a steadfast contributor to shaping the culture of reliability and resilience at the Jamaica Public Ser...
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About our heritage…
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About our heritage…
October 26, 2025
G reat Thinkers Learning Centre in Spanish Town, St Catherine, held activities during Heritage Week recently, as part of the national school curriculu...
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Living boldly, dreaming globally with Sarah-Ann Daly
Career & Education, Career & Education Front Page
Living boldly, dreaming globally with Sarah-Ann Daly
October 19, 2025
FOR Sarah-Ann Daly, success has never been a straight line, but rather a series of intentional steps, shaped by her Jamaican upbringing and driven by ...
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Dr R.E. Christopher Rose: A life in service, a legacy in motion
Career & Education
Dr R.E. Christopher Rose: A life in service, a legacy in motion
October 19, 2025
WHEN Dr R.E. Christopher Rose reflects on his journey, he describes it simply: “The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it...
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Robert Scott addresses challenges faced by black community in advancing corporate careers
Career & Education
Robert Scott addresses challenges faced by black community in advancing corporate careers
October 19, 2025
ROBERT Scott, CEO of Lifespan Distribution Limited and distinguished TEDx Clarkstown alumni, recently participated in a high-profile panel at the Blac...
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A new solar park is coming, and it will be the largest
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A new solar park is coming, and it will be the largest
December 7, 2025
ADDITIONAL funding has been secured for SunTerra’s largest solar venture through private equity funding building on its previous Inter-American Develo...
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Fixing fragmentation
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Fixing fragmentation
Financing reform and the future of local governance in Jamaica
December 7, 2025
Hurricane Melissa has left indelible lessons for Jamaica. The parish of St James has done commendably well in recovery thus far, with agencies mobilis...
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Rebuilding your investment portfolio after Hurricane Melissa
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Rebuilding your investment portfolio after Hurricane Melissa
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HURRICANE Melissa forced many Jamaicans to make difficult financial decisions in a matter of days, including drawing down on long-term investments to ...
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Cocktails With…
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Cocktails With…
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AI vs soul: Kingston Creative looks at the future of creative careers
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