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Forex: $160.11 to one US dollar
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Forex: $160.11 to one US dollar
December 22 05:41 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, December 22, ended trading at $160.11, down 19 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s ...
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10 ways to spend Christmas Eve
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10 ways to spend Christmas Eve
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Despite the challenges this year, Christmas in Jamaica is a season that remains beautiful and bright. And almost as important as Christmas Day, are ou...
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LMAJ urges members to follow law amid JP arrest
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LMAJ urges members to follow law amid JP arrest
December 22 03:58 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) says it is reminding justices of the peace and specifically members of the ass...
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Jamaicans dominate Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards
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Jamaicans dominate Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards
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Jamaicans dominated the 2025 Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards with 12 nationals from the island among honourees named by culinary authority Best Dress...
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Russia pledges ‘full support’ for Venezuela against US ‘hostilities’
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Russia pledges ‘full support’ for Venezuela against US ‘hostilities’
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Russia on Monday expressed "full support" for Venezuela as the South American country confronts a blockade of sanctioned oi...
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
December 22 02:56 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A final-year University of Technology (UTech) nursing student from western Jamaica was awarded a US$1,000 scholarship from the Jam...
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Last of kidnapped Nigerian pupils handed over, government says
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Last of kidnapped Nigerian pupils handed over, government says
December 22 02:30 PM
MINNA, Nigeria (AFP) — Some 130 Nigerian Catholic school pupils were handed over to state authorities on Monday, a day after the government said it ha...
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Jamaica leveraging international partnerships in rebuilding effort
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Jamaica leveraging international partnerships in rebuilding effort
December 22 02:20 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda,  says Jamaica is leveraging its international partnerships and ...
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Forex: $160.11 to one US dollar
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Forex: $160.11 to one US dollar
December 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, December 22, ended trading at $160.11, down 19 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s ...
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10 ways to spend Christmas Eve
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10 ways to spend Christmas Eve
December 22, 2025
Despite the challenges this year, Christmas in Jamaica is a season that remains beautiful and bright. And almost as important as Christmas Day, are ou...
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LMAJ urges members to follow law amid JP arrest
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LMAJ urges members to follow law amid JP arrest
December 22, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) says it is reminding justices of the peace and specifically members of the ass...
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
December 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A final-year University of Technology (UTech) nursing student from western Jamaica was awarded a US$1,000 scholarship from the Jam...
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Jamaica leveraging international partnerships in rebuilding effort
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Jamaica leveraging international partnerships in rebuilding effort
December 22, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda,  says Jamaica is leveraging its international partnerships and ...
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Dizneyland fun day to bring Christmas cheer to St Ann
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Dizneyland fun day to bring Christmas cheer to St Ann
December 22, 2025
Acknowledging that the Christmas season should prioritise wholesome family fun, Dizneyland Kids and Teen Festival promoter Streets Entertainment says ...
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Marlie Mount Primary reaches out to schools in St Elizabeth
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Marlie Mount Primary reaches out to schools in St Elizabeth
December 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School in St Catherine has reached out to two primary schools in St Elizabeth with relief supp...
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Victoria Brown Hanley’s funeral underway
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Victoria Brown Hanley’s funeral underway
December 22, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Grieving family and friends are now gathering at the Andrews Memorial United Church in Mandeville to bid farewell to Victoria Br...
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UWI professor urges support for rural schools damaged by Melissa
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UWI professor urges support for rural schools damaged by Melissa
December 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — After Hurricane Melissa left it roofless and flooded, Chester Castle Basic and Primary School is beginning to recover with a grant...
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WATCH: Man’s body found on Manchester haul road
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WATCH: Man’s body found on Manchester haul road
December 22, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— The body of a man was found with what appeared to be gunshot wounds on a haul road in Brokenhurst, Manchester on Monday morning. ...
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Burger King New Kingston reopens following major renovation
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Burger King New Kingston reopens following major renovation
December 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Burger King Jamaica has officially reopened its New Kingston restaurant one year after it was badly damaged by a fire. The restaur...
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Race against time!
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Race against time!
Charities trying to beat Dec 31 deadline for hurricane relief supply waivers
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
December 22, 2025
NEW YORK, USA — Multiple Jamaican organisations and individuals across the United States are hurrying to meet the December 31, 2025 deadline for the G...
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Rastas express mixed views on cannabis exec order in US
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Rastas express mixed views on cannabis exec order in US
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 22, 2025
Members of the local Rastafarian community have expressed mixed views on President Donald Trump’s recent signing of an executive order seeking to recl...
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Davie Community Worship Center, Florida, donates $1 million to aid Melissa-hit churches
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Davie Community Worship Center, Florida, donates $1 million to aid Melissa-hit churches
December 22, 2025
THE Davie Community Worship Center in the Florida city of Davie has announced it is donating US$6,000 ($1.1 million) to the New Testament Church of Go...
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Two die in Manchester crashes; two-month-old among four hospitalised
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Two die in Manchester crashes; two-month-old among four hospitalised
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 22, 2025
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Two people died in separate crashes in this south-central parish on Sunday while four others, including a two-month-old baby,...
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JN Money spreading ‘Holiday Hope’
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JN Money spreading ‘Holiday Hope’
December 22, 2025
JN Money has embarked on a Holiday Hope initiative to spread cheer over the festive season and drive further support for families and communities in J...
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Driver accused of withholding $313,000 from employer
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Driver accused of withholding $313,000 from employer
December 22, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, St James — What started as a routine delivery job has landed 23-year-old Jordaine Young in hot water. He is accused of failing to hand ov...
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‘Baffling and disheartening’
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‘Baffling and disheartening’
Hear the Children’s Cry opposes calls for decriminalisation of consensual sex between minors
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior Reporter aliciaw@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 22, 2025
CHILD rights advocacy group, Hear the Children’s Cry has described as “baffling and disheartening” recent calls for the decriminalisation of consensua...
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IRAWMA founder launches fund to aid hurricane-hit hospitals
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IRAWMA founder launches fund to aid hurricane-hit hospitals
Desmond Allen Executive Editor allend@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 22, 2025
CHICAGO-BASED Jamaican community activist Dr Ephraim Martin has thrown his weight behind the call for assistance with medicine or medical care for Jam...
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Double delight for Granville Primary students amid gloom of hurricane disruptions
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Double delight for Granville Primary students amid gloom of hurricane disruptions
December 22, 2025
CHRISTMAS treats have always delighted children but for some 235 students of Granville Primary and Infant School, St James, this year’s treat was a do...
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Marge Roper — from planning families to planning meals
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Marge Roper — from planning families to planning meals
BY DESMOND ALLEN Executive editor — special assignment allend@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 22, 2025
FOR almost 16 years Nellie Fullerton was known throughout the length and breadth of Jamaica by the famous pseudonym Marge Roper, which she pioneered a...
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This Day in History – December 22
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This Day in History – December 22
December 22, 2025
Today is the 356th day of 2025. There are 9 days left in the year. TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT 1995: As thousands cheer, Yasser Arafat’s wife lights the Christm...
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