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Jamaica steps up
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Jamaica steps up
Principals of hurricane-affected schools overwhelmed by nat’l support as Sigma Run raises $152m
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 16, 2026
Jamaica steps up
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Opposition wants clarity on digital services tax plan
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Opposition wants clarity on digital services tax plan
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 16, 2026
Opposition wants clarity on digital services tax plan
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More than colours
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More than colours
Jamaica’s Bob Marley-inspired football jersey tests boundaries of national pride
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 16, 2026
More than colours
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Len Brown to feature on IMC 2026 panel
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Len Brown to feature on IMC 2026 panel
...encourages more fora, countering misinformation
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 16, 2026
Len Brown to feature on IMC 2026 panel
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Boost for Catherine Hall
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Boost for Catherine Hall
$3-billion investment in new SEZ; stadium lease on agenda
February 16, 2026
Boost for Catherine Hall
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Sun-powered classrooms
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Sun-powered classrooms
Sandals Foundation’s school rebuild post-Hurricane Melissa takes on energy resilience
February 16, 2026
Sun-powered classrooms
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‘I have more to accomplish’
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‘I have more to accomplish’
Thompson Herah driven by ambition as she marks return from 20-month setback
BY ANDRE LOWE Sports content manager lowea@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 16, 2026
Thompson Herah grateful for ‘no pain’ on return from 20-month setback
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Tammara Glaves-Hucey: On faith, leadership and becoming her truest self
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Tammara Glaves-Hucey: On faith, leadership and becoming her truest self
February 16, 2026
IN speaking with the people closest to her, friends and colleagues of Tammara Glaves-Hucey, head of general insurance at GKFG, would say she is faith-...
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PNP calls for compassionate global response to situation in Cuba
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PNP calls for compassionate global response to situation in Cuba
February 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says the current circumstances facing the Cuban people demand a principled and compas...
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‘Tehran’ TV series producer Dana Eden found dead in Athens
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‘Tehran’ TV series producer Dana Eden found dead in Athens
February 16, 2026
ATHENS, Greece (AFP)—TV producer Dana Eden, who co-created the hit Israeli spy thriller series "Tehran", has been found dead in a hotel room in Athens...
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Manchester fast-food workers accused of stealing $600,000 from customer’s bank card
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Manchester fast-food workers accused of stealing $600,000 from customer’s bank card
February 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three employees of a fast-food restaurant in Manchester have been arrested and charged after allegedly fleecing approximately $600...
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England survive Italy scare to reach T20 World Cup Super Eights
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England survive Italy scare to reach T20 World Cup Super Eights
February 16, 2026
KOLKOTA, India (AFP)—England survived a scare to qualify for the Super Eights at the T20 World Cup on Monday as Italy's swashbuckling chase of 203 fel...
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Swiss train derails, injuring five
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Swiss train derails, injuring five
February 16, 2026
GOPPENSTEIN, Switzerland (AFP)—A regional train derailed early on Monday in southern Switzerland, police said, injuring five people with more than two...
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Montego Bay edge Cavalier, Mt Pleasant hammer Dunbeholden
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Montego Bay edge Cavalier, Mt Pleasant hammer Dunbeholden
February 16, 2026
Montego Bay United maintained their seven-point lead in the Jamaica Premier League after holding off defending champions Cavalier 1-0 while former cha...
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Jamaica steps up
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Jamaica steps up
Principals of hurricane-affected schools overwhelmed by nat’l support as Sigma Run raises $152m
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 16, 2026
Jamaica steps up
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Opposition wants clarity on digital services tax plan
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Opposition wants clarity on digital services tax plan
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 16, 2026
Opposition wants clarity on digital services tax plan
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More than colours
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More than colours
Jamaica’s Bob Marley-inspired football jersey tests boundaries of national pride
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 16, 2026
More than colours
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Boost for Catherine Hall
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Boost for Catherine Hall
$3-billion investment in new SEZ; stadium lease on agenda
February 16, 2026
Boost for Catherine Hall
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Sun-powered classrooms
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Sandals Foundation’s school rebuild post-Hurricane Melissa takes on energy resilience
February 16, 2026
Sun-powered classrooms
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‘I have more to accomplish’
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‘I have more to accomplish’
Thompson Herah driven by ambition as she marks return from 20-month setback
BY ANDRE LOWE Sports content manager lowea@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 16, 2026
Thompson Herah grateful for ‘no pain’ on return from 20-month setback
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Champions Cavalier vow to keep fighting after loss to Montego Bay
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Champions Cavalier vow to keep fighting after loss to Montego Bay
Paul A Reid 
February 16, 2026
Champions Cavalier vow to keep fighting after loss to Montego Bay
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Jamaica’s Rivers looks to flow at Winter Olympics
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Jamaica’s Rivers looks to flow at Winter Olympics
February 16, 2026
Jamaica’s Rivers looks to flow at Winter Olympics
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Hope insists no ease up against Italy as West Indies reach Super Eight
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Hope insists no ease up against Italy as West Indies reach Super Eight
February 16, 2026
Hope insists no ease up against Italy as West Indies reach Super Eight
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Quadruple chasing Arsenal rout Wigan to reach FA Cup fifth round
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Quadruple chasing Arsenal rout Wigan to reach FA Cup fifth round
February 15, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) —  Arsenal powered into the FA Cup fifth round for the first time in six years as the quadruple chasers crushed Wigan 4-0...
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