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Glimmer of hope
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Glimmer of hope
Desmond Allen | Executive Editor 
November 2, 2026
A tenuous hope sparked at the weekend, following a decisive intervention by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, into the protrac...
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Breaking handout mentality one year after Hurricane Melissa
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Breaking handout mentality one year after Hurricane Melissa
Goals Have No Limit Foundation seeking to equip the west with entrepreneurial ideas
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 2, 2026
WHILE many victims of the devastating October 28, 2025 Hurricane Melissa are still looking for handouts to get their lives back together — especially ...
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High-flying Tru-Juice take over JPL lead
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High-flying Tru-Juice take over JPL lead
November 1, 2026
Promoted side Tru-Juice FC took over the lead in the Legend Jamaica Premier League on Sunday after beating Chapelton Maroons 1-0 at the Bramwell Clark...
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Unstable weather expected across Jamaica beginning Tuesday
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Unstable weather expected across Jamaica beginning Tuesday
November 1, 2026
Jamaicans are being advised to brace for unstable weather conditions beginning Tuesday. According to the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, a broad Tr...
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‘Kicking and screaming!’
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‘Kicking and screaming!’
Battle lines drawn on slavery, reparation as Commonwealth summit opens today
November 1, 2026
THE 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) opens in St John’s, Antigua, today amid a deepening rift over slavery and reparation, with C...
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‘Not an undercover PNP front’
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‘Not an undercover PNP front’
Fi We Children Foundation rejects claims actions politically motivated
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 1, 2026
DETERMINED to shake off accusations of political bias and being an organisation that exists mainly to criticise the Government, Fi We Children Foundat...
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Patra: Far from finished
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Patra: Far from finished
... honoured by CMA Lifetime Achievement Award
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 1, 2026
Constantly busying herself with ideas of reinvention, Patra was deep in preparations for upcoming interviews when she first received word that she wou...
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A clearer view of danger
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A clearer view of danger
Jamaica sharpens its storm defences with new Doppler radar system
BY BILLEANE WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsb@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 1, 2026
AFTER years of mechanical setbacks and prolonged interruptions that left Jamaica’s weather monitoring capabilities compromised, the country stepped in...
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Jogger killed in St Mary hit-and-run, police search for Probox driver
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Jogger killed in St Mary hit-and-run, police search for Probox driver
November 1, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica - An early morning jog in Enfield, St Mary ended in tragedy for a well known community member who was mowed down Sunday and left for ...
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One dead, three injured after Probox ploughs into pedestrians in St Mary
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One dead, three injured after Probox ploughs into pedestrians in St Mary
November 1, 2026
ST MARY - A night out turned into tragedy early Sunday morning when a motorcar lost control and slammed into a group of pedestrians, leaving one man d...
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High-flying Tru-Juice take over JPL lead
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High-flying Tru-Juice take over JPL lead
November 1, 2026
Promoted side Tru-Juice FC took over the lead in the Legend Jamaica Premier League on Sunday after beating Chapelton Maroons 1-0 at the Bramwell Clark...
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Unstable weather expected across Jamaica beginning Tuesday
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Unstable weather expected across Jamaica beginning Tuesday
November 1, 2026
Jamaicans are being advised to brace for unstable weather conditions beginning Tuesday. According to the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, a broad Tr...
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Nine dead as Learjet slams into Florida roadside — US official
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Nine dead as Learjet slams into Florida roadside — US official
November 1, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A small Learjet crashed into a southern Florida neighbourhood Sunday, killing all nine people aboard, US officials s...
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Mystic Mountain, Appleton Estate top Tourism Excellence Awards
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Mystic Mountain, Appleton Estate top Tourism Excellence Awards
November 1, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Marsha Wiles of Mystic Mountain and the Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience emerged as the big winners at the 2019 National ...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2026
October 27, 2026
PJ WRIGHT knows how to bring a crowd together! After all, he’s spent years shaping some of Jamaica’s most talked-about social experiences. This time, ...
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Glimmer of hope
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Glimmer of hope
Desmond Allen | Executive Editor 
November 2, 2026
A tenuous hope sparked at the weekend, following a decisive intervention by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, into the protrac...
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Breaking handout mentality one year after Hurricane Melissa
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Breaking handout mentality one year after Hurricane Melissa
Goals Have No Limit Foundation seeking to equip the west with entrepreneurial ideas
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 2, 2026
WHILE many victims of the devastating October 28, 2025 Hurricane Melissa are still looking for handouts to get their lives back together — especially ...
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This Day in History – November 2
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This Day in History – November 2
November 2, 2026
Today is the 306th day of 2026. There are 59 days left in the year TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT 1988: A computer science student named Robert Morris releases, fr...
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Organisers say bar worker died after ‘collapsing’ at Scream Halloween Festival
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Organisers say bar worker died after ‘collapsing’ at Scream Halloween Festival
November 1, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Organisers of the Scream Halloween Festival have confirmed the death of a bar worker at the event held at Mas Camp in Kingston on ...
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PASS aims to benefit UWI Mona students at Preston Hall
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PASS aims to benefit UWI Mona students at Preston Hall
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
November 1, 2026
Designed to assist student residents of the AZ Preston Hall at the University of the West Indies, Mona, the Preston Academic Support System (PASS) was...
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Aubyn Henry calls for lasting investment in Jamaica’s women’s football
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Aubyn Henry calls for lasting investment in Jamaica’s women’s football
November 1, 2026
Sports venture capitalist and founder of AUBYN Sports Management (ASM), Aubyn Henry, is calling for sustained investment in Jamaica’s women’s football...
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Cornwall College, Glenmuir and Munro dominate daCosta Cup Round of 16 openers
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Cornwall College, Glenmuir and Munro dominate daCosta Cup Round of 16 openers
November 1, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — Former champions Cornwall College, Glenmuir High and Munro College were big winners as the Round of 16 in the ISSA daCosta Cup got u...
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Sunshine Girls wants more intensity as they prepare for England Roses
November 1, 2026
SASHER-GAYE Henry- Wright, the senior Sunshine Girls head coach, says the technical staff will intensify training for the upcoming netball Horizon Ser...
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Windies beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in first Test
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Windies beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in first Test
November 1, 2026
DHAKA, Bangladesh (CMC) — Roston Chase’s five-wicket haul and Brandon King’s unbeaten half-century paved the way for West Indies to romp to a commandi...
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Hamilton takes record 105th pole and first for Ferrari as Antonelli lurks
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Hamilton takes record 105th pole and first for Ferrari as Antonelli lurks
November 1, 2026
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Lewis Hamilton became the oldest man to claim a pole position since 1982 when he secured his first pole for Ferrari ahead ...
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Winsome Grant, former Caribbean Firefighter of the Year, passes
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Winsome Grant, former Caribbean Firefighter of the Year, passes
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Fire Brigade is mourning the loss of one of its senior officers, Senior Superintendent Winsome Grant, who reportedly d...
October 30, 2026
‘I am not homeless’: Milk claps back at claims she has hit ‘rock bottom’
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‘I am not homeless’: Milk claps back at claims she has hit ‘rock bottom’
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Popular TikToker and entertainment personality Amelia “Milk” Sewell has dismissed reports circulating on social media that she is ...
October 30, 2026
New rules loom for property developers
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New rules loom for property developers
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PROPERTY developers could soon face greater responsibilities for the management and upkeep of residential and commercial projects, under proposed legi...
November 1, 2026
A year after Melissa, little has changed in St Elizabeth – Sophia Brown
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A year after Melissa, little has changed in St Elizabeth – Sophia Brown
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On her previous visit to Jamaica last March, Sophia Brown saw firsthand the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa, especially in her home parish of ...
October 31, 2026
NOON Brunch goes Pink at Devon House
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NOON Brunch goes Pink at Devon House
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After making its debut in April of this year, the NOON Brunch series returned on Sunday, October 25 with a pink theme and an even bigger turnout. Held...
October 31, 2026
Udinese striker Davis eyeing Reggae Boyz spot
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Udinese striker Davis eyeing Reggae Boyz spot
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Udinese striker Keinan Davis says discussions have taken place about representing Jamaica, but the England-born forward is still awaiting the completi...
October 31, 2026
‘An Abominable Betrayal’: Patterson blasts Jamaica’s abstention on Cuba
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‘An Abominable Betrayal’: Patterson blasts Jamaica’s abstention on Cuba
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Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson has slammed the Holness administration's decision to abstain from voting on the United Nations resolution calling f...
October 31, 2026
Supreme Court sanctions Scotia Group Jamaica scheme of arrangement
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Supreme Court sanctions Scotia Group Jamaica scheme of arrangement
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) has become a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) following the Suprem...
October 30, 2026
ICE continues to nab Caribbean nationals in nationwide crackdown on voter fraud
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ICE continues to nab Caribbean nationals in nationwide crackdown on voter fraud
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says Caribbean nationals are among several foreig...
November 1, 2026
Police hunt drivers who removed plates and fled crash that killed four teens
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Police hunt drivers who removed plates and fled crash that killed four teens
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ST ANN, Jamaica — Police are appealing for information to identify the drivers of two Mercedes-Benz motorcars involved in a three-vehicle collision th...
November 1, 2026
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