JAMAICA gets Disney boost
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JAMAICA gets Disney boost
Inaugural call to bring just under 2,800 cruise passengers next month
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
September 15, 2026
OCHO RIOS, St Ann — Jamaica’s tourism industry is set to receive a big boost on October 13 when one of Disney Cruise Line’s top modern vessels , Disne...
Veteran journalist Balford Henry passes
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Veteran journalist Balford Henry passes
September 15, 2026
THE local media fraternity has lost one of its calmest and most easy-going veterans, Balford George Henry, who died on Monday after a brief illness. H...
Music in her bones
Entertainment, Music
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Sevana makes musical resurgence with Jeans an’ Merina
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
September 15, 2026
If one were to choose a word to describe Sevana, multi-talented would certainly be in the running. The Jamaican creative has spent years moving betwee...
Inaugural Ultimate a hit with the athletes, says Coe
Athletics, Sports
Inaugural Ultimate a hit with the athletes, says Coe
September 15, 2026
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AFP) — The inaugural Ultimate Championship in Budapest worked “pretty well”, according to World Athletics President Sebastian Coe, ...
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Athletics, Sports
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Young sprinter basks in breakout season; wants to build mental strength
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 15, 2026
JAMAICA’S rising sprint sensation Lavanya Williams is crediting her mother for helping fuel her breakout season, and says strengthening her mental con...
Sigh of relief
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Sigh of relief
Chinese business community exhales after cops take out gangster
September 14, 2026
THE Chinese business community is breathing a sigh of relief after the fatal shooting of Dewar Archibald — who police sources say was part of an organ...
Ministry targets book list abuse
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Ministry targets book list abuse
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 14, 2026
JAMAICA’S education authorities are moving to rein in controversial school book lists after a special review found that some lists issued to parents d...
US invites Venezuela to G20 energy summit
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US invites Venezuela to G20 energy summit
September 14, 2026
HOUSTON, United States (AFP)—A Venezuelan delegation will participate in this week's G20 energy meetings in Texas, US officials said Monday, as the wo...
St Kitts PM Drew confirms stroke, says recovery going well
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St Kitts PM Drew confirms stroke, says recovery going well
September 14, 2026
FLORIDA, United States (CMC)—St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew on Sunday confirmed that he had suffered a stroke late last month, but...
Panama Canal to cut maritime traffic again due to El Nino
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Panama Canal to cut maritime traffic again due to El Nino
September 14, 2026
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP)—The Panama Canal is planning further reductions to maritime traffic through the waterway after already slashing numbers due ...
YATJA records 80 per cent CXC maths pass rate over 4 years
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YATJA records 80 per cent CXC maths pass rate over 4 years
September 14, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—For many Jamaican students, mathematics can feel like an unsolvable equation. Your Actuary Tutor JA (YATJA) believes it has found pa...
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JAMAICA gets Disney boost
News
JAMAICA gets Disney boost
Inaugural call to bring just under 2,800 cruise passengers next month
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
September 15, 2026
OCHO RIOS, St Ann — Jamaica’s tourism industry is set to receive a big boost on October 13 when one of Disney Cruise Line’s top modern vessels , Disne...
Veteran journalist Balford Henry passes
News
Veteran journalist Balford Henry passes
September 15, 2026
THE local media fraternity has lost one of its calmest and most easy-going veterans, Balford George Henry, who died on Monday after a brief illness. H...
AI a friend, not foe, for Jamaica’s tourism sector
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AI a friend, not foe, for Jamaica’s tourism sector
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
September 15, 2026
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) has been cast by many as a job killer and an existential threat, fuelling fears of a future in which machines increasingl...
‘Failing grade’
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‘Failing grade’
Opposition slams Gov’t over back-to-school efforts
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 15, 2026
SCHOOL gates may have reopened, but the Opposition says the Government’s back-to-school roll-out efforts were a failure marked by unrepaired hurricane...
Inaugural Ultimate a hit with the athletes, says Coe
Athletics, Sports
Inaugural Ultimate a hit with the athletes, says Coe
September 15, 2026
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AFP) — The inaugural Ultimate Championship in Budapest worked “pretty well”, according to World Athletics President Sebastian Coe, ...
MOVING ON UP!
Athletics, Sports
MOVING ON UP!
Young sprinter basks in breakout season; wants to build mental strength
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 15, 2026
JAMAICA’S rising sprint sensation Lavanya Williams is crediting her mother for helping fuel her breakout season, and says strengthening her mental con...
Farke praises ‘terrific’ Leeds in Newcastle demolition
Football, Sports
Farke praises ‘terrific’ Leeds in Newcastle demolition
September 15, 2026
LEEDS, United Kingdom (AFP) — Leeds demolished Newcastle 4-1 to climb up to third in the Premier League table on Monday and inflict a punishing first ...
Shaw helps maintain Man City unbeaten WSL start
Football, Sports
Shaw helps maintain Man City unbeaten WSL start
September 15, 2026
LONDON, England (CMC) — Khadija “Bunny” Shaw continued her impressive start to the Women’s Super League (WSL), scoring a goal and providing an assist ...

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