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‘Wake The Town And Tell The People’: U Roy celebration set for Sep 19
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‘Wake The Town And Tell The People’: U Roy celebration set for Sep 19
Howard Campbell 
September 2, 2026
Five years after pioneer deejay U Roy’s death, his family has taken steps to ensure the songs that made him famous are in the right hands. His daughte...
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Leon Bailey to move to Olympiacos — reports
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Leon Bailey to move to Olympiacos — reports
September 2, 2026
Reggae Boy Leon Bailey is expected to leave Aston Villa for Greek Club Olympiacos, according to international reports. The move from the English Premi...
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Harbour View FC salutes academic stars’ exceptional CSEC results
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Harbour View FC salutes academic stars’ exceptional CSEC results
September 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Harbour View Football Club is celebrating an academic feat after five of its young players excelled in the classroom, with General...
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$500m more for drought fight
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$500m more for drought fight
Funds to be pumped through NWC, MPs and councillors
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 2, 2026
AHEAD of next week’s reopening of schools, an additional $500 million has been allocated to ease Jamaicans’ torment caused by drought and severe heat ...
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Learning the game
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Learning the game
CGC prepares regulators to spot cheating as Jamaica builds casino expertise
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
September 2, 2026
Learning the game
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The Building Returns: Kartel leads dancehall back to the club
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The Building Returns: Kartel leads dancehall back to the club
September 2, 2026
The Building Returns: Kartel leads dancehall back to the club
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China trade surge
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China trade surge
Asian manufacturing giant now within striking distance of becoming US$1-billion-a-year supplier to Jamaica
September 2, 2026
China trade surge
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‘WHISPER’ GOAL
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‘WHISPER’ GOAL
Reggae Boy Richards has point to prove after joining League One club on loan
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 2, 2026
Whisper to Wimbledon
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Mt Pleasant earn first Caribbean Cup point in 1-1 draw with Salcedo
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Mt Pleasant earn first Caribbean Cup point in 1-1 draw with Salcedo
September 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defending champions Mt Pleasant FA earned their first point in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup Group B after playing out a 1-1 draw wit...
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Gov’t to assist Cooper’s Pen families with back-to -school costs after demolitions
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Gov’t to assist Cooper’s Pen families with back-to -school costs after demolitions
September 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government is providing additional support to children and families affected by the recent demolitions in Cooper’s Pen, with p...
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‘Wake The Town And Tell The People’: U Roy celebration set for Sep 19
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‘Wake The Town And Tell The People’: U Roy celebration set for Sep 19
Howard Campbell 
September 2, 2026
Five years after pioneer deejay U Roy’s death, his family has taken steps to ensure the songs that made him famous are in the right hands. His daughte...
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Judiciary mourns former Court of Appeal judge Carl Patterson
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Judiciary mourns former Court of Appeal judge Carl Patterson
September 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The judiciary is mourning the passing of former Court of Appeal judge Carl Patterson, whose service to Jamaica’s justice system sp...
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of St Catherine
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of St Catherine
September 2, 2026
  ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the St John's Road and Old Harbour Road communities within the St Catherine...
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Alleged gunman fatally shot by cops after taxi man killed in Nain, St Elizabeth
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Alleged gunman fatally shot by cops after taxi man killed in Nain, St Elizabeth
September 2, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — An alleged gunman was fatally shot by the police moments after he and an accomplice reportedly killed a taxi operator in Nain,...
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Tufton urges action on GSHS findings
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Tufton urges action on GSHS findings
September 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaicans are being urged to take seriously the findings of the 2026 Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), as the data...
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Electronic Certificate of Fitness service restored at all ITA Service Hubs
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Electronic Certificate of Fitness service restored at all ITA Service Hubs
September 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is advising the public that all its Service Hubs are now able to process Electronic Certificate...
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New ITA director-general outlines plan for digital transformation
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New ITA director-general outlines plan for digital transformation
September 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) has welcomed Lieutenant Colonel Sheldon Bryan as its new director-general of Road Traffic, foll...
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Police charge woman accused of staging her own kidnapping
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Police charge woman accused of staging her own kidnapping
September 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 36-year-old Westmoreland woman has been arrested and charged with creating public mischief after allegedly staging her own kidna...
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Morgan describes PNP airfare statement as latest attempt to ‘mislead’ Jamaicans
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Morgan describes PNP airfare statement as latest attempt to ‘mislead’ Jamaicans
September 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator Marlon Morgan has accused the Opposition of exploiting concerns over rising airfare to Jamaica, describing a re...
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Shericka Jackson ends 2026 season early to focus on mental health
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Shericka Jackson ends 2026 season early to focus on mental health
September 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican sprint star Shericka Jackson has brought an early end to her 2026 season, revealing that she is taking time away from com...
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Leon Bailey to move to Olympiacos — reports
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Leon Bailey to move to Olympiacos — reports
September 2, 2026
Reggae Boy Leon Bailey is expected to leave Aston Villa for Greek Club Olympiacos, according to international reports. The move from the English Premi...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Harbour View FC salutes academic stars’ exceptional CSEC results
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Harbour View FC salutes academic stars’ exceptional CSEC results
September 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Harbour View Football Club is celebrating an academic feat after five of its young players excelled in the classroom, with General...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘WHISPER’ GOAL
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‘WHISPER’ GOAL
Reggae Boy Richards has point to prove after joining League One club on loan
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 2, 2026
Whisper to Wimbledon
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Fraser confident Hillel can make Manning Cup breakthrough
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Fraser confident Hillel can make Manning Cup breakthrough
September 2, 2026
Fraser confident Hillel can make Manning Cup breakthrough
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From 1.2 GPA to UK grad school: Roshelle Pinnock’s academic turnaround
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Four years ago, Roshelle Pinnock was crumbling under the pressure of balancing the demands of work and school, and found herself facing a daunting 1.2...
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Opposition questions gov’t response to soaring airfares to Jamaica
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Opposition Spokesperson on Tourism and Linkages, Andrea Purkiss has called on Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett to explain what is being done to sto...
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Two men shot dead in Manchester incidents
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Detectives in Manchester are now processing two murder scenes in Heartease and Asia where two men were shot overnight. Residents...
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Police constable Sheneka Burke makes history as Jamaica’s first Miss 30+ Jamaica
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Sheree Martin named first female CEO of NCBJ, effective Sept 1
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55% of Jamaicans face food insecurity, 28% go hungry- new UN data shows
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ST ANN, Jamaica — More than half of Jamaicans are facing food insecurity, with 28 per cent experiencing severe conditions in which they go hungry or s...
September 1, 2026
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