College pipeline crisis
News, Western
College pipeline crisis
Tertiary institutions jostle for the 20% of CSEC students who make the grade
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
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MONTEGO BAY, St James — University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) President Dr Kevin Brown has raised an alarm over what he described as an emerging c...
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Beryllium airlifts two victims overseas for treatment
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ONE of four men injured in an explosion and fire at a garage on South Camp Road in Kingston, adjacent to courier company Beryllium Limited, has died, ...
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More than two decades into his career, Spragga Benz still speaks about music with the same excitement as an emerging artiste discovering a hit beat fo...
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Business, Caribbean Business Report (CBR)
BARITA’S BIG PROPERTY BET
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BARITA Investments Limited has unveiled a sweeping property development pipeline spanning Kingston, St Mary, and Ocho Rios as the financial group acce...
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Football, Sports
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Coach Martin envisions stylish brand, guiding Wolmer’s to schoolboy football pinnacleStory on Page 29
May 29, 2026
HARON Martin says he is honoured and grateful to take on the role as head coach of the Wolmer’s Boys’ Under-19 football team. Martin, who replaces vet...
2026 BYD Yuan Plus: EV with character
Auto
2026 BYD Yuan Plus: EV with character
BY RORY DALEY Auto writer 
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The Yuan Plus has been a global best-seller for the BYD until recently, only to be usurped by the introduction of its bigger brother, the Sealion 7. L...
WHO announces first confirmed Ebola recovery in DRC outbreak
International News, Latest News
WHO announces first confirmed Ebola recovery in DRC outbreak
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced the first recovery of a confirmed Ebola patient in the outbreak ra...
UN says more than a million people displaced in Haiti
Latest News, Regional
UN says more than a million people displaced in Haiti
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UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) says nearly 1.5 million people in Haiti had been displaced as of May this year, with 95,000 newly displ...
Trinidad reporting several suspected cases of chickenpox
Latest News, Regional
Trinidad reporting several suspected cases of chickenpox
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Health authorities in Trinidad and Tobago say they are “actively managing several suspected and probable cases” of var...
Epaper First Page
Saturday May 16, 2026
Lifestyle, Page2, Page2 Section, ...
Saturday May 16, 2026
May 16, 2026
From the first strum on the guitar to the afternoon’s final bite, Sunday, May 10, was a fitting tribute to mothers. Page 2 offers final snapshots from...
College pipeline crisis
News, Western
College pipeline crisis
Tertiary institutions jostle for the 20% of CSEC students who make the grade
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
May 29, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) President Dr Kevin Brown has raised an alarm over what he described as an emerging c...
Garage blast claims one life
News
Garage blast claims one life
Beryllium airlifts two victims overseas for treatment
May 29, 2026
ONE of four men injured in an explosion and fire at a garage on South Camp Road in Kingston, adjacent to courier company Beryllium Limited, has died, ...
‘We punch above our weight’
News
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JDF ‘absolute number one in the region’, says CDS Wemyss-Gorman
Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 29, 2026
The swiftness of Vice Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman’s response to this newspaper’s request for her to compare the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) to oth...
MoBay Chamber president wants changes to labour laws
News, Western
MoBay Chamber president wants changes to labour laws
Says workers now have the upper hand
May 29, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Concerned that “archaic labour laws” give workers an extra edge over their employers, president of the Montego Bay Chamber of ...
BOLD AMBITION
Football, Sports
BOLD AMBITION
Coach Martin envisions stylish brand, guiding Wolmer’s to schoolboy football pinnacleStory on Page 29
May 29, 2026
HARON Martin says he is honoured and grateful to take on the role as head coach of the Wolmer’s Boys’ Under-19 football team. Martin, who replaces vet...
DaCosta dominates with four-winner haul on Saturday card
Horse Racing, Sports
DaCosta dominates with four-winner haul on Saturday card
Four-time defending champion trainer shows his class with Purosangue, Himaya, Fred The Master, and Eye of the Tiger
Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
May 29, 2026
Jason DaCosta reminded everyone, on Saturday, May 23, 2026, why he’s the four-time defending champion trainer, saddling four winners to highlight the ...
Nautical Star cruises to Labour Day Trophy win
Horse Racing, Sports
Nautical Star cruises to Labour Day Trophy win
…. Roman believes the Anthony Nunes-trained horse is capable of much more
Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
May 29, 2026
JOCKEY Raddesh “Sneaky Fox” Roman believes Nautical Star is far from hitting his peak, even after guiding the Anthony “Baba” Nunes trainer to a domina...
Cunningham hits treble to bring up eighth winner for 2026
Horse Racing, Sports
Cunningham hits treble to bring up eighth winner for 2026
Trainer saddles Global Machine, Tuts, and Adira on Monday’s 10-race card
Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
May 29, 2026
Trainer Carlton “Jerry” Cunningham continued to show he’s a conditioner of notable worth after saddling three winners on Monday, May 25, 2026. Cunning...

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