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BLACKOUT BLAME
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Vaz livid as preliminary JPS report on last Friday’s all-island power failure shows same grid issues from 2006
Arthur Hall | Editor | HallA@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 10, 2026
BLACKOUT BLAME
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Big FIFA World Cup bucks for Jamaicans in Florida
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Big FIFA World Cup bucks for Jamaicans in Florida
Jason Cross | Reporter 
June 10, 2026
Big FIFA World Cup bucks for Jamaicans in Florida
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DJ Mac-ing it!
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DJ Mac-ing it!
Producer talks creative process, global publishing deal with Hapilos
June 10, 2026
DJ Mac-ing it!
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BOJ clears Barita banking platform rollout
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BOJ clears Barita banking platform rollout
Approval advances strategy first set in motion more than a decade ago
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 10, 2026
BOJ clears Barita digital banking platform
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JFF outlines road map for growth of women’s programme ahead of 2031 World Cup
June 10, 2026
Five-year plan inspires JFF confidence in growth of women’s football
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Kingston Wharves sets new earnings targets
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Kingston Wharves sets new earnings targets
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 10, 2026
Kingston Wharves sets new earnings targets
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Electricity restored after fresh outages strike Jamaica
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Electricity restored after fresh outages strike Jamaica
June 9, 2026
Power outages were reported across a number of parishes on Tuesday morning, marking the second major electricity failure in a matter of days. In a rel...
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Man probed by Jamaican police among 5 charged in US firearms smuggling investigation
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Man probed by Jamaican police among 5 charged in US firearms smuggling investigation
June 9, 2026
A Jamaican-American who has been the subject of investigations locally is among five men indicted by the United States Department of Justice on firear...
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US consumer inflation hits fresh three-year high in May
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US consumer inflation hits fresh three-year high in May
June 10, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) —  United States (US) consumer inflation surged to a fresh three-year high in May, according to official data released...
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USS Nimitz visit highlights critical role of spectrum in maritime safety and security, says SMA
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USS Nimitz visit highlights critical role of spectrum in maritime safety and security, says SMA
June 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A visit aboard the USS Nimitz, one of the world's largest and most advanced aircraft carriers, has reinforced for the Spectrum Man...
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Fi We Children mourns passing of 13-year-old Kemelia Paul
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Fi We Children mourns passing of 13-year-old Kemelia Paul
June 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) says it is deeply saddened by reports confirming the death of 13-year-old Excelsior High Scho...
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Odds rising for very strong El Nino — EU monitor
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Odds rising for very strong El Nino — EU monitor
June 10, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — Europe's Copernicus Climate Change Service on Wednesday said that global forecasters were increasingly confident that a very str...
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JTB cops 14th WAVE award for most supportive tourism board
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JTB cops 14th WAVE award for most supportive tourism board
June 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica  —  The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has once again been recognised as the international tourism board providing the Best Travel Advi...
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UPDATE: Father and son among dead following security operation in Montego Bay
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UPDATE: Father and son among dead following security operation in Montego Bay
June 10, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A father and a son are reportedly among four men killed Wednesday morning in an alleged confrontation with members of the security...
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Accused in $93 million bank fraud to return to court in September
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Accused in $93 million bank fraud to return to court in September
June 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An accused man was ordered to return to court in September to answer to charges in a $93 million fraud case when he appeared at th...
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Woman pleads guilty to multiple charges in fraud case
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Woman pleads guilty to multiple charges in fraud case
June 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A young woman is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to several charges in a case brought by the Major Organised Crime and A...
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Four men killed in security operation near Retirement landfill
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Four men killed in security operation near Retirement landfill
June 10, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica —  Four men were reportedly killed in an alleged confrontation with members of the security forces near the Retirement landfill in M...
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Purkiss calls on Bartlett to account for reported low levels of assistance under THARP
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Purkiss calls on Bartlett to account for reported low levels of assistance under THARP
June 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesperson on Tourism and Linkages Andrea Purkiss, says in her constituency and others, very few people are benefitti...
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BLACKOUT BLAME
Vaz livid as preliminary JPS report on last Friday’s all-island power failure shows same grid issues from 2006
Arthur Hall | Editor | HallA@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 10, 2026
BLACKOUT BLAME
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UN wants ‘massive re-think’ of US immigration enforcement around World Cup
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June 10, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) —  United Nations (UN) rights chief Volker Turk urged the United States (US) to reconsider its immigration practices for the...
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JFF outlines road map for growth of women’s programme ahead of 2031 World Cup
June 10, 2026
Five-year plan inspires JFF confidence in growth of women’s football
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The first 48-team World Cup — more opportunities, less jeopardy?
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The first 48-team World Cup — more opportunities, less jeopardy?
June 10, 2026
The first 48-team World Cup — more opportunities, less jeopardy?
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World Cup nears kick-off after pre-tournament turbulence
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World Cup nears kick-off after pre-tournament turbulence
June 10, 2026
World Cup nears kick-off after pre-tournament turbulence
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The Pearl reflects: Walter Boyd on the magic of ’98
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The Pearl reflects: Walter Boyd on the magic of ’98
BY NODLEY WRIGHT Observer writer sports@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 10, 2026
The Pearl reflects: Walter Boyd on the magic of ’98
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