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Senator Sinclair proposes statue and museum to honour Jimmy Cliff

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Senator Sinclair proposes statue and museum to honour Jimmy Cliff

December 6, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator Charles Sinclair has suggested that a statue be erected in St James in honour of the late great international r...

Kevin Downswell reflects on 2025, ready to minister at One Love Jamaica Rebuild concert

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Kevin Downswell reflects on 2025, ready to minister at One Love Jamaica Rebuild concert

BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer

December 6, 2025

Gospel artiste and minister, Kevin Downswell, in reflecting on 2025, described it as a year of creating new chapters. He made the assertion in an inte...

Education minister vows ‘intensive remediation’ to tackle learning loss in western Jamaica

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Education minister vows ‘intensive remediation’ to tackle learning loss in western Jamaica

December 6, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris-Dixon says the Government will roll out intensive remediation across upcoming school ter...

Two Canadians detained, cocaine seized in MOCA operation in St Elizabeth

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Two Canadians detained, cocaine seized in MOCA operation in St Elizabeth

December 6, 2025

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Agents from the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) are currently carrying out an anti-narcotics operation...

48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Hanover

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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Hanover

December 5, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Green Island and Orange Bay in Hanover. The curfew began at 6:00 pm on Friday and...

Holness pays tribute to late consul-general to New York

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Holness pays tribute to late consul-general to New York

December 5, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness paid tribute to the late Alsion Wilson, Jamaica’s consul-general to New York during a thanksgiving s...

Libra-Don offers encouragement with Don’t Lose Faith

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Libra-Don offers encouragement with Don’t Lose Faith

BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer

December 5, 2025

Dancehall artiste Libra-Don is offering encouragement to people who have been affected by the passage of Hurricane Melissa, with his latest single Do...

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Market Bag: Hot pepper price heats up to $5k, sweet pepper cools to $600

December 5, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica – This week at the Coronation Market in downtown Kingston sees Scotch bonnet prices continue to surge, with some vendors selling the...

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