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Excelsior upset JC to lift first Manning Cup in 21 years
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Excelsior upset JC to lift first Manning Cup in 21 years
December 19 09:46 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica  —   Excelsior High defeated Jamaica College 2-0 to win the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Wata Manning Cup at th...
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Curfew extended in sections of St Catherine North Division
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Curfew extended in sections of St Catherine North Division
December 19 09:35 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The curfews that have been imposed on Windsor Road/McVickers Lane and March Pen communities in the St Catherine North Police Divis...
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Chabano Nkani re-releases Close to You
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Chabano Nkani re-releases Close to You
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 19 08:16 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Eight years after releasing his debut album Phases , which he dedicated to his late mother, recording artiste and producer Chabano...
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CAD reassures public that court records remain fully intact after Hurricane Melissa
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CAD reassures public that court records remain fully intact after Hurricane Melissa
December 19 07:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Court Administration Division (CAD) is reassuring the public that court records remain fully intact following the recent passag...
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Elgin Town
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Elgin Town
December 19 07:18 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Elgin Town, Lucea, in the Hanover Police Division. The curfew began at 6:00 pm, o...
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Market Bag: Sorrel at $800 a pound, expected to rise above $1,000
December 19 07:14 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Sorrel prices are around $800 a pound at the Coronation Market this week and are expected to climb above $1,000 as Christmas draws...
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Kintyre Holdings forms JV with Miracle Corp to launch consumer goods brand
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Kintyre Holdings forms JV with Miracle Corp to launch consumer goods brand
December 19 06:15 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Investment firm Kintyre Holdings (JA) Limited said on Wednesday it had entered a strategic joint venture with local distributor Mi...
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St Catherine beat Mona on penalties to win Walker Cup
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St Catherine beat Mona on penalties to win Walker Cup
December 19 06:11 PM
St Catherine High defeated Mona High 4-3 on penalties after battling to an exciting 3-3 draw in normal time to win the ISSA Walker Cup on Friday. It w...
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Jimmy Carter centennial: A US president turns 100
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Jimmy Carter centennial: A US president turns 100
September 30, 2024
PLAINS, United States (AFP) -- The military flyover is ready, the songs have been rehearsed: Plains, Georgia is waiting to celebrate Jimmy Carter's 10...
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Motor vehicle registration renewal now available online
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Motor vehicle registration renewal now available online
September 30, 2024
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is officially reporting the full implementation of the first phase of online motor vehicle registration renewal. In a...
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Baseball great Pete Rose dead at 83
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Baseball great Pete Rose dead at 83
September 30, 2024
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Pete Rose, Major League Baseball's all-time hit king who left the sport in disgrace after being banned for betting...
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With 118 dead from Hurricane Helene, Biden defends US government response
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With 118 dead from Hurricane Helene, Biden defends US government response
September 30, 2024
VALDOSTA, United States (AFP) -- The death toll from a devastating storm that battered the southeastern United States climbed to 118 on Monday, as the...
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Wolmer’s win sixth straight, remain perfect in Manning Cup
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Wolmer’s win sixth straight, remain perfect in Manning Cup
September 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Wolmer’s Boys’ School made it six wins from six in the ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup after whipping Denham Town 5-1 at Mico University ...
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11.6% preliminary voter turnout for St Ann North East by-election – EOJ
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11.6% preliminary voter turnout for St Ann North East by-election – EOJ
September 30, 2024
ST ANN, Jamaica – The preliminary counting of ballots for the St Ann North Eastern by-election indicates an estimated voter turnout of 11.6 per cent, ...
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WATCH: JLP’s Samuda wins St Ann North East by-election
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WATCH: JLP’s Samuda wins St Ann North East by-election
September 30, 2024
ST ANN, Jamaica – A preliminary count of ballot boxes has shown that the Jamaica Labour Party’s Matthew Samuda was victorious in the North East St Ann...
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BOJ reduces interest rate to 6.5%
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BOJ reduces interest rate to 6.5%
September 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) cut interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) to 6.50 per cent per annum, in a move the central bank said ...
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Police seize firearm in Rockfort
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Police seize firearm in Rockfort
September 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Kingston East police seized one 9mm Sig Sauer pistol with a magazine containing four 9mm cartridges in Rockfort, Kingston on Sunda...
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Westmoreland businessman charged with fraudulent conversion
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Westmoreland businessman charged with fraudulent conversion
September 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A Westmoreland business operator has been charged with fraudulent conversion following two separate incidents on Westminister Road...
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Evanilson off the mark in Bournemouth win over Southampton
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Evanilson off the mark in Bournemouth win over Southampton
September 30, 2024
BOURNEMOUTH, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Bournemouth's record signing Evanilson scored his first goal for the club as the Cherries beat Southampton 3-1 on...
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As toll crosses 100, Trump puts Hurricane Helene at election center stage
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As toll crosses 100, Trump puts Hurricane Helene at election center stage
September 30, 2024
VALDOSTA, United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump sought to turn a storm that killed more than 100 people and caused destructive flooding across the US so...
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LeBron James ‘given life’ by playing with son, Olympic gold
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LeBron James ‘given life’ by playing with son, Olympic gold
September 30, 2024
EL SEGUNDO, United States (AFP) -- LeBron James said Monday the historic prospect of playing alongside eldest son Bronny for the Los Angeles Lakers ha...
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Three things you should know about Tokyo
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Three things you should know about Tokyo
BY RORY DALEY Observer senior reporter daleyr@jamaicaobserver 
September 30, 2024
TOKYO, Japan – Buoyed by a weak yen and an explosion into the worldwide pop culture zeitgeist, Japan has been experiencing a tourism boom. During the ...
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Brazilians choke as fire smoke blankets 80% of country
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Brazilians choke as fire smoke blankets 80% of country
September 30, 2024
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- With as much as 80 per cent of Brazil under a blanket of smoke from historic wild fires, face masks last used during the cor...
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High hopes for Socaverse
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High hopes for Socaverse
KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
September 30, 2024
Kyle Chin, director of Socaverse organiser New Wave Entertainment, promises that the third staging of the event will supersede expectations. “This sta...
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Reggae Boyz midfielder Ravel Morrison signs with UAE club
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Reggae Boyz midfielder Ravel Morrison signs with UAE club
September 30, 2024
Reggae Boyz midfielder Ravel Morrison has joined United Arab Emirates third tier club Precision FC. “This is more than a signing – it’s a statement, a...
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Dominican PM responds to Opposition move to take legal action regarding CBI programme
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Dominican PM responds to Opposition move to take legal action regarding CBI programme
September 30, 2024
Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit on Monday said that his administration will defend the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CBI) in the co...
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Caribbean told to brace for increased tropical cyclones and severe weather activity
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Caribbean told to brace for increased tropical cyclones and severe weather activity
September 30, 2024
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) is warning Caribbean countries to be prepared for “increased...
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WATCH: Anderson confident despite low voter turnout in St Ann NE by-election
September 30, 2024
ST ANN, Jamaica – Despite low voter turnout Monday morning in the St Ann North East by-election, independent candidate David “Five Pound” Anderson exp...
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WATCH: Bathrooms at Ocho Rios Market refurbished
September 30, 2024
ST ANN, Jamaica -- Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, officially opened newly refurbished male and female bathr...
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Case of St James mom accused of fatally throwing baby off roof transferred to circuit court
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Case of St James mom accused of fatally throwing baby off roof transferred to circuit court
September 30, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica – Shamoya Green, the St James woman accused of throwing her five-month-old daughter from the roof of a three-storey building resulti...
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Curfew extended in sections of St Catherine North Division
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Chabano Nkani re-releases Close to You
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Eight years after releasing his debut album Phases , which he dedicated to his late mother, recording artiste and producer Chabano...
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CAD reassures public that court records remain fully intact after Hurricane Melissa
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Court Administration Division (CAD) is reassuring the public that court records remain fully intact following the recent passag...
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Elgin Town
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