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A voice in sport lost
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A voice in sport lost
Tributes pour in for award-winning journalist Donald Oliver
December 31 12:20 AM
A voice in sport lost
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‘Closure & comfort’
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‘Closure & comfort’
•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:18 AM
‘Closure comfort’
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I Love Soca delivers premium vibes at Heroes’ Circle
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 31 12:16 AM
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STAGE ECONOMICS
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STAGE ECONOMICS
Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
December 31 12:14 AM
Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
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RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:12 AM
More work to do
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
BOJ pushing
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‘Arrive alive’
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‘Arrive alive’
Increase in road fatalities pushes authorities to intensify strategies to change driver behaviour
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
‘Arrive alive’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
Church leaders weigh in on debate over State’s offer of rebuilding funds
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
December 31 12:09 AM
‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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Denham Town Councillor Jermaine Hyatt has died
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Denham Town Councillor Jermaine Hyatt has died
November 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Councillor for the Denham Town division, Jermaine Hyatt has died. Observer Online understands that Hyat...
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West Indies start positive as Bangladesh bat first in second Test
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West Indies start positive as Bangladesh bat first in second Test
November 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Despite losing most of the day’s play due to a wet outfield, the West Indies made a fairly positive start to the second Test again...
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WATCH: Residents amazed as long-dry river runs with water in St Thomas
November 30, 2024
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – Residents of the small district of Barking Lodge in St Thomas reacted with amazement on Friday as water reportedly flowed in a lo...
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Senator Allen bemoans lack of investment in tourist towns; says future PNP Gov’t will fix it
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Senator Allen bemoans lack of investment in tourist towns; says future PNP Gov’t will fix it
November 30, 2024
Opposition Spokesperson on Tourism and Linkages, Senator Janice Allen has lamented what she says is the lack of investment in Jamaica’s tourism towns,...
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Annotto Bay Hospital receives special care nursery
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Annotto Bay Hospital receives special care nursery
November 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton officially handed over the newly-constructed Special Care Nursery and the r...
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South African man charged with manslaughter
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South African man charged with manslaughter
November 30, 2024
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has charged a South African man with manslaughter following a bo...
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Unionised workers picket home of T&T’s PM over ‘self-serving’ salary hike; calls for election
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Unionised workers picket home of T&T’s PM over ‘self-serving’ salary hike; calls for election
November 30, 2024
Scores of angry workers in Trinidad and Tobago marched outside the Prime Minister’s residence in pouring rain Friday evening, demanding that he calls ...
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Falmouth All Age crowned champions of Trelawny Municipal Corporation’s Primary Schools Poetry Competition
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Falmouth All Age crowned champions of Trelawny Municipal Corporation’s Primary Schools Poetry Competition
November 30, 2024
TRELAWNY, Jamaica-Falmouth All Age School came out on top in the Trelawny Municipal Corporation's (TMC) Primary Schools Poetry Competition, held in th...
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Caribbean countries unite to tackle vector-borne diseases
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Caribbean countries unite to tackle vector-borne diseases
November 30, 2024
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands  (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says Caribbean countries have united in tackling vector-born disease ...
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Jamaicans must be first choice for tourism jobs – Sinclair
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Jamaicans must be first choice for tourism jobs – Sinclair
November 30, 2024
Government Senator Charles Sinclair has expressed that Jamaicans must be given first choice for all available jobs in the tourism industry once they e...
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Eat Jamaican global campaign to be expanded
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Eat Jamaican global campaign to be expanded
November 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The ‘Eat Jamaican Global Campaign’ is to be expanded into targeted markets within the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom...
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Wet field at Sabina Park delays start of second Test between Windies and Bangladesh
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Wet field at Sabina Park delays start of second Test between Windies and Bangladesh
November 30, 2024
The start of the second Test between the West Indies and Bangladesh at Sabina Park has been delayed until mid afternoon due to a wet outfield. The mat...
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CWI shareholders set to vote on governance reform next week
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CWI shareholders set to vote on governance reform next week
November 30, 2024
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Cricket West Indies (CWI) will convene a pivotal meeting with its Full Member shareholders next Friday to vote on implement...
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694,000 Jamaicans remain outside the labour force says STATIN
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694,000 Jamaicans remain outside the labour force says STATIN
November 30, 2024
Despite Jamaica’s unemployment rate dipping to 3.6 per cent in July, some 694,200 individuals remain outside the labour force. This is according to th...
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Jamaica’s unemployment rate dipped to 3.6% in July – STATIN
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Jamaica’s unemployment rate dipped to 3.6% in July – STATIN
November 30, 2024
Jamaica’s unemployment rate for July 2024 was 3.6 per cent. This is according to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) in its latest Labour Fo...
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WATCH: Dwayne Nelson inspires Norman Manley High students to break the cycle of crime
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WATCH: Dwayne Nelson inspires Norman Manley High students to break the cycle of crime
November 30, 2024
Popular Justice of the Peace, Minister of Religion, and Chaplain within the Department of Correctional Services, Dwayne Nelson, recently visited the N...
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People living with HIV must stick to medication
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People living with HIV must stick to medication
November 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – To live normal lives, people living with HIV must stick to their medication, says Regional Manager, Kingston, with the Jamaica AID...
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Trudeau meets Trump in Florida as tariff threats loom
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Trudeau meets Trump in Florida as tariff threats loom
November 30, 2024
PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) – Justin Trudeau had an "excellent conversation" with Donald Trump at the president-elect's Florida estate, Canada's p...
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Morrison hails water debt relief as ‘win-win’ for Jamaicans, NWC
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Morrison hails water debt relief as ‘win-win’ for Jamaicans, NWC
November 30, 2024
Member of Parliament for St Catherine North East, Kerensia Morrison is welcoming as a step in the right direction the move by the National Water Commi...
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Alana Reid wins Athletics Weekly award
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Alana Reid wins Athletics Weekly award
November 30, 2024
Jamaica’s World Athletics Under-20 women’s 100m champion Alana Reid was on Friday named Athletics Weekly’s International Under-20 female athlete of th...
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Shaw brace seals Reggae Girlz 3-0 win over South Africa
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Shaw brace seals Reggae Girlz 3-0 win over South Africa
November 30, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica -- Jamaica’s captain Khadija “Bunny” Shaw scored a second half brace in her first appearance for the Reggae Girlz in over a year to ...
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Trinidadian wanted in US arrested in Jamaica
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Trinidadian wanted in US arrested in Jamaica
November 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – A Trinidad and Tobago national wanted by prosecutors in the United States for firearms trafficking, has been arrested by the...
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A voice in sport lost
Tributes pour in for award-winning journalist Donald Oliver
December 31, 2025
A voice in sport lost
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‘Closure & comfort’
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‘Closure & comfort’
•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31, 2025
‘Closure comfort’
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New location, no problem!
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New location, no problem!
I Love Soca delivers premium vibes at Heroes’ Circle
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 31, 2025
New location, no problem!
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
STAGE ECONOMICS
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STAGE ECONOMICS
Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
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December 31, 2025
Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
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RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31, 2025
More work to do
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