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Funeral home operators extend grace to grieving families despite mounting losses post-Melissa
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 21 12:20 AM
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JPS says it moved to prevent rate hike being six times higher
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JPS says it moved to prevent rate hike being six times higher
December 21 12:18 AM
JPS says it moved to prevent rate hike being six times higher
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KCCC delivers tidings of joy!
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December 21 12:16 AM
KCCC delivers tidings of joy!
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Funeral grants available for Melissa victims
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St Elizabeth Tech make Melissa-ravished parish proud with sixth daCosta Cup title
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Not so Grand Market for St Elizabeth
...businesses struggling to recover, says president of parish’s chamber of commerce
By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 21 12:10 AM
Not so Grand Market for St Elizabeth
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Rebuilding history
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Rebuilding history
BY CHARMAINE N CLARKE Executive editor, regional correspondents network clarkec@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 21 12:10 AM
Rebuilding history
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2025 Festive Firs
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#Champs2025: Record for KC’s Itubo in boys’ Class 3 1500m final
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#Champs2025: Record for KC’s Itubo in boys’ Class 3 1500m final
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Julius Itubo of Kingston College smashed the boys’ Class Three 1500m record on Wednesday’s second day of the 115th ISSA/GraceKenne...
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#Champs2025: Reynolds creates upset in girls’ Class 2 1500m final
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#Champs2025: Reynolds creates upset in girls’ Class 2 1500m final
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Alphansus Davis’ Alikay Reynolds made a winning start to her Class Two campaign at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletic...
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Major Lazer’s ‘Pon De Floor’ with Vybz Kartel makes it to Billboard list
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Major Lazer’s ‘Pon De Floor’ with Vybz Kartel makes it to Billboard list
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Vybz Kartel is the second Jamaican to be ranked among Billboard magazine's 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time List. His collaboratio...
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Former Jamaican PM warns Haiti is ‘perilously close’ to being a failed state
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Former Jamaican PM warns Haiti is ‘perilously close’ to being a failed state
March 26, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) —  Former Jamaican prime minister Bruce Golding Wednesday warned that Haiti is “perilously close” to being a failed state a...
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#Champs2025: Gary Card of Wolmer’s Boys runs personal best
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#Champs2025: Gary Card of Wolmer’s Boys runs personal best
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Gary Card of Wolmer’s Boys sent a warning that the two-year-old boys’ Class One 100m record could be in danger after he ran a pers...
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#Champs2025: Lacovia High’s Dockery continues to impress
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#Champs2025: Lacovia High’s Dockery continues to impress
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sabrina Dockery of Lacovia High continues to impress as she cruised into the final of the girls’ Class One 100m, winning her semi-...
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Yung Bredda ready to excite at GenXS Road March
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Yung Bredda ready to excite at GenXS Road March
Kevin Jackson 
March 26, 2025
The annual soca season locally will reach its peak on April 27 with the GenXS Road March featuring Kes and the Band and soca star Yung Bredda in an ex...
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Wise Wurdz found his true calling
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Wise Wurdz found his true calling
March 26, 2025
During a recording session with Tristan Palma 30 years ago, Wise Wurdz got some rough advice from the singer/producer, best known for the hit song, En...
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Trinidad police detain two, seize fake US currency
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Trinidad police detain two, seize fake US currency
March 26, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Police in Trinidad on Wednesday said they had detained two suspects, including a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Def...
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Jamaica rebuffs Rubio push against Cuban doctors
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Jamaica rebuffs Rubio push against Cuban doctors
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) -- Jamaica on Wednesday rebuffed a push by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to sever a programme that brings in Cuban doctors...
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Trump hints at tariff concessions if China agrees TikTok deal
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Trump hints at tariff concessions if China agrees TikTok deal
March 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he may offer to reduce tariffs on China to get Beijing's approval for ...
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Elephant Man ‘good to go’ to the UK for the first time in 16 years
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Elephant Man ‘good to go’ to the UK for the first time in 16 years
Claude Mills, Observer Writer 
March 26, 2025
Dancehall star Elephant Man will return to the United Kingdom for the first time in 16 years this August for a show, after being granted a work permit...
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Gas prices up $1.75, diesel up $2.15
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Gas prices up $1.75, diesel up $2.15
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists should see an increase at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, March 27, according to the latest ex-re...
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Forensic pathologist conclude testimony in Mario Deane’s case
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Forensic pathologist conclude testimony in Mario Deane’s case
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Mario Deane case continued in the Westmoreland Circuit Court where a retired forensic pathologist who performed a September 2,...
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#Champs2025: JC’s Joseph Salmon seeks back-to-back discus gold
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#Champs2025: JC’s Joseph Salmon seeks back-to-back discus gold
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — First year Class One thrower Joseph Salmon of Jamaica College will be looking for back-to-back discus throw gold medals after he l...
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#Champs2025: KC’s Amani Phillips cops first gold in Class 2 long jump
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#Champs2025: KC’s Amani Phillips cops first gold in Class 2 long jump
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kingston College’s Amani Philips won the first gold of the 115th staging of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Champ...
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Rubio says journalist on war chat was ‘big mistake’
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Rubio says journalist on war chat was ‘big mistake’
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that the inclusion of a journalist in a group chat on military strikes was...
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#Champs2025: CC’s Marla Kay Lampart has date with destiny
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#Champs2025: CC’s Marla Kay Lampart has date with destiny
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Clarendon College’s Marla Kay Lampart has a date with destiny on Saturday when she will have the meet record of 15.33m in the girl...
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#Champs2025: Gabriella Treasure faces stern test in girls’ Class 3 high jump
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#Champs2025: Gabriella Treasure faces stern test in girls’ Class 3 high jump
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Gabriella Treasure of St Catherine High will hope to upgrade her silver medal to gold in the girls' Class Three high jump in Thurs...
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Chef charged with possession of prohibited weapon and ammunition
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Chef charged with possession of prohibited weapon and ammunition
March 26, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A 32-year-old chef from Richmond district in Manchester has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised...
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Forex: $158.15 to one US dollar
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Forex: $158.15 to one US dollar
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Wednesday, March 26, ended trading at $158.15 up by 33 cents according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily exchange tr...
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Returning residents advocate Percival LaTouche has died
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Returning residents advocate Percival LaTouche has died
March 26, 2025
Percival LaTouche, a staunch advocate for the rights of returning residents in Jamaica, has died aged 85. He passed away at a medical institution last...
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Funeral home operators extend grace to grieving families despite mounting losses post-Melissa
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 21, 2025
Digging deep
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JPS says it moved to prevent rate hike being six times higher
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JPS says it moved to prevent rate hike being six times higher
December 21, 2025
JPS says it moved to prevent rate hike being six times higher
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KCCC delivers tidings of joy!
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KCCC delivers tidings of joy!
December 21, 2025
KCCC delivers tidings of joy!
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Funeral grants available for Melissa victims
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Funeral grants available for Melissa victims
December 21, 2025
Funeral grants available for Melissa victims
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STETHS STAND SUPREME
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STETHS STAND SUPREME
St Elizabeth Tech make Melissa-ravished parish proud with sixth daCosta Cup title
December 21, 2025
IMPERVIOUS!
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