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Newell wants clarity on oil exploration in Jamaica’s waters
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Newell wants clarity on oil exploration in Jamaica’s waters
May 21 07:50 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With the Government increasingly optimistic that oil will be found in Jamaica’s waters in commercial quantities, Opposition Spokes...
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Education ministry monitoring students following motor vehicle accident
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Education ministry monitoring students following motor vehicle accident
May 21 07:45 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education says it is closely monitoring the condition of students involved in Wednesday morning’s crash in Clarend...
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Cavalier stun MBU to advance to fifth consecutive JPL final
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Cavalier stun MBU to advance to fifth consecutive JPL final
May 21 07:30 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Defending champions Cavalier are through to the final of the Jamaica Premier League for the fifth consecutive year after overturni...
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First Ebola case confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province
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First Ebola case confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province
May 21 07:14 AM
BUKAVU, DR Congo (AFP) — A first Ebola case has been confirmed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, in an area under the...
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Zero bureaucracy
Digital revolution to make doing business in Jamaica a seamless process
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer 
May 21 12:20 AM
Zero bureaucracy
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Double challenge
PIOJ flags rising oil prices, lingering effects of Melissa for impacting growth outlook
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
May 21 12:18 AM
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Kryptic set for City Splash returnset for City Splash return
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Kryptic set for City Splash returnset for City Splash return
May 21 12:16 AM
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Newell pushes sweeping environmental overhaul amid transparency concerns
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Newell pushes sweeping environmental overhaul amid transparency concerns
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May 21 12:14 AM
Newell pushes sweeping environmental overhaul amid transparency concerns
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Vaz gets tough on JPS as 66 per cent of customers remain in the dark
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Vaz gets tough on JPS as 66 per cent of customers remain in the dark
October 31, 2025
Like he did during Hurricane Beryl last year, Energy Minister Daryl Vaz has begun to get impatient with utility provider Jamaica Public Service (JPS),...
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Much of Falmouth destroyed by Melissa – McKenzie
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Much of Falmouth destroyed by Melissa – McKenzie
October 31, 2025
Minister of Local Government, Desmond McKenzie, says he has been informed by the Mayor of Falmouth, Colin Gager, that the old, historic town was all b...
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WATCH: Golding calls for immediate support for residents in Westmoreland
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WATCH: Golding calls for immediate support for residents in Westmoreland
October 31, 2025
Opposition Leader Mark Golding is calling for immediate relief support for residents in Westmoreland severely affected by Hurricane Melissa. "It is ob...
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Golden Krust to provide aid, donations to Jamaica
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Golden Krust to provide aid, donations to Jamaica
October 31, 2025
In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, Golden Krust restaurant group says it is leading an effort in the United States...
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Thrifty gas stations transitioning to 24 hour service to support residents
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Thrifty gas stations transitioning to 24 hour service to support residents
October 31, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Thrifty gas stations will extend service hours in key areas, plus coordinate direct delivery to hotels and essential services to e...
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Import duty, GCT on hurricane relief items suspended
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Import duty, GCT on hurricane relief items suspended
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Import Duty and General Consumption Tax (GCT), have been suspended for one month on specific goods and items imported in support o...
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Vaz tells the police and Transport Authority to seize buses of operators who have increased their fares since Melissa hit
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Vaz tells the police and Transport Authority to seize buses of operators who have increased their fares since Melissa hit
October 31, 2025
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has told the Transport Authority and the police to conduct sting operations to nab public transport operators who have re...
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International support mobilises for Jamaica in wake of Hurricane Melissa
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International support mobilises for Jamaica in wake of Hurricane Melissa
October 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The World Bank Group has announced that a comprehensive support package is being activated for Jamaica, following the widespread d...
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Police to escort fuel tankers into hard-hit areas says Vaz
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Police to escort fuel tankers into hard-hit areas says Vaz
October 31, 2025
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been asked to escort fuel tankers into the hardest-hit parishes to ensure communities can start to recover fr...
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Better system for volunteers needed post Hurricane Melissa
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Better system for volunteers needed post Hurricane Melissa
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 31, 2025
Attorney-at-law and social justice advocate, Christina Williams has issued an appeal for a central voice to take command of volunteer relief activitie...
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Lifespan Water production affected by Melissa
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Lifespan Water production affected by Melissa
October 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Following damage to several of its locations during the passage of Hurricane Melissa, Lifespan Company Limited, producers of Lifes...
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Council of Churches offers comfort and support to grieving nation
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Council of Churches offers comfort and support to grieving nation
October 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  The Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) has cited that Hurricane Melissa has inflicted “monumental damage to the country at the per...
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Carib Cement resumes dispatch operations following Hurricane Melissa
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Carib Cement resumes dispatch operations following Hurricane Melissa
October 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica  — Caribbean Cement Company Limited (Carib Cement) has resumed cement dispatch operations at its Rockfort plant after conducting com...
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UK deploys additional £5 million in emergency humanitarian funding for Jamaica and the Caribbean
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UK deploys additional £5 million in emergency humanitarian funding for Jamaica and the Caribbean
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 31, 2025
The UK Government is mobilising an additional £5 million in emergency humanitarian funding – on top of £2.5 million announced earlier this week - to s...
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Melissa death toll remains at 19, figure expected to change, says Gov’t
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Melissa death toll remains at 19, figure expected to change, says Gov’t
October 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The official death toll from Hurricane Melissa remains at 19, but the number is expected to change as recovery efforts continue ac...
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Trump says not considering US strikes on Venezuela
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Trump says not considering US strikes on Venezuela
October 31, 2025
WAHINGSTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he's not considering strikes on Venezuela, which fears a major US military buildu...
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OUR urges JPS to exercise fairness in billing after Hurricane Melissa
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OUR urges JPS to exercise fairness in billing after Hurricane Melissa
October 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is calling on the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) to ensure fairness and tra...
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Schools, churches in bad shape in St James
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Schools, churches in bad shape in St James
October 31, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Several schools and churches across St James have been badly damaged following the passage of Hurricane Melissa based on informati...
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Cabinet subcommittees established to lead post-Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts
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Cabinet subcommittees established to lead post-Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts
October 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Information Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon has announced the establishment of several Cabinet subcommittees to spearhead the Govern...
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‘There is no food, we sleep in fear’:  Mothers worry in storm-hit Black River
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‘There is no food, we sleep in fear’: Mothers worry in storm-hit Black River
Carlysia Ramdeen, Observer Online reporter, ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 31, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Following the wreckage left behind by Hurricane Melissa, mothers in Black River are facing desperate conditions as they search...
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ITA to resume services at four hubs on Monday, other locations to reopen in phases
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ITA to resume services at four hubs on Monday, other locations to reopen in phases
October 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) has announced that operations at several of its service hubs, which were suspended following th...
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#MelissaAftermath: JMDA, MAJ issue urgent appeal for volunteer doctors at Black River Hospital
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#MelissaAftermath: JMDA, MAJ issue urgent appeal for volunteer doctors at Black River Hospital
October 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) and the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ), in collaboration with the National Em...
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Newell wants clarity on oil exploration in Jamaica’s waters
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — With the Government increasingly optimistic that oil will be found in Jamaica’s waters in commercial quantities, Opposition Spokes...
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Education ministry monitoring students following motor vehicle accident
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Education ministry monitoring students following motor vehicle accident
May 21, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education says it is closely monitoring the condition of students involved in Wednesday morning’s crash in Clarend...
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Cavalier stun MBU to advance to fifth consecutive JPL final
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Cavalier stun MBU to advance to fifth consecutive JPL final
May 21, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Defending champions Cavalier are through to the final of the Jamaica Premier League for the fifth consecutive year after overturni...
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First Ebola case confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province
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First Ebola case confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province
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BUKAVU, DR Congo (AFP) — A first Ebola case has been confirmed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, in an area under the...
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Zero bureaucracy
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Zero bureaucracy
Digital revolution to make doing business in Jamaica a seamless process
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May 21, 2026
Zero bureaucracy
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