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‘Keep Jamaica open’
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‘Keep Jamaica open’
SBAJ rejects talk of possible COVID-19-style shutdown to address energy crisis
By ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Observer senior reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 18 12:30 AM
‘Keep Jamaica
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Consultation controversy
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Consultation controversy
Insurance association blasts FSC over poor communication on fee hike
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 18 12:28 AM
Consultation controversy
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PM doubles down on need to import skilled workers
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PM doubles down on need to import skilled workers
...reiterates that Jamaicans will be put first
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer 
April 18 12:26 AM
PM doubles down on need to import skilled workers
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Clarendon Jerk Fest delivers on fun
Entertainment
Clarendon Jerk Fest delivers on fun
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 18 12:26 AM
Clarendon Jerk Fest delivers on fun
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New cannabis rules remove barriers for small farmers, says CLA head
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New cannabis rules remove barriers for small farmers, says CLA head
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 18 12:24 AM
New cannabis rules remove barriers for small farmers, says CLA head
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Lost In Paradise finds home in Kgn
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Lost In Paradise finds home in Kgn
April 18 12:24 AM
Lost In Paradise finds home in Kgn
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Bartlett: Task force to make large events safer
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Bartlett: Task force to make large events safer
Shooting incident at Big Wall’s after-Carnival party forces rethink
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
April 18 12:22 AM
Bartlett: Task force to make large events safer
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FINISH THE JOB!
Football, ...
FINISH THE JOB!
Reggae Girlz target perfect end to Concacaf Women’s qualifiers
BY RUDDY ALLEN Staff reporter ruddya@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 18 12:22 AM
Busby demands focus as Girlz target perfect end versus Guyana
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Strictly The EDGE gets a makeover
Entertainment, Music
Strictly The EDGE gets a makeover
Kevin Jackson 
July 31, 2023
Strictly the Edge, the two-hour entertainment/lifestyle and magazine programme which airs on radio station The EDGE 105 FM, Mondays to Fridays, from 1...
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Dream the impossible
Football, Sports
Dream the impossible
Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
July 31, 2023
Lorne Donaldson, head coach of Jamaica's senior football team, is once again calling on fans both locally and worldwide to rally behind the history-ma...
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Sunshine Girls coach happy with ‘ugly’ Uganda win
Netball, Sports
Sunshine Girls coach happy with ‘ugly’ Uganda win
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
July 31, 2023
IT was not the type of performance that Jamaica's Assistant Coach Shawn Murdock was expecting from the team against Uganda in their opening quarter-fi...
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Disappointed in Opposition
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Disappointed in Opposition
July 31, 2023
Dear Editor, I listened to a debate in Parliament last week and was disturbed by the stance taken by the People's National Party (PNP) members in rela...
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Flirting with suicide?
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Flirting with suicide?
July 31, 2023
Dear Editor, The current Government led by Prime Minister Andrew Holness has grown tired of shouldering the responsibility of the nation and is seemin...
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A new PNP low
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A new PNP low
July 31, 2023
Dear Editor, I was shocked to hear People's National Party (PNP) Human Rights Commiss Chairman Isat Buchanan praising lyrics by his client, who is a m...
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Dream WKND gets ‘Wet N Wild’
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Dream WKND gets ‘Wet N Wild’
July 31, 2023
NEGRIL, Westmoreland — Thousand of partygoers gathered at Kool Runnings Water Park for the highly anticipated Wet N Wild on Sunday. The premier water ...
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4 decades of stigma
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4 decades of stigma
July 31, 2023
Dear Editor, I note with interest the recent conversations in both traditional and social media landscapes about the increase in HIV infections among ...
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Wayne Wonder thrills Dream WKND crowd
Entertainment, Music
Wayne Wonder thrills Dream WKND crowd
July 31, 2023
NEGRIL, Westmoreland — Dream WKND's YUSH took Dreamers back to the 80s and 90s with the throwback themed party. Held at Wavz Beach, the event saw patr...
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Australia, Nigeria into World Cup last 16 but Canada dumped out
Football, Sports
Australia, Nigeria into World Cup last 16 but Canada dumped out
July 31, 2023
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Co-hosts Australia surged into the Women's World Cup last 16 on Monday with Hayley Raso scoring twice in a 4-0 battering ...
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Sign it, Sir Patrick!
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Sign it, Sir Patrick!
July 31, 2023
Dear Editor, I am in full support of the decision to increase the retirement age of the director of public prosecutions (DPP) and the auditor general ...
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Jamaicans urged to take COVID-19 precaution during ‘Emancipendence’ celebrations
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Jamaicans urged to take COVID-19 precaution during ‘Emancipendence’ celebrations
July 31, 2023
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaicans are being encouraged to take the necessary precautions against COVID-19 as they participate in festivities to mark Emanc...
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Parents encouraged to care for their mental health
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Parents encouraged to care for their mental health
July 31, 2023
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Parents are being urged to care for their mental health, even as they assist their children to manage their own. The word of ad...
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Idaho mom sentenced in deaths of 2 children and her romantic rival
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Idaho mom sentenced in deaths of 2 children and her romantic rival
July 31, 2023
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell has been sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday in the murders of her two youngest chi...
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Ten killed in road crashes last week – RSU
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Ten killed in road crashes last week – RSU
July 31, 2023
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ten people, including four private motor car drivers and three motorcyclists, died as a result of motor vehicle crashes during the...
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Latest News
Forex: J$155.63 to one US dollar
July 31, 2023
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The US dollar on Monday, July 31 ended trading at J$155.63 down by five cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily exchange tr...
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Man convicted of rape, murder of 9-y-o Nikita Noel sentenced to life in prison
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Man convicted of rape, murder of 9-y-o Nikita Noel sentenced to life in prison
July 31, 2023
HANOVER, Jamaica - The man charged with the brutal rape and murder of nine-year-old Nikita Noel in Hanover five months ago has been sentenced to life ...
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PNP Women’s Movement condemns Isat Buchanan’s crude remarks about DPP
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PNP Women’s Movement condemns Isat Buchanan’s crude remarks about DPP
July 31, 2023
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party Women’s Movement has condemned the sexually explicit remarks made by Isat Buchanan, the party’s Human ...
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Fan files police report after Cardi B hurled mic into crowd during Las Vegas show
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Fan files police report after Cardi B hurled mic into crowd during Las Vegas show
July 31, 2023
US rapper Cardi B is now the suspect in a battery case after a woman, who says she was hit by a microphone the entertainer hurled into the audience at...
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Minister of Tourism targeting 250,000 visitors from Latin America over 5 years
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Minister of Tourism targeting 250,000 visitors from Latin America over 5 years
July 31, 2023
Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is targeting 250,000 visitors from Latin America (LATAM) over the next 5 years as part of h...
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WATCH: ‘Jah is standing by my side’ – Embattled Llewellyn remains defiant amid ‘disrespect’
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WATCH: ‘Jah is standing by my side’ – Embattled Llewellyn remains defiant amid ‘disrespect’
DENIECA BROWN, Observer Online writer 
July 31, 2023
A defiant Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn has declared that she is not afraid amid widespread criticisms about how the extension...
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Police to crack down on careless animal owners after cop’s fatal collision with cow
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Police to crack down on careless animal owners after cop’s fatal collision with cow
July 31, 2023
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica - Reacting to the death of 21-year-old constable Tajay Ebanks, who crashed into a cow along the New Hope Main Road on Sunday nig...
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‘Keep Jamaica open’
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‘Keep Jamaica open’
SBAJ rejects talk of possible COVID-19-style shutdown to address energy crisis
By ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Observer senior reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 18, 2026
‘Keep Jamaica
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Consultation controversy
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Consultation controversy
Insurance association blasts FSC over poor communication on fee hike
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 18, 2026
Consultation controversy
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PM doubles down on need to import skilled workers
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PM doubles down on need to import skilled workers
...reiterates that Jamaicans will be put first
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer 
April 18, 2026
PM doubles down on need to import skilled workers
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Clarendon Jerk Fest delivers on fun
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Clarendon Jerk Fest delivers on fun
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 18, 2026
Clarendon Jerk Fest delivers on fun
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New cannabis rules remove barriers for small farmers, says CLA head
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New cannabis rules remove barriers for small farmers, says CLA head
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 18, 2026
New cannabis rules remove barriers for small farmers, says CLA head
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