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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
December 4 10:12 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Sixty students of the St Elizabeth-based Thornton Primary School were on Thursday feted during a fun day hosted by the Mancheste...
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
December 4 09:40 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—The Rough Treasure Football Showcase, scheduled to take place at Treasure Beach and Munro College in St Elizabeth from December ...
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
December 4 09:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reetu Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of The Gupta Group and CEO of the Gupta Family Foundation, has contributed over Ca$105,00...
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
December 4 08:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former United States President Bill Clinton is currently in Jamaica. Observer Online understands that Clinton flew over the island...
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
December 4 08:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Former Reggae Boyz captain Rudolph Austin has been promoted to head coach of the Jamaican national Under-20 men’s team, the Jamaica ...
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
Howard Campbell Observer senior writer 
December 4 07:41 PM
Observer Online presents the fourth story in ‘Jimmy Cliff: Stories Of A Bongo Man’, in tribute to the reggae legend who died on November 24 at age 81....
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 07:32 PM
Despite losing acres of crops to Hurricane Melissa, farmers in St Elizabeth say they are pushing ahead on their own, replanting their fields even as t...
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
December 4 07:24 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—A strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed four people on Thursday, the US milit...
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Hydroponics touted as key to rebuilding food supply after Melissa
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Hydroponics touted as key to rebuilding food supply after Melissa
November 26, 2025
Hydroponics touted as key to rebuilding food supply after Melissa
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JACRA plots coordinated response for spice farmers
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JACRA plots coordinated response for spice farmers
... Launches task force to assess hurricane damages
November 12, 2025
JACRA plots coordinated response for spice farmers
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Billions in losses for fisheries sector after Hurricane Melissa
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Billions in losses for fisheries sector after Hurricane Melissa
November 12, 2025
Billions in losses for fisheries sector after Hurricane Melissa
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From Wambugu apple to dragon fruit
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From Wambugu apple to dragon fruit
…African fruit harvest in Jamaica as more exotic fruits from Kenya eyed for local cultivation
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
October 22, 2025
From Wambugu apple to dragon fruit
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Wambugu apple takes root in Jamaica
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Wambugu apple takes root in Jamaica
…aims to outgrow foreign imports
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
October 8, 2025
Wambugu apple takes root in Jamaica
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Gov’t slashes lease rates to draw youth, women into farming
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Gov’t slashes lease rates to draw youth, women into farming
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 24, 2025
Gov’t slashes lease rates to draw youth, women into farming
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Caribbean countries reinforce support for Guyana in race for IICA director general position
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Caribbean countries reinforce support for Guyana in race for IICA director general position
September 10, 2025
Caribbean countries reinforce support for Guyana in race for IICA director general position
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Agri sector enters new growth phase but
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Agri sector enters new growth phase but
...…growth estimate refuted amid ongoing productivity and pricing concerns
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
August 27, 2025
Agri sector enters new growth phase but...
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IICA will serve as a bridge for intensified trade and agricultural cooperation between Argentina, Central America and the Caribbean
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IICA will serve as a bridge for intensified trade and agricultural cooperation between Argentina, Central America and the Caribbean
August 13, 2025
IICA will serve as a bridge for intensified trade and agricultural cooperation between Argentina, Central America and the Caribbean
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Trade Winds widens cattle-feeding products
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Trade Winds widens cattle-feeding products
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
July 23, 2025
Trade Winds widens cattle-feeding products
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Jamaica Broilers commits to enhanced transparency
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Jamaica Broilers commits to enhanced transparency
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 9, 2025
Jamaica Broilers commits to enhanced transparency
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Food Sovereignty needs Technological realignment
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Food Sovereignty needs Technological realignment
June 25, 2025
Food Sovereignty needs Technological realignment
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Unlocking agricultural innovation and sustainability
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Unlocking agricultural innovation and sustainability
June 11, 2025
Unlocking agricultural innovation and sustainability
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FTC launches probe into rum market practices
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FTC launches probe into rum market practices
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 4, 2025
FTC launches probe into rum market practices
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Traditional export crops down Jan-Mar
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Traditional export crops down Jan-Mar
May 28, 2025
Traditional export crops down Jan-Mar
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Bush medicine for birds
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Bush medicine for birds
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 21, 2025
Bush medicine for birds
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Micro poultry farmers to access $200m, but at steep interest rate
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Micro poultry farmers to access $200m, but at steep interest rate
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 14, 2025
Micro poultry farmers to access $200m, but at steep interest rate
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Science and innovation to feed humanity
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Science and innovation to feed humanity
May 7, 2025
Science and innovation to feed humanity
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Hot peppers heat up Jamaica’s export future
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Hot peppers heat up Jamaica’s export future
April 30, 2025
Hot peppers heat up Jamaica’s export future
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Coffee farmer grateful for IICA award, but calls for sector reform
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Coffee farmer grateful for IICA award, but calls for sector reform
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
April 23, 2025
Coffee farmer grateful for IICA award, but calls for sector reform
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$29-m boost for agriculture sector
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$29-m boost for agriculture sector
DBJ launches initiative to empower Jamaican farmers
April 16, 2025
$29-m boost for agriculture sector
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ADAPT Jamaica aims to future-proof farming in the face of climate change
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ADAPT Jamaica aims to future-proof farming in the face of climate change
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
April 9, 2025
ADAPT Jamaica aims to future-proof farming in the face of climate change
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reetu Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of The Gupta Group and CEO of the Gupta Family Foundation, has contributed over Ca$105,00...
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former United States President Bill Clinton is currently in Jamaica. Observer Online understands that Clinton flew over the island...
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