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Prime Minister urges hope, resilience in Christmas message amid hurricane recovery
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Prime Minister urges hope, resilience in Christmas message amid hurricane recovery
December 24 09:12 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has urged Jamaicans to hold on to hope and unity as the country recovers from the effects of Hurr...
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GSAJ,  free zones  spread holiday cheer to hurricane victims
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GSAJ, free zones spread holiday cheer to hurricane victims
December 24 08:27 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — In a powerful display of corporate synergy and seasonal goodwill, the Montego Bay Free Zone (MBFZ), in partnership with the Global...
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Popular Holland Bamboo coconut vendor resumes trade
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Popular Holland Bamboo coconut vendor resumes trade
December 24 06:57 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The iconic Holland Bamboo, in St Elizabeth, once a lush covering of bamboo trees which intersect over the road, now shows signs of...
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Jamaica Draughts Association crowns first female national champion, Dr Mishka Chung
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Jamaica Draughts Association crowns first female national champion, Dr Mishka Chung
December 24 06:36 PM
The Jamaica Draughts Association crowned its first female champion during the National Pool Checkers Championships at the Port Rhoades Sports Club in ...
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WATCH: Citizens commend St Elizabeth police
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WATCH: Citizens commend St Elizabeth police
December 24 06:19 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Even as St Elizabeth police chief Superintendent Coleridge Minto has assured citizens of safety and security in the southern p...
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Jamaicans’ holiday cash demand softer than expected, central bank data shows
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Jamaicans’ holiday cash demand softer than expected, central bank data shows
December 24 05:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The public’s demand for physical cash ahead of the Christmas holidays was softer than both the central bank and last year's patter...
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Gas prices down $0.67, $0.69; Diesel down $2.25
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Gas prices down $0.67, $0.69; Diesel down $2.25
December 24 05:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Motorists should see a decrease at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, December 25, according to the latest ex-re...
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‘Winter Champions’ Racing on track after JPL first round, says Patrick
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‘Winter Champions’ Racing on track after JPL first round, says Patrick
December 24 04:35 PM
Racing United’s sojourn to the top of the standings after the first round of games in the Wray and Nephew Jamaican Premier League (JPL) this season is...
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Banu Mushtaq, Indian author, wins International Booker Prize for short story collection
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Banu Mushtaq, Indian author, wins International Booker Prize for short story collection
September 25, 2025
Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi won the International Booker Prize for fiction recently for Heart Lamp, a collection of 12 sho...
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Snow pens true experiences
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Snow pens true experiences
KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
September 21, 2025
Author Kadian Snow has turned an unfortunate life experience into the publication of a series of books. The US-based author, who holds a Bachelor of S...
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Christian author recalls his wild days in ‘One Night Of Sin’
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Christian author recalls his wild days in ‘One Night Of Sin’
Howard Campbell 
July 17, 2025
‘Let he who is without sin cast the first stone’ (John 8:7) is a verse from the Bible that defines forgiveness and redemption. Byron Malcolm identifie...
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Consultant explores how businesses are falling short at social media
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Consultant explores how businesses are falling short at social media
July 16, 2025
Local entities, especially small businesses, may not be using social media to their full advantage, one media consultant and author has suggested. Ela...
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A true servant of cricket
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A true servant of cricket
July 15, 2025
Title: Through the Years: My Life in Cricket, by Leonard Chambers Reviewed By: Garfield Myers Those captured by cricket are taken heart and soul. That...
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Dennis Ranston: Champion children’s book illustrator and publisher has passed
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Dennis Ranston: Champion children’s book illustrator and publisher has passed
July 15, 2025
Dennis Ranston, the quietly influential artist, illustrator, educator and publisher who helped shape the visual landscape of Jamaican children's liter...
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New Caribbean audiobook app Odiyo marks milestone for regional literature
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New Caribbean audiobook app Odiyo marks milestone for regional literature
July 5, 2025
The Caribbean’s first-ever audiobook platform, Odiyo, officially launched at the recent 2025 Calabash International Literary Festival, is introducing ...
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Amina Blackwood Meeks’s master class in performative storytelling
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Amina Blackwood Meeks’s master class in performative storytelling
July 5, 2025
Review: A Calabash to Save the World Staged at the Little Theatre, Kingston | Thursday, May 15, 2025 | In observance of Child Month Reviewed by: Dorre...
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Caribbean scholar examines global Caribbean museum collections in new book
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Caribbean scholar examines global Caribbean museum collections in new book
June 17, 2025
A powerful new academic work is set to spark vital dialogue on museums. Critical Issues in Caribbean Museums, described as a compelling collection of ...
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Jamaican restaurateur recalls racism he faced in US
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Jamaican restaurateur recalls racism he faced in US
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL 
June 12, 2025
Since the emergence of Donald Trump as a political force in the United States, foreigners with legal status and undocumented immigrants have faced int...
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A must-read for cricket lovers
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A must-read for cricket lovers
May 31, 2025
Title: Stumped for a Title Author: John Leslie Hendriks Reviewed by: Garfield Myers Wicketkeeping rarely features among the highlights when cricket’s ...
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In debut book, Sharon Gordon gives insight into post-Independence Jamaica
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In debut book, Sharon Gordon gives insight into post-Independence Jamaica
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL 
May 18, 2025
Straight off the bat, Sharon Gordon tells you that Sheribaby , her first book, is not a memoir. It is, however, inspired by her childhood in Rollingto...
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Empress Uneek gets personal in debut book, ‘Reclaimed’
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Empress Uneek gets personal in debut book, ‘Reclaimed’
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL 
May 4, 2025
Gone are the days when women were afraid to talk about their most personal issues. Empress Uneek, known in South Florida circles as a reggae singer, d...
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Calabash set for May 23-25 this year
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Calabash set for May 23-25 this year
April 17, 2025
The highly anticipated return of the Calabash Literary Festival, “the best likkle festival in the best likkle district in the best likkle country in t...
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OCM BOCAS 2025 SHORTLIST REVEALED
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OCM BOCAS 2025 SHORTLIST REVEALED
April 17, 2025
The judges for the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature have announced the winners of the three genre categories: Poetry winner Polkadot Woun...
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Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89
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Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89
April 17, 2025
Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian Nobel literature laureate and giant of Latin American letters, died on Sunday, April 13. He was 89. “It is with deep ...
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Review: Setting the record straight, a son goes home again
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Review: Setting the record straight, a son goes home again
March 21, 2025
Title: Pinnacle — The Lost Paradise of Rasta By: Billy “Blade” Howell with Helene Lee Reviewed by: Barbara Blake Hannah Leonard Howell’s history as th...
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Book Prize News: Jamaicans among 15 vying for Caribbean’s biggest book prize
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Book Prize News: Jamaicans among 15 vying for Caribbean’s biggest book prize
March 21, 2025
Books by 15 authors with roots in eight countries have been shortlisted for the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. Presented annually sinc...
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Salmon’s book shines ray of hope
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Salmon’s book shines ray of hope
March 5, 2025
    First-time author Fionia Salmon has been making a positive impact with her memoir It Will Be Long, But Not Forever, independently distributed thro...
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NEW IN BOOKS: An Unending Search by Ryan Bachoo
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NEW IN BOOKS: An Unending Search by Ryan Bachoo
March 5, 2025
Trinidadian Ryan Bachoo has published his first book, An Unending Search, a compelling West Indian tale of self-discovery, resilience, and transformat...
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Reese Witherspoon set to write first suspense novel with Harlan Coben
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Reese Witherspoon set to write first suspense novel with Harlan Coben
February 21, 2025
Reese Witherspoon has exciting literary news marking a new direction for the Oscar-winning actor, producer and founder of her eponymous book club. Gra...
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Fabian M Thomas launches his first poetry and spoken word collection
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Fabian M Thomas launches his first poetry and spoken word collection
February 21, 2025
Jamaican transformational trainer/facilitator and poet Fabian Thomas will host the launch of his first collection of poetry and spoken word, the solac...
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Prime Minister urges hope, resilience in Christmas message amid hurricane recovery
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has urged Jamaicans to hold on to hope and unity as the country recovers from the effects of Hurr...
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GSAJ, free zones spread holiday cheer to hurricane victims
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Popular Holland Bamboo coconut vendor resumes trade
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Popular Holland Bamboo coconut vendor resumes trade
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Jamaica Draughts Association crowns first female national champion, Dr Mishka Chung
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Jamaica Draughts Association crowns first female national champion, Dr Mishka Chung
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WATCH: Citizens commend St Elizabeth police
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WATCH: Citizens commend St Elizabeth police
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