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Over 2,000 entries as Purewater/R Danny/JC meet begins Friday
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Over 2,000 entries as Purewater/R Danny/JC meet begins Friday
January 9 10:12 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The 32nd staging of the two-day Purewater/R Danny Williams/JC Development Meet kicks off the 2026 athletics season on Friday at th...
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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
January 9 09:58 AM
WASHINGTON, United States  (CMC) — The United States (US) has reiterated the importance of the Organisation of American States (OAS) as a forum for en...
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Seiveright welcomes strides made by ADSC in supporting local businesses
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Seiveright welcomes strides made by ADSC in supporting local businesses
January 9 08:34 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Delano Seiveright, has welcomed strides made in public...
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
January 9 08:03 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A minor earthquake rattled parts of Kingston and St Andrew late Thursday, according to a preliminary bulletin from the Earthquake ...
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
January 9 07:58 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston East police have renewed their appeal to the public for assistance in locating 30-year-old Kerrin Bailey, otherwise k...
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Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix cops nomination for iHeartRadio Music Award
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Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix cops nomination for iHeartRadio Music Award
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
January 9 07:53 AM
Global hit Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix by MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea, is nominated in the category Best Music Video of the 2026 i...
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CTO reaffirms regional resilience and operational stability
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CTO reaffirms regional resilience and operational stability
January 9 07:48 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) says it has been closely monitoring the geopolitical developments...
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‘War is back in vogue,’ Pope Leo says
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‘War is back in vogue,’ Pope Leo says
January 9 07:42 AM
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that war was "back in vogue" and highlighted the "ambition of belligerents", as his own coun...
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Massive property tax collection drive in Clarendon
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Massive property tax collection drive in Clarendon
February 21, 2015
MAY PEN, Clarendon — The Clarendon Parish Council has launched a massive property tax collection drive in an effort to meet its targets for the 2014/1...
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Tying the Knot
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Tying the Knot
February 21, 2015
MANDEVILLE, Manchester - The Valentine's Day treat Tying the Knot was an over two-hour drama-filled production. Thirteen multi-talented cast members, ...
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Burnt Savannah’s pride
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Burnt Savannah’s pride
February 21, 2015
100-year-old primary school continues to excel BY GARFIELD MYERS Editor at Large, South Central Bureau SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - Burnt Savannah Prima...
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CocaCoa/Juici Patty winner
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CocaCoa/Juici Patty winner
February 21, 2015
Food Service Marketing Manager at Wisynco Group Limited, Kimberly Williamson-Smith (left) and Sales and Marketing Manager at Juici Patties, Jennifer N...
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For Your Diary
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For Your Diary
February 21, 2015
1) Wednesday February 25 (11:00am) BMR Jamaica Wind Limited Groundbreaking and Luncheon 36MWh Wind Project Potsdam, St Elizabeth 2) Friday February 27...
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The ‘science’ of learning
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The ‘science’ of learning
February 21, 2015
Hands-on alternative energy projects, mobile science labs helping Hampton students excel MALVERN, St Elizabeth — Not many schools in Jamaica can boast...
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UN rep lauds Manchester youth group
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UN rep lauds Manchester youth group
BY ALICIA SUTHERLAND Observer staff reporter sutherlanda@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 21, 2015
MANDEVILLE, MANCHESTER — Douglas Ragan, Unit Leader for Youth and Employment for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), has hail...
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Wigton Windfarm earns $500 million
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Wigton Windfarm earns $500 million
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
February 20, 2015
MANDEVILLE, Manchester - It's not just that the Wigton Windfarm in Manchester is helping to gradually reduce Jamaica's oil bill while producing "clean...
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Parish Council Services Commission punishes Parkes
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Parish Council Services Commission punishes Parkes
BY ALICIA SUTHERLAND Sunday Observer staff reporter sutherlanda@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 20, 2015
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — The Parish Councils Services Commission has ruled that disciplinary actions be taken against Manchester Parish Council Secret...
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Cops collar robbery suspects, recover guns in Mandeville
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Cops collar robbery suspects, recover guns in Mandeville
February 17, 2015
MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Six men suspected of a series of robberies and other serious crimes in Mandeville and surrounding areas were taken into custo...
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Green knocks Buchanan, REP over electricity
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Green knocks Buchanan, REP over electricity
February 13, 2015
BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth — Jamaica Labour Party caretaker for St Elizabeth South Western Floyd Green has taken Member of Parliament Hugh Buchanan and...
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Glenmuir winner
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Glenmuir winner
February 8, 2015
Senior Director in the Children's Affairs Division of the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Grace-Ann McFarlane (right), presents a prize and certificate...
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For Your Diary
February 8, 2015
1) Monday, February 9 (10:00am) Young Women/Men of Purpose Youth Entrepreneurship Project Information Session National Centre for Youth Development Br...
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Applause for Holmwood’s netball programme
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Applause for Holmwood’s netball programme
February 7, 2015
CHRISTIANA, Manchester — The netball programme at Holmwood Technical High School gained high praise at an appreciation ceremony held recently on the s...
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Wellness Centre for Hanbury Home
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Wellness Centre for Hanbury Home
By Alicia Sutherland Observer staff reporter 
February 7, 2015
HANBURY, Manchester -- The Hanbury Children's Home in Manchester was recently the beneficiary of a wellness centre, thanks largely to a United States-...
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Jamalco donates computers to Hayes Primary & Junior High
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Jamalco donates computers to Hayes Primary & Junior High
February 7, 2015
MAY PEN, Clarendon -- Pupils and teachers at the Hayes Primary & Junior High School in Clarendon were all smiles recently after receiving three comput...
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Minor repairs but bad-road blues still haunt SW St Elizabeth
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Minor repairs but bad-road blues still haunt SW St Elizabeth
February 7, 2015
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — The National Works Agency (NWA) last week did minor repairs to the worst sections of the Burnt Savannah/Mountainside main r...
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NEW TANK FOR RED BANK
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NEW TANK FOR RED BANK
February 7, 2015
The Sandals Foundation recently handed over a newly renovated tank to the Red Bank Primary School in South East St Elizabeth. A release from the Sanda...
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A gift from the 1950s
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A gift from the 1950s
February 7, 2015
Fourteen past students of the Staceyville Primary School in Sandy River, Clarendon recently came together to help their school. The 14, residing in Ja...
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Go Mass Roy!
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Go Mass Roy!
February 7, 2015
For most of its 32 years, Roy Thomas has been a participant in the High Mountain Coffee 10K road race. It was no different at the latest renewal of th...
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Prayer is noble, says GG
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Prayer is noble, says GG
BY ALICIA SUTHERLAND Observer staff reporter sutherlanda@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7, 2015
KENDAL, Manchester -- Arguing that Jamaica needs repentance Governor General Sir Patrick Allen described a recent 'all-night, all-parish' prayer sessi...
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High Mountain road race ‘sell off’, says meet director
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High Mountain road race ‘sell off’, says meet director
February 7, 2015
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Meet director of the recent High Mountain Coffee Road race festival Maurice Westney has hailed it as a great success. "I thou...
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
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