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Brace for gas blow
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Brace for gas blow
Petrojam gets green light to hike prices of petroleum products above $4.50 maximum starting next week
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY WILLIS Senior reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 16 12:20 AM
Brace for gas blow
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War-linked oil shock pushes inflation higher in Jamaica
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War-linked oil shock pushes inflation higher in Jamaica
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 16 12:18 AM
War-linked oil shock pushes inflation higher in Jamaica
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Like Ah Boss, but human
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Like Ah Boss, but human
Machel Montano chronicles journey beyond the stage lights
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
April 16 12:16 AM
Like Ah Boss
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2,764 JPS customers still without electricity
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2,764 JPS customers still without electricity
April 16 12:14 AM
2,764 JPS customers still without electricity
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Coaches are the key
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Coaches are the key
Peart underlines importance of coach educators in local football development
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 16 12:12 AM
Peart highlights importance of coaching educators for football development
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¡Salud Por Malbec!
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¡Salud Por Malbec!
April 16 12:10 AM
Salta’s High Valleys Recast Malbec for a
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BEST EVER!
Cricket, ...
BEST EVER!
Scorpions coach hails scintillating victory over Pride at top of pile
April 16 12:07 AM
BEST EVER!
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Pooran will come good for us: Moody
Cricket, ...
Pooran will come good for us: Moody
Trinidadian continues to struggle for Super Giants in IPL
April 16 12:06 AM
Pooran will come good for us: Moody
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The Hormuz effect on Jamaica
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The Hormuz effect on Jamaica
BY MICHAEL DIAMOND 
April 16, 2026
The Hormuz effect on Jamaica
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Is true sustainability slipping through our fingers?
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Is true sustainability slipping through our fingers?
April 16, 2026
Is true sustainability slipping through our fingers?
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The key to Jamaica’s growth agenda
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The key to Jamaica’s growth agenda
Keith Collister 
April 15, 2026
The key to Jamaica’s growth agenda (change page to Opinion)
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Needed, a church unusual
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Needed, a church unusual
Raulston Nembhard 
April 15, 2026
Needed, a church unusual
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Please explain
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Please explain
April 14, 2026
Please explain
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‘Brain gain’ needed for Jamaica
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‘Brain gain’ needed for Jamaica
April 13, 2026
‘Brain gain’ needed for Jamaica
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Potential, not promise
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Potential, not promise
April 13, 2026
Potential, not promise
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An energy crisis not waiting in the wings
Career & Education, Columns
An energy crisis not waiting in the wings
Garfield Higgins 
April 12, 2026
An energy crisis not waiting in the wings
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We paid for protection
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We paid for protection
Why don’t Jamaicans have it now?
Ramon Small-Ferguson 
April 12, 2026
We paid for protection
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Spreading the good news!
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Spreading the good news!
Richard Ho Lung 
April 12, 2026
Spreading the good news!
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Cultivate a clean desk culture
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Cultivate a clean desk culture
A simple first step to data protection compliance
Brandy Evans 
April 12, 2026
Cultivate a clean desk culture
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A ‘wow’ moment for our country
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A ‘wow’ moment for our country
Jason McKay 
April 12, 2026
A ‘wow’ moment for our country
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Are there good men?
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Are there good men?
Tony Robinson 
April 12, 2026
Are there good men?
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Step up to the plate, PSOJ
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Step up to the plate, PSOJ
April 10, 2026
Step up to the plate, PSOJ
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Cuba’s dark night of the soul
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Cuba’s dark night of the soul
April 9, 2026
Cuba’s dark night of the soul
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Sugar tax, energy shock, and the growth imperative
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Sugar tax, energy shock, and the growth imperative
Keith Collister 
April 8, 2026
Sugar tax, energy shock, and the growth imperative
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Let us help our people realise their true potential
Columns
Let us help our people realise their true potential
April 8, 2026
Let us help our people realise their true potential
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What is NaRRA, and why does it matter?
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What is NaRRA, and why does it matter?
April 7, 2026
What is NaRRA, and why does it matter?
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How words paved the way for conflict
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How words paved the way for conflict
By Trang Chu and Tim Morris 
April 6, 2026
How words paved the way for conflict
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Filtered Feelings: The cost of comparing our lives
Columns
Filtered Feelings: The cost of comparing our lives
BY DR CHRIS TUFTON 
April 5, 2026
Has the measure of happiness evolved? It is a question I have found myself reflecting on more and more. For many Jamaicans who grew up in rural commun...
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Golding’s grumbles and rhetoric
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Golding’s grumbles and rhetoric
Garfield Higgins 
April 5, 2026
Golding’s grumbles and rhetoric
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Murders, policing and our common humanity — Part 2
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Murders, policing and our common humanity — Part 2
Howard Gregory 
April 5, 2026
Murders, policing and our common humanity — Part 2
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Brace for gas blow
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Brace for gas blow
Petrojam gets green light to hike prices of petroleum products above $4.50 maximum starting next week
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY WILLIS Senior reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 16, 2026
Brace for gas blow
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War-linked oil shock pushes inflation higher in Jamaica
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War-linked oil shock pushes inflation higher in Jamaica
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 16, 2026
War-linked oil shock pushes inflation higher in Jamaica
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Like Ah Boss, but human
Entertainment, ...
Like Ah Boss, but human
Machel Montano chronicles journey beyond the stage lights
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
April 16, 2026
Like Ah Boss
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2,764 JPS customers still without electricity
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2,764 JPS customers still without electricity
April 16, 2026
2,764 JPS customers still without electricity
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Coaches are the key
Football, ...
Coaches are the key
Peart underlines importance of coach educators in local football development
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 16, 2026
Peart highlights importance of coaching educators for football development
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