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No crime, no resign
Defiant MP, JACDEN boss Dennis Gordon fires back in UHWI tax probe
Arthur Hall | Editor | HallA@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5 12:20 AM
No crime, no resign
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Alliance over isolation
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Alliance over isolation
Patterson advocates collective strength as global order frays
Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5 12:18 AM
Alliance over isolation
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Sumptuous sacred music feast
Entertainment, ...
Sumptuous sacred music feast
April 5 12:16 AM
Sumptuous sacred music feast
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More singles, fewer children
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More singles, fewer children
Survey of living conditions finds more Jamaican adults residing alone
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5 12:14 AM
More singles, fewer children
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TAKING CHARGE
Athletics, ...
TAKING CHARGE
Jamaica surge forward with 20 medals on Carifta Day 1
Rachid Parchment | Sports Writer | parchmentr@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5 12:12 AM
Jamaica off to flyer on Carifta Day 1
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Saved behind bars
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Saved behind bars
Prison Bible study sessions rival that of local churches; more than 60 inmates baptise each year, says chaplain
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5 12:10 AM
Saved behind bars
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Happy Easter!
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Happy Easter!
April 5 12:10 AM
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GOD’S CALLING
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GOD’S CALLING
Dyke driven to add more Edwin Allen titles by his personal mission to uplift young athletes
Rachid Parchment | Sports Writer | parchmentr@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5 12:09 AM
GOD’S CALLING
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JHTA president: Stringent COVID measures not necessary now
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JHTA president: Stringent COVID measures not necessary now
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
February 9, 2022
LUCEA, Hanover — Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President Clifton Reader is of the view that it may not be necessary to continue with st...
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Johnson & Johnson temporarily halts COVID-19 vaccine output — report
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Johnson & Johnson temporarily halts COVID-19 vaccine output — report
February 9, 2022
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has temporarily suspended production at a key plant manufacturing the COVID-19 vaccine, The Ne...
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COVID-19 protests threaten border trade between Canada, US
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COVID-19 protests threaten border trade between Canada, US
February 9, 2022
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian lawmakers expressed increasing worry Tuesday about the economic effects of disruptive demonstrations after the busiest...
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Schools slowly returning to normality
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Schools slowly returning to normality
BY ALPHEA SUMNER Senior staff reporter saundersa@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 9, 2022
THERE are indications that Jamaican students are seeing some return to normality as a number of institutions push to have students back in the classro...
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Reggae star wants Tufton to resign over vaccine plan
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Reggae star wants Tufton to resign over vaccine plan
February 8, 2022
GOING further than a group of prominent Jamaicans who have slapped Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton for discriminating against the u...
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COVID-19 fourth wave forces further delay in new admission to infirmaries
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COVID-19 fourth wave forces further delay in new admission to infirmaries
February 8, 2022
PLANS for the admissions of new resi dents to the island's infirmaries have been put on pause because of the latest wave of COVID-19 infections. Minis...
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COVID-19 compliant Ceremonial Opening of Parliament on Thursday
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COVID-19 compliant Ceremonial Opening of Parliament on Thursday
February 7, 2022
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The 2022/2023 parliamentary year will begin on Thursday, February 10, with the traditional Ceremonial Opening of Parliament being ...
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Are doctors prejudiced against the unvaccinated?
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Are doctors prejudiced against the unvaccinated?
February 7, 2022
Dear Editor, At the beginning of 2021 a British pulmonologist in the National Health Services (NHS) anonymously revealed in a letter to The Guardian n...
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Time to reward the vaccinated
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Time to reward the vaccinated
February 7, 2022
Dear Editor, Two years into the pandemic, the time has come for countries to start relaxing rules for fully vaccinated people. Many have gone to great...
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France donates 649,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Jamaica
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France donates 649,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Jamaica
February 7, 2022
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica received 649,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from the Government of France on Monday. The doses were received by ...
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No space for detractors
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No space for detractors
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
February 7, 2022
Tufton says critics won't paralyse Government's COVID-19 response SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton sa...
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A generation will bear the scars of COVID — IMF
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A generation will bear the scars of COVID — IMF
February 6, 2022
A new assessment coming from International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff proffers the idea that, while fewer of the young have died due to COVID-19, they ...
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Exempt fully vaccinated travellers from COVID-19 test requirement
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Exempt fully vaccinated travellers from COVID-19 test requirement
February 6, 2022
As we enter the third year of the novel coronavirus pandemic, and with no clear sign of when it will end, it ought to be obvious now that nations and ...
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Officials say Jamaicans should appreciate health management
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Officials say Jamaicans should appreciate health management
BY ROMARDO LYONS Staff reporter lyonsr@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 6, 2022
Hospitals based overseas have resorted to recalling COVID-19 positive health-care workers to aid in their response to the virus as the Omicron variant...
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To test or not to test?
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To test or not to test?
BY ROMARDO LYONS Staff reporter lyonsr@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 6, 2022
Regional health agencies differ on what to do after COVID-19 patients die The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) says there is a necessity t...
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Jamaica struggling to secure vaccine for children under 12 years old, says Tufton
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Jamaica struggling to secure vaccine for children under 12 years old, says Tufton
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
February 4, 2022
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has disclosed that while Jamaica is willing to administer the COVID-...
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267 new COVID cases in Jamaica, 10 more deaths
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267 new COVID cases in Jamaica, 10 more deaths
February 4, 2022
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported 267 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths on Thursday, February 3, bringing the infect...
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Travel groups urge US to stop preflight COVID tests for vaccinated passengers
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Travel groups urge US to stop preflight COVID tests for vaccinated passengers
February 4, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — An international coalition of travel-related organisations called on the US Government Wednesday to stop requirin...
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‘We are doing very well’
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‘We are doing very well’
BY ALPHEA SUMNER Senior staff reporter saundersa@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 3, 2022
Health ministry official says Jamaica managing additional medical waste as WHO raises COVID environmental concerns A senior official in Jamaica's heal...
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Vax pass delight
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Vax pass delight
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
February 3, 2022
Sport officials happy as Gov't set to allow vaccinated patrons at some events SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — Local sporting officials Wednesday night ...
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Indian mandate means masks are all over the place
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Indian mandate means masks are all over the place
February 2, 2022
NEW DELHI, i ndia (AP) — It's mandatory to wear a mask in India. And police are out on the streets, watching people to make sure they are in place. Pe...
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Anti-vaccine protest in Canada spurs outrage
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Anti-vaccine protest in Canada spurs outrage
February 2, 2022
TORONTO, Canada (AP) — In a scene at odds with Canadians' reputation for niceness and rule-following, thousands of protesters railing against vaccine ...
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Alliance over isolation
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Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5, 2026
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Sumptuous sacred music feast
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More singles, fewer children
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More singles, fewer children
Survey of living conditions finds more Jamaican adults residing alone
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5, 2026
More singles, fewer children
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TAKING CHARGE
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TAKING CHARGE
Jamaica surge forward with 20 medals on Carifta Day 1
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April 5, 2026
Jamaica off to flyer on Carifta Day 1
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