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Defiant MP, JACDEN boss Dennis Gordon fires back in UHWI tax probe
Arthur Hall | Editor | HallA@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5 12:20 AM
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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
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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
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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!
April 5 12:10 AM
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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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COVID-19: Here’s what you need to know today
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COVID-19: Here’s what you need to know today
February 2, 2022
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The novel coronavirus has infected more than 261.4 million people, leaving more than 5.6 million dead across 196 countries and ter...
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Jamaica reports 161 new COVID-19 cases, 12 more deaths
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Jamaica reports 161 new COVID-19 cases, 12 more deaths
February 2, 2022
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica has reported 161 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 additional virus-related deaths, bringing the total number of confirmed cases...
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Pandemic causing the delay
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Pandemic causing the delay
BY AVIA USTANNY COLLINDER Senior business reporter collindera@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 2, 2022
Port Authority explains Christmas cargo clearance painremain EVEN as the Jamaica Customs Authority (JCA) has come out to say it has no control over po...
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COVID test using smartphone
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COVID test using smartphone
February 2, 2022
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital have created a new COVID-19 test using an ordinary smartphone camera as a virus det...
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Olympic advisers at ease with COVID rate, see cases falling
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Olympic advisers at ease with COVID rate, see cases falling
February 2, 2022
BEIJING, China (AP) — With more than 30 new COVID-19 cases being detected daily ahead of the Beijing Olympics, organisers said Wednesday they aren't w...
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US urges Pfizer to apply for under-5 COVID shots
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US urges Pfizer to apply for under-5 COVID shots
February 2, 2022
WASHINGTON, USA (AP) — US regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorisation for a two-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine f...
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US gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
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US gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
January 31, 2022
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — US health regulators on Monday granted full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, a shot that's already been given ...
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Eleven additional COVID-19 deaths, 460 new cases
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Eleven additional COVID-19 deaths, 460 new cases
January 30, 2022
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica has reported 460 new COVID-19 cases and 11 additional virus-related deaths.  This brings the number of confirmed cases to 1...
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EXPLAINER: What’s known about ‘stealth’ version of Omicron?
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EXPLAINER: What’s known about ‘stealth’ version of Omicron?
January 30, 2022
SCIENTISTS and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on a descendant of the Omicron variant that has been found in more than 50 cou...
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Beijing reports highest COVID cases since June 2020 as Olympics loom
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Beijing reports highest COVID cases since June 2020 as Olympics loom
January 30, 2022
BEIJING, China (AFP)— Beijing recorded its highest number of new COVID-19 cases for a year and a half on Sunday, as the Chinese capital gears up to ho...
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SHORTAGE!
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SHORTAGE!
January 29, 2022
Schools struggle to monitor COVID-19 cases as nurses resign, retire, recruited overseas PRIMARY and secondary schools are facing a shortage of nurses ...
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Slow pace of COVID-19 vaccination could hurt Jamaica, says UN body
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Slow pace of COVID-19 vaccination could hurt Jamaica, says UN body
BY ALPHEA SUMNER Senior staff reporter saundersa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 28, 2022
THE Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says Jamaica is among four countries in the subregion which are estimated to face ...
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Why so few people for funerals?
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Why so few people for funerals?
January 28, 2022
Dear Editor, The advent of COVID-19 and its variants to Jamaica since March 2020 has caused untold hardships to us as individuals and as a nation. Eve...
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On what basis do you continue to push this vaccine narrative?
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On what basis do you continue to push this vaccine narrative?
January 28, 2022
According to ons.gov.uk, which is the website for the UK's Office For National Statistics, the total number of deaths resulting from COVID-19 with no ...
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CHTA fretting
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CHTA fretting
BY JOSIMAR SCOTT Senior reporter josimars@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 28, 2022
Regional tourism lobby worries US travel advisories could damage tourism sector The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) believes that the g...
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EU watchdog approves Pfizer COVID pill
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EU watchdog approves Pfizer COVID pill
January 27, 2022
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP)— The EU's drug watchdog approved Pfizer's coronavirus pill on Thursday, making it the first oral antiviral treatment for ...
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China’s Olympics COVID measures test residents’ patience
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China’s Olympics COVID measures test residents’ patience
January 26, 2022
BEIJING, China (AP) — Repeated COVID-19 testing of millions of Beijing residents is starting to test the patience of some as the city clamps down on t...
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Jamaica back on CDC highest travel risk list
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Jamaica back on CDC highest travel risk list
BY DURRANT PATE Observer business writer pated@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 26, 2022
THE US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has returned Jamaica to its Level 4 highest-risk travel category for COVID-19. In its weekly r...
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Report: Wastewater testing can improve and enhance region’s response to COVID-19
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Report: Wastewater testing can improve and enhance region’s response to COVID-19
January 26, 2022
WASHINGTON, United States — Wastewater testing, according to a new World Bank report, provides a relatively economic method whereby countries in Latin...
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CMO says measures in place to reach people who need care
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CMO says measures in place to reach people who need care
January 26, 2022
CHIEF Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie says several measures are in place to reach people who need regular care from public hospit...
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Vaccination is the key to normality
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Vaccination is the key to normality
January 26, 2022
Dear Editor, The only way to conquer the novel coronavirus is to get fully vaccinated and wear an approved mask (N95). This pandemic, it seems, will b...
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Record weekly COVID cases last week but deaths stable – WHO
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Record weekly COVID cases last week but deaths stable – WHO
January 26, 2022
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said there were 21 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week, the highest weekly number of...
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Alliance over isolation
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TAKING CHARGE
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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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