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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
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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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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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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GOD’S CALLING
Athletics, ...
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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Convicted by the blood
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Convicted by the blood
Inmate saved behind bars implores others to seek Jesus
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5 12:08 AM
Convicted by the blood
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Lakers injury crisis deepens as Reaves out for regular season
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Lakers injury crisis deepens as Reaves out for regular season
April 5 12:08 AM
Lakers injury crisis deepens as Reaves
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Frazsiers Whip punish Real MoBay 8-1
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Frazsiers Whip punish Real MoBay 8-1
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5 12:08 AM
Frazsiers Whip punish Real MoBay 8-1
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Great expectations
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Great expectations
BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 21, 2021
Entertainment sector awaits word from PM ANTICIPATION is high among players in the entertainment industry as they await today's announcement by Prime ...
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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
June 21, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica— More than 3.8 million coronavirus infections have been confirmed worldwide, with over 1.7 million people across 196 countries and t...
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Jamaica recorded 44 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death
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Jamaica recorded 44 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death
June 21, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica recorded 44 new positive COVID-19 cases yesterday and one death bringing the infection total to 49,712 and total deaths to...
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US sends Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge
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US sends Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge
June 21, 2021
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The US sent 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan on Sunday, tripling an earlier pledge in a donation with...
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Golding: Jamaica one of the least-vaccinated countries in region
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Golding: Jamaica one of the least-vaccinated countries in region
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
June 21, 2021
GRANVILLE, St James – Opposition Leader and President of the People's National Party (PNP) Mark Golding is bemoaning what he says is the country's lat...
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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
June 20, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 178.1 million coronavirus infections have been confirmed worldwide, with over 3.8 million people across 196 countries an...
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China gives one-billionth COVID shot as Brazil toll hits milestone
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China gives one-billionth COVID shot as Brazil toll hits milestone
June 20, 2021
BEIJING, China (AFP)— China on Sunday announced it had administered its one-billionth shot in the world's biggest coronavirus inoculation drive as Bra...
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Shortage of vaccines a major worry
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Shortage of vaccines a major worry
BY KIMONE FRANCIS Senior staff reporter francisk@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 19, 2021
TWO weeks after confirming that there were enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to complete the process for individuals who received their first shot in Marc...
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Jamaica has 61 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths
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Jamaica has 61 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths
June 19, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica recorded 61 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths yesterday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 49,668 ...
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Trinidad and Tobago on track for phased re-opening of borders in July
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Trinidad and Tobago on track for phased re-opening of borders in July
June 19, 2021
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)— Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley Saturday said plans remain on track to have a phased re-opening of the borders by the se...
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Barbados prepares to reopen on June 30
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Barbados prepares to reopen on June 30
June 19, 2021
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC)— The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, on Saturday announced that her administration has put plans in place for the ...
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Jamaica records 43 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths
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Jamaica records 43 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths
June 19, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica recorded 43 new cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths yesterday bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 49,...
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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
June 19, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 177.3 million coronavirus infections have been confirmed worldwide, with over 3.8 million people across 196 countries an...
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Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll tops 500,000
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Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll tops 500,000
June 19, 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — Brazil said Saturday that more than 500,000 people in the country are confirmed to have died from COVID-19 since the sta...
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Gov’t ‘very negligent’ in managing vaccination drive, PNP says
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Gov’t ‘very negligent’ in managing vaccination drive, PNP says
June 19, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The People's National Party (PNP) today blasted the Government for what it called ''very negligent management'' of the country's va...
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Clinical trial on COVID-19 vaccine for children underway in Cuba
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Clinical trial on COVID-19 vaccine for children underway in Cuba
June 18, 2021
HAVANA, Cuba (CMC)— The head of  the Centre for State Control of Medicines , Equipment and Medical Devices (CECMED), says a clinical trial on a COVID-...
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Toddler gives them space
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Toddler gives them space
June 18, 2021
Summer Bounce With the onset of COVID-19, protocols including social distance became the order of the day. Harry Toddler is putting his spin on the pr...
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Many countries forced to suspend vaccine programme—  WHO
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Many countries forced to suspend vaccine programme— WHO
June 18, 2021
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— A "huge number" of poorer countries have had to suspend their coronavirus vaccination programmes due to a lack of doses, th...
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US to spend US$3.2 billion for antiviral pills for COVID-19
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US to spend US$3.2 billion for antiviral pills for COVID-19
June 18, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — The United States is devoting US$3.2 billion to advance development of antiviral pills for COVID-19 and other dan...
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Brazil still debating dubious virus drug amid 500,000 deaths
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Brazil still debating dubious virus drug amid 500,000 deaths
June 18, 2021
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — As Brazil hurtles toward an official COVID-19 death toll of 500,000 — second-highest in the world — science is on trial inside...
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Jamaica to benefit from initial 25 million doses of vaccines from US
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Jamaica to benefit from initial 25 million doses of vaccines from US
June 18, 2021
JAMAICA is poised to benefit from the United States donation of an initial 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines that have been earmarked for deployme...
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Black community has new option for health care: The church
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Black community has new option for health care: The church
June 18, 2021
MILWAUKEE, United States (AP) — Every Sunday at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Rev Joseph Jackson Jr praises the Lord before his congregation. B...
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Alliance over isolation
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Patterson advocates collective strength as global order frays
Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5, 2026
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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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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, 2026
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GOD’S CALLING
Athletics, ...
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, 2026
GOD’S CALLING
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