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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
January 2 05:45 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—General manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Robert Honeyghan, says the staging of the inaugural fireworks displa...
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Forex: $159.47 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.47 to one US dollar
January 2 04:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, January 2, ended trading at $159.47, down 26 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s da...
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Tesla loses EV crown to China’s BYD in 2025 as sales slip
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Tesla loses EV crown to China’s BYD in 2025 as sales slip
January 2 04:44 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Tesla's sales fell in 2025, the company reported Friday, ceding its position as the world's biggest electric vehicle m...
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Belize announces resumption of shipments of goods to the United States
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Belize announces resumption of shipments of goods to the United States
January 2 04:25 PM
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC)—The Belize Postal Service (BPS) on Friday announced the resumption of all outbound shipments to the United States, effective Ja...
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WATCH: Capleton, Jamal, Macka, Jah Bouks and others ignite Angola Festival
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WATCH: Capleton, Jamal, Macka, Jah Bouks and others ignite Angola Festival
January 2 03:45 PM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – The 'Fireman' Capleton and ‘Dunce Man’ Jamal electrified fans at Old Pera in St Thomas to ring in the new year at the annual Ango...
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Maduro says Venezuela open to talks with US, amid pressure
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Maduro says Venezuela open to talks with US, amid pressure
January 2 03:43 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro on Thursday dodged a question about an alleged US attack on a dock in Venezuela but sai...
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Road users in eastern parishes urged to exercise caution due to heavy rainfall
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Road users in eastern parishes urged to exercise caution due to heavy rainfall
January 2 03:19 PM
ST ANN, Jamaica—The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising road users in the eastern parishes of St Mary, Portland as well St Ann to exercise caution...
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6.5-magnitude quake shakes Mexico City and beach resort
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6.5-magnitude quake shakes Mexico City and beach resort
January 2 02:58 PM
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)—A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico's capital and a tourist hotspot on the Pacific coast on Friday, killing at least o...
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Parties spar over social issues in first debate
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Parties spar over social issues in first debate
August 24, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The first of three election debates kicked off tonight with teams from the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Pa...
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Police, military and election day workers to vote on August 31
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Police, military and election day workers to vote on August 31
August 24, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Election day workers, police and military personnel will go to polls on Monday, August 31, three days before the rest of the popula...
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JLP proposes to make Portmore a parish
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JLP proposes to make Portmore a parish
August 24, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is proposing to establish one of Jamaica's largest communities — Portmore — into a parish if it is ...
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JLP manifesto launch live on jamaicaobserver.com
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JLP manifesto launch live on jamaicaobserver.com
August 24, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Labour Party will launch its manifesto today, and it's being streamed live on our website. Watch the launch here: www....
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EOJ hires over 7,000 sanitisation clerks for election day
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EOJ hires over 7,000 sanitisation clerks for election day
August 24, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is reminding special services electors, who are set to vote next Monday, August 31, to wear a...
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VIDEO: Motorcade prohibition, physical distancing non-existent
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VIDEO: Motorcade prohibition, physical distancing non-existent
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
August 24, 2020
- In JLP drive-through MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Prime Minister Andrew Holness and his Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) appeared to breach new COVID-19 proto...
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Comrade laments lack of momentum for PNP
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Comrade laments lack of momentum for PNP
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
August 24, 2020
Former MoBay deputy mayor says party needs to identify key issues that will move voters MONTEGO BAY, St James — Gerard Mitchell, a former deputy mayor...
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Bunting in self-quarantine after Mandeville mayor gets COVID-19
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Bunting in self-quarantine after Mandeville mayor gets COVID-19
August 23, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mayor of Mandeville Donovan Mitchell has tested positive for COVID-19, while Manchester Central Member of Parliament, Peter Buntin...
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Krystal Tomlinson out of national debate
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Krystal Tomlinson out of national debate
August 23, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People's National Party (PNP) General Secretary Julian Robinson says Krystal Tomlinson has been pulled out of tomorrow's national ...
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THE PATH TO 32: Predicting St Andrew West Rural
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THE PATH TO 32: Predicting St Andrew West Rural
August 23, 2020
THE EDITOR: Thirty-two seats is the minimum either of the two major political parties will need to win on September 3 to get a mandate to form the nex...
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Julian eyes hat-trick
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Julian eyes hat-trick
Arthur Hall | Editor | HallA@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 23, 2020
PNP general secretary confident of turning back his former Comrade in St Andrew South Eastern After relatively comfortable victories in the 2011 and 2...
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My work speaks for itself — Clarke
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My work speaks for itself — Clarke
BY HG HELPS Editor-at-large helpsh@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 23, 2020
Finance minister taking nothing for granted as he gets set for full five-year term HIS backers are certain that he will win handsomely, and Dr Nigel A...
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Where is the Trini master pollster?
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Where is the Trini master pollster?
BY HG HELPS Editor-at-large helpsh@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 23, 2020
JLP says Ramsamooj grounded by COVID-19 in T&T but still does work for party QUESTIONS are being raised about the seeming disappearance of Trinidad & ...
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All set for national debates this week
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All set for national debates this week
August 23, 2020
Arrangements for the three national debates ahead of the September 3 General Election have been finalised, the entity staging the events reported yest...
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PSOJ appeals to political officials to follow COVID-19 protocols and rules
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PSOJ appeals to political officials to follow COVID-19 protocols and rules
August 23, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is appealing to political leaders and their supporters to follow COVID-19 protoc...
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Brown Burke: Poll findings will make PNP work harder
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Brown Burke: Poll findings will make PNP work harder
BY HG HELPS Editor-at-large helpsh@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 23, 2020
Former VP describes lack of unity talk as false narrative FORMER vice-president of the People's National Party (PNP), Dr Angela Brown Burke, believes ...
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‘It hurts that I can’t vote for Julian’
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‘It hurts that I can’t vote for Julian’
August 23, 2020
Late enumeration causes teenager to miss September 3 General Election When Akliah Segree turned 18 years old in February she dawdled and was not enume...
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JLP to release manifesto on Monday
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JLP to release manifesto on Monday
August 22, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says it will release its 2020 general election manifesto tomorrow. The party made the announcement ...
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US issues new security alert to citizens in Jamaica
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US issues new security alert to citizens in Jamaica
August 22, 2020
KINGSTON, JAMAICA — The US State Department has issued a new security alert to its citizens as Jamaica prepares for its general election on September ...
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G2K welcomes return of National Political Debates
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G2K welcomes return of National Political Debates
August 22, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Generation 2000 (G2K), the young professional affiliate of the Jamaica Labour Party, is celebrating the return of the National Pol...
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‘No need to panic’
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‘No need to panic’
Arthur Hall | Editor | HallA@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 22, 2020
COVID-19 spike forces Government to introduce new rules; PM urges Jamaicans to obey them THE Andrew Holness-led Cabinet subcommittee on COVID-19 has r...
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PNP promises 10,000 tertiary scholarships valued at $3.5 billion
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PNP promises 10,000 tertiary scholarships valued at $3.5 billion
BY KIMONE FRANCIS Senior staff reporter francisk@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 22, 2020
THE People's National Party (PNP) has put forward a First in Family programme in its manifesto released on Thursday, proposing that one child from eac...
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