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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
January 11 11:31 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Thirty-two people were killed in 27 fatal crashes during the month of December 2025 according to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA)....
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ISSA Champions Cup set to start January 20
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ISSA Champions Cup set to start January 20
January 11 11:16 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The ISSA Champions Cup will kick off on January 20th and end on the 31st, Observer Online has been reliably informed. The start of t...
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Grange mourns passing of pioneering women’s cricketer, Dorothy Hobson
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Grange mourns passing of pioneering women’s cricketer, Dorothy Hobson
January 11 10:49 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Sports Minister Olivia Grange has extended condolences to the family, friends, and the wider sporting fraternity following the passi...
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Part 2 of ‘Kevin Smith: Cult Pastor’ documentary premieres on YouTube
January 11 10:41 AM
Once revered as a prophet, Kevin Smith’s legacy is now defined by a deadly cult ritual that claimed lives and led to posthumous charges of murder, con...
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Transport Authority commences motor vehicle examinations January 12 for 2026/27 licencing period
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Transport Authority commences motor vehicle examinations January 12 for 2026/27 licencing period
January 11 09:53 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Transport Authority will commence motor vehicle examinations on Monday, January 12 in preparation for the renewal of road licen...
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Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’
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Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’
January 11 09:18 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to "make a deal" or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flo...
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Three children among four killed in St Elizabeth/ Westmoreland border crash
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Three children among four killed in St Elizabeth/ Westmoreland border crash
January 11 09:12 AM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica —Three children and an adult died following a two-vehicle collision on the Crawford to Font Hill main road near the St Elizabeth...
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Post-Melissa frustration in Black River comes to a head
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
January 11 12:20 AM
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Fitz Weir hailed as great cultural treasure
By Basil Walters Observer staff reporter 
June 24, 2010
The Jamaican theatre fraternity has lost another giant with the passing of veteran actor Fitz Weir, who died on Sunday at the age of 77. The retired c...
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Heron celebrates major success in New York theatre season
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Heron celebrates major success in New York theatre season
June 24, 2010
The 2010 Tony Awards Ceremony held in New York City at historic Radio City Music Hall on June 13, officially brought the 2009-2010 New York theatre se...
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Jackson estate says documentary ‘misled’ fans
AP 
June 24, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of Michael Jackson is taking issue with a documentary that is to debut in Japan on the anniversary of the pop star's dea...
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Hollywood film snubs JA?
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer staff reporter 
June 24, 2010
Jamaica needs to prodcue its own films, stakeholders say Jamaica was arguably snubbed in the Hollywood film Knight and Day as the delicate beach scene...
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Candlelight celebration for Karl Young
June 24, 2010
A fair-sized gathering mainly of members of the media fraternity converged on the grounds of the town office of Irie FM last Friday evening for a cand...
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John Holt, George Nooks to ignite Studio 38 Live
June 24, 2010
After a one-month hiatus, the Live at Studio 38 concert series returns this Sunday, at the Pulse Center, Trafalgar Road, with the inimitable John Holt...
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Oscar organisers ponder earlier show time
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June 23, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Academy Awards organisers are talking about moving up the date of the show, possibly as early as January. At a Tuesday meeting, the...
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Barbee joins Sean Kingston, Nicky Minaj on video shoot
June 23, 2010
SINGER Bar-Bee flew to Jamaica over the weekend to be featured in Sean Kingston and Nicky Minaj's video shoot for their hit single Letting Go. She sai...
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Tarrus Riley petitions for peace with new single
June 23, 2010
TALENTED Jamaican singer and songwriter Tarrus Riley delivers a powerful socio-conscious message renouncing the scourge of violence on his latest rele...
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Family attorney: Jackson children just normal kids
AP 
June 22, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) — They are show business royalty, heirs of the King of Pop. Someday, they will be very rich. But a year after their father Michael Ja...
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Smirnoff new title sponsor for Dream Weekend
June 22, 2010
With a brand new title sponsor and what the promoters promise will be "seven of the best parties", the popular Dream Weekend series returns to fulfil ...
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Musical blessings for fathers
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Musical blessings for fathers
By Tameka Coley Observer staff reporter 
June 22, 2010
"I am very happy to see that Fathers Incorporated is putting national focus on the critical role of fathers in our society," said Minister of Youth, S...
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Catch Di Riddim
Kevin Jackson 
June 21, 2010
I Octane completes video shoot for My Life Reggae artiste I Octane who is currently climbing the charts with the songs Lose a Friend and Think a Littl...
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CFW: meshing music and style
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CFW: meshing music and style
June 21, 2010
There is that inextricable link between music and fashion. The simplest way to explain it is that fashionistas love music, and artistes seem to have t...
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R&B crooner Johnny Gill @ CFW 2010
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R&B crooner Johnny Gill @ CFW 2010
June 20, 2010
Pulse continues to inject musical entertainment into the offering at its annual staging of Caribbean Fashionweek. R&B crooner, Johnny Gill, was this y...
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Korn urges artistes to boycott BP with tour buses
June 20, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) -- Korn's Jonathan Davis is urging artistes to boycott troubled oil giant BP over the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. In a sta...
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Toy Story 3 finds big play time with $109M debut
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June 20, 2010
Movie fans have not outgrown the Toy Story 3 gang. The animated sequel about toys that come to life leaped to the No 1 spot with a $109 million openin...
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Distribution talks delay premiere of Bashment Granny
June 20, 2010
Stages Films has delayed the premiere of its first major production, Bashment Granny, in order to explore additional distribution arrangements with a ...
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Artistes lineup for I Am Jamaica song project
June 20, 2010
Veteran reggae artiste Hopeton Lindo is spearheading a song project commissioned by the Jamaican Diaspora Movement in South Florida, entitled I Am Jam...
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Beethoven Meets Bob Marley a sold-out affair
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer staff reporter 
June 20, 2010
The Jamaica Symphony Orchestra (JSO) played to a sold-out Courtleigh Auditorium in Kingston two Sundays ago at the concert Beethoven Meets Bob Marley,...
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Jimmy Buffett plans free concert on Alabama beach
June 20, 2010
GULF SHORES, Alabama (AP) -- Jimmy Buffett and a few of his friends plan to give a free concert on the Alabama coast to show support for the Gulf regi...
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CFW Goes Fluffy!
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CFW Goes Fluffy!
June 20, 2010
Fluffy Caribbean divas can now boast their own CFW collection and hopefully look forward to more couture moments. Celebrated local designer Sandra Ken...
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