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Kamla faces backlash for statements on US visas and Caribbean relations
Kamla faces backlash for statements on US visas and Caribbean relations
December 21 01:37 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar is facing mounting criticism at home and abroad following...
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Carl Meeks rides timeless beats with ‘Classeeks’
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Lynford Simpson | Observer Writer 
December 21 01:18 PM
Government Senator Keith Duncan has moved to explain why he backed the crimefighting plan of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Administration, revealing ...
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Caribbean immigrant advocacy group condemns Trump’s latest travel ban
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Hanover residents urged to remain vigilant against leptospirosis
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MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — The Hanover Health Department is urging continued vigilance against leptospirosis even as new and suspected cases of the diseas...
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WATCH: Woman dead, daughter and grandkids injured, in Manchester crash
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Jamaican-born pastor pleads guilty to tax evasion scheme in New York
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Jamaican-born pastor pleads guilty to tax evasion scheme in New York
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Electricity outage hits San Francisco, thousands without power
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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP)—A huge electricity outage hit San Francisco on Saturday, leaving 130,000 residents without power for several hours ...
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Early potential unlocked
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Early potential unlocked
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By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 21, 2025
Early potential unlocked
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CMU student Jamiel Powell becomes Trelawny’s lifeline after one viral video
Career & Education, Career & Education Front Page, Features
CMU student Jamiel Powell becomes Trelawny’s lifeline after one viral video
December 21, 2025
CMU student Jamiel Powell becomes Trelawny’s lifeline after one viral video
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Jamaica the verb: How a nation became an action
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Jamaica the verb: How a nation became an action
Alaphiah Campbell-Byfield 
December 21, 2025
Jamaica the verb: How a nation became an action
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Students benefit from conflict resolution and gender-based violence training
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Students benefit from conflict resolution and gender-based violence training
December 21, 2025
Students benefit from conflict resolution and gender-based violence training
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Gary Sadler’s 60th
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Gary Sadler’s 60th
December 20, 2025
Gary Sadler’s 60th
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Overcoming the darkest valley: P Falasha Harrison’s journey through suicide, faith, and single motherhood
All Woman, Features
Overcoming the darkest valley: P Falasha Harrison’s journey through suicide, faith, and single motherhood
December 15, 2025
Overcoming the darkest valley
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Mom has no contact with son after filing
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Mom has no contact with son after filing
Margarette May Macaulay 
December 15, 2025
Mom has no contact with son after filing
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Weak men, jelly back men…
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Weak men, jelly back men…
ALAISHA THOMAS 
December 15, 2025
Weak men, jelly back men...
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Hubby’s swinging on the wild side
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Hubby’s swinging on the wild side
Christopher Brodber 
December 15, 2025
Hubby’s swinging on the wild side
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5 signs you need to start afresh somewhere else
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Marie BERBICK-BAILEY 
December 15, 2025
5 signs you need to start afresh somewhere else
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Remember the shut-ins during the holiday season
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Remember the shut-ins during the holiday season
Maxine J Brown 
December 14, 2025
Remember the shut-ins during the holiday season
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When duty calls: JPS’s Kieron Frazer’s resilience in the wake of Hurricane Melissa
Career & Education, Career & Education Front Page, Features
When duty calls: JPS’s Kieron Frazer’s resilience in the wake of Hurricane Melissa
December 14, 2025
When duty calls
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Natalee Prout: From marketing meetings to managing construction
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December 14, 2025
The art of the pivot
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Do Good pickleball tourney supports Jacks Hill Primary, Higholborn Street Basic
Career & Education, Features
Do Good pickleball tourney supports Jacks Hill Primary, Higholborn Street Basic
December 14, 2025
Do Good pickleball tourney supports Jacks Hill Primary, Higholborn Street Basic
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From ambition to action: Damani Reid’s journey of growth and opportunity
Career & Education, Features
From ambition to action: Damani Reid’s journey of growth and opportunity
December 14, 2025
From ambition to action
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Simonea Brooks-Service: Cancer warrior champions a healthy lifestyle
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DESPITE receiving a clean bill of health from her doctors in May 2024, one year ago cancer survivor Simonea Brooks-Service did not feel strong enough ...
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Can a married parent add a child to their title?
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Can a married parent add a child to their title?
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December 8, 2025
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6 qualities a man uses to measure a woman’s market value
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December 8, 2025
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Fiancé left after I gave in
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Fiancé left after I gave in
Christopher Brodber 
December 8, 2025
Counsellor, I saw a question from a male writer to you recently, which brought back some bad memories that I realised I hadn’t gotten over. The writer...
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Struggle love
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December 8, 2025
IT’S the kind of love that will have you elbows deep in a plastic washtub, trying to scrub the dirt out of a man’s clothes, all while contemplating wh...
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Men on a mission
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Men on a mission
December 7, 2025
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Low on statecraft
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Low on statecraft
Delay, disruption, distraction tactics will not help the PNP
Garfield Higgins 
December 7, 2025
Low on statecraft
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar is facing mounting criticism at home and abroad following...
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Carl Meeks rides timeless beats with ‘Classeeks’
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{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘Why I backed the JLP’s crime plan?’
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Government Senator Keith Duncan has moved to explain why he backed the crimefighting plan of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Administration, revealing ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
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{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Hanover residents urged to remain vigilant against leptospirosis
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Hanover residents urged to remain vigilant against leptospirosis
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MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — The Hanover Health Department is urging continued vigilance against leptospirosis even as new and suspected cases of the diseas...
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