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Miss Lou, Bob Marley to be first invested in new national honour, says PM
BY ALECIA SMITH Senior reporter smitha@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 21, 2024
Order of National Icon
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Jamaica’s ‘Sin City’
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Jamaica’s ‘Sin City’
MP eyes Las Vegas-style rebranding of Portmore ‘Back Road’
October 20, 2024
Jamaica’s ‘Sin City’
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Good and bad
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Good and bad
Procurement blamed for state of some courts as Gov’t senator points to upgrades
BY ALECIA SMITH Senior staff reporter smitha@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 19, 2024
Good and bad
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Finally!
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Finally!
Finsac Commission hearings made public
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
October 18, 2024
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More big ideas
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More big ideas
PM announces new passenger terminal at Sangster Int’l; confirms Negril International Airport
Desmond Allen | Executive Editor 
October 17, 2024
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No malice
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No malice
Panton issues stout defence of Integrity Commission’s work
Alecia Smith 
October 16, 2024
No malice
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Sykes says Court Admin not to blame for shoddy buildings
Akera Davis Observer Writer 
October 15, 2024
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‘They can’t shut me up’
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‘They can’t shut me up’
Warmington keeps up attack on media; vows to continue defending PM Holness
Jason Cross | Reporter 
October 14, 2024
‘They can’t shut me up’
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Block MPs from the Cabinet
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Block MPs from the Cabinet
Political alliance proposes executive free of parliamentarians
Arthur Hall | Editor | HallA@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 13, 2024
Block MP
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Difficult balancing act
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Difficult balancing act
BY ALECIA SMITH Senior staff reporter smitha@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 12, 2024
Gov’t insists Jamaica treating illegal Haitian migrants with dignity; says asylum not automatic
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REFUSED!
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REFUSED!
Former bank employee loses round to avoid extradition in scamming case
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
October 11, 2024
REFUSED!
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We want more
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We want more
PAAC chairman says $11.8 billion to address damage by Hurricane Beryl woefully inadequate
BY ALECIA SMITH Senior staff reporter smitha@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 10, 2024
We want more
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Fowl!
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Fowl!
Consumers claim chicken shortage, minister says reduced supply
October 9, 2024
Fowl!
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THE UNWANTED
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THE UNWANTED
Court forced to keep six mentally disordered inmates in prison after finding no entity or family willing to take them
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
October 8, 2024
THE UNWANTED
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Bizarre!
Twin brothers driving separate bikes after nine-night collide, die
October 7, 2024
Bizarre!
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Double trouble
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Double trouble
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Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 6, 2024
Double trouble
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‘Sad day’
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‘Sad day’
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Kasey Williams | Reporter 
October 5, 2024
‘Sad day’
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Reverse tax rush
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Reverse tax rush
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Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
October 4, 2024
Reverse tax rush
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Put A/Cs in schools
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Put A/Cs in schools
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BY ALECIA SMITH Senior staff reporter smitha@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 3, 2024
Put A/Cs
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PM fights
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PM fights
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Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
October 2, 2024
PM fights
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Samuda slides home
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Samuda slides home
JLP candidate secures 95% of votes in low voter turnout St Ann NE by-election
Akera Davis Observer Writer 
October 1, 2024
Samuda slides home
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Matthew aims to set a mark
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Matthew aims to set a mark
JLP’s Samuda seeks strong showing in St Ann NE by-election to send message to PNP
Arthur Hall | Editor | HallA@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 30, 2024
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