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GraceKennedy eyes full control of Tastee Cheese producer
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GraceKennedy eyes full control of Tastee Cheese producer
December 19 09:28 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — GraceKennedy has agreed to buy out the shareholding of New Zealand's Fonterra Co-operative Group in Dairy Industries (Jamaica) Ltd...
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Three family members hacked to death in Rocky Point, relative in custody
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Three family members hacked to death in Rocky Point, relative in custody
December 19 09:20 AM
CLARENDON, Jamaica —Three persons were hacked to death in a reported dispute among family members in the Frazersfield area of Rocky Point in Clarendon...
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Eastern Hanover residents welcome hurricane relief donations from BGLC
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Eastern Hanover residents welcome hurricane relief donations from BGLC
December 19 08:19 AM
Residents in the eastern Hanover communities of Jericho, Retrieve, and Morris have welcomed recent hurricane relief donations of tarpaulins, tents, ma...
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UN declares famine over in Gaza, says ‘situation remains critical’
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UN declares famine over in Gaza, says ‘situation remains critical’
December 19 07:50 AM
GAZA, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — A famine declared in Gaza in August is now over thanks to improved access for humanitarian aid, the United Natio...
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Legal light at last!
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Legal light at last!
JPS programme puts end to stolen electricity in Riverton Meadows
Jason Cross | Reporter 
December 19 12:20 AM
Legal light at last!
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On the right PATH
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On the right PATH
Full payment for beneficiaries, with top-up from UNICEF before Christmas
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
December 19 12:18 AM
On the right PATH
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Daybreak’s @10
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Daybreak’s @10
Decade-marking, brunch-chic edition to supporting hurricane relief
Kevin Jackson 
December 19 12:16 AM
Daybreak’s @10
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COMPANIES TIGHTEN BELTS
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COMPANIES TIGHTEN BELTS
Bonuses feel the squeeze as posthurricane economic strain hits firms
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 19 12:14 AM
Bonus payouts narrow in post-Melissa economy
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More pain!
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More pain!
Tropical Wave threatens to disrupt recovery efforts after Hurricane Beryl
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
July 6, 2024
More pain!
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DEVASTATION!
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DEVASTATION!
Beryl leaves trail of ruin in Portland Cottage
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
July 5, 2024
DEVASTATION!
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Battered by Beryl
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Battered by Beryl
Jamaica’s south-western parishes hardest hit with at least two people feared dead
July 4, 2024
Battered by Beryl
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Prayers for Jamaica
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Prayers for Jamaica
Church leaders forecast island will escape Beryl’s wrath, but say hurricane is divine warning
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
July 3, 2024
Prayers for Jamaica
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‘Nothing to scoff at’
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‘Nothing to scoff at’
Jamaicans warned against complacency as powerful Hurricane Beryl nears
BY ALECIA SMITH Senior staff reporter smitha@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 2, 2024
‘nothing to scoff at’
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Saving Ealane Livingston-Smith
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Saving Ealane Livingston-Smith
Renowned PR, business communicator fighting for her life in a hospital bed, needs urgent surgery
BY ALECIA SMITH Observer senior reporter smitha@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 1, 2024
Simpson dethrones Benjamin
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Eye on Beryl
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Eye on Beryl
PM Holness urges J’cans to prepare as system strengthens to hurricane
June 30, 2024
Eye on Beryl
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Grave concern
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Grave concern
Permanent Secretaries’ Board urges respect for process amid PNP attacks on Bryan, other civil servants
BY ALECIA SMITH Senior staff reporter smitha@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 28, 2024
Grave concern
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Gangsters in disguise
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Gangsters in disguise
Chang defends decision to deport Haitian ‘caregivers’ despite accusation of human rights breaches
June 27, 2024
Gangsters in disguise
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‘No white elephant’
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‘No white elephant’
Despite huge staff demand Tufton vows new hospital will serve its purpose
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
June 26, 2024
‘No white elephant’
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‘Not true’
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‘Not true’
Christian boarding school denies US attorney’s allegations of impropriety
June 25, 2024
‘Not true’
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‘Fake news’ clampdown
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‘Fake news’ clampdown
PM says he will no longer be silent on use of social media to spread misinformation
Jason Cross | Reporter 
June 24, 2024
‘Fake news’
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‘Horrifying’
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‘Horrifying’
Groups want Yute Chatz chatbot removed; say it promotes deviant sexual behaviour
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 23, 2024
‘Horrifying’
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Hour-long shoot-out
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Hour-long shoot-out
Gun battle leaves top gangster dead, says cop
June 22, 2024
Hour-long shoot-out
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LIVE COURT
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LIVE COURT
Chief justice says time to broadcast some trials and appeals
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
June 21, 2024
LIVE COURT
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‘Marked for death’
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‘Marked for death’
Mother of slain alleged gangster cop says three attempts were made on his life in recent times
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
June 20, 2024
‘Marked for death’
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Yeah man!
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Yeah man!
Jamaicans welcome Biden’s new pathway to US citizenship
Harold Bailey 
June 19, 2024
YeaH man!
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‘Killed for nothing’
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‘Killed for nothing’
Family of 14-year-old boy demanding answers from police
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
June 18, 2024
‘Killed for nothing’
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Property tax headache
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Property tax headache
MoBay residents owe more than $1 billion, says mayor
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 17, 2024
Property tax headache
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Diaspora discord
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Diaspora discord
Dissident group’s protests irk Gov’t ahead of today’s 10th Biennial Conference in MoBay
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
June 16, 2024
Diaspora discord
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Hanover bloodbath
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Hanover bloodbath
Father, son among 5 killed within 18 hours
June 15, 2024
Hanover bloodbath
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The Crown’s test
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The Crown’s test
Prosecution to explain how it will avoid prejudicing Kartel and crew in retrial
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
June 14, 2024
The Crown’s test
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — GraceKennedy has agreed to buy out the shareholding of New Zealand's Fonterra Co-operative Group in Dairy Industries (Jamaica) Ltd...
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Eastern Hanover residents welcome hurricane relief donations from BGLC
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Residents in the eastern Hanover communities of Jericho, Retrieve, and Morris have welcomed recent hurricane relief donations of tarpaulins, tents, ma...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
UN declares famine over in Gaza, says ‘situation remains critical’
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Legal light at last!
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