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Post-Melissa frustration in Black River comes to a head

Garfield Myers | Observer Writer

January 11 12:20 AM

SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — In the aftermath of the destruction of their offices in the parish capital Black River by Hurricane Melissa, councillors of...

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When preachers play God

Kelsey Thomas | Online Coordinator

January 11 12:18 AM

THERE are many lessons to be learnt from the Kevin Smith Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries scandal in 2021. But, perhaps, the grea...

Entertainment, ...

Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass

Raehann Bryce-Davis comes home; mounts workshop and concert month end

January 11 12:16 AM

Students at the School of Music at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts and professional classical vocalists will have a rare opportu...

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Fruits of farm work

Jamaican seasonal workers turn gains from Canada, US jobs into lasting success

Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com

January 11 12:14 AM

FOR some farm workers, the Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Programme has offered more than just employment overseas. It has provided a pathway to suppo...

Athletics, ...

‘HELP US!’

Coaches of Melissa-ravaged schools plead for assistance as western track meets suffer

BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com

January 11 12:12 AM

A number of high school track and field coaches in western Jamaica are calling for assistance to continue their preparations for the major championshi...

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Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica

Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com

January 11 12:11 AM

IT was a hot and sunny day in Iterboreale, St Mary, but landscapers lined the street at a section of the community nonetheless, working diligently to ...

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exP.Perience Til Sunset

January 11 12:10 AM

The exP.Perience team continues to set the gold standard for premium events, and their latest affair was no exception. On Sunday, January 4, of-the-mo...

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‘To God be the glory’

JFB staff member with newborn gets help to rebuild home

Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com

January 11 12:09 AM

THOUGH Hurricane Melissa destroyed the home which Junior Smith — an attendant at Black River Fire Station in St Elizabeth — shared with his wife and t...

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Capital turmoil

Post-Melissa frustration in Black River comes to a head

Garfield Myers | Observer Writer

January 11, 2026

SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — In the aftermath of the destruction of their offices in the parish capital Black River by Hurricane Melissa, councillors of...

News

When preachers play God

Kelsey Thomas | Online Coordinator

January 11, 2026

THERE are many lessons to be learnt from the Kevin Smith Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries scandal in 2021. But, perhaps, the grea...

Entertainment, ...

Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass

Raehann Bryce-Davis comes home; mounts workshop and concert month end

January 11, 2026

Students at the School of Music at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts and professional classical vocalists will have a rare opportu...

News

Fruits of farm work

Jamaican seasonal workers turn gains from Canada, US jobs into lasting success

Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com

January 11, 2026

FOR some farm workers, the Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Programme has offered more than just employment overseas. It has provided a pathway to suppo...

Athletics, ...

‘HELP US!’

Coaches of Melissa-ravaged schools plead for assistance as western track meets suffer

BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com

January 11, 2026

A number of high school track and field coaches in western Jamaica are calling for assistance to continue their preparations for the major championshi...

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