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Keys to victory
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Keys to victory
Experts identify several JLP-held constituencies as critical to outcome of next general election
Tamoy Ashman Reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 22 12:30 AM
Keys to victory
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Bus bust-up
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Bus bust-up
Vaz rubbishes Opposition criticisms of planned rural school transport system
June 22 12:28 AM
Bus bust-up
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Battle lines drawn in St Elizabeth South Western
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Battle lines drawn in St Elizabeth South Western
Green, Wellington bank on relationship with constituents to secure victory
June 22 12:24 AM
Battle lines drawn in St Elizabeth
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It’s all about the money and organisation
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It’s all about the money and organisation
Political commentator says better-funded and organised party will form next Government
June 22 12:22 AM
It’s all about the money and organisation
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Big boots to fill
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Big boots to fill
As Llewellyn’s departure date approaches, lawyers weigh in on next DPP
BY VANASSA MCKENZIE Online reporter mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 22 12:20 AM
Big boots to fill
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Location matters, even if it’s a better mousetrap
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Location matters, even if it’s a better mousetrap
VMPS CEO talks commercial real estate
Charmaine Clarke Managing Editor clarkec@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 22 12:18 AM
Location matters, even if it’s a better mousetrap
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Friends of Porus target students, parents with health fair
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Friends of Porus target students, parents with health fair
June 22 12:16 AM
Friends of Porus target students, parents with health fair
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Mental Health Act ‘screaming for change’
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Mental Health Act ‘screaming for change’
Expert says Jamaica also needs specific power of attorney legislation
Alicia Dunkley-Willis Senior Reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 22 12:16 AM
Mental Health Act ‘screaming for change’
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On mothers, wives and beauty pageants
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On mothers, wives and beauty pageants
August 21, 2022
NEWS recently broke that the Miss Universe Organisation will soon be allowing married women, women with children and pregnant women to enter the compe...
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Gender ministry helping workplaces draft sexual harassment policies
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Gender ministry helping workplaces draft sexual harassment policies
June 9, 2022
THE Bureau of Gender Affairs has assisted some 200 organisations to draft their sexual harassment workplace policies as they prepare for the implement...
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Morocco has first Arab woman to referee men’s football final
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Morocco has first Arab woman to referee men’s football final
May 13, 2022
RABAT, Morocco (AFP) — Morocco’s Bouchra Karboubi will become the first woman in the Arab world to referee a men’s national football final today, the ...
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Supreme Court leak ignites US abortion firestorm
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Supreme Court leak ignites US abortion firestorm
May 4, 2022
Washington, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden urged voters Tuesday to defend their “fundamental” rights after a leaked Supreme Court draft on ...
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Report: Draft opinion suggests US high court will overturn Roe
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Report: Draft opinion suggests US high court will overturn Roe
May 3, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had th...
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US Embassy stages Women’s Empowerment Conference
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US Embassy stages Women’s Empowerment Conference
April 5, 2022
The United States Embassy Kingston celebrated Women's History Month with a three-day Women's Empowerment Conference held at Jamaica Pegasus hotel in N...
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Jamaican American is first black woman to head a US federal reserve bank in 108 years
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Jamaican American is first black woman to head a US federal reserve bank in 108 years
Desmond Allen Executive Editor allend@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 28, 2022
Jamaican-born American Dr Susan M Collins, who, in July this year will become the first black woman to head a federal reserve bank in the US, was insp...
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Biden nominates first black woman to Supreme Court
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Biden nominates first black woman to Supreme Court
February 26, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday nominated federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court...
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Grange hails Jamaican-born Winsome Earle-Sears’ election as lieutenant governor of Virginia
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Grange hails Jamaican-born Winsome Earle-Sears’ election as lieutenant governor of Virginia
January 24, 2022
MINISTER of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange is congratulating Jamaican-born Winsome Earle-Sears, the first woman to be elected ...
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Police ready to help victims of domestic violence
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Police ready to help victims of domestic violence
January 24, 2022
VICTIMS of domestic violence are being encouraged to contact any of the Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) Domestic Violence Intervention Centres if t...
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Welcome, little girl
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Welcome, little girl
January 10, 2022
Sister Lorna Mcdonnough (left) of Annotto Bay Hospital assists Renea Rodney with her newborn, the first baby born in St Mary for the new year. Matin M...
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Gov’t opens second shelter for battered women
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Gov’t opens second shelter for battered women
December 17, 2021
MINISTER of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange recently opened the second Government-run shelter for victims of domestic abuse, sa...
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Barbados PM named UN’s 2021 ‘Champions of the Earth’
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Barbados PM named UN’s 2021 ‘Champions of the Earth’
December 6, 2021
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations has named Barbados' Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, among four women for its 2021 “Champions of the Earth” awar...
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Canada gives $21m to support women empowerment
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Canada gives $21m to support women empowerment
December 5, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Government of Canada, through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), donated J$21 million to the Bureau of Gender Affairs...
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Second national shelter for abused women to open shortly
All Woman, Issues, Latest News
Second national shelter for abused women to open shortly
November 21, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica: The second of three national shelters being established by the Government to accommodate women who are victims of abuse, and their ...
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Vaxxed ladies
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Vaxxed ladies
September 20, 2021
Members of Cari-Med Group's management team were out in full force to ensure that all went smoothly for the vaccination blitz held at the group's Lady...
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Back-to-school kids treat
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Back-to-school kids treat
August 30, 2021
Tahje Wallen, executive director, Youth Education Association, poses with some of the children who were treated during the association's first annual ...
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Caribbean women’s group hails new Caricom secretary general
All Woman, Issues, News
Caribbean women’s group hails new Caricom secretary general
May 14, 2021
CARIBBEAN Women in Leadership (CIWiL) Belize National Chapter has congratulated Dr Carla Barnett on her appointment as Caribbean Community (Caricom) s...
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Many women in poor nations can’t say ‘no’ to sex — UN report
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Many women in poor nations can’t say ‘no’ to sex — UN report
April 13, 2021
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Less than half the women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to say “no” to sex with their partners, to decide wheth...
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Don’t shame and blame victims of gender-based violence
All Woman, Issues, News
Don’t shame and blame victims of gender-based violence
BY Opal Palmer Adisa 
April 4, 2021
THE recent abduction and murder of 20-year-old Khanice Jackson has sparked national outrage. One of the questions that some people, both male and fema...
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Pandemic delays gender parity by a generation
All Woman, COVID-19, Issues, ...
Pandemic delays gender parity by a generation
April 4, 2021
THE pandemic has rolled back years of progress towards equality between men and women, according to a report Wednesday showing the crisis had added de...
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Bureau of Gender Affairs driving dialogue to curb violence against women
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Bureau of Gender Affairs driving dialogue to curb violence against women
March 29, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, through its division — the Bureau of Gender Affairs — will continue dial...
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Keys to victory
Experts identify several JLP-held constituencies as critical to outcome of next general election
Tamoy Ashman Reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 22, 2025
Keys to victory
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Bus bust-up
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Bus bust-up
Vaz rubbishes Opposition criticisms of planned rural school transport system
June 22, 2025
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Battle lines drawn in St Elizabeth South Western
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Battle lines drawn in St Elizabeth South Western
Green, Wellington bank on relationship with constituents to secure victory
June 22, 2025
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It’s all about the money and organisation
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It’s all about the money and organisation
Political commentator says better-funded and organised party will form next Government
June 22, 2025
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Big boots to fill
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Big boots to fill
As Llewellyn’s departure date approaches, lawyers weigh in on next DPP
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June 22, 2025
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