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Minister Marion Hall supports One Love Jamaica Rebuild concert, working on new album
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Minister Marion Hall supports One Love Jamaica Rebuild concert, working on new album
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 5 08:15 AM
Although none of her family members were affected by the recent passing of Hurricane Melissa, Minister Marion Hall says the devastation that she saw m...
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Health ministry grateful for support from bilateral partners and NGOs
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Health ministry grateful for support from bilateral partners and NGOs
December 5 07:25 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness has emphasised the importance of support that has come the way of bilateral partners and other...
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Bill Clinton visits Jamaica
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Bill Clinton visits Jamaica
December 5 12:20 AM
Bill Clinton visits Jamaica
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Help from the East
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Chinese medical ship to assist with clearing elective surgeries backlog in the west
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
December 5 12:18 AM
Help from the East
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To the max!
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Rolling Stone, Pitchfork rank Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix among the best of 2025
Kevin Jackson 
December 5 12:16 AM
To the max!
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NO RUM SHORTAGE FOR CHRISTMAS
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NO RUM SHORTAGE FOR CHRISTMAS
Wray & Nephew confirms ample supply for holiday season
DASHAN HENDRICKS Business Content Manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 5 12:14 AM
Wray and Nephew declares rum shortage over
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LOCKED ON TARGET
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LOCKED ON TARGET
Shaw seeks clinical edge in Girlz World Cup quest
Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
December 5 12:12 AM
Shaw seeks clinical edge in Girlz World Cup quest
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GAC gains Fidelity
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GAC gains Fidelity
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GAC gains Fidelity
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Trailblazing Jamaican-American attorney makes successful visit to explore business opportunities
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Trailblazing Jamaican-American attorney makes successful visit to explore business opportunities
March 24, 2023
HOT on the heels of snatching the National Diversity Council (NDC) 2023 Woman of the Year award in Florida, Jamaican-American trailblazing attorney Al...
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History-making Jamaican-American attorney takes another major Florida title
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History-making Jamaican-American attorney takes another major Florida title
Desmond Allen | Executive Editor 
March 17, 2023
Fresh from receiving the National Diversity Council (NDC) 2023 Woman of the Year award on Wednesday, trailblazing Florida-based, Jamaican-American att...
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Jamaican-American wins third term as mayor of Miramar, Florida
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Jamaican-American wins third term as mayor of Miramar, Florida
March 17, 2023
New York , USA — Jamaica-American mayor of the Florida city of Miramar, Wayne Messam, easily won re-election in Tuesday's municipal polls, taking 90.6...
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Supremely legal eagles
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Supremely legal eagles
Desmond Allen | Executive Editor 
February 27, 2023
One of the exciting highlights of Black History Month in the United States was the swearing in of five Jamaican-American women, among others, allowing...
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Jamaican is first black woman appointed by    Governor DeSantis to Florida Supreme Court
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Jamaican is first black woman appointed by Governor DeSantis to Florida Supreme Court
Desmond Allen | Executive Editor 
August 22, 2022
On August 5, the day before Jamaica marked its 60th anniversary of Independence, yet another Jamaican was proudly flying the black, green and gold, be...
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What’s all the fuss about a little green and gold dress?
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What’s all the fuss about a little green and gold dress?
Desmond Allen | Executive Editor 
June 21, 2022
Broward, Florida, United States — The night clearly belonged to Jamaica as top lawyers and judges of Florida’s Broward County Bar Association (BCBA) f...
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Nine-year-old Nyah Wright flying the Jamaican flag high in Doha, Qatar
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Nine-year-old Nyah Wright flying the Jamaican flag high in Doha, Qatar
March 28, 2022
For three years in a row, nine-year-old Nyah Wright, the precocious but cute daughter of Jamaican attorney Tanya Burke Wright and pilot Chris Wright, ...
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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 
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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Jamaican-born researcher leads study of heart failure in blacks
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Jamaican-born researcher leads study of heart failure in blacks
January 31, 2022
Jamaica in the World NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — A Jamaican-born researc her in New York wants to understand the experience of Afro-Caribbean peop...
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Jamaican-born woman to receive US Presidential Lifetime Award
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Jamaican-born woman to receive US Presidential Lifetime Award
November 22, 2021
New York, USA — The United States Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award is to be bestowed on Jamaican immigrant Rev Dr Marilyn Grant at a ceremony i...
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Jamaican-born woman makes history as Virginia Lt governor
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Jamaican-born woman makes history as Virginia Lt governor
November 3, 2021
Jamaican-born Winsome Earle Sears is the next lieutenant governor of Virginia after defeating her Democratic opponent Hala S Ayala in yesterday's elec...
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J’can is first black woman to get PhD in nuclear engineering from 168-y-o university.
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J’can is first black woman to get PhD in nuclear engineering from 168-y-o university.
September 20, 2021
Jamaica in the World JAMAICA'S Charlyne Smith, the first black woman to earn a PhD in nuclear engineering from a predominantly white university in the...
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Jamaican attorney is newest magistrate in British Virgin Islands
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Jamaican attorney is newest magistrate in British Virgin Islands
July 23, 2021
Jamaican attorney Khadeen Palmer has been appointed the British Virgin Islands' (BVI) newest magistrate, pledging to faithfully carry out her duties, ...
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Bristol, England honouring Jamaican-born anti-race activist and trailblazer
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Bristol, England honouring Jamaican-born anti-race activist and trailblazer
July 23, 2021
The British city of Bristol is honouring Jamaican-born Princess Campbell, one of the first black hospital ward sisters there and anti-race activist, b...
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Bradford, England pays final tribute to outstanding Jamaican from St Mary
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Bradford, England pays final tribute to outstanding Jamaican from St Mary
July 22, 2021
Fitzgerald Thomas, one of the first Jamaicans to settle in the North England city of Bradford, Yorkshire, was remembered for his key role in developin...
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Jamaican American lawyer is first black woman president of Broward County Bar Association
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Jamaican American lawyer is first black woman president of Broward County Bar Association
July 19, 2021
Jamaica in the World Jamaican American Alison Smith has smashed a nearly century-old tradition in Florida's Broward Country Bar Association (BCBA), be...
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British PM pays tribute to Jamaican trailblazer Sislin Fay Allen
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British PM pays tribute to Jamaican trailblazer Sislin Fay Allen
July 12, 2021
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joined in mourning the death of Jamaican-born Sislin Fay Allen, Britain's first black policewoman who died la...
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Jamaica, Basil Watson on show for Independence at Miramar Cultural Center, Florida
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Jamaica, Basil Watson on show for Independence at Miramar Cultural Center, Florida
July 12, 2021
Jamaica in the World Thanks to Jamaica's internationally famous sculpture Basil Watson, the island is on show from now until Independence at the Ansin...
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Lindy Delapenha to receive English Premier League medal posthumously
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Lindy Delapenha to receive English Premier League medal posthumously
June 8, 2021
Jamaica in the World JAMAICA'S legendary sportsman, Lindy Delapenha will posthumously receive an English Premier League championship medal, for helpin...
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Heidi Clarke now a trustee on Miami-based CHTA Education Foundation
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Heidi Clarke now a trustee on Miami-based CHTA Education Foundation
June 4, 2021
Heidi Clarke, the executive director of the Sandals Foundation, has joined another Jamaican, Omar Robinson, as trustee on the governing board of the M...
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Jamaican cops $4-million scholarship to Swansea University, UK
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Jamaican cops $4-million scholarship to Swansea University, UK
May 30, 2021
Jamaica in the World Jamaican Sashauna Perkins has beaten off the challenge of 40 other hopefuls to win a coveted full £20,000 scholarship to study at...
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Jamaican educator among Taft University 21st Annual Duthoy Scholarship winners
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Jamaican educator among Taft University 21st Annual Duthoy Scholarship winners
May 26, 2021
Jamaica in the World Outstanding Jamaican educator Janet Walsh-Davis, a former principal of St Andrew Preparatory School, has won a Duthoy scholarship...
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Minister Marion Hall supports One Love Jamaica Rebuild concert, working on new album
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Minister Marion Hall supports One Love Jamaica Rebuild concert, working on new album
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 5, 2025
Although none of her family members were affected by the recent passing of Hurricane Melissa, Minister Marion Hall says the devastation that she saw m...
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Health ministry grateful for support from bilateral partners and NGOs
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Health ministry grateful for support from bilateral partners and NGOs
December 5, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness has emphasised the importance of support that has come the way of bilateral partners and other...
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Bill Clinton visits Jamaica
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Bill Clinton visits Jamaica
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Bill Clinton visits Jamaica
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Help from the East
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Chinese medical ship to assist with clearing elective surgeries backlog in the west
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Rolling Stone, Pitchfork rank Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix among the best of 2025
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