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Parliament says IC reports are being addressed in accordance with internal processes
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Parliament says IC reports are being addressed in accordance with internal processes
May 18 10:04 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Confirming receipt of five reports from the Integrity Commission, Parliament said they are being addressed in accordance with its ...
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Lights out for Cuban students as blockade bites
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Lights out for Cuban students as blockade bites
May 18 09:21 PM
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — It's the middle of the night in Havana, but Alejandro Benitez is just getting down to work. The power is back on for the first ti...
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Over 100 Salt Spring residents trained and employed through support from Project STAR
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Over 100 Salt Spring residents trained and employed through support from Project STAR
May 18 09:06 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Project STAR has trained more than 140 residents in Salt Spring, St James, through its skills training and job readiness programme...
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Starlink raises Jamaica’s monthly internet price by 6.4 per cent
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Starlink raises Jamaica’s monthly internet price by 6.4 per cent
May 18 07:40 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Satellite internet provider Starlink has increased the monthly price of its residential internet service in Jamaica to $7,450 from...
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Neymar back in Brazil squad for fourth World Cup
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Neymar back in Brazil squad for fourth World Cup
May 18 07:31 PM
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil superstar Neymar was handed a dramatic recall to the country's World Cup squad on Monday, returning to the nati...
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Los Angeles World Cup workers vow strike over ICE guarantees
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Los Angeles World Cup workers vow strike over ICE guarantees
May 18 07:19 PM
INGLEWOOD, United States (AFP) — Workers at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium vowed Monday to go on strike if federal immigration enforcement agents are deplo...
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JUNA-VILL banks on ‘Di Regulator’ rhythm
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JUNA-VILL banks on ‘Di Regulator’ rhythm
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
May 18 07:14 PM
Jamaican producer and JUNAVILL Records founder Collin “JUNA-VILL” Clarke is continuing his mission of creating meaningful reggae music with the upcomi...
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Caricom countries concerned over escalating Middle East crisis
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Caricom countries concerned over escalating Middle East crisis
May 18 07:05 PM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) grouping Monday expressed “serious concern” at the continued hostilities in the...
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Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks sign of our ‘dangerous’ times — WHO
May 18, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks are only the latest crises in "dangerous and divisive" times, the World Health O...
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American confirmed with Ebola in DR Congo — US agency
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American confirmed with Ebola in DR Congo — US agency
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Monday that one American has contracted Ebola "as part ...
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US to screen for Ebola at airports, suspend visa services from outbreak areas
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US to screen for Ebola at airports, suspend visa services from outbreak areas
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) announced Monday it is bolstering precautions to prevent the spread of Ebola, including scree...
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Implementation of revised environmental protection levy delayed — TAJ
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Implementation of revised environmental protection levy delayed — TAJ
May 18, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising that the implementation of the revised Environmental Protection Levy (EPL) from 0.5 p...
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JUTC adjusts Ocho Rios route to support balance in public transport sector
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JUTC adjusts Ocho Rios route to support balance in public transport sector
May 18, 2026
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) says that effective Wednesday, May 20, 2026, it will be reducing the frequenc...
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‘Stronger’ carries Sone G’s message of faith and hope
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‘Stronger’ carries Sone G’s message of faith and hope
May 18, 2026
A committed Christian for over 20 years, Sone G has no limits when it comes to spreading the word. He has recorded gospel songs to dancehall, trap and...
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JTA workers take industrial action in protest of pay issues — BITU
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JTA workers take industrial action in protest of pay issues — BITU
May 18, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Several workers employed to the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) and represented by the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU...
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Ginjah scores with ‘Lay On My Pillow’
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Ginjah scores with ‘Lay On My Pillow’
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
May 18, 2026
Reggae entertainer Ginjah is celebrating international success after his soulful single Lay On My Pillow secured the number one position on the Island...
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Cuba defends ‘legitimate’ right to defence as US weighs alleged drone threat
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Cuba defends ‘legitimate’ right to defence as US weighs alleged drone threat
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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba's president said Monday his country had a legitimate right to respond to a potential United States (US) attack following US ...
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Taxi association boss calls strike notice ‘premature’
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Taxi association boss calls strike notice ‘premature’
May 18, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — President of the St James Taxi Association, Dion Chance, has knocked down news about a taxi strike proposed for Monday morning. "T...
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WATCH: Residents block roads in Granville as situation escalates
May 18, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Following the death of community resident Latoya Bulgin during an alleged confrontation with a member of the Jamaica Constabulary ...
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Indecom appeals for witnesses in Granville fatal shooting as police killing tally rises to 130
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Indecom appeals for witnesses in Granville fatal shooting as police killing tally rises to 130
May 18, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) is appealing to members of the public who may have witnessed Sunday’s fatal...
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Community group condemns fatal shooting of woman in Granville Square
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Community group condemns fatal shooting of woman in Granville Square
May 18, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Granville Peace, Justice and Resource Development Foundation has strongly condemned the fatal police shooting of a woman in Gr...
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Taxi operators await transport minister meeting outcome amid strike threat
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Taxi operators await transport minister meeting outcome amid strike threat
May 18, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — President of the Southern Taxi Association, Charles Powell, says he and his members are frustrated even as they await the outc...
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Golding demands immediate tabling of IC report on FLA
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Golding demands immediate tabling of IC report on FLA
May 18, 2026
KINSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Leader Mark Golding is demanding that an Integrity Commission (IC) investigative report into the Firearm Licensing Autho...
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Adventists roll out free health services across St Elizabeth
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Adventists roll out free health services across St Elizabeth
May 18, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Residents of St Elizabeth will benefit from a five-day Medical Mission Health Fair offering free essential health services acr...
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Green back on the witness stand in murder trial of six cops
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Green back on the witness stand in murder trial of six cops
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 18, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Agriculture Minister Floyd Green was on Friday recalled to the witness stand in the murder trial of six cops, to identify photogra...
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Driver jailed in the UK for smuggling cocaine in shipment of Kim Kardashian underwear
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Driver jailed in the UK for smuggling cocaine in shipment of Kim Kardashian underwear
May 18, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—A Polish driver was jailed for smuggling cocaine worth more than £7 million ($9.3 million) hidden in a lorry transporting...
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OAS mission recommends major electoral reforms in Bahamas
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OAS mission recommends major electoral reforms in Bahamas
May 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC)—The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) has recommended a series of reforms aim...
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Four arrested in connection seizure of firearm, ammo in St James
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Four arrested in connection seizure of firearm, ammo in St James
May 18, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Four people were arrested in connection with the seizure of an Intratec 9mm Luger submachine gun along with eleven 9mm rounds of amm...
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46 children, adults kidnapped in southern Nigeria schools attack—Christian group
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46 children, adults kidnapped in southern Nigeria schools attack—Christian group
May 18, 2026
LAGOS, Nigeria(AFP)—Forty-six people, most of them children, were kidnapped during an attack on three schools in southwest Nigerian last week, the Chr...
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WATCH: KSAMC continues removal of illegal signs across Corporate Area
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WATCH: KSAMC continues removal of illegal signs across Corporate Area
May 18, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) continued its drive to remove illegal signs and billboards on Sunday, tar...
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Parliament says IC reports are being addressed in accordance with internal processes
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Confirming receipt of five reports from the Integrity Commission, Parliament said they are being addressed in accordance with its ...
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Lights out for Cuban students as blockade bites
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Lights out for Cuban students as blockade bites
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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — It's the middle of the night in Havana, but Alejandro Benitez is just getting down to work. The power is back on for the first ti...
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Over 100 Salt Spring residents trained and employed through support from Project STAR
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Over 100 Salt Spring residents trained and employed through support from Project STAR
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Project STAR has trained more than 140 residents in Salt Spring, St James, through its skills training and job readiness programme...
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Starlink raises Jamaica’s monthly internet price by 6.4 per cent
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Starlink raises Jamaica’s monthly internet price by 6.4 per cent
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Satellite internet provider Starlink has increased the monthly price of its residential internet service in Jamaica to $7,450 from...
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Neymar back in Brazil squad for fourth World Cup
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Neymar back in Brazil squad for fourth World Cup
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