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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
December 30 05:52 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A $250,000 Christmas donation from NCB Foundation’s Grant a Wish initiative is helping to strengthen  hurricane relief efforts led...
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 30 05:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Campari has signed a year-long title partnership with popular event series Sandz Music Festival.  The collaboration comes into eff...
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Fire brigade urges parents to discourage children from making prank calls
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Fire brigade urges parents to discourage children from making prank calls
December 30 05:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is appealing to parents and guardians to discourage children from making prank calls to emergency ser...
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Supreme Ventures in talks to sell Evolve loan portfolio to Dolla Financial
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Supreme Ventures in talks to sell Evolve loan portfolio to Dolla Financial
December 30 04:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) said on Monday it is in initial discussions to divest the loan portfolio and selected assets of its...
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St Ann police apprehend robbery suspect
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St Ann police apprehend robbery suspect
December 30 04:40 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man suspected of involvement in a robbery in the St Ann Police Division was apprehended on Tuesday during an intelligence-led op...
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Fitz-Henley pays tribute to late journalist Donald Oliver
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Fitz-Henley pays tribute to late journalist Donald Oliver
December 30 04:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, has paid tribute to late journalist Donald Oliver. O...
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CASE rape suspect killed in police operation
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CASE rape suspect killed in police operation
December 30 04:26 PM
PORTLAND, Jamaica — A man who was being sought by police in connection with a reported sexual assault at the College of Agriculture, Science and Educa...
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Observer Online’s top social media personalities of 2025
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Observer Online’s top social media personalities of 2025
December 30 04:20 PM
In 2025, social media continued to shape conversations across Jamaica, launch trends and transform ordinary people into digital powerhouses. From come...
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Chuck promises tougher law to deal with dog attacks
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Chuck promises tougher law to deal with dog attacks
September 26, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Justice, Delroy Chuck, says the 1877 Dogs (Liability for Injuries By) Act is to be updated to effectively deal with fi...
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PNP calls for suitable location for Police Records Office
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PNP calls for suitable location for Police Records Office
September 26, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition spokesman on national security, Fitz Jackson, is calling on the Minister of National Security, Horace Chang, to find a ...
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S&P upgrades Jamaica’s ratings, outlook remains stable
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S&P upgrades Jamaica’s ratings, outlook remains stable
September 26, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  The Standard and Poor's Ratings Agency (S&P) has upgraded Jamaica's long-term foreign and local currency rating from “B” to “B+” ...
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Forex: J$ 135.12 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$ 135.12 to one US dollar
September 26, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Friday, September 27 ended trading at J$135.12, down by 77 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreig...
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St Kitts-Nevis PM blames developed countries for climate change
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St Kitts-Nevis PM blames developed countries for climate change
September 26, 2019
UNITED NATIONS, United States (CMC) – St Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris has accused developed countries of causing climate change saying...
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Lower Chapelton to Rock River main road in Clarendon closed
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Lower Chapelton to Rock River main road in Clarendon closed
September 26, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The main road from Lower Chapelton to Rock River in Clarendon has been closed with immediate effect. The National Works Agency (NW...
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Denham Town Primary to be renamed in Seaga’s honour
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Denham Town Primary to be renamed in Seaga’s honour
September 25, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Denham Town Primary School, founded by late former Prime Minister, Edward Seaga, is to be renamed in his honour. Minister of L...
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India to provide millions of dollars in aid to CARICOM countries
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September 25, 2019
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — India is providing a US$150 million line of credit to finance renewable energy and climate change-related projects in ...
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Operational issues again disrupt water supply in Duhaney Park
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September 25, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents in Duhaney Park and surrounding areas in St Andrew are again without water due to what the National Water Commission (NW...
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Dams filling slowly, but storage levels still below normal — NWC
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Dams filling slowly, but storage levels still below normal — NWC
September 25, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Water Commission (NWC) says with the current heavy rains, storage levels at the Mona Reservoir and Hermitage Dam have...
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Public sector patients to receive free diagnostic services
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Public sector patients to receive free diagnostic services
September 25, 2019
KINGSTON , Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness yesterday signed framework agreements with 10 radiology providers, which will facilitate incr...
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UK offers help for 9,000 Thomas Cook staff
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UK offers help for 9,000 Thomas Cook staff
September 25, 2019
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Thousands of UK staff who lost their jobs after the sudden collapse of holiday giant Thomas Cook will be offered assist...
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Opposition wants ECJ to handle boundary changes in Portmore Municipality
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Opposition wants ECJ to handle boundary changes in Portmore Municipality
September 25, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition Dr Peter Phillips says the Andrew Holness-led Government is deliberately circumventing the ...
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Search continues for boy washed away in August Town floodwater
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Search continues for boy washed away in August Town floodwater
September 25, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police and residents of August Town in St Andrew are still searching for nine-year-old Kyle Richards who was washed away in a gull...
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US bars Cuba’s Raul Castro and family
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September 25, 2019
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The United States on Thursday announced travel sanctions against Cuba's Raul Castro and his family, accusing the forme...
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NY governor announces statewide relief efforts for the Bahamas
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September 25, 2019
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – New York Governor Andrew M Cuomo yesterday announced a statewide donation drive to help the people of the Bahamas reco...
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Pay close attention to children, PM warns after 9-y-o washed away
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September 25, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As heavy rain continues to pelt the island, Prime Minister Andrew Holness is urging parents and community members to pay close att...
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FFP partners with US donor to build health centre in Clarendon
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September 25, 2019
CLARENDON , Jamaica — Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica along with United States donor Denise DiBiase has recently built and opened the Rock River Healt...
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Shaw welcomes report on the Jamaica Survey of Establishments
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September 25, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw has welcomed the release of the 2018 Jamaica Survey of Esta...
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World Championships seek Bolt successor, shake off doping
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September 25, 2019
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — The first World Athletics Championships of the post-Usain Bolt era get under way here Friday with the sport desperately seeking a ...
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Briana Williams reprimanded, free to compete
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Briana Williams reprimanded, free to compete
September 25, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Briana Williams has been given the all-clear to compete by the Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (IADP), which handed dow...
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Jamaica prepared to deal with exotic animal diseases
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Jamaica prepared to deal with exotic animal diseases
September 25, 2019
ST JAMES, Jamaica — State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green, says Jamaica has an integrated plan in place to ens...
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A $250,000 Christmas donation from NCB Foundation’s Grant a Wish initiative is helping to strengthen  hurricane relief efforts led...
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is appealing to parents and guardians to discourage children from making prank calls to emergency ser...
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Supreme Ventures in talks to sell Evolve loan portfolio to Dolla Financial
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