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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
December 28 02:35 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Long before her home collapsed in the heavy winds of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, Trelawny teacher and businesswoman Joan Mont...
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
December 28 02:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth Police have recovered another prohibited weapon during an operation in the parish. According to the police, a tea...
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
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December 28 01:39 PM
A team from Emirates Facial and Dental Implants Center in New York were at Little London Primary School in Westmoreland from December 17-20, treating ...
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
December 28 01:01 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Multiple charges have been laid against three former directors of the collapsed Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL). The three are...
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
December 28 11:57 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Park Lane and 100 Lane, Red Hills Road, Kingston 19, has been extended. The curfew wil...
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
December 28 11:35 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – Immigration leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives in the United States have condemned President Donald ...
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
December 28 10:50 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — For Bishop Maurice Clarke, Jamaica is not simply home — it is “my heartbeat.” And when Hurricane Melissa tore through sections of...
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
December 28 09:27 AM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – A driver and his passenger were rushed to hospital Sunday morning after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a utilit...
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FDI inflows in the Caribbean shrank in 2018 — ECLAC
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FDI inflows in the Caribbean shrank in 2018 — ECLAC
August 15, 2019
SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) — The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in the Caribb...
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O-Wrap: ‘No child should be denied education’… Six cops charged with murder… Trump nominates J’can born law professor
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O-Wrap: ‘No child should be denied education’… Six cops charged with murder… Trump nominates J’can born law professor
August 15, 2019
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE's top ten stories for today: 1. Holness says no child should be denied education due to fees Prime Min...
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Import/export regulations for cannabis coming soon, says Shaw
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Import/export regulations for cannabis coming soon, says Shaw
August 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, says Jamaicans can expect the import/export regulations fo...
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Israel bars visit by two US congresswomen after Trump call
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Israel bars visit by two US congresswomen after Trump call
August 15, 2019
JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) — Israel said Thursday it will bar a planned visit by two US congresswomen who have supported a boycott of the country over it...
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Lotto jackpot now at historic $229m
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Lotto jackpot now at historic $229m
August 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Supreme Ventures Limited's (SVL) Lotto jackpot now stands at a whopping $229 million and is currently even bigger than the gaming...
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Guyana to introduce PrEP to counter HIV transmissions
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Guyana to introduce PrEP to counter HIV transmissions
August 15, 2019
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana's Ministry of Public Health is planning to introduce Pre-Exposed Prophylaxis (PrEP) as an HIV transmission counterme...
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Trump nominates J’can born law professor for judicial vacancy
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Trump nominates J’can born law professor for judicial vacancy
August 15, 2019
NORTH CAROLINA, United States (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated a law professor who previously worked as a prosecutor, defense attorney and ...
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British woman strangled, set ablaze in Barbados
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British woman strangled, set ablaze in Barbados
August 15, 2019
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The police have launched an investigation into an incident in which a British woman who was strangled, doused with a flam...
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JUTA driver dies in Hanover crash
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JUTA driver dies in Hanover crash
August 15, 2019
HANOVER, Jamaica — A 28-y-o woman has died as a result of injuries she received after crashing into a utility pole on Lances Bay main road in Hanover ...
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Potential global economic downturn, sargassum real threats to tourism, says Bartlett
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Potential global economic downturn, sargassum real threats to tourism, says Bartlett
August 15, 2019
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett has indicated that Jamaica is taking note that a potential global economic downturn and the o...
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Hurdler Danielle Williams eligible for World Champs team — JAAA
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Hurdler Danielle Williams eligible for World Champs team — JAAA
August 14, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) today announced that sprint hurdler and former world champion, Danielle Wi...
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Forex: J$135.29 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$135.29 to one US dollar
August 14, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Thursday, August 15 ended trading at J$135.29 down by 43 cents according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign e...
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Gang leaders in St Kitts hand over guns to authorities
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Gang leaders in St Kitts hand over guns to authorities
August 14, 2019
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — The St Kitts-Nevis government says it is encouraged by the decision by gang members to voluntarily hand over as many as 3...
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Clarendon Health Department being relocated
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Clarendon Health Department being relocated
August 14, 2019
MAY PEN, Clarendon — The Clarendon Health Department (CHD) is being moved from the May Pen Hospital compound to a new location in the parish. Latoya L...
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Facebook listened to users’ conversations — report
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Facebook listened to users’ conversations — report
August 14, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook has paid hundreds of contractors to listen to and transcribe snippets of users' conversations, US media ...
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Liguanea Avenue to be closed for bridge replacement
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Liguanea Avenue to be closed for bridge replacement
August 14, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) says a section of Liguanea Avenue in Barbican, St Andrew will soon be closed to facilitate works t...
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Traffic lights at Lakes Pen Rd/ Municipal Blvd intersection decommissioned
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Traffic lights at Lakes Pen Rd/ Municipal Blvd intersection decommissioned
August 14, 2019
ST CATHERINE , Jamaica — The National Works Agency is advising that traffic signals at the Lakes Pen Road/ Municipal Boulevard intersection in Portmor...
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Accounts set up for donations to help Jamaica National Children’s Home
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Accounts set up for donations to help Jamaica National Children’s Home
August 14, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Jamaica Methodist District Office is advising that cash donations to help in the restoration of the Jamaica National Children's...
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Belize, Jamaica, Cuba sweep Caribbean Media Awards
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Belize, Jamaica, Cuba sweep Caribbean Media Awards
August 14, 2019
SAN ANDRES ISLAND, Colombia (CMC) – Media houses from Belize and Jamaica swept most of the awards at the 2018 Caribbean Media Awards presented during ...
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Gov’t to partner with private sector on video technology for traffic surveillance
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Gov’t to partner with private sector on video technology for traffic surveillance
August 14, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Cabinet has given approval for a framework to engage the private sector in partnership for the implementation of a programme of ad...
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2,000lbs of ganja, boat and petrol seized in Clarendon operation
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2,000lbs of ganja, boat and petrol seized in Clarendon operation
August 14, 2019
CLARENDON, Jamaica — The police are reporting the seizure of more than 2,000 pounds of ganja, a boat which was transporting it and two plastic drums c...
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Mikael Phillips apologises for speech at Manchester NW conference
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Mikael Phillips apologises for speech at Manchester NW conference
August 14, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester North West Mikael Phillips has apologised for remarks he made at the public session of hi...
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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Long before her home collapsed in the heavy winds of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, Trelawny teacher and businesswoman Joan Mont...
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth Police have recovered another prohibited weapon during an operation in the parish. According to the police, a tea...
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Multiple charges have been laid against three former directors of the collapsed Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL). The three are...
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Park Lane and 100 Lane, Red Hills Road, Kingston 19, has been extended. The curfew wil...
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