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Jamaica’s birds are still recovering; conservationists say hunting can wait
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Jamaica’s birds are still recovering; conservationists say hunting can wait
BY KELSEY THOMAS Online coordinator thomask@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 14 09:28 PM
Experts are cautioning that Jamaica may be moving too quickly to reopen the bird shooting season following Hurricane Melissa, which devastated the isl...
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CISOCA encourages students to prioritise their mental health
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CISOCA encourages students to prioritise their mental health
May 14 09:15 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) is advising students that “it’s important that you know h...
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Diabetes is more than ‘just a little sugar’; UK-based advocate urges Jamaicans to take disease seriously
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Diabetes is more than ‘just a little sugar’; UK-based advocate urges Jamaicans to take disease seriously
May 14 09:11 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Renowned United Kingdom-based diabetes advocate Tony Kelly told Jamaican insurance executives and their guests recently that diabe...
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Sagicor Group Jamaica delivers resilient Q1 performance amid global volatility
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Sagicor Group Jamaica delivers resilient Q1 performance amid global volatility
May 14 07:28 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Sagicor Group Jamaica (SGJ) recorded net profit attributable to stockholders of $2.01 billion for the first quarter ended March 20...
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Section of Broadgate main road compromised, extreme caution advised
May 14 07:13 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica (AFP) — The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that a section of the Broadgate main road, St Mary, is now seriously compromised ...
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KC defend Under-16 ISSA cricket title
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KC defend Under-16 ISSA cricket title
May 14 07:00 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kingston College (KC) successfully defended its Under-16 ISSA Cricket crown after defeating St Jago by 58 runs at Chedwin Park on ...
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At least 78 dead in gang clashes in Haiti since Saturday, says UN
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At least 78 dead in gang clashes in Haiti since Saturday, says UN
May 14 06:44 PM
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Clashes between gangs in the suburbs of the Haitian capital have left at least 78 dead since Saturday, including...
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Photos: Cheers to 130 years of the London School of Economics
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Photos: Cheers to 130 years of the London School of Economics
May 14 06:21 PM
Danya’s Coffee Barrel in downtown Kingston was the centre of gravity for culinary and intellectual nourishment on Saturday, as the London School of Ec...
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MoBay residents to benefit from Jamaica Baptist Union community fair
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MoBay residents to benefit from Jamaica Baptist Union community fair
February 8, 2019
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Jamaica Baptist Union (JBU) is joining forces with various public-sector entities to stage a 'Community Partnership Fair' on F...
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Forex: J$135.21 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$135.21 to one US dollar
February 8, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Friday, February 8 ended trading at J$135.21 down by $1.13 according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign excha...
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Concerns over declining birth rate in Barbados
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Concerns over declining birth rate in Barbados
February 8, 2019
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbados has expressed concern at the declining birth rate on the island over the last decade. Acting Chief Medical Offic...
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Gov’t moving to review public sector pay, allowance system – Finance minister
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Gov’t moving to review public sector pay, allowance system – Finance minister
February 8, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government says that it is moving apace to streamline the complex compensation and allowance system across the public sector. ...
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Labour minister says Gov’t intent on breaking cycle of informality
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Labour minister says Gov’t intent on breaking cycle of informality
February 8, 2019
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Minister of Labour and Social Security Shahine Robinson says the Government is intent on breaking the “cycle of informality”, wher...
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Stolen baby reunited with parents
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Stolen baby reunited with parents
February 8, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Suzzett Whyte and Sinclair Hutton have been reunited with their baby boy who was snatched from the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH)...
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Four killed in latest demonstrations across Haiti
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Four killed in latest demonstrations across Haiti
February 8, 2019
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The Director General of the National Police of Haiti (PNH), Michel-Ange Gédéon, Friday praised law enforcement officials...
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UPDATE: Woman held with stolen baby could be charged with human trafficking — police
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UPDATE: Woman held with stolen baby could be charged with human trafficking — police
February 8, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The woman, who was held with a stolen baby in St Catherine on Tuesday, could be charged with human trafficking among other charges...
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Commerce ministry condemns 70 tonnes of spoilt imported rice
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Commerce ministry condemns 70 tonnes of spoilt imported rice
February 8, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID), in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries ...
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Jamaica receives $20-m medical donation from India
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Jamaica receives $20-m medical donation from India
February 8, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica yesterday received a donation of medicines, including supplies of antiretroviral drugs, blood pressure and heart medicatio...
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ONLINE POLL RESULTS: No to legalising abortion, readers say
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ONLINE POLL RESULTS: No to legalising abortion, readers say
February 8, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Of the 409 respondents to a recent OBSERVER ONLINE poll, 55 per cent said that abortion should not be legalised. Forty-five per ce...
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Family mourns Sala after footballer’s body identified
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Family mourns Sala after footballer’s body identified
February 7, 2019
BOURNEMOUTH, United Kingdom (AFP) — Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala's family grieved on Friday after British authorities formally identified his bo...
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Windies seek to roll back the decades with England whitewash
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Windies seek to roll back the decades with England whitewash
February 7, 2019
GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC) — A series that began shrouded in uncertainty and contention now stands on the brink of becoming a watershed moment in West...
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Prayer for the day
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Prayer for the day
February 7, 2019
Holy Spirit, powerful consoler, sacred bond of the father and the son, Hope of the afflicted, descend into my heart and establish in it your loving do...
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Truck on fire in Liguanea; traffic redirected
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Truck on fire in Liguanea; traffic redirected
February 7, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are advising motorists that a garbage truck is on fire on Old Hope Road in the vicinity of Lane Plaza in Liguanea, King...
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Montague to give update on transport sector plans at high-level conference
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Montague to give update on transport sector plans at high-level conference
February 7, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Transport and Mining Robert Montague is to give an update on his vision for the reformation and restoration of order t...
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Trinidadians seeking business opportunities in Jamaica
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Trinidadians seeking business opportunities in Jamaica
February 7, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A business delegation from Trinidad and Tobago has been in the island since Tuesday for a four-day trade mission which ends tomorr...
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Deadly drug-resistant TB a ‘blinking red’ global threat
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Deadly drug-resistant TB a ‘blinking red’ global threat
February 7, 2019
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Deadly, drug-resistant tuberculosis — as lethal as Ebola and tough to treat in even the best hospitals — is a "blinking red" ...
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Trinidadian fishermen abducted by Venezuelan pirates return home
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Trinidadian fishermen abducted by Venezuelan pirates return home
February 7, 2019
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Five fishermen who were reportedly abducted by Venezuelan pirates have returned home after more than a week. The polic...
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22-y-o man held with Glock pistol in Kingston
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22-y-o man held with Glock pistol in Kingston
February 7, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A 22-year-old man last night arrested after he was reportedly held with an illegal firearm. He is Javoughn Hanson, otherwise called ...
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J’cans urged to develop family emergency plan
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J’cans urged to develop family emergency plan
February 7, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is urging Jamaicans to develop a family emergency plan, which...
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Man stabbed to death during domestic dispute, spouse arrested
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Man stabbed to death during domestic dispute, spouse arrested
February 7, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Authorities in St Elizabeth say a woman has been arrested in relation to the stabbing death of her common-law husband yesterday. D...
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Jamaica’s birds are still recovering; conservationists say hunting can wait
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Jamaica’s birds are still recovering; conservationists say hunting can wait
BY KELSEY THOMAS Online coordinator thomask@jamaicaobserver.com 
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Experts are cautioning that Jamaica may be moving too quickly to reopen the bird shooting season following Hurricane Melissa, which devastated the isl...
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CISOCA encourages students to prioritise their mental health
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) is advising students that “it’s important that you know h...
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Diabetes is more than ‘just a little sugar’; UK-based advocate urges Jamaicans to take disease seriously
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Diabetes is more than ‘just a little sugar’; UK-based advocate urges Jamaicans to take disease seriously
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Renowned United Kingdom-based diabetes advocate Tony Kelly told Jamaican insurance executives and their guests recently that diabe...
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Sagicor Group Jamaica delivers resilient Q1 performance amid global volatility
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Sagicor Group Jamaica delivers resilient Q1 performance amid global volatility
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Sagicor Group Jamaica (SGJ) recorded net profit attributable to stockholders of $2.01 billion for the first quarter ended March 20...
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Section of Broadgate main road compromised, extreme caution advised
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