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WATCH: Kiwanis Division 23 East spreads Christmas joy to new mothers at Victoria Jubilee Hospital
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WATCH: Kiwanis Division 23 East spreads Christmas joy to new mothers at Victoria Jubilee Hospital
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Some 61 new mothers who gave birth on Thursday, December 25, at Victoria Jubilee Maternity Hospital in downtown Kingston were presen...
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Spice celebrates Jamaican-themed Christmas in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa
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Spice celebrates Jamaican-themed Christmas in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Dancehall artiste Spice is standing in solidarity with her fellow Jamaicans in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, dedicating her Ch...
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King Charles calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Christmas speech
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King Charles calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Christmas speech
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Britain's King Charles III called for "compassion and reconciliation" at a time of "division" across the world in his Chr...
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
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HANOVER, Jamaica — As the festive glow of the Christmas season settles over Hanover's parish capital, Mayor of Lucea, Sheridan Samuels is issuing a st...
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
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Fast rising Uk-based dancehall artiste Drip Rick Vi is enjoying a great run in dancehall. The witty deejay has scored a place on one of the hottest be...
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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Fusion reggae artiste Complex Ricki is generating a major buzz on the streets with her latest ambitious single, Make a Change , dedicated to the survi...
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – As United States President Donald Trump expands the US military build-up in the Caribbean, Democratic legislators ar...
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WATCH: Wanted man killed in Manchester confrontation, police say
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WATCH: Wanted man killed in Manchester confrontation, police say
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — One of Manchester’s most wanted men was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with the police in Mike Town in the parish ...
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#BudgetDebate2018: 15,106 new taxpayers registered
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Finance and the Public Service Audley Shaw has announced that 15,106 new taxpayers were registered during the pe...
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Holness says agricultural sector must embrace technology
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Holness says agricultural sector must embrace technology
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ST JAMES, Jamaica (JIS) — Prime Minister Andrew Holness, is cautioning against the continued reliance on manual processes in agriculture across the re...
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Weather Update: Expect rain today
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Periods of isolated showers are expected across sections of northern parishes this morning and afternoon, according to the Meteoro...
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Suspect in Christiana job scam to face court March 21
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Suspect in Christiana job scam to face court March 21
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The police are reporting that a woman, who has been in custody since last week in relation to an alleged overseas employment sca...
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Clarke sworn in as MP St Andrew NW
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March 7, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Newly elected Member of Parliament for St Andrew North West, Dr Nigel Clarke, was sworn in this afternoon at Gordon House. This fo...
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Africa, US move on from ‘s…hole’ remarks as Tillerson starts tour
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Africa, US move on from ‘s…hole’ remarks as Tillerson starts tour
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) — Washington's top diplomat began his first Africa tour Thursday by meeting with the African Union chief, who said the con...
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New Germany nonstop flights start July 18 — Bartlett
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New Germany nonstop flights start July 18 — Bartlett
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — As Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett's European tourism growth strategy continues to take root, he today confirmed with Eurowings o...
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Trump rolls out sweeping tariffs, defying trade war warnings
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Thursday slapped deeply contentious trade tariffs on foreign steel and aluminium, swatt...
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Reconstruction of Hagley Park Road to cause traffic changes
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ST ANDREW, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists to brace for traffic changes in the Three Miles area of St Andrew, as major...
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Gov’t leading by example in conserving energy use — Wheatley
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr Andrew Wheatley, says the Government is leading by example and saving money a...
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Florida passes law blocking state investment in Venezuela
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MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Florida lawmakers on Thursday passed a law prohibiting the US state from investing in companies that have business ties w...
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#BudgetDebate2018: All IMF targets met, says Shaw
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#BudgetDebate2018: All IMF targets met, says Shaw
March 7, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Finance Minister Audley Shaw today disclosed that as at the end of December 2017, the Government of Jamaica has successfully met a...
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NWC says water on Mandela Highway not from its pipes
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NWC says water on Mandela Highway not from its pipes
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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The National Water Commission (NWC) says the water seen on the roadway in the vicinity of Ferry/Mandela Highway this morning w...
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First lotto winner of 2018 takes $71m
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First lotto winner of 2018 takes $71m
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Supreme Ventures welcomed its first Lotto winner for 2018 today, when W Morris came forward with a winning ticket for draw #1450 w...
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Five men charged for possession of sea cucumbers
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Five men were arrested and charged for possession of sea cucumbers without a license following the seizure of approximately 300 po...
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JISCO/Alpart targeting minimum one shipment of alumina export per month
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March 7, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Chinese entity, Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO), which owns and operates the Alpart refinery in St Elizabeth, is aimi...
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Porn star sues Trump over ‘hush’ deal
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A porn star sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday to declare a "hush agreement" over their alleged affair invalid ...
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PHOTOS: Observer takes its 25th anniversary to the streets
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March 6, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Today, the Jamaica Observer Limited marks its 25th anniversary as a living, breathing newspaper which has marched hand in hand wit...
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Finance minister opens Budget Debate tomorrow
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw is scheduled to open the 2018/19 Budget Debate in the House of Repre...
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US sues California over pro-immigrant laws
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Justice Department sued California Tuesday over its so-called sanctuary city laws, stepping up the Trump admi...
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OAS impressed with ‘a new path’ in Jamaica
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Nestor Mendez, has hailed implementatio...
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Construction worker jailed in T&T for fondling woman’s breast
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — A 31-year-old construction worker was jailed for three months after he was found guilty of fondling the left breast of...
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