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Encore to a great soul
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Jimmy Cliff carried Jamaica far beyond its shores, says PM Holness
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 18 12:20 AM
Encore to a great soul
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BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18 12:18 AM
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A fitting musical farewell
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A fitting musical farewell
Gov’t, artiste fraterity honour legacy of Jimmy Cliff at official funeral
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18 12:16 AM
A fitting musical farewell
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Cold shoulder
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Cold shoulder
Labelled delinquents, some Child Diversion Programme participants struggling to reintegrate
Alicia Dunkley-Willis Senior Reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18 12:14 AM
Cold shoulder
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UNDERDOGS NO MORE
Basketball, ...
UNDERDOGS NO MORE
Jamrockers head coach speaks on coming of age of national basketball programme
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18 12:12 AM
‘No pie in the sky’
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CHRISTMAS @ One Park
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CHRISTMAS @ One Park
December 18 12:10 AM
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Red Stripe, J Wray & Nephew providing ‘restart packs’ to help operators hard hit by Melissa
December 18 12:07 AM
Boost for bars
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No piecemeal work
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No piecemeal work
Gov’t will take studied approach to rebuilding Black River, other seaside towns, says Green
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18 12:06 AM
No piecemeal work
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Intermittent showers and mostly cloudy conditions are expected across northern parishes this morning while elsewhere is expected t...
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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The police have confirmed that a higgler was shot and injured along Morrison Street/Burke Road in Spanish Town about 11:00am t...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has congratulated Jamaica's women's bobsleigh team on their h...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica and Mexico on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to concretise a multi-destination marketing arrangement,...
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Bolt to hand over $1m to Walker’s Place of Safety
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Multiple World and Olympic record holder Usain Bolt will be donating $1 million to assist the wards of the state who have been dis...
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Bitcoin bombs, cryptocoins crash on regulation fears
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UPDATE: Gov’t provides counselling, relief supplies in wake of fire at Walker’s Place of Safety
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Government is providing counselling and relief supplies for children and staff of the Walker's Place of Safety in Kingst...
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J’cans urged to make healthier food choices
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EU says ‘hearts still open’ to Brexit reversal
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UPDATE: Gov’t to review management procedures at places of safety
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Trump’s doctor says president ‘healthy,’ has no cognitive issues
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Trelawny police hold man with illegal gun, bullets
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Elderly St Catherine woman missing
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King children criticise Trump, decry racism on MLK holiday
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Pope ‘afraid’ world is ‘one accident’ from nuclear war
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Abducted Chibok girls say ‘we won’t return’ — Boko Haram video
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KANO, Nigeria (AFP) — Islamist militants Boko Haram on Monday released a new video purporting to show at least 14 of the Chibok schoolgirls whose mass...
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Jimmy Cliff carried Jamaica far beyond its shores, says PM Holness
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Encore to a great soul
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Support us!
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December 18, 2025
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A fitting musical farewell
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A fitting musical farewell
Gov’t, artiste fraterity honour legacy of Jimmy Cliff at official funeral
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
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A fitting musical farewell
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Cold shoulder
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Cold shoulder
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Cold shoulder
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UNDERDOGS NO MORE
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UNDERDOGS NO MORE
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December 18, 2025
‘No pie in the sky’
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