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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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Coffee farmers appreciative of intervention, but want more help
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
Foodie News...Foodie News...Foodie News...
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Boost for bars
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Boost for bars
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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Journalist Janice Budd has died
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Journalist Janice Budd has died
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Broadcast and print journalist Janice Budd has died after a long battle with cancer. Budd passed away at home where she had been ...
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UPDATE: Montague demands police report on Palisadoes traffic pile-up
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of National Security Robert Montague has asked Police Commissioner George Quallo to provide him, by this afternoon, a rep...
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Ian Boyne was passionate about Jamaica, says Reid
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Ian Boyne was passionate about Jamaica, says Reid
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator Ruel Reid, has hailed the late Ian Boyne as a patriotic Jamaican. “He was...
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JTA heads back to Finance Ministry tomorrow
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JTA heads back to Finance Ministry tomorrow
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government has invited the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) to continue negotiations for improved salary and conditions of ...
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Forex: J$124.76 to one US dollar
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UPDATE: Sandz promoters blame uncooperative patrons for Palisadoes traffic pile-up
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Bullets rain! Anger over New Year’s gun salute
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South Korea proposes high-level talks with North
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Bahamas intercept more illegal Haitians at sea
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Cold front to enter region tomorrow
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Cold front to enter region tomorrow
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A trough across the central Caribbean including Jamaica is expected to remain until tomorrow when a cold front enters the region a...
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First dispatch of farm workers to Canada this week
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First dispatch of farm workers to Canada this week
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The first group of 300 seasonal farm workers from Jamaica will be travelling to Canada on January 4th and 5th, to take up employme...
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J’can ex-con residing in Britain kills a 3rd girlfriend — UK media
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Jamaican man living in Britain, who was jailed for killing two ex-girlfriends, was freed from a secure unit after just two years...
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Guyanese woman first murder victim in NY for 2018
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QUEENS, New York (CMC) — A 26-year-old Guyanese national became the city's first murder victim of 2018 after she was reportedly stabbed to death by he...
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Weather system threatening Windies vs NZ final T20
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PM responds to police, says Cabinet to discuss wages
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Guyana confident of hosting Women’s T20 World Cup matches
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Water debt stays with property, reminds NWC
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2017 safest year for post-war civil aviation — industry agencies
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Whistleblower free to pass evidence to FIFA
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Wait and see on US citizenship for immigrants — Homeland chief
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Indian doctors strike over alternative medicine plan
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Encore to a great soul
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 
December 18, 2025
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, 2025
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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