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WATCH: PM asks for residents’ cooperation amid imminent closure of Petersfield hurricane shelter
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WATCH: PM asks for residents’ cooperation amid imminent closure of Petersfield hurricane shelter
Anthony Lewis, Observer writer 
December 13 08:11 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is asking hurricane-affected residents of Petersfield in Westmoreland for cooperation as Gove...
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Police Federation expresses condolences following death of traffic cop
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Police Federation expresses condolences following death of traffic cop
December 13 04:57 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The Jamaica Police Federation has expressed condolences to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and colleagues of Constable Er...
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Police warn against obstructing traffic
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Police warn against obstructing traffic
December 13 04:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be taking a zero-tolerance approach to persons who obstruct the free flow of traffic in ...
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Tony Roy reflects on ‘I’d Love You to Want Me’
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Whenever Tony Roy reflects on his career, he is likely to pinpoint 2025 as the year he got the big breakthrough. That came with I’d Love You to Want M...
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St Elizabeth residents receive land titles
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St Elizabeth residents receive land titles
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — More than 700 residents of St Elizabeth across 34 communities are now proud landowners under the Government’s Systematic Land ...
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JPS advises of temporary road closures in St James
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JPS advises of temporary road closures in St James
December 13 04:20 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica— The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is advising the motoring public, that in order to support critical electricity grid restoration wo...
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Montego Bay mayor calls for community support as Clean-Up Day set for Sunday
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Montego Bay mayor calls for community support as Clean-Up Day set for Sunday
December 13 03:37 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon is calling for support from the wider St James community as they seek to carry out...
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Trump vows to ‘retaliate’ after IS attack kills US troops in Syria
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Trump vows to ‘retaliate’ after IS attack kills US troops in Syria
December 13 03:27 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States (US) would retaliate after two US troops and a civilian ...
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IMF chief: to beat inequality, close the gender gap
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IMF chief: to beat inequality, close the gender gap
October 11, 2017
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Thursday that the best way to reduce inequality around the world would be to elimin...
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More rain for western, central parishes today
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More rain for western, central parishes today
October 11, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Isolated showers are expected to continue affecting western and central parishes this afternoon, the Meteorological (Met) Service ...
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Parking disruption at May Pen tax office
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Parking disruption at May Pen tax office
October 11, 2017
CLARENDON, Jamaica — The Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising that there will be disruptions in the parking area of the May Pen Tax Office due...
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No referendum for anti-buggery law, says Lord Gifford
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No referendum for anti-buggery law, says Lord Gifford
October 11, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Senior Queens Counsel and human rights activist Lord Anthony Gifford says the decision of whether or not to repeal Jamaica's anti ...
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ACCA, CXC sign landmark MoU
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ACCA, CXC sign landmark MoU
October 11, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) recently signed a memorandu...
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Gov’t to focus on social housing — Holness
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Gov’t to focus on social housing — Holness
October 11, 2017
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the government will place more focus on providing social housing. “Social housing does not ...
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Indian woman uses Facebook to annul her underage marriage
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Indian woman uses Facebook to annul her underage marriage
October 11, 2017
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — A young Indian woman has proved in court she was illegally married off as a minor after submitting evidence from her husband'...
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Cabinet receives report of West Kingston Compensation Committee
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Cabinet receives report of West Kingston Compensation Committee
October 11, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck says Cabinet has received the report of the West Kingston Commission Incursion Compensation...
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By-election candidates to sign agreement on political conduct
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By-election candidates to sign agreement on political conduct
October 11, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Office of the Political Ombudsman says candidates for the three upcoming by-elections are expected to affirm their commitment ...
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US pulls out of UNESCO, citing ‘anti-Israel’ bias
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US pulls out of UNESCO, citing ‘anti-Israel’ bias
October 11, 2017
PARIS, France (AFP) — The United States said Thursday that it was pulling out of the UN's culture and education body, accusing it of "anti-Israel bias...
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Mayor says infrastructural works underway in Kingston
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Mayor says infrastructural works underway in Kingston
October 10, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says critical infrastructural works are under way across the municipa...
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Lead or leave, UK Labour tells embattled May
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Lead or leave, UK Labour tells embattled May
October 10, 2017
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn told Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday that if she could not unite her di...
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AG welcomes proposed building practitioners board
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AG welcomes proposed building practitioners board
October 10, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, has welcomed the proposed establishment of a Building Practitioners Board as provid...
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PNP’s Alexis to formalise Jamaican citizenship
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PNP’s Alexis to formalise Jamaican citizenship
October 10, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party (PNP) in a release a short while ago said Dr Shane Alexis, the party's candidate for the by-election t...
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UPDATE: Linstead lock-up escapees identified
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UPDATE: Linstead lock-up escapees identified
October 10, 2017
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The police have listed the names and charges of the six prisoners who escaped from the Linstead Police Lock-up in St Catherine...
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IMF chief urges more support for global trade
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IMF chief urges more support for global trade
October 10, 2017
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde urged global leaders Wednesday not to reject international trade as policy s...
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CASE targets university status in five years
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CASE targets university status in five years
October 10, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Interim President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr Derrick Deslandes, plans to transform the ...
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Holness lauds Land Information Council for advancing GIS in Jamaica
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Holness lauds Land Information Council for advancing GIS in Jamaica
October 10, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Prime Minister Andrew Holness, has lauded the Land Information Council of Jamaica (LICJ) for pioneering the development and ...
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Puerto Rico toll hits 44 as governor asks Congress for more aid
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Puerto Rico toll hits 44 as governor asks Congress for more aid
October 10, 2017
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — The death toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico has risen to 44 three weeks after the storm ripped through the island,...
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More than 10,000 benefit from Fi Wi Jamaica project
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More than 10,000 benefit from Fi Wi Jamaica project
October 10, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Fi Wi Jamaica project, a collaborative effort of the University of Technology and the United States Agency for Internati...
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Windies arrive in Zimbabwe for two-Test series
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Windies arrive in Zimbabwe for two-Test series
October 10, 2017
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (CMC) — West Indies touched down in Zimbabwe Wednesday afternoon for their two-Test tour against Zimbabwe, as they chase their firs...
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O-Wrap: Gangster killed… 6 escape Linstead lock-up… 81 JUTC attacks
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O-Wrap: Gangster killed… 6 escape Linstead lock-up… 81 JUTC attacks
October 10, 2017
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE's top 10 stories for today 1. Alleged gangster killed in Old Harbour An alleged gunman linked to the G...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be taking a zero-tolerance approach to persons who obstruct the free flow of traffic in ...
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