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Section of PJ Patterson highway impassable after crash — police
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Section of PJ Patterson highway impassable after crash — police
June 18 09:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists who are heading to Clarendon along the PJ Patterson highway are being advised that a section of the highway is impassabl...
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Jeremy Bembridge leads men’s 400m qualifiers
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Jeremy Bembridge leads men’s 400m qualifiers
June 18 09:25 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jeremy Bembridge led the men’s 400m qualifiers after he ran 45.84 seconds to win his first round heat on Thursday’s opening day of...
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Oblique Seville leads men’s 100m semi-final qualifiers
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Oblique Seville leads men’s 100m semi-final qualifiers
June 18 09:21 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — World champion Oblique Seville was among the heat winners in the first round of the men’s 100m on Thursday’s opening day of the JA...
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TCN arrangement was initiated by US, says Morris Dixon
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TCN arrangement was initiated by US, says Morris Dixon
June 18 09:03 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, says it was the United States (US) Government ...
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Smith, Distin retain titles at JAAA Champs
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Smith, Distin retain titles at JAAA Champs
June 18 08:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — World Championships finalists Ackelia Smith and Lamara Distin retained their respective long jump and high jump titles on Thursday...
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Politicians highlight need for collaboration to achieve sustainable infrastructure
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Politicians highlight need for collaboration to achieve sustainable infrastructure
June 18 07:57 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister with responsibility for Works, Robert Nesta Morgan, says infrastructure is one way to foster equality, admitting that loc...
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11th Diaspora Conference ‘greatest homecoming experience’, says Jarrett
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11th Diaspora Conference ‘greatest homecoming experience’, says Jarrett
June 18 07:36 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Chairman of the 11th Jamaica Diaspora Conference and CEO of The Jamaica National Group, Earl Jarrett,  has described its culminati...
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Horror injury overshadows Canada’s first World Cup win
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Horror injury overshadows Canada’s first World Cup win
June 18 07:28 PM
VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) — Canada thrashed nine-man Qatar 6-0 to clinch their first ever World Cup victory on Thursday in a Group B match marred by a h...
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CinéSips Film Festival for Sept 29
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CinéSips Film Festival for Sept 29
September 22, 2022
IN a bid to highlight the extent of gender-based violence and women's issues in Jamaica, regional production house Watooka Films is partnering with lo...
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ORDER OF THE DAY
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ORDER OF THE DAY
Kevin Jackson 
September 19, 2022
EMMY-WINNING actress Sheryl Lee Ralph said she is pleased to be recognised with a National Honour from the Government of Jamaica. The actress will rec...
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Sheryl’s speech of a lifetime
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Sheryl’s speech of a lifetime
September 14, 2022
Jamaican-American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph delivered what many are describing as the best acceptance speech in Emmy Awards history. It took place duri...
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Tiffany Chen takes ‘Anime’ accolades
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Tiffany Chen takes ‘Anime’ accolades
BY RORY DALEY Observer writer daleyr@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 11, 2022
Tiffany Chen walked away the top cosplayer at Anime Picnic 8.0: The Kimono Edition held at the Hope Gardens Pavilion, St Andrew, on Saturday, August 2...
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Dalton Harris ‘jacked up’ about new role
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Dalton Harris ‘jacked up’ about new role
September 8, 2022
Dalton Harris, Digicel Rising Star and X Factor winner, will be playing the lead role of Jack in Shone Productions's adaptation of Jack And The Beanst...
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Lights out!
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Lights out!
August 30, 2022
FOLLOWING the closure of the New Kingston Drive-in on August 28 due to a major decline in patronage, director and marketing manager of Palace Amusemen...
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A KNOCKOUT ROLE
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A KNOCKOUT ROLE
August 25, 2022
Jamaican-Nigerian actress in Mike Tyson biopic MIKE, an eight-episode limited biopic series on American boxer Mike Tyson, will premiere on Hulu and Di...
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Winston Stona hailed as ambassador
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Winston Stona hailed as ambassador
August 25, 2022
WINSTON Stona, the actor who played Detective Ray Jones in The Harder They Come, died in St Andrew on August 23 at age 81. His death was confirmed by ...
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Jehneel Adamson eyes mainstream
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Jehneel Adamson eyes mainstream
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
August 13, 2022
AFTER scoring several corporate deals with Lasco, Maxfield Bakery, Samsung, Wray & Nephew and Digicel, comedienne and social media influencer Jehneel ...
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Oliver large online
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Oliver large online
August 11, 2022
Oliver at Large, the popular sitcom by Jamaican comedy king Oliver Samuels, has been rebooted and is available online for streaming. Dubbed Oliver at ...
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‘Bonding’ with Rita Marley
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‘Bonding’ with Rita Marley
August 11, 2022
AFTER a lengthy casting search, Bond girl Lashana Lynch has been selected to play Rita Marley in the yet-to-be-titled Bob Marley biopic, according to ...
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Breast cancer claims Olivia Newton-John
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Breast cancer claims Olivia Newton-John
August 9, 2022
British-Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John, a favourite in Jamaica, died on August 8 in Los Angeles from breast cancer. She was 73. A po...
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Ward’s star still rising
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Ward’s star still rising
August 5, 2022
AFTER winning the EE Rising Star Award at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (BAFTA) for his performance in Blue Story in 2020, Br...
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Ward shares ‘Top’ tips
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Ward shares ‘Top’ tips
July 28, 2022
The career of British-Jamaican actor Micheal Ward has been on an upward trajectory — especially since his lead role in popular Netflix series, Top Boy...
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Ward on a role
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Ward on a role
July 26, 2022
THE popular Netflix series Top Boy has been criticised for its violent content and stereotypical portrayal of blacks in London. This critique has been...
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Damion Hype wakes up to acting award
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Damion Hype wakes up to acting award
July 22, 2022
EMERGING actor and artiste Damion Hype is on a high after being awarded Best Supporting Actor in The Mid-South Black Film Festival in Tennessee, in Ju...
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Search on for ‘Ivan’
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Search on for ‘Ivan’
July 19, 2022
CASTING is now underway in Jamaica for the role of Ivan in the musical The Harder They Come which is set to make its debut off Broadway. The musical, ...
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‘I feel like Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’
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‘I feel like Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’
July 13, 2022
A week ago actress Sheryl Lee Ralph had a dream. In the dream there was rushing water and a deck of cards. On the face of the cards were the images of...
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Sheldon goes on show
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Sheldon goes on show
July 12, 2022
ACTOR and poet Sheldon Shepherd is adding to the diversity of local entertainment with his latest initiative, Three Films 3 Chapters . The event runs ...
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World curious about Jamaican stories
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World curious about Jamaican stories
July 10, 2022
A three-member delegation from Jampro and the local film commission has just returned to the island following a series of meetings with industry execu...
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PICTURE PERFECT!
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PICTURE PERFECT!
July 7, 2022
At 24 years old, Keanu Gordon has created waves in the entertainment field. He started out as a photographer, then four years ago became music video d...
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GATFFEST hailed as success
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GATFFEST hailed as success
July 4, 2022
ORGANISERS of the film festival GATFFEST are claiming success for its 10th staging which culminated with an awards ceremony hosted by Mona Social Serv...
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Jeremy Bembridge leads men’s 400m qualifiers
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TCN arrangement was initiated by US, says Morris Dixon
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Smith, Distin retain titles at JAAA Champs
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