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January 12 12:28 AM
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
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January 12 12:26 AM
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:25 AM
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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Dover residents say flooding worse than Melissa, blame lack of drain cleaning
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Judge expected to decide on start date today
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:22 AM
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 10, 2020
Funding wanted for local film Film-making and Jamaica have been partners from the 1950s thanks to the efforts of the likes of American Errol Flynn and...
Entertainment, Movies
BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2020
Sweet Rind reaps sweet rewards The current global health crisis may have ostensibly shut down the entertainment industry, but at least one Jamaican fi...
Art & Culture, Entertainment, Movies
BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 3, 2020
Harris takes another work from stage to screen FOLLOWING the success of her television drama series Ring Games in 2019, actress, playwright and broadc...
Entertainment, Movies
BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 30, 2020
PLANS by Palace Amusement Company — Jamaica's lone motion picture exhibitor and distributor — to reopen a drive-in cinema in response to the current p...
Entertainment, Movies
BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 21, 2020
FILM-MAKER Rick Elgood premiered the pilot for his series The Agency at CaribbeanTales International Film Festival (CTFF) in Toronto last Friday. The ...
Entertainment, Movies
BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor — Auto & Entertainment bonittob@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 8, 2020
WITH its release date readjusted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, No Time to Die is set to hit the US box office on November 20. It was initially schedul...
Entertainment, Movies
BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor — Auto & Entertainment bonittob@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 7, 2020
AWARD-WINNING theatre thespian, Nadean Rawlins makes her directorial debut in the short film Traytown, which premieres at the Trinidad and Tobago Film...
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BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor — Auto & Entertainment bonittob@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 1, 2020
Out Of Many , a short movie by fledgling filmmaker Rebecca Williams, premieres at the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival on September 12. It is one of se...
Entertainment, Movies
August 15, 2020
JAMAICAN-born author and comedian Sarah Cooper has landed herself a varitey special on Netflix, the American technology and media services provider an...
Entertainment, Movies
July 11, 2020
Government sets guidelines as filming resumes JAMPRO and Jamaica Film and Television Association (JAFTA) have officially launched the 'Post-COVID-19 S...
Entertainment, Movies
BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 9, 2020
After being closed for nearly four months the island's cinemas operated by Palace Amusement Company opened their doors on Wednesday to mixed reviews. ...
Entertainment, Movies
July 6, 2020
CINEMA operators, Palace Amusement Company has announced new movie times as it prepares for tomorrow's opening of Carib 5 and Palace Cineplex in Kings...
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June 24, 2020
PARIS, France (AFP) — Actors have started kissing again on French film shoots, the country's culture minister has said. Franck Riester said “kissing h...
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Richard Johnson Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 23, 2020
Belle Castle, near Hector's River in Portland, is a quiet community. Far removed from bustling industry, the younger residents of the community strugg...
Entertainment, Movies
May 23, 2020
DON Reid, the bank manager-turned-songwriter and recording artiste, has released a short film chronicling his life story entitled I Know Who I Am . Th...
Entertainment, Movies
May 22, 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Perry is planning to make his Atlanta-based mega studio one of the first domestic filming grounds to reopen during the corona...
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May 18, 2020
T he final episodes of The Last Dance have aired, yet ESPN has one more programme to show about the Chicago Bulls' sixth championship. ESPN will show ...
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May 12, 2020
CANNES, France (AP) — The stars of Cannes Film Festival have stayed home, its prestigious grounds repurposed as a homeless shelter and the beaches clo...
Entertainment, Movies
May 11, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Stiller, who for decades teamed with wife Anne Meara in a beloved comedy duo and then reached new heights in his senior years as...
Entertainment, Movies
May 4, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Taika Waititi, the New Zealand film-makerof Jojo Rabbit and Thor: Ragnarok , will direct a new Star Wars film. Waititi had for months ...
Entertainment, Movies
BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 2, 2020
The Actor Boy Awards, which recognises excellence in local theatre, will be handed out this Saturday, May 9. The event, which has been postponed due t...
Entertainment, Movies
BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 25, 2020
Heap pleased with Commonwealth writers nomination FOR local dramaturge Dr Brian Heap, just being among the final 20 writers shortlisted for this year'...
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Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland