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Shoppers urged to exercise caution for a safer Christmas season
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Shoppers urged to exercise caution for a safer Christmas season
December 24 02:00 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Members of the public are being urged to limit the amount of cash carried, plan shopping activities carefully, and take proactive m...
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst...
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Manchester police push safety reassurance amid four murders in 48 hours
December 24 12:25 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester have moved to reassure the public that the parish is safe to conduct business amid four murders in Mandevil...
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
December 24 11:24 AM
  KINGSTON, Jamaica —In a bid to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced it will temporarily relax th...
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
December 24 11:15 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (Caricom) Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) has reaffirmed its commitment to regional integratio...
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
December 24 09:45 AM
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Scouts marched under a clear blue sky in Bethlehem on Wednesday, as the Palestinian city emerged from the s...
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
December 24 09:32 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt, through his foundation, has joined the Janet Richards Foundation in a nearly $1 million donation to...
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Shoppers urged to exercise caution for a safer Christmas season
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Shoppers urged to exercise caution for a safer Christmas season
December 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Members of the public are being urged to limit the amount of cash carried, plan shopping activities carefully, and take proactive m...
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Manchester police push safety reassurance amid four murders in 48 hours
December 24, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester have moved to reassure the public that the parish is safe to conduct business amid four murders in Mandevil...
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
December 24, 2025
  KINGSTON, Jamaica —In a bid to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced it will temporarily relax th...
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
December 24, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt, through his foundation, has joined the Janet Richards Foundation in a nearly $1 million donation to...
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Three shot, one fatally, in Manchester
December 24, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man was killed and two others injured in a gun attack in Cedar Grove district near Mandeville on Tuesday as the bloodshed cont...
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Wendy’s Jamaica maintains Christmas tradition with visit to Wortley Home for Girls
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Wendy’s Jamaica maintains Christmas tradition with visit to Wortley Home for Girls
December 24, 2025
Even in a year that brought unexpected disruption, Wendy’s Jamaica continued a Christmas tradition that has become a familiar part of the holiday seas...
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Western families to be gifted $30 million in hardware vouchers by Digicel Foundation
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Western families to be gifted $30 million in hardware vouchers by Digicel Foundation
December 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Families affected by Hurricane Melissa in western Jamaica will be gifted $30 million in Hardware and Lumber vouchers by the Digic...
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Young Santas
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Young Santas
Some children forego toys for practical family gifts in ‘Shop with a Cop’ event
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
December 24, 2025
Young Santas
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Melissa’s mess shrinks
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Melissa’s mess shrinks
Gov’t boosts NSWMA fleet with 10 tipper trucks in effort to clear more debris
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 24, 2025
Melissa’s mess shrinks
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Currie backs down
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Currie backs down
Jamaica Defence Force begins recovery work in Accompong Town after chief’s initial resistance
Jason Cross | Reporter 
December 24, 2025
Currie backs down
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Just in time
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Just in time
Planned before the storm, Bahamian group’s aid to CRH hailed as timely
December 24, 2025
Just in time
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Heroic!
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Officials laud efforts of medical practitioners during and after Hurricane Melissa
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 24, 2025
Heroic!
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‘Day of giving’
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‘Day of giving’
Christmas cheer, relief in Trelawny
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
December 24, 2025
‘Day of
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Tough going in Rocky Point as fishers try to bounce back from Melissa
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Tough going in Rocky Point as fishers try to bounce back from Melissa
Jason Cross | Reporter 
December 24, 2025
Tough going in Rocky Point as fishers try to bounce back from Melissa
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Home Choice navigates sorrel crisis with extract, bets on Guyana’s boom
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Home Choice navigates sorrel crisis with extract, bets on Guyana’s boom
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 24, 2025
Home Choice navigates sorrel crisis with extract, bets on Guyana’s boom
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PAVE-ing the way
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PAVE-ing the way
...Institute transforming lives in Portland
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 24, 2025
PAVE-ing the way
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Hope for two girls battling cancer
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Hope for two girls battling cancer
Almeida splits his Grant a Wish allocation to NCB dads
December 24, 2025
Hope for two girls battling cancer
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Child diversion programme expansion planned for 2026, says Chuck
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Child diversion programme expansion planned for 2026, says Chuck
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
December 24, 2025
Child diversion programme expansion planned for 2026, says Chuck
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Junction main road in St Mary impassable after truck overturns
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Junction main road in St Mary impassable after truck overturns
December 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists are being advised to expect significant traffic delays along the Junction main road in St Mary due to an overturned truc...
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Caricom private sector organisations reaffirm commitment to CSME, regional integration
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Caricom private sector organisations reaffirm commitment to CSME, regional integration
December 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Private sector organisations in seven Caribbean Community (Caricom) states have reaffirmed their commitment to the objectives of t...
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CRH receives scrubs valued at $2m from US apparel company and charities
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CRH receives scrubs valued at $2m from US apparel company and charities
December 23, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — United States (US) based medical apparel company, RepScrubs, partnering with Jamaican charity Sarah’s Children and Florida-based J...
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48-hour curfew extended in St Andrew South Police Division
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48-hour curfew extended in St Andrew South Police Division
December 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew that was imposed in the St Andrew South Police Division, has been extended. The curfew began at 6:00 pm on Tu...
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