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Di AMO Cawna Library opens in Cheshire Village with inclusive, accessible design
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Di AMO Cawna Library opens in Cheshire Village with inclusive, accessible design
January 7 05:44 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Di Cawna Library has opened its seventh community library in Cheshire Village, expanding access to books through an inclusive and ...
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Charles Jr commends senior citizens embracing digital skills through GetConnected Programme
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Charles Jr commends senior citizens embracing digital skills through GetConnected Programme
January 7 05:35 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Labour and Social Security Minister Pearnel Charles Jr has commended senior citizens who are embracing digital skills through the ...
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Respected former principal of Carron Hall High in St Mary has died
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Respected former principal of Carron Hall High in St Mary has died
January 7 05:18 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica – Retired educator and former principal of the Carron Hall High School in western St Mary, Dottlyn Norma Dawes has died. The announce...
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Forex: $159.37 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.37 to one US dollar
January 7 05:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Wednesday, January 7, ended trading at $159.37, up 5 cents,  according to the Bank of Jamaica’s d...
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NFA accepting applications for 2026 conch season
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NFA accepting applications for 2026 conch season
January 7 04:33 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is ready to accept applications for licences to fish for conch and the allocation of indivi...
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Grenada friendly for Reggae Boyz
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Grenada friendly for Reggae Boyz
January 7 03:26 PM
Jamaica’s senior men’s football team will face hosts Grenada in an international friendly in St George’s on January 18. With the date falling outside ...
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Education Ministry announces several changes to CXC, national exams
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Education Ministry announces several changes to CXC, national exams
January 7 03:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education has announced sweeping changes to national and regional examinations for the 2025-2026 academic year, ci...
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Argentine hired to ‘re-energise’ Waterhouse, push for Concacaf qualification
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Argentine hired to ‘re-energise’ Waterhouse, push for Concacaf qualification
January 7 03:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Waterhouse Football Club have turned to Argentine Javier Ainstein in a bid to re-energise the team and mount a serious push for Co...
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Di AMO Cawna Library opens in Cheshire Village with inclusive, accessible design
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Di AMO Cawna Library opens in Cheshire Village with inclusive, accessible design
January 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Di Cawna Library has opened its seventh community library in Cheshire Village, expanding access to books through an inclusive and ...
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Charles Jr commends senior citizens embracing digital skills through GetConnected Programme
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Charles Jr commends senior citizens embracing digital skills through GetConnected Programme
January 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Labour and Social Security Minister Pearnel Charles Jr has commended senior citizens who are embracing digital skills through the ...
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Respected former principal of Carron Hall High in St Mary has died
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Respected former principal of Carron Hall High in St Mary has died
January 7, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica – Retired educator and former principal of the Carron Hall High School in western St Mary, Dottlyn Norma Dawes has died. The announce...
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NFA accepting applications for 2026 conch season
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NFA accepting applications for 2026 conch season
January 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is ready to accept applications for licences to fish for conch and the allocation of indivi...
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Education Ministry announces several changes to CXC, national exams
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Education Ministry announces several changes to CXC, national exams
January 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education has announced sweeping changes to national and regional examinations for the 2025-2026 academic year, ci...
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PM reaffirms State’s support for Maroon communities
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PM reaffirms State’s support for Maroon communities
January 7, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness, has reaffirmed Government’s support for the Maroon communities. “You are part of Jamaica and you ar...
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‘Powered by Rum-Bar’ initiative launched to support hurricane impacted communities
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‘Powered by Rum-Bar’ initiative launched to support hurricane impacted communities
January 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Worthy Park Estate Limited has launched Powered by Rum-Bar, a community relief initiative aimed at helping restore livelihoods and...
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Two persons of interest surrender, four still at large — St Elizabeth police
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Two persons of interest surrender, four still at large — St Elizabeth police
January 7, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth police say two of the six men listed as persons of interest in ongoing murder investigations in the parish tu...
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Sound selector killed in St Elizabeth ‘gun fight’ with cops
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Sound selector killed in St Elizabeth ‘gun fight’ with cops
January 7, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police have identified the man who was killed during an alleged confrontation in Hodges near Black River on Tuesday. Police na...
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WATCH: Man injured in altercation with security guard at Mandeville market bar
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WATCH: Man injured in altercation with security guard at Mandeville market bar
January 7, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Detectives up to early Wednesday morning were questioning a security guard as to the circumstances surrounding the use of his li...
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No angels died in St Toolies
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No angels died in St Toolies
• Residents praise police presence in community; • Cops say fourth alleged gunman killed at neighbouring Toll Gate
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
January 7, 2026
PORUS, Manchester — A day after relatives of three men who were fatally shot by the police near here protested, Manchester’s commanding officer Superi...
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Yanique Taylor Wellington given nod as Indecom deputy commissioner
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Yanique Taylor Wellington given nod as Indecom deputy commissioner
Jason Cross | Reporter 
January 7, 2026
THE Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) has appointed Yanique Taylor Wellington as deputy commissioner, following the recent resignatio...
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AI, outdated visuals fuel misinformation after Maduro capture
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AI, outdated visuals fuel misinformation after Maduro capture
January 7, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) — From AI (artificial intelligence) deepfakes to recycled, outdated images, a surge of visual misinformation has i...
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‘Hope Beyond Melissa’ tackling post-storm trauma
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‘Hope Beyond Melissa’ tackling post-storm trauma
Psychological first-aid group now in place for residents in hard-hit parishes
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 7, 2026
MORE than two months after Hurricane Melissa slammed into the island, concern remains about the psychological impact of the Category 5 storm, with man...
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Prioritising health in the west
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Prioritising health in the west
FFTP plans health fair for hurricane-affected Ramble, Hanover
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 7, 2026
TWO months after Hurricane Melissa ripped through sections of western Jamaica, leaving residents to navigate emotional trauma and limited access to he...
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Hope in Action
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Hope in Action
Food for the Poor, JN Group pledge long-term support for Melissa victims
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 7, 2026
AS the nation continues its recovery from the devastating Hurricane Melissa, Food for the Poor Jamaica (FFTP) says sustained partnerships are ensuring...
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‘To make mama proud’
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‘To make mama proud’
24-year-old Hurricane Melissa victim among 182 Jamaicans off to Canada in 60th year of farm work programme
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 7, 2026
DEVASTATED by Hurricane Melissa, 24-year-old Andre Hollinzed of Clarendon has set his sights on a single goal: to participate in the Seasonal Agricult...
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Back to school again
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Back to school again
St Elizabeth schools update on re-opening progress
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
January 7, 2026
BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth — Students at Black River High are set to resume classes today after the long break following Hurricane Melissa, with some o...
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North Beech Limited formed
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North Beech Limited formed
New joint venture takes over Jamaica Observer and Gleaner printing, distribution
January 7, 2026
NORTH Beech Limited, the company formed to officially support the collaboration of the printing and distribution functions of Jamaica Observer Limited...
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Health dept outlines role in Granville Police Station project
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Health dept outlines role in Granville Police Station project
January 7, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — When the new Granville Police Station is finally built, parish manager for St James Health Department Lennox Wallace will be a...
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New chamber president eyes major Negril upgrades
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New chamber president eyes major Negril upgrades
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
January 7, 2026
NEGRIL, Westmoreland — Recently installed president of the Negril Chamber of Commerce Damian Salmon has walked into the role with big plans for major ...
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Restoring learning environments
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Restoring learning environments
D&G Foundation’s ‘Let’s Regrow Jamaica’ supports two schools with recovery
January 7, 2026
AT the start of the new academic term, administrators at Eber Kindergarten & Preparatory and Alva Primary & Infant are focused on one priority: restor...
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Forex: $159.37 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Wednesday, January 7, ended trading at $159.37, up 5 cents,  according to the Bank of Jamaica’s d...
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Grenada friendly for Reggae Boyz
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Grenada friendly for Reggae Boyz
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Jamaica’s senior men’s football team will face hosts Grenada in an international friendly in St George’s on January 18. With the date falling outside ...
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Argentine hired to ‘re-energise’ Waterhouse, push for Concacaf qualification
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Argentine hired to ‘re-energise’ Waterhouse, push for Concacaf qualification
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Waterhouse Football Club have turned to Argentine Javier Ainstein in a bid to re-energise the team and mount a serious push for Co...
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Alex Thomas to be assistant coach to Argentine Javier Ainstein at Waterhouse
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Alex Thomas to be assistant coach to Argentine Javier Ainstein at Waterhouse
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Promising coach Alex Thomas has been chosen as the assistant coach to Javier Ainstein of Argentina at Waterhouse FC for the remain...
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Treasure Beach and Dunbeholden seek elusive win
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Treasure Beach and Dunbeholden seek elusive win
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Treasure Beach FC and Dunbeholden FC will both be hoping for a well-needed win on Wednesday when they meet in a rescheduled fi...
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