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Former JLP MP dares Golding to repeat ‘defamatory’ comment outside Parliament
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Former JLP MP dares Golding to repeat ‘defamatory’ comment outside Parliament
April 1 07:44 PM
Former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ann North West, Othneil Lawrence is daring Opposition Leader Mark Golding to repeat...
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WATCH: JFF president calls Reggae Boyz defeat ‘tough’, pledges focus on rebuilding
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WATCH: JFF president calls Reggae Boyz defeat ‘tough’, pledges focus on rebuilding
April 1 07:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Michael Ricketts, has described the Reggae Boyz 1-0 defeat to the Democratic R...
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UN meets timeline for Gang Suppression Force operation support in Haiti
UN meets timeline for Gang Suppression Force operation support in Haiti
April 1 06:57 PM
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) -The United Nations Support Office in Haiti (UNSOH) on Wednesday said it has met the timeline to provide the Gang Suppression For...
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Jamaicans urged to find time to look after their health
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Jamaicans urged to find time to look after their health
April 1 05:42 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen, has appealed to Jamaicans to take proactive steps to prot...
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Forex: $158.87 to one US dollar
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Forex: $158.87 to one US dollar
April 1 04:44 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Wednesday, April 1, ended trading at $158.87, up by 29 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s ...
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FBI visits Cuba to probe US speedboat shoot-out
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FBI visits Cuba to probe US speedboat shoot-out
April 1 04:33 PM
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)—An FBI team was in Cuba to investigate a deadly February shoot-out between the Cuban coast guard and a US-registered speedboat, a U...
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Flow engages, uplifts and invests in women and girls
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Flow engages, uplifts and invests in women and girls
April 1 04:00 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Telecommunications provider Flow recently donated $250,000 to the HerFlow Foundation, an organisation that champions menstrual hea...
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Second suspect charged for sanitation worker’s murder
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Second suspect charged for sanitation worker’s murder
April 1 03:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A second man has been charged in connection with the murder of 29-year-old Sequan Grant, a sanitation worker of Ponsetta Avenue, K...
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Fix for RADA officer shortage
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Fix for RADA officer shortage
Gov’t moving to strengthen system through new hires, digital tools to get support to farmers more efficiently
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 1, 2026
Fix for RADA officer shortage
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BGLC tightens grip on Jamaica’s 34,000 gaming machines
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BGLC tightens grip on Jamaica’s 34,000 gaming machines
April 1, 2026
BGLC tightens grip on Jamaica’s 34,000 gaming machines
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GG urges Trelawny residents to embrace green spaces
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GG urges Trelawny residents to embrace green spaces
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
April 1, 2026
GG urges Trelawny residents to embrace green spaces
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HerFlow recognises 20 women, honours hurricane ‘Sheroes’ at awards ceremony
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HerFlow recognises 20 women, honours hurricane ‘Sheroes’ at awards ceremony
April 1, 2026
HerFlow recognises 20 women, honours hurricane ‘Sheroes’ at awards ceremony
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Columbia Business School Students Visit GraceKennedy HQ
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Columbia Business School Students Visit GraceKennedy HQ
April 1, 2026
Columbia Business School Students Visit GraceKennedy HQ
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Kiwanians and student volunteers empower St Jude’s Primary through PEP for Success Camp
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Kiwanians and student volunteers empower St Jude’s Primary through PEP for Success Camp
April 1, 2026
Kiwanians and student volunteers empower
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This Day in History – April 1
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Today’s Horoscope – April 1
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Today’s Horoscope – April 1
April 1, 2026
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Under today’s full moon, relationships are spotlighted, highlighting a need for more fairness, better bou...
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Music producer charged with breaches of Firearms Act
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Music producer charged with breaches of Firearms Act
March 31, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 22-year-old music producer has been charged after allegedly threatening a man at gunpoint. Assault at common law (firearm) and p...
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Forex: $158.58 to one US dollar
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Forex: $158.58 to one US dollar
March 31, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, March 31, ended trading at $158.58, down by 3 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s ...
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Jamaica looks to ‘build back better’ as Morgan concludes UK-facilitated Peru visit
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Jamaica looks to ‘build back better’ as Morgan concludes UK-facilitated Peru visit
March 31, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Minister with responsibility for Works, Robert Nesta Morgan, recently concluded a strategic working visit to Peru, aimed at exami...
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KSAMC moves to enforcement phase following close of signage regularisation campaign
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KSAMC moves to enforcement phase following close of signage regularisation campaign
March 31, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has announced the transition into the enforcement phase of its signage com...
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Gov’t launches SAWP scholarship to support children of Jamaican farm workers
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Gov’t launches SAWP scholarship to support children of Jamaican farm workers
March 31, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Government of Jamaica has launched the GOJ/Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) scholarship to support the educational...
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Integrity Commission probing procurement practices at UHWI
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Integrity Commission probing procurement practices at UHWI
March 31, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Integrity Commission (IC) has launched a probe into “specific cases” at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) that w...
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Tourism in schools thrives with support of Sandals Resorts
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Tourism in schools thrives with support of Sandals Resorts
March 31, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — Students from several schools across Jamaica recently enjoyed a hands-on learning experience during visits to Sandals Dunn’s River a...
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New Medellin to MoBay route to further increase Jamaica’s Latin American arrivals, says Bartlett
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New Medellin to MoBay route to further increase Jamaica’s Latin American arrivals, says Bartlett
March 31, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has announced the expansion of air connectivity in Latin America with the introduction of a new ...
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Three Colombians charged after $1.65 billion in cocaine seized off St Elizabeth
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Three Colombians charged after $1.65 billion in cocaine seized off St Elizabeth
March 31, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three Colombians are now facing multiple drug-related charges following the seizure of more than 6000 pounds of cocaine, the large...
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Companies that benefitted from UHWI tax exempt status named
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Companies that benefitted from UHWI tax exempt status named
March 31, 2026
The names of the four companies mentioned in a damning Auditor General’s Department report as illegally benefitting from the University Hospital of th...
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Public Procurement Commission to roll out MSME Procurement Integration Project
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Public Procurement Commission to roll out MSME Procurement Integration Project
March 31, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) will roll out its MSME Procurement Integration Project islandwide in the first quarter of ...
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Cleaning of South Gully in Montego Bay underway
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Cleaning of South Gully in Montego Bay underway
March 31, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A team from the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is currently in Montego Bay working to clear a backup of waste a...
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No relief for serial rapist
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No relief for serial rapist
But Appeal Court fixes parole oversight
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
March 31, 2026
No relief for serial rapist
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Former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ann North West, Othneil Lawrence is daring Opposition Leader Mark Golding to repeat...
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WATCH: JFF president calls Reggae Boyz defeat ‘tough’, pledges focus on rebuilding
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Michael Ricketts, has described the Reggae Boyz 1-0 defeat to the Democratic R...
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UN meets timeline for Gang Suppression Force operation support in Haiti
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UNITED NATIONS (CMC) -The United Nations Support Office in Haiti (UNSOH) on Wednesday said it has met the timeline to provide the Gang Suppression For...
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Jamaicans urged to find time to look after their health
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Jamaicans urged to find time to look after their health
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen, has appealed to Jamaicans to take proactive steps to prot...
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Forex: $158.87 to one US dollar
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Forex: $158.87 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Wednesday, April 1, ended trading at $158.87, up by 29 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s ...
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