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Over 2,000 entries as Purewater/R Danny/JC meet begins Friday
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Over 2,000 entries as Purewater/R Danny/JC meet begins Friday
January 9 10:12 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The 32nd staging of the two-day Purewater/R Danny Williams/JC Development Meet kicks off the 2026 athletics season on Friday at th...
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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
January 9 09:58 AM
WASHINGTON, United States  (CMC) — The United States (US) has reiterated the importance of the Organisation of American States (OAS) as a forum for en...
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Seiveright welcomes strides made by ADSC in supporting local businesses
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Seiveright welcomes strides made by ADSC in supporting local businesses
January 9 08:34 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Delano Seiveright, has welcomed strides made in public...
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
January 9 08:03 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A minor earthquake rattled parts of Kingston and St Andrew late Thursday, according to a preliminary bulletin from the Earthquake ...
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
January 9 07:58 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston East police have renewed their appeal to the public for assistance in locating 30-year-old Kerrin Bailey, otherwise k...
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Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix cops nomination for iHeartRadio Music Award
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Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix cops nomination for iHeartRadio Music Award
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
January 9 07:53 AM
Global hit Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix by MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea, is nominated in the category Best Music Video of the 2026 i...
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CTO reaffirms regional resilience and operational stability
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CTO reaffirms regional resilience and operational stability
January 9 07:48 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) says it has been closely monitoring the geopolitical developments...
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‘War is back in vogue,’ Pope Leo says
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‘War is back in vogue,’ Pope Leo says
January 9 07:42 AM
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that war was "back in vogue" and highlighted the "ambition of belligerents", as his own coun...
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October 29, 2013
This photograph, which was published in this week's Sunday Observer, incorrectly identified the lady at right as Christine Lym. Her name is actually E...
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Police: Operation Resilience nets 50 guns in one month
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Police: Operation Resilience nets 50 guns in one month
BY KIMMO MATTHEWS Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 29, 2013
THE police say they have seized a total of 50 guns over the past month under its new anti-crime initiative, Operation resilience. "The seizure is the ...
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Vaz says ‘freedom of choice’ led to councillors endorsing Holness
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Vaz says ‘freedom of choice’ led to councillors endorsing Holness
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
October 28, 2013
WEST Portland Member of Parliament (MP) Daryl Vaz has called for 'freedom of choice' for all Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillors and delegates invo...
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This Day in History – Oct 29
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This Day in History – Oct 29
October 28, 2013
Today is the 302nd day of 2013. There are 63 days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT 1929: The New York stock market collapses, marking "Black Tuesda...
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Overwhelming UN vote against US embargo of Cuba
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Overwhelming UN vote against US embargo of Cuba
October 28, 2013
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — A record-equalling 188 countries on Tuesday condemned the five-decade-old US embargo against communist Cuba in a...
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Man shot dead in Spanish Town
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Man shot dead in Spanish Town
October 28, 2013
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica -- An unidentified man was shot and killed by gunmen along the Salt Pond Road, Spanish Town, St Catherine Tuesday morning. Polic...
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Seiveright: Shaw deserves to lead JLP
October 28, 2013
FORMER Jamaica Labur Party (JLP) young professionals leader, Delano Seiveright, says that Audley Shaw deserves an opportunity to lead the party and th...
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Jury being chosen in UK phone hacking case
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Jury being chosen in UK phone hacking case
October 28, 2013
LONDON (AP) — Jury selection continued Tuesday in the long-awaited phone hacking trial of former News of the World editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Cou...
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Legitimate delegates removed from JLP voters’ list, says Newby
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Legitimate delegates removed from JLP voters’ list, says Newby
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
October 28, 2013
WARREN Newby, campaign co-ordinator of the Audley Shaw for Leader team, has said the party will have a problem on its hands in the aftermath of the cu...
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Sandals, Beaches step into breast cancer fight
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Sandals, Beaches step into breast cancer fight
October 28, 2013
SCORES of residents in Negril and surrounding communities benefitted from the Sandals and Beaches Resorts-led annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walkathon...
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Push for timesharing in Jamaican hotels
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Push for timesharing in Jamaican hotels
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
October 28, 2013
MIAMI, Florida -- Jamaica is among several Caribbean Islands where Interval International, a Miami- based company which provides travel leisure servic...
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Child victims of incest, rape among HIV-infected
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Child victims of incest, rape among HIV-infected
By DONNA HUSSEY-WHYTE Observer staff reporter husseyd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 28, 2013
Monday Exchange TEN-year-old children, many of them victims of incest and rape, are among the 1.7 per cent (32,000) of the Jamaican population that ha...
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Canadian education fair now on
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Canadian education fair now on
October 28, 2013
REPRESENTATIVES of 23 Canadian colleges and universities are currently in the island for the Jamaica leg of the 2013 Caribbean Regional Education Tour...
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Parliament to update on Goat Islands, Omnibus Tax Bill today
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Parliament to update on Goat Islands, Omnibus Tax Bill today
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
October 28, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica --Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr Peter Phillips, is to make a statement to the House of Representatives this afternoon on fisc...
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Alpart dismisses complaints by Montpelier residents
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Alpart dismisses complaints by Montpelier residents
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
October 28, 2013
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Bauxite, mining and alumina processing company Alumina Partners of Jamaica (Alpart) has rejected allegations that it has fail...
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Conflict preventing youth from accessing contraceptive services
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Conflict preventing youth from accessing contraceptive services
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
October 28, 2013
Big fear FEAR of being prosecuted, because of a clash between existing policies and the law, is preventing the delivery of contraceptive and other ser...
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Some adolescents believe abortion legal in Ja
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
October 28, 2013
Monday Exchange A family planning expert yesterday argued that a low level of awareness about the law governing abortion could be causing more teenage...
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Police find M16 rifle in Greenwich Town
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Police find M16 rifle in Greenwich Town
October 28, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The police seized a high powered rifle in the Greenwich Town area of Kingston Tuesday in an ongoing operation targeting gangs in t...
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Abstinence message not really reaching teens, say experts
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Abstinence message not really reaching teens, say experts
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
October 28, 2013
Monday Exchange ARGUING that the message of abstinence has failed to reach teens, several entities engaged in the provision of sexual and reproductive...
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New OUR Director General appointed
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New OUR Director General appointed
October 28, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Albert C Gordon has been appointed Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) starting on Friday, November 1, 2...
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No confidence in Bunting and Simpson Miller
October 28, 2013
Dear Editor, As an ordinary Jamaican citizen, I have to be honest, I have lost all confidence in Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Minister of ...
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Portland Bight protection not exclusive, area intended for development, says Davies
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Portland Bight protection not exclusive, area intended for development, says Davies
October 28, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- The House of Representatives was updated today (October 29), on the major findings of a preliminary study done on the Portl...
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Over 2,000 entries as Purewater/R Danny/JC meet begins Friday
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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
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WASHINGTON, United States  (CMC) — The United States (US) has reiterated the importance of the Organisation of American States (OAS) as a forum for en...
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Seiveright welcomes strides made by ADSC in supporting local businesses
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Seiveright welcomes strides made by ADSC in supporting local businesses
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Delano Seiveright, has welcomed strides made in public...
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A minor earthquake rattled parts of Kingston and St Andrew late Thursday, according to a preliminary bulletin from the Earthquake ...
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
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