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GolfView Hotel hosts Father’s Day celebrations with ‘Miles With Dads’
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GolfView Hotel hosts Father’s Day celebrations with ‘Miles With Dads’
June 16 09:40 PM
MANCHESTER, JAMAICA –GolfView Hotel hosted its second annual “Miles With Dads” Father’s Day Car Show and Domino Tournament on Sunday,  proving once ag...
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Ethan Pinnock returns for Gold Cup game against Guatemala
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Ethan Pinnock returns for Gold Cup game against Guatemala
June 16 08:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Head coach Steve McClaren has made two changes, both defensive, to the Jamaica team that will face Guatemala in their opening Conca...
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Man killed in Montego Bay
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Man killed in Montego Bay
June 16 08:14 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The police in St James are now processing a scene on Barnett Street in the western city after a man was shot and killed earlier Mo...
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Electricity restored to the majority of customers — JPS
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Electricity restored to the majority of customers — JPS
June 16 08:10 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says its team has restored over 41,000 of the 50,000 customers impacted by a squall line this aft...
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China tells citizens in Israel to leave ‘as soon as possible’
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China tells citizens in Israel to leave ‘as soon as possible’
June 16 08:05 PM
Beijing, China (AFP)-China's embassy in Israel on Tuesday urged its citizens to leave the country "as soon as possible", after Israel and Iran traded ...
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High praises for El Duvell’s ‘God and Me’
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High praises for El Duvell’s ‘God and Me’
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
June 16 07:40 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Recording artiste El Duvell is all about giving gratitude in his newest single, God and Me . Produced by True Friends Music, the tr...
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​Peter Metro slams ‘duncehall’, says negative lyrics hurting music
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​Peter Metro slams ‘duncehall’, says negative lyrics hurting music
June 16 07:09 PM
Veteran deejay Peter Metro says dancehall music has deteriorated into “duncehall”. Metro commented on the state of the genre, while performing a Fathe...
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Trump—’Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!’
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Trump—’Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!’
June 16 06:55 PM
Kananaskis, Canada (AFP) —US President Donald Trump on Monday urged residents of Tehran to leave, backing warnings from Israeli Prime Minister Benjami...
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Facts about face masks and kids
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Facts about face masks and kids
September 14, 2020
Baby Steps SHOULD they or shouldn't they? That's the question many parents grapple with as they absorb various sources of information about the wearin...
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Seeing to your child’s social interaction needs from home
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Seeing to your child’s social interaction needs from home
June 2, 2020
MOST children have been at home since March when schools were ordered closed, with some not getting a chance to get any time for social interaction ou...
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Hello, friend
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Hello, friend
May 18, 2020
Baby Steps THE news that after weeks of uncertainty schools will reopen in September might have been hard to swallow for your social teenagers who are...
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Taking small children outside should be a last resort
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Taking small children outside should be a last resort
PENDA HONEYGHAN 
May 12, 2020
Baby Steps CHAPERONING a child while running errands in the town to grab essential supplies is something that many Jamaican parents are accustomed to ...
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Newborn babies and COVID-19
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Newborn babies and COVID-19
Kimberly Hoffman 
May 5, 2020
Baby Steps BEING a new mom is as amazing as it is nerve-racking. It can be a very anxious time in your life, filled with lots of fears and uncertainti...
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Breastfeeding and COVID-19
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Breastfeeding and COVID-19
PENDA HONEYGHAN 
April 15, 2020
Baby Steps IN general, mothers have been encouraged to continue breastfeeding even if they become unwell, partly because it will help to keep up breas...
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So your child is ill during the COVID-19 outbreak…
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So your child is ill during the COVID-19 outbreak…
PENDA HONEYGHAN 
March 31, 2020
CHILDREN get sick often — and naturally so, they are like walking germ factories, often sticking the dirtiest objects that they can find in their mout...
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Keep your kids entertained when they’re home all day
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Keep your kids entertained when they’re home all day
PENDA HONEYGHAN 
March 31, 2020
WITH school closed and the recommendation for non-essential workers to stay at home, it means that many parents will be stuck inside with their toddle...
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UNDER LOCKDOWN: Is your kid driving you INSANE?
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UNDER LOCKDOWN: Is your kid driving you INSANE?
PENDA HONEYGHAN 
March 24, 2020
CHANCES are, you have seen a few of the memes with parents in distress as they struggle to coexist with their children for 24 hours each day following...
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Too much SCREEN TIME, too little HORSEPLAY for kids
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Too much SCREEN TIME, too little HORSEPLAY for kids
October 2, 2018
TECHTIPS PARIS, France (AFP) — Only one in 20 children in the United States meets guidelines on sleep, exercise and screen time, and nearly a third ar...
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Picture perfect – April 19, 2017
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Picture perfect – April 19, 2017
April 17, 2017
Just chilling Princess Riri is just a cool girl. Happy birthday Happy birthday to Jayshaun (April 14) and Peyton (April 17). Hi! Say hello to this sma...
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Croup – that ‘barking’ cough
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Croup – that ‘barking’ cough
BY PENDA HONEYGHAN 
December 5, 2016
THE common cold accompanied by a cough is nothing that parents with small children are not familiar with. But when this turns into a barking cough wit...
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Fussy baby? It could be in the genes
All Woman, News, Parenting
Fussy baby? It could be in the genes
October 17, 2016
WONDERING why your baby is fussy about or even exhibiting phobia towards trying new foods? It could be in the genes. The findings from a twin study, F...
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Boys’ Town parents celebrate
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Boys’ Town parents celebrate
October 6, 2016
SIX fathers were among 21 people who graduated from the Mothers' Union Worldwide Parenting Programme (WPP), hosted last week Wednesday by the Boy's To...
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Beaches Negril, CDA host parenting seminars for team members
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Beaches Negril, CDA host parenting seminars for team members
June 15, 2016
BEACHES Negril Resort and Spa recently partnered with the Child Development Agency (CDA) to host a series of parenting seminars for team members at th...
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RACERS GRAND PRIX: 16-y-o Christopher Taylor does not disappoint
June 11, 2016
KINGSTON Jamaica -- Calabar's young phenomenon Christopher Taylor had to settle for second behind Great Britain's Delano Williams in the men's 400m A ...
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Breast milk boosts brain growth in preterm babies
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Breast milk boosts brain growth in preterm babies
May 2, 2016
AN American study has found another potential benefit of breastfeeding. Aside from its nutritional virtues, breast milk has been found to favour more ...
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Recurrent miscarriages
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Recurrent miscarriages
By Dr Michelle Bailey 
March 14, 2016
LOSING pregnancies repeatedly can be a very emotional and traumatic experience. Almost 15 per cent of women who become pregnant will have a miscarriag...
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Make use of free services at family court, RM urges
All Woman, News, Parenting
Make use of free services at family court, RM urges
November 26, 2015
SENIOR resident magistrate at the Kingston and St Andrew (KSA) Family Court, Paula Blake Powell, is imploring families in need of assistance to take a...
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Parents urged to hold male, female children to same standards
All Woman, News, Parenting
Parents urged to hold male, female children to same standards
By PENDA HONEYGHAN Observer writer honeyghanp@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 31, 2015
REGIONAL behaviour change communications co-ordinator at the South East Regional Health Authority, Mark Palmer, is appealing to parents to abandon the...
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