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Students face new blow
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Students face new blow
After hurricane destroyed uniforms, IDs, schoolers now forced to pay adult fares
Mark Dennis 
December 6 12:30 AM
Students
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Melissa’s hard lesson
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Melissa’s hard lesson
Category 5 storm forces stubborn 81-year-old to finally ditch his zinc roof for concrete
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6 12:28 AM
Melissa’s hard lesson
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Fee cuts for recovery
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Fee cuts for recovery
Hill announces reductions to help businesses reopen after Hurricane Melissa
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6 12:26 AM
Fee cuts for recovery
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Marcia Griffiths thrills 1st Saturday Night Live at Sky Ultra Lounge
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Marcia Griffiths thrills 1st Saturday Night Live at Sky Ultra Lounge
Howard Campbell 
December 6 12:26 AM
Marcia Griffiths thrills 1st Saturday Night Live at Sky Ultra Lounge
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Grief and disbelief
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Grief and disbelief
Treasure Beach in pain after murder of Kenyan artist
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6 12:24 AM
Grief and disbelief
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Pablo YG x UglyAndz Tek A Shot
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Pablo YG x UglyAndz Tek A Shot
December 6 12:24 AM
Pablo YG x UglyAndz
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Jamaica Zoo animals survive
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Jamaica Zoo animals survive
Melissa’s furyPhased reopening set to begin December 19
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6 12:22 AM
Jamaica Zoo animals survive Melissa’s fury
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Downswell, colleagues join hands to help
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Downswell, colleagues join hands to help
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 6 12:22 AM
Downswell, colleagues join hands to help
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Yes, dem can nyam!
Columns, The Agenda
Yes, dem can nyam!
Garfield Higgins 
November 17, 2024
Yes, dem can nyam!
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A case of the dog that caught the car
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A case of the dog that caught the car
Garfield Higgins 
November 10, 2024
A case of the dog that caught the car
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Pay attention to the comments, not the polls
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Pay attention to the comments, not the polls
Lisa Hanna 
November 10, 2024
Pay attention to the comments, not the polls
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The battle for Spanish Town
Columns, The Agenda
The battle for Spanish Town
Jason McKay 
November 10, 2024
The battle for Spanish Town
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Thinking outside the box on youth homeownership
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Thinking outside the box on youth homeownership
Lisa Hanna 
October 20, 2024
Thinking outside the box on youth homeownership
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Shirkers and conspirators
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Shirkers and conspirators
Garfield Higgins 
October 20, 2024
Shirkers and conspirators
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The pre-obituary of Trump’s career
Columns, The Agenda
The pre-obituary of Trump’s career
Leroy A Binns 
October 13, 2024
The pre-obituary of Trump’s career
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Embracing neurodivergence
Columns, The Agenda
Embracing neurodivergence
Lisa Hanna 
October 13, 2024
Embracing neurodivergence
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The JLP has been caught trying
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The JLP has been caught trying
Garfield Higgins 
October 6, 2024
The JLP has been caught trying
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The ‘shy shy, rat bat, muckings’ contemplation
Columns, The Agenda
The ‘shy shy, rat bat, muckings’ contemplation
Lisa Hanna 
October 6, 2024
The ‘shy shy, rat bat, muckings’ contemplation
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Jamaica’s best natural export
Columns, The Agenda
Jamaica’s best natural export
Lisa Hanna 
September 29, 2024
Jamaica’s best natural export
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JACAP has work to do
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JACAP has work to do
Court dismisses application for specific disclosure; significant ruling on copyright licensing
Chukwuemeka Cameron 
September 22, 2024
JACAP has work to do
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Freak offs: The Jamaican reality of sexual aggression, power, and control
Columns, The Agenda
Freak offs: The Jamaican reality of sexual aggression, power, and control
Lisa Hanna 
September 22, 2024
Freak offs: The Jamaican reality of sexual aggression, power, and control
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Saving political skins
Columns, The Agenda
Saving political skins
Garfield Higgins 
September 15, 2024
Saving political skins
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A Jamaican woman’s monthly tax
Columns, The Agenda
A Jamaican woman’s monthly tax
September 8, 2024
A Jamaican woman’s monthly tax
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Let’s reduce food prices
Columns, The Agenda
Let’s reduce food prices
September 1, 2024
Let’s reduce food prices
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What do milk and sugar all have in common?
Columns, The Agenda
What do milk and sugar all have in common?
August 25, 2024
What do milk and sugar all have in common?
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Lessons from Kartel, et al murder trial, appeals, retrial hearing
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Lessons from Kartel, et al murder trial, appeals, retrial hearing
August 25, 2024
Lessons from Kartel, et al murder trial, appeals, retrial hearing
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Is this fair? JA banks buy US$ low and sell high
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Is this fair? JA banks buy US$ low and sell high
Lisa Hanna 
August 18, 2024
Is this fair? JA banks buy US$ low and sell high
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Running on ‘E’
Columns, The Agenda
Running on ‘E’
August 11, 2024
Running on
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Pull up yuh pants, young man!
Columns, The Agenda
Pull up yuh pants, young man!
Lisa Hanna 
August 4, 2024
Pull up yuh pants, young man!
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Dying to be white
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Dying to be white
How mercury skin-lightening creams are destroying you
July 28, 2024
Dying to be white
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