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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY CARLYSIA RAMDEEN Observer Online reporter ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 17 06:50 PM
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett on Tuesday officially launched the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme (THARP), an initiative aimed at p...
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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
December 17 06:42 PM
LAS VEGAS, United States — A 60-metre sprinter from the United States has become the first female track athlete to join the controversial Enhanced Gam...
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
December 17 06:33 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Muschett High scored a double win, beating Holland High in two Under-16 games in ISSA Rural Area Zone B boys' basketball competiti...
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
December 17 06:22 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A manhunt for the mass shooter who opened fire in an exam room at one of America's top universities stretched into a f...
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
December 17 05:04 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela struck a defiant note Wednesday, insisting that its crude oil exports were not impacted by United States (US) Pre...
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
December 17 04:29 PM
PARIS, France (AFP)—The winners of the 2026 World Cup will receive $50 million in prize money as part of a record financial contribution for the tourn...
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
December 17 04:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after the stabbing death of a 35-year-old man in Penn Avenue, Kingston 11 on Decemb...
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
December 17 03:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of trying to dispose of a gun while trying to evade the security forces has been freed after the presiding judge fou...
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Jodian Downs 
June 9, 2015
10 Things I Bet You Didn't Know With the major exams out of the way, most of us are now enjoying the 'free paper'. Unfortunately, those of us who are ...
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Walkman anyone?
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June 4, 2015
10 Ways You Know You’re a 90’s Kid Many of us remember with fondness the childhood that so many children nowadays seem to be denied. Many of the young...
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Record for Caitlyn
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Record for Caitlyn
Jodian Downs 
June 2, 2015
10 Things I Bet You Didn't Know Hey guys! We're back with another segment of 10 Things I Bet You Didn't Know. Did you know that…1 Your taste buds are ...
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Lend me a…
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Lend me a…
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May 26, 2015
10 Persons in Every Exam The daunting exam season is in full swing, and as with just about every exam, the time spent between walking into the classro...
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MJ tattooed his lips
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MJ tattooed his lips
Jodian Downs 
May 26, 2015
10 Things I Bet You Didn't Know Hello guys! Hope everyone's exams are all going well. You must all be anxiously anticipating summer, I know I would. B...
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Rome across the world
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Rome across the world
Jodian Downs 
May 19, 2015
10 Things I Bet You Didn't Know The unknown is what keeps us driven. Constantly bringing sweetness and excitement to us by discovering what's on the o...
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Unboil an egg?
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Unboil an egg?
Jodian Downs 
May 12, 2015
10 Things I Bet You Didn't Know Hey guys! We're back this week with more facts for you. I bet you didn't know that… 1 Scientists have recently discove...
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The unicorn is a…
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The unicorn is a…
Jodi Downs 
May 5, 2015
10 Things I Bet You Didn't Know Each week we flood your brains with a pool of facts you may want to fill your friends in on or even your parents, teac...
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Top 10 Jamaican Parent Instructions
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Top 10 Jamaican Parent Instructions
Yakum Fitz-Henley 
April 21, 2015
Phrases heard by every Jamaican child Jamaican parents are one of a kind when we're talking about parents around the world. When we're talking about t...
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10 Things I Bet You Never Knew
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10 Things I Bet You Never Knew
Jodi Downs 
April 21, 2015
Aside from what is considered “need to know” information, the average person is oftentimes unaware of certain facts and realities that exist in the wo...
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50 helpers
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50 helpers
Mikhail Palmer 
April 5, 2015
UWI Honours Society push volunteerism “A dynamic group of scholars who epitomise excellence,” that's the view of the Faculty of Social Sciences Honour...
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Teenage, Tidbits
April 5, 2015
Sandals Negril Management Trainee, Barbadian Kent D'Hayle, addressed students of Rhodes Hall High school in Orange Bay, Hanover at a career developmen...
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Midnight oil
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Midnight oil
March 29, 2015
Seven Jamaican students awarded scholarships Seven of Jamaica's most outstanding achievers have been scholarships under the Annual Jamaica/GraceKenned...
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Moving art
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Moving art
March 23, 2015
National Gallery celebrates Theatre Month The National Gallery of Jamaica's Last Sundays event for March 29, 2015, will feature two short plays set in...
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Sweet haircare
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Sweet haircare
Shantal Pellington 
March 22, 2015
Tawana's pushes Candy Moisture The ways of the past are definitely coming to an end and so is the tradition of leaving school and securing a job in an...
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Poster call
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Poster call
Shanice Brown 
March 14, 2015
Jamaica Cancer Society host Anti-Tobacco Youth Forum The Jamaica Cancer Society has made a call for submissions for their poster competition under the...
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Raining talent
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Raining talent
Moya Hinds 
March 9, 2015
Aabuthnott Gallimore hosts Expression Tours Last Tuesday the teenAGE Observer Expression Tour made a stop at the Aaubuthnott Gallimore High School. In...
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Shouldering blame
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Shouldering blame
Candiece Knight 
March 8, 2015
teenVOICES Sunday was celebrated as International Women's Day. Yet recently there has been an upsurge in cases of violence against women locally, even...
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Winners announced
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Winners announced
March 6, 2015
Jessie Ripoll and Ardenne students top JIS competitions Students of Jessie Ripoll Primary, Orion Isaacs, and Ardenne High School, Juve McKenzie, score...
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Selfie style
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Selfie style
March 4, 2015
Samsung rewards selfie lovers with an exclusive party A Bar became the perfect setting to bring selfie lovers together for a special private party hos...
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‘Tablet-top’
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‘Tablet-top’
Kevori Shaw 
March 4, 2015
Surface Pro 3 review In the past two years Microsoft has amazed the international technology arena with the release of their innovative tablet, Window...
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DIY: Lip care
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DIY: Lip care
Gabrielle McDowell 
March 3, 2015
Sweet Vanilla Lip Scrub Ingredients: 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/8 cup sweet almond oil (or any oil that you prefer) 1/2 tsp vanilla flavouring Materials: 1...
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