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FYI Consultancy Group, JN and donors bring early Christmas joy to Trelawny
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FYI Consultancy Group, JN and donors bring early Christmas joy to Trelawny
December 26 12:18 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents of Trelawny gathered at the William Knibb Memorial High School football field on Sunday for a large-scale relief and com...
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Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
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Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
December 26 12:07 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Norwood Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) has recorded no murders and no shootings since the start of 2025, a major crime-figh...
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Swiss reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist receives Billboard plaque
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Swiss reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist receives Billboard plaque
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 26 10:35 AM
When Switzerland-based reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist collaborated with legendary Jamaican producer Lee “Scratch” Perry in 2017, it was a dream c...
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WATCH: KSAMC hosts annual Christmas feeding programme
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WATCH: KSAMC hosts annual Christmas feeding programme
December 26 10:25 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 400 homeless people were treated to a Christmas dinner Thursday on Water Lane in downtown Kingston, as Mayor Andrew Swab...
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Zelensky to meet Trump this weekend in Florida
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Zelensky to meet Trump this weekend in Florida
December 26 10:04 AM
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he would meet United States (US)  President Donald Trump this weekend to di...
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Lauderhill mayor extends holiday wishes, reflects on accomplishments in 2025
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Lauderhill mayor extends holiday wishes, reflects on accomplishments in 2025
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 26 09:59 AM
Mayor of Lauderhill, Jamaican-born Denise Grant, is extending holiday greetings to Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora. In an interview with Observe...
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UN says Guinea election campaign marked by ‘intimidation’
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UN says Guinea election campaign marked by ‘intimidation’
December 26 09:11 AM
GENEVA, Switzerland — The United Nations (UN) said the presidential election race in Guinea had been marked by intimidation, and urged authorities to ...
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No stopping Money Market in Boxing Day Sprint
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No stopping Money Market in Boxing Day Sprint
BY RUDDY ALLEN Staff reporter ruddya@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 26 12:12 AM
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WATCH: JLP welcomes Donovan Williams’ victory in Kingston Central
September 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has welcomed the confirmation that incumbent Donovan Williams has retained the Kingston Central sea...
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JLP’s Crawford staves off Mandeville mayor in high-stakes Manchester Central race
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September 4, 2025
Resilient Rhoda
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WATCH: ‘I will never leave the people,’ says JLP’s Ives in Manchester Southern
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WATCH: ‘I will never leave the people,’ says JLP’s Ives in Manchester Southern
September 3, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Even as he faced People’s National Party (PNP) heavyweight Peter Bunting at the polls on Wednesday, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) c...
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JLP indoor agent accuses PNP candidate Norman Scott of assault
September 3, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) indoor agent has accused the People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for St Elizabeth South Easte...
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WATCH: Back by ‘popular demand’, PNP’s Shaw says she’s ahead in St Thomas Eastern
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WATCH: Back by ‘popular demand’, PNP’s Shaw says she’s ahead in St Thomas Eastern
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People's National Party candidate for St Thomas Eastern, Yvonne Shaw, says a canvass of polling stations in the constituency shows...
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Voting smooth across Portland Eastern, Election day workers commended
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Voting smooth across Portland Eastern, Election day workers commended
September 3, 2025
There has been a steady turnout of voters across Portland after visits to Stony Hill, Drapers, Port Antonio Primary, Port Antonio Infant, Boundbrook I...
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WATCH: Bumper-to-bumper traffic in New Green, Manchester NW
September 3, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Voting has been progressing smoothly at New Green Primary School in Manchester North Western where scores of electors are contin...
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WATCH: No major issues so far as J’cans vote, says election observer
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WATCH: No major issues so far as J’cans vote, says election observer
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Head of the Organisation of American States (OAS) Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) to Jamaica, former Prime Minister of St Luci...
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Wheelchair-bound Comrade says nothing could keep him from voting
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Wheelchair-bound Comrade says nothing could keep him from voting
September 3, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Leroy Dackie is wheelchair-bound, but he was adamant that his physical challenge would not prevent him from casting his vote for P...
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Slight hiccup at voting centre in St James Central
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Slight hiccup at voting centre in St James Central
September 3, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — An earlier hiccup at a polling centre inside St James Central appears to have been resolved, according to police called to the sce...
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More challenges with EVIS as voting continues
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More challenges with EVIS as voting continues
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Incumbent Member of Parliament for Kingston Central, the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Donovan Williams, is reporting problems with...
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WATCH: Charles banking on performance over propaganda in St Thomas Eastern
September 3, 2025
ST THOMAS, JAMAICA — Jamaica Labour Party candidate and the incumbent for St Thomas Eastern, Dr Michelle Charles, is urging residents to cast their ba...
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WATCH: JLP candidate in Hanover Western says earlier voter intimidation issue resolved
September 3, 2025
HANOVER, Jamaica — Except for allegations of a brief incident of voter intimidation earlier in the day, voting is going fairly smoothly in Hanover Wes...
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WATCH: ‘I don’t feel pressured,’ says JLP’s Rhoda Crawford
September 3, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — An optimistic Rhoda Moy Crawford has predicted that there will be major upsets in Manchester Central even as she reiterated that...
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WATCH: Complaints mount about slow pace of voting
September 3, 2025
People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for Kingston Central Steve McGregor has added his voice to those complaining about the slow pace of voting sin...
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WATCH: Holness bats for ‘brilliant’, ‘humble’ Fayval Williams
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WATCH: Holness bats for ‘brilliant’, ‘humble’ Fayval Williams
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica Labour Party leader Dr Andrew Holness says St Andrew Eastern candidate Fayval Williams has been a very good minister of fi...
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WATCH: Slow voting frustrates in St Andrew Eastern
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WATCH: Slow voting frustrates in St Andrew Eastern
Jerome Williams, Observer staff reporter 
September 3, 2025
Patricia Duncan Sutherland, People’s National Party candidate for St Andrew Eastern, expressed concern about the slow pace of voting in the constituen...
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WATCH: ‘I do not listen to Don Anderson’s polls’ – Holness
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WATCH: ‘I do not listen to Don Anderson’s polls’ – Holness
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader Dr Andrew Holness is not fazed by polls showing his party is trailing the People’s National Part...
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Electors push through physical challenges to vote
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Electors push through physical challenges to vote
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Physical challenges were no bother for 55-year-old Karen and 59-year-old Lesroy Coke, who turned out to vote at Holy Family Primar...
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James Robertson claims outsiders ‘infiltrating’ St Thomas
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James Robertson claims outsiders ‘infiltrating’ St Thomas
September 3, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Despite claims that people from outside St Thomas have made their way to the parish and are upsetting residents, Jamaica Labour P...
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WATCH: Bunting anticipating high voter turnout, says JLP in trouble
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WATCH: Bunting anticipating high voter turnout, says JLP in trouble
September 3, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for Manchester Southern Peter Bunting says his anticipation of a high voter turnout sugg...
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WATCH: Golding confident of victory, urges voters to come out
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WATCH: Golding confident of victory, urges voters to come out
Jason Cross, Observer staff reporter, crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — President of the People’s National Party (PNP) and Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding has made a last minute appeal to Jamaica...
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FYI Consultancy Group, JN and donors bring early Christmas joy to Trelawny
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents of Trelawny gathered at the William Knibb Memorial High School football field on Sunday for a large-scale relief and com...
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Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
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Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Norwood Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) has recorded no murders and no shootings since the start of 2025, a major crime-figh...
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Swiss reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist receives Billboard plaque
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Swiss reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist receives Billboard plaque
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When Switzerland-based reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist collaborated with legendary Jamaican producer Lee “Scratch” Perry in 2017, it was a dream c...
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WATCH: KSAMC hosts annual Christmas feeding programme
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 400 homeless people were treated to a Christmas dinner Thursday on Water Lane in downtown Kingston, as Mayor Andrew Swab...
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