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35 Years Strong: EdgeChem credits people, quality, and technical excellence
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35 Years Strong: EdgeChem credits people, quality, and technical excellence
April 2, 2026
EdgeChem Jamaica Limited has attributed its success over the past three and a half decades to a clear and consistent focus: building strong technical ...
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WATCH: Rudolph Speid undecided on future after failed World Cup bid
April 2, 2026
Jamaica’s senior men’s football head coach during the recent intercontinental World Cup play-offs, Rudolph Speid says he is undecided on whether he wi...
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PPV perpetrators
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PPV perpetrators
Drivers of public passenger vehicles chief offenders in million-dollar toll tailgating scheme
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY WILLIS Senior reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 2, 2026
PPV perpetrators
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AI governance loading
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AI governance loading
Jamaica moving to draft comprehensive national artificial intelligence policy
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 2, 2026
AI governance loading
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Perfect ‘brawta’
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Perfect ‘brawta’
Zimi Seh Brunch joining Taste of Reggae Sumfest Weekend ups the ante
April 2, 2026
Perfect ‘brawta’
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BANKS CASHING IN
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BANKS CASHING IN
Digital payments surge as fees rise, leaving Jamaicans paying more to move money
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 2, 2026
Banks cashing in
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‘I WON’T RESIGN!’
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‘I WON’T RESIGN!’
JFF president remains headstrong on ‘progress’ despite public pressure to leave post as Boyz return to Jamaica
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 2, 2026
Michael Ricketts unfazed by calls for resignation
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Rainforest Garlicky Mussels and Clams with White Wine Spaghetti
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Rainforest Garlicky Mussels and Clams with White Wine Spaghetti
April 2, 2026
Rainforest
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Captain Kirk soars with Island Gold Radio
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Captain Kirk soars with Island Gold Radio
April 2, 2026
Radio broadcaster Captain Kirk, known in some circles as “The Bad Boy of Radio,” believes that his latest venture, Island Gold Radio, is destined to b...
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St Elizabeth police stage ‘resilience’ gospel concert
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St Elizabeth police stage ‘resilience’ gospel concert
April 2, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Head of the St Elizabeth police, Superintendent Coleridge Minto, says he is anticipating a huge turnout at Thursday’s staging ...
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Forex: $158.91 to one US dollar
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Forex: $158.91 to one US dollar
April 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, April 2, ended trading at $158.91, up by 16 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s d...
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Spanish Town Police upset Mt Pleasant in JPL
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Spanish Town Police upset Mt Pleasant in JPL
April 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Relegation-threatened Spanish Town Police maintained their fight against the drop after scoring an upset 1-0 win over title-chasing ...
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Farm workers off to Canada as SAWP celebrates 60 years
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Farm workers off to Canada as SAWP celebrates 60 years
April 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Nearly 300 farm workers departed for Canada on Wednesday, April 1, under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). This fo...
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Police injured, Manchester’s most wanted man killed in Trelawny
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Police injured, Manchester’s most wanted man killed in Trelawny
April 2, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica— Police are reporting that Manchester’s most wanted man, Oral Cole, was fatally shot during a shootout in south Trelawny on Thursday...
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$6 billion saved in tourism workers’ pension scheme—Bartlett
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$6 billion saved in tourism workers’ pension scheme—Bartlett
April 2, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica—More than $6 billion has already been saved under the tourism workers' pension scheme, an initiative that was launched by the Minist...
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Jamaica strengthens preparedness for proliferation financing risks through national workshop
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Jamaica strengthens preparedness for proliferation financing risks through national workshop
April 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Financial Investigations Division (FID), in partnership with the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Constabulary Financial Unit (CFU),...
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Young Jamaica renews call for Dennis Gordon and Julian Robinson’s resignation
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Young Jamaica renews call for Dennis Gordon and Julian Robinson’s resignation
April 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Young Jamaica is renewing its call for the resignation of Member of Parliament (MP) and JACDEN Limited Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...
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Loaves of Laughter thrills patrons in Mandeville
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Loaves of Laughter thrills patrons in Mandeville
April 2, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Following two successful comedy shows Loaves of Laughter continues on Sunday featuring Leighton Smith and Bobby Finzi-Smith at T...
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Jamaican man charged in fatal shooting of his wife in Florida
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Jamaican man charged in fatal shooting of his wife in Florida
April 2, 2026
A Jamaican man has been charged in connection with the death of his wife, Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen, who authorities say was shot t...
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Reggae Boy Leon Bailey expresses disappointment after Reggae Boyz fail to qualify for World Cup
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Reggae Boy Leon Bailey expresses disappointment after Reggae Boyz fail to qualify for World Cup
April 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reggae Boy Leon Bailey is expressing disappointment and has issued a public apology to his country after the Reggae Boyz failed to q...
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WATCH: Rudolph Speid undecided on future after failed World Cup bid
April 2, 2026
Jamaica’s senior men’s football head coach during the recent intercontinental World Cup play-offs, Rudolph Speid says he is undecided on whether he wi...
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Tru-Juice FC climb to top of Zone A with 4-0 win over JDF
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Tru-Juice FC climb to top of Zone A with 4-0 win over JDF
April 2, 2026
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Tru-Juice Football Club (FC) moved to the top of Zone A in the Jamaica Football Championships over the weekend, after a 4-0 vi...
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Tru-Juice FC climb to top of Zone A with 4-0 win over JDF
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Tru-Juice FC climb to top of Zone A with 4-0 win over JDF
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 2, 2026
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Tru-Juice Football Club (FC) moved to the top of Zone A in the Jamaica Football Championships over the weekend, after a 4-0 vi...
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‘I WON’T RESIGN!’
Football, Sports
‘I WON’T RESIGN!’
JFF president remains headstrong on ‘progress’ despite public pressure to leave post as Boyz return to Jamaica
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 2, 2026
Michael Ricketts unfazed by calls for resignation
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Xesus Johnston, former CEO of Supreme Ventures Gaming, has died
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Xesus Johnston, the former chief executive officer of Supreme Ventures Gaming Limited, has died. Observer Online understands that ...
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The $1.6-b match
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More World Cup heartbreak for Jamaica, beaten in play-off by DR Congo
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More World Cup heartbreak for Jamaica, beaten in play-off by DR Congo
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz suffered a final heartbreak in their bid to reach to the FIFA Men’s World Cup for the first time since 1998 ...
March 31, 2026
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Former JLP MP dares Golding to repeat ‘defamatory’ comment outside Parliament
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Former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ann North West, Othneil Lawrence is daring Opposition Leader Mark Golding to repeat...
April 1, 2026
Companies that benefitted from UHWI tax exempt status named
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St Ann emerges as major investment hub—Seiveright
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St Ann emerges as major investment hub—Seiveright
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ST ANN, Jamaica—Minister of state in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright, has declared St Ann one of Jamaica’s fastes...
April 1, 2026
Appleton Estate delivers at Zimi Seh Beach 2026
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Man killed in Manchester police confrontation, firearm seized
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man was killed in an alleged confrontation with the police in Melrose Gardens near Land Settlement in Manchester on Wednesday....
April 1, 2026
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