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St Elizabeth Tech make Melissa-ravished parish proud with sixth daCosta Cup title
December 21, 2025
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Not so Grand Market for St Elizabeth
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Not so Grand Market for St Elizabeth
...businesses struggling to recover, says president of parish’s chamber of commerce
By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 21, 2025
Not so Grand Market for St Elizabeth
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2025 Festive Firs
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December 21, 2025
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Trinidad PM says Caricom has ‘lost its way’
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Trinidad PM says Caricom has ‘lost its way’
December 20, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Saturday said the 15-member regional integration grouping...
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STETHS outlast Glenmuir on penalties to win daCosta Cup
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STETHS outlast Glenmuir on penalties to win daCosta Cup
December 20, 2025
St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) won the ISSA daCosta Cup on Saturday, beating Glenmuir High 8-7 in sudden death penalties in a dramatic finish in...
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Clarendon College edge Cornwall College to claim Ben Francis Cup
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Clarendon College edge Cornwall College to claim Ben Francis Cup
December 20, 2025
Clarendon College won their fifth ISSA Ben Francis Cup title on Saturday, beating Cornwall College 2-1 in the final played at the National Stadium. Ni...
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How Excelsior exploited JC’s weaknesses to win Manning Cup
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How Excelsior exploited JC’s weaknesses to win Manning Cup
December 20, 2025
A stickler for details, Excelsior High coach Keon Broderick says a crucial video session on Thursday paved the way for their triumph in the Manning Cu...
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‘Does JFJ understand the realities on the ground?’
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‘Does JFJ understand the realities on the ground?’
Experts against rights group’s proposal to decriminalise sex between minors
December 20, 2025
Human rights group Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ) is facing backlash over its proposal for a "further defence" for “differences up to five years” as part...
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Trinidad PM says Caricom has ‘lost its way’
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Trinidad PM says Caricom has ‘lost its way’
December 20, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Saturday said the 15-member regional integration grouping...
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STETHS outlast Glenmuir on penalties to win daCosta Cup
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STETHS outlast Glenmuir on penalties to win daCosta Cup
December 20, 2025
St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) won the ISSA daCosta Cup on Saturday, beating Glenmuir High 8-7 in sudden death penalties in a dramatic finish in...
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Top players to excite at JDA national championships
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Top players to excite at JDA national championships
December 20, 2025
It will be a landmark day for intellectual sport as the Jamaica Draughts Association (JDA) stages its National Pool Checkers Championships at Port Rho...
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Clarendon College edge Cornwall College to claim Ben Francis Cup
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Clarendon College edge Cornwall College to claim Ben Francis Cup
December 20, 2025
Clarendon College won their fifth ISSA Ben Francis Cup title on Saturday, beating Cornwall College 2-1 in the final played at the National Stadium. Ni...
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Toll collection for May Pen to Williamsfield set for December 27, says TJH
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Toll collection for May Pen to Williamsfield set for December 27, says TJH
December 20, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — TransJamaican Highway Limited (TJH) says the tolling of the May Pen to Williamsfield leg is set to commence within a week’s time...
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UPDATE: Body retrieved after vehicle plunges into Black River
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UPDATE: Body retrieved after vehicle plunges into Black River
December 20, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The Jamaica Defence Force is reporting that the body of a man whose vehicle plunged into the Black River off the Lacovia Bridg...
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Not so Grand Market for St Elizabeth
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Not so Grand Market for St Elizabeth
...businesses struggling to recover, says president of parish’s chamber of commerce
By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 21, 2025
Not so Grand Market for St Elizabeth
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Rebuilding history
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Rebuilding history
BY CHARMAINE N CLARKE Executive editor, regional correspondents network clarkec@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 21, 2025
Rebuilding history
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JCF brings Christmas village to Hanover community
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JCF brings Christmas village to Hanover community
December 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Cold Spring, Hanover, came alive with laughter, colour, and community spirit on Thursday, December 18, as the Jamaica Constabulary F...
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Ex-cop ‘Milla 9’ and co-defendant get life sentences for fatal US home invasion
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Ex-cop ‘Milla 9’ and co-defendant get life sentences for fatal US home invasion
December 20, 2025
Former Jamaican cop and music producer Omar ‘Milla 9’ Miller is one of two Florida men who were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of...
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St Catherine circuit court matters being heard in Kingston
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St Catherine circuit court matters being heard in Kingston
December 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Court Administration Division (CAD) has relocated all St Catherine circuit court matters to Kingston due to damage caused by Hur...
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St Elizabeth Tech make Melissa-ravished parish proud with sixth daCosta Cup title
December 21, 2025
IMPERVIOUS!
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Crown Chaser targets Will In Charge Trophy after Jamaica Cup disappointment
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Crown Chaser targets Will In Charge Trophy after Jamaica Cup disappointment
Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
December 21, 2025
Crown Chaser
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JC rue not ‘taking Christmas gift’
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JC rue not ‘taking Christmas gift’
December 21, 2025
JC rue not ‘taking Christmas gift’
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Mohanlal wins Miss Ruth Trophy in commanding fashion
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Mohanlal wins Miss Ruth Trophy in commanding fashion
December 21, 2025
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Simpson reflects on time as interim JFF general secretary
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Simpson reflects on time as interim JFF general secretary
December 21, 2025
Simpson reflects on time as interim JFF general secretary
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