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Rent row retreat
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Rent row retreat
Holness cuts back NaRRA roll-out amid outrage over $115m-a-year HQ
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:30 AM
PRIME Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that the Government will initially limit the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) t...
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Enough of the absences
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Enough of the absences
Judge tells co-accused Pinnock he may have to cross-examine witness himself
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:28 AM
Clearly frustrated by disruptions caused by the repeated absence of a defence attorney, Justice Sanchia Burrell on Wednesday told co-accused Fritz Pin...
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Scotia going private
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Scotia going private
Minority shareholders approve $63.50-billion buyout
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:26 AM
Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) is set to become a private company in the coming months as minority shareholders on Wednesday approved an offer by ...
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200 Cubans back in public health system
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200 Cubans back in public health system
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:24 AM
THE Government has re-engaged 157 Cuban medical professionals months after the collapse of a long-standing bilateral health-care arrangement with Cuba...
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:24 AM
JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck and Opposition Leader Mark Golding clashed in Parliament on Tuesday over data on the Gun Court. The exchange was sparked...
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Belize minister bullish on Wambugu apple research at CASE
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Belize minister bullish on Wambugu apple research at CASE
October 8 12:22 AM
BELIZE’S Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and New Growth Industries Rodwell Ferguson believes research into the cultivation of the Wambugu apple...
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Davies Town, Farmers Heights to finally get piped water
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Davies Town, Farmers Heights to finally get piped water
Samuda outlines major infrastructure developments for St Ann NE
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:20 AM
RESIDENTS in rural St Ann are set to benefit from expanded access to potable water, with Member of Parliament for St Ann North Eastern Matthew Samuda ...
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Beaches Negril brings inspiration, and possibility to Women’s Centre
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Beaches Negril brings inspiration, and possibility to Women’s Centre
October 8 12:18 AM
ENTERTAINMENT division manager of Beaches Negril Orville Whyte shared a message of resilience and possibility with participants during an orientation ...
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Abka Fitz-Henley

Senator backs 15-year mandatory minimum, warns against weakening Firearms Act
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Senator backs 15-year mandatory minimum, warns against weakening Firearms Act
September 25, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says any perceived or substantive effort to diminish the strength of the Firearms (Prohibition...
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Senators hail Balford Henry as journalism stalwart
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Senators hail Balford Henry as journalism stalwart
September 25, 2026
Veteran journalist Balford Henry was remembered in the Senate on Friday as a fixture of Parliament, with legislators recalling his deep knowledge of i...
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Fitz-Henley says action to support journalist welfare would be good for democracy in Jamaica
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Fitz-Henley says action to support journalist welfare would be good for democracy in Jamaica
September 6, 2026
State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley has called for action-oriented deliberation towards implementing independ...
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Fitz-Henley rejects Golding’s touting of ‘painful’ 1970s democratic socialist policies
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Fitz-Henley rejects Golding’s touting of ‘painful’ 1970s democratic socialist policies
August 23, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley has criticised People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding’s support for democratic s...
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Fitz-Henley welcomes ‘timely celebration of unity and Caribbean excellence’ at Sobers thanksgiving
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Fitz-Henley welcomes ‘timely celebration of unity and Caribbean excellence’ at Sobers thanksgiving
July 29, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica  —  State minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says the thanksgiving service held on Wednesday for...
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‘Shameful’: JLP slams Golding over failure to condemn statements in leaked PNP voicenotes
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‘Shameful’: JLP slams Golding over failure to condemn statements in leaked PNP voicenotes
July 26, 2026
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is describing as “shameful” the failure of People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding to condemn statements m...
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Fitz-Henley leads Senate tributes to Stephen Francis
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Fitz-Henley leads Senate tributes to Stephen Francis
July 17, 2026
The Upper House of Parliament paid tribute Friday to iconic track and field coach, Stephen Francis, who died last week. State Minister in the Office o...
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Fitz-Henley rejects criticism of Anderson appointment, accuses PNP of ‘maligning patriotic Jamaicans’
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Fitz-Henley rejects criticism of Anderson appointment, accuses PNP of ‘maligning patriotic Jamaicans’
May 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, has criticised the Opposition People’s National Part...
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Implementation phase of using donated funds to provide houses to Jamaicans underway, says Fitz-Henley
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Implementation phase of using donated funds to provide houses to Jamaicans underway, says Fitz-Henley
May 21, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister Abka Fitz-Henley says, following a commitment made by Prime Minister Andrew Holness in December last year, the Gove...
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The houses are here, says Fitz-Henley
The houses are here, says Fitz-Henley
May 8, 2026
Some 924 modular or containerised houses intended for victims of Hurricane Melisa are already in Jamaica with hundreds more on the way. Government Sen...
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Fitz-Henley supports freedom of speech but cautions PNP sympathisers about “vicious political lies” concerning national issues
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Fitz-Henley supports freedom of speech but cautions PNP sympathisers about “vicious political lies” concerning national issues
May 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — While identifying Prime Minister Andrew Holness as perhaps the most lied upon Jamaican politician in the increasingly dynamic cybe...
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Fitz-Henley touts Gov’t’s multi-pronged approach to transform justice system
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Fitz-Henley touts Gov’t’s multi-pronged approach to transform justice system
April 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says the Holness administration is pursuing a multi-p...
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WATCH: Fitz-Henley commends amendment to Income Tax Act, lauds employers for compassionate payments
February 22, 2026
State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley is commending employers who moved to give compassionate payments to emplo...
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Fitz-Henley urges Jamaicans to use opportunities provided by amended expungement law
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Fitz-Henley urges Jamaicans to use opportunities provided by amended expungement law
January 30, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Senate Abka Fitz-Henley has urged Jamaicans who will benefit via opportunity fo...
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Fitz-Henley pays tribute to late journalist Donald Oliver
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Fitz-Henley pays tribute to late journalist Donald Oliver
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, has paid tribute to late journalist Donald Oliver. O...
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30-year low murder rate evidence of effective Gov’t policy and partnership with security forces — Fitz-Henley
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30-year low murder rate evidence of effective Gov’t policy and partnership with security forces — Fitz-Henley
December 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Abka Fitz-Henley says Jamaica being on track to record the lowest number of mur...
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Fitz-Henley and Tavares-Finson return to St Elizabeth with building supplies, urge multi-stakeholder effort
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Fitz-Henley and Tavares-Finson return to St Elizabeth with building supplies, urge multi-stakeholder effort
November 23, 2025
Government senators Abka Fitz-Henley and Christian Tavares-Finson say it is important that as many private stakeholders as possible contribute to effo...
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Fitz-Henley, Crawford, Dalrymple-Philibert deliver thousands of relief supplies to Trelawny
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Fitz-Henley, Crawford, Dalrymple-Philibert deliver thousands of relief supplies to Trelawny
November 14, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica —Moved by scenes of devastation across sections of Trelawny which have been impacted by Hurricane Melissa, state ministers Abka Fitz...
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Clarification
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Clarification
August 18, 2025
The Jamaica Observer published an article on August 16, 2025 which suggested that Senator Abka Fitz-Henley had issued a statement to the media concern...
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Fitz-Henley rubbishes PNP claims that JLP is delaying plans for national debates
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Fitz-Henley rubbishes PNP claims that JLP is delaying plans for national debates
August 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Chairman for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Communication Taskforce, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley has cited "miscommunication concernin...
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WATCH: Brown withdraws claim Gov’t indicated early shutdown of Parliament
July 5, 2025
Opposition Senator Lambert Brown has withdrawn what has emerged to be an inaccurate claim from the ranks of the People's National Party (PNP) that the...
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Fitz-Henley lauds decision not to renew JPS licence with existing terms
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Fitz-Henley lauds decision not to renew JPS licence with existing terms
July 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says Jamaicans may be confident that the Energy Minister Daryl Vaz and the Holness administrat...
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Holness cuts back NaRRA roll-out amid outrage over $115m-a-year HQ
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
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PRIME Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that the Government will initially limit the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) t...
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Enough of the absences
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Judge tells co-accused Pinnock he may have to cross-examine witness himself
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2026
Clearly frustrated by disruptions caused by the repeated absence of a defence attorney, Justice Sanchia Burrell on Wednesday told co-accused Fritz Pin...
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Scotia going private
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Minority shareholders approve $63.50-billion buyout
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2026
Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) is set to become a private company in the coming months as minority shareholders on Wednesday approved an offer by ...
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200 Cubans back in public health system
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200 Cubans back in public health system
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2026
THE Government has re-engaged 157 Cuban medical professionals months after the collapse of a long-standing bilateral health-care arrangement with Cuba...
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2026
JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck and Opposition Leader Mark Golding clashed in Parliament on Tuesday over data on the Gun Court. The exchange was sparked...
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