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Watch out for fake vets!
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Watch out for fake vets!
Animal advocates warn of rogue practitioners amid delays appointing veterinary board
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9 12:30 AM
Animal advocates and veterinarians have expressed deep concern about delays in appointing a new veterinary board, charging that the absence of a regul...
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US-based J’can organisations ramping up efforts to assist with education, health care
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US-based J’can organisations ramping up efforts to assist with education, health care
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
June 9 12:28 AM
NEW YORK, USA — Ahead of the start of the next school term some Jamaican organisations here have begun to ramp up their efforts to assist schools acro...
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Producer Slyda Di Wizard working towards musical legacy
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Producer Slyda Di Wizard working towards musical legacy
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9 12:26 AM
For more than a decade producer Rayon “Slyda Di Wizard” Curate has been carving out his own space in the music industry. Having worked with top-tier d...
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‘Eight years, $24 billion, still No Cornwall Regional Hospital’ — PNP St James candidates claim
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‘Eight years, $24 billion, still No Cornwall Regional Hospital’ — PNP St James candidates claim
June 9 12:26 AM
“THE people of western Jamaica are now in the eighth year of waiting. What began as a response to air quality concerns has ballooned into a national s...
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Legacy project coming for G C Foster College
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Legacy project coming for G C Foster College
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
June 9 12:24 AM
NEW YORK, USA — Irwine Clare Sr, head of Team Jamaica Bickle — the non-profit body which has helped Jamaican and other Caribbean athletes at the prest...
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Iwaata, Aidonia drop Never Basic
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Iwaata, Aidonia drop Never Basic
June 9 12:24 AM
Two of dancehall’s fiercest voices, Iwaata and Aidonia, have created a fiery new single titled Never Basic, produced by the internationally acclaimed,...
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Jamaica’s finest electrify 2025 Racers Grand Prix
BY ANDRE LOWE Sports content manager lowea@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9 12:22 AM
KISHANE Thompson looks supreme, Bryan Levell is putting the world on notice, Rasheed Broadbell is flying, Tina Clayton is getting back to her best, an...
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Sweet dreams
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Sweet dreams
Young agriculturalist shares beekeeping and agro-processing hopes
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9 12:22 AM
NOT the norm by any means, a third-year student at the College of Agriculture, Science, and Education (CASE), Gavin Coley hopes to make big waves in t...
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St Andrew man discharged following mediation in assault case
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St Andrew man discharged following mediation in assault case
May 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A St Andrew man who was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm, was on Tuesday formally discharged with a verdict of not gui...
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Vendor slapped with gun and assault charges
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Vendor slapped with gun and assault charges
January 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A vendor of Majesty Gardens in Kingston has been charged with several offences following an incident in his community on Thursday,...
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Feuding neighbours referred to restorative justice
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Feuding neighbours referred to restorative justice
January 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 69-year-old man accused of assaulting his neighbour was referred to restorative justice when he appeared before the Kingston and...
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Trial date set for woman accused of assaulting minor and stealing his phone
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Trial date set for woman accused of assaulting minor and stealing his phone
January 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman who allegedly assaulted a minor and took his phone was given a trial date when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew ...
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Resident’s assault case against security guard dismissed in court
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Resident’s assault case against security guard dismissed in court
November 20, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A dispute between a female resident of a housing complex and the property’s security guard took centre stage in the Kingston and S...
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Tyre repairman facing charges after allegedly beating, robbing woman in her home
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Tyre repairman facing charges after allegedly beating, robbing woman in her home
October 12, 2024
HANOVER, Jamaica —   A tyre repairman of Sandy Bay, Hanover has been charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and robbery with violence after he a...
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Man accused of breaking into house, stealing $2,000
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Man accused of breaking into house, stealing $2,000
July 2, 2024
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A man who reportedly broke into a house in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, assaulted a woman and then escaped with $2,000 has be...
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Watch out for fake vets!
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Watch out for fake vets!
Animal advocates warn of rogue practitioners amid delays appointing veterinary board
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9, 2025
Animal advocates and veterinarians have expressed deep concern about delays in appointing a new veterinary board, charging that the absence of a regul...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
US-based J’can organisations ramping up efforts to assist with education, health care
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US-based J’can organisations ramping up efforts to assist with education, health care
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
June 9, 2025
NEW YORK, USA — Ahead of the start of the next school term some Jamaican organisations here have begun to ramp up their efforts to assist schools acro...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Producer Slyda Di Wizard working towards musical legacy
Entertainment
Producer Slyda Di Wizard working towards musical legacy
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9, 2025
For more than a decade producer Rayon “Slyda Di Wizard” Curate has been carving out his own space in the music industry. Having worked with top-tier d...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘Eight years, $24 billion, still No Cornwall Regional Hospital’ — PNP St James candidates claim
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‘Eight years, $24 billion, still No Cornwall Regional Hospital’ — PNP St James candidates claim
June 9, 2025
“THE people of western Jamaica are now in the eighth year of waiting. What began as a response to air quality concerns has ballooned into a national s...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Legacy project coming for G C Foster College
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Legacy project coming for G C Foster College
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
June 9, 2025
NEW YORK, USA — Irwine Clare Sr, head of Team Jamaica Bickle — the non-profit body which has helped Jamaican and other Caribbean athletes at the prest...
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