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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

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...

Entertainment

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

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

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

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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LOOK OUT, WORLD!

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

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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ENSO conditions may give rise to intense first half of 2025 hurricane season

June 2, 2025

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Monday said that El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions cou...

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JPS leads first inter-utility drill ahead of the hurricane season

April 7, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) on Monday led a joint hurricane simulation exercise, built around a ficticious Category 4 hurrica...

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Rafael strengthening as it moves closer to Jamaica; expected near island Tuesday morning

November 5, 2024

Tropical Storm Rafael is strengthening as it moves closer to the southern coastline of Jamaica, according to the Meteorological Service. It its 5am bu...

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With little electricity, Cuba girds for a hurricane

October 20, 2024

Havana, Cuba (AFP)— Cuba girded Sunday for a hit from Hurricane Oscar, bracing for more chaos and misery as it grapples with a nearly nationwide power...

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Hurricane Oscar makes landfall on Great Inagua island

October 20, 2024

NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC)— Hurricane Oscar made landfall on the Great Inagua island in the southeast Bahamas early Sunday morning as a category one storm....

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Schools closed as Bahamians told to prepare for passage of Hurricane Milton

October 9, 2024

NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC)— Prime Minister Phillip Davis has announced the closure of schools on some islands in the Bahamas as he urged residents to be pr...

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Hurricane Milton could be Florida’s worst storm in a century, says Biden

October 8, 2024

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)— Hurricane Milton, the Category 4 storm headed toward the southeastern United States, could be the worst to hit Florid...

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Hurricane Milton strengthens into Category 5 storm, targets Florida

October 7, 2024

TREASURE ISLAND, United States (AFP) -- Hurricane Milton exploded in strength Monday to become a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm bound for F...

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Hurricane Milton strengthens fast, threatens Mexico, Florida

October 7, 2024

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Hurricane Milton intensified rapidly on Monday, with dangerous winds and storm surges forecast for Mexico's Yucatan Peni...

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Fresh US hurricane threat on heels of deadly Helene

October 6, 2024

MIAMI, United States (AFP)— Florida's governor declared a state of emergency on Saturday as forecasters warned the US state -- still reeling from dead...

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Caribbean told to brace for increased tropical cyclones and severe weather activity

September 30, 2024

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) is warning Caribbean countries to be prepared for “increased...

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‘Nothing coulda prepare mi fi Gilbert’

Haunted by hurricanes past, Jamaicans recount storm terrors

SHEREITA GRIZZLE, Observer Online reporter, grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com

September 12, 2024

Jamaica Observer Online, in association with a number of partners, has produced its 2024 Hurricane Season Guide. This is one of the many stories in th...

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Memory of losing parents during Tropical Storm Gustav still too painful for George Campbell

VANESSA JAMES, Observer Online reporter, jamesv@jamaicaobserver.com

August 21, 2024

Jamaica Observer Online, in association with a number of partners, has produced its 2024 Hurricane Season Guide. This is one of the many stories in th...

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Ernesto becomes a hurricane after drenching Puerto Rico

August 14, 2024

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Ernesto grew into a hurricane Wednesday, US forecasters said, after leaving more than 600,000 customers without power in...

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Weather system could become tropical storm Ernesto within 48 hours— NHC

August 12, 2024

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC)— The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) Monday warned that a disturbance located a few hundred miles away from the...

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St Elizabeth families affected by Hurricane Beryl receive $3m from Howard Ward Benefit Foundation

August 6, 2024

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica— The Howard Ward Benefit Foundation, in collaboration with Wards Power Tools, made a donation of over $3million in building supp...

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Holness distributes financial assistance to people impacted by Hurricane Beryl

August 6, 2024

KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Government has begun the process of distributing funds from its coffers to Jamaicans whose houses were damaged by Hurricane Ber...

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Five tips to stay safe amid Hurricane Beryl’s flooding, water contamination

By Gabrielle Wade

July 9, 2024

In the aftermath of Category 4 Hurricane Beryl, Jamaica has been severely impacted by widespread flooding and water contamination. These conditions he...

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Golding calls on Gov’t to address significant damage to Sandy Gully

July 9, 2024

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Opposition Leader Mark Golding has called on the Government to address the damage to Sandy Gully following a tour on Monday of the c...

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Flood watch as Beryl sweeps across US

July 9, 2024

HOUSTON, United States (AFP)— A flood watch was in place Tuesday across multiple US states as tropical depression Beryl lashes the country's south wit...

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Hurricane Beryl hammers Texas coast with flooding, winds

July 8, 2024

HOUSTON, United States (AFP)— Hurricane Beryl made landfall Monday in the southern US state of Texas, killing at least two people and causing millions...

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Texas hunkers down as Hurricane Beryl hits coast

July 8, 2024

HOUSTON, United States (AFP)— Hurricane Beryl made landfall Monday in the southern US state of Texas, where some residents were evacuated over warning...

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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...

News

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...

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...

News

‘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...

News

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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