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African group tells Warmington to apologise and undergo self-repair
October 5 12:30 AM
THE Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) has pointedly told Government Member of Parliament Everald Warmington that he has a “misinformed understanding” of h...
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Diaspora leaders reject claim of no complaints over slow pace of hurricane aid
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:29 AM
NEW YORK, United States — Diaspora leaders here have rubbished a claim by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade She...
Designing Resilience
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Designing Resilience
October 5 12:28 AM
“WHO knew that within a few weeks of Design Week Ja 2025, held under the theme ‘Creative Resilience’, Jamaica would be confronted with the devastating...
Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:26 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Sandals Foundation Island Challenge Jamaica has reached its £100,000 fund-raising target, paving the way for the purchase of ...
Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
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Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
…proposes Caribbean Tourism Agricultural Logistics Centre
Mark Dennis 
October 5 12:24 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Warning that the region is losing billions of dollars in potential earnings by failing to adequately connect its farmers and ...
Caribbean trade chief paints grim outlook for region’s food exports
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Caribbean trade chief paints grim outlook for region’s food exports
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:22 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Caribbean Export Development Agency Chief Executive Officer Damine Sinanan has warned that Caribbean countries will have to p...
From State care to the classroom
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From State care to the classroom
Christopher Dawes turns pain into purpose; rewrites his future through education
October 5 12:20 AM
FOR Christopher Dawes, navigating the challenges of growing up in State care could have easily defined his future. Instead, he allowed the circumstanc...
JSIF marks 30 years; vows to deepen impact on community development
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JSIF marks 30 years; vows to deepen impact on community development
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:20 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Three decades after it was established to help tackle poverty and social deprivation in vulnerable communities across the cou...

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Positive vibrations mark Bob Marley’s 81st Birthday
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Positive vibrations mark Bob Marley’s 81st Birthday
February 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Celebrations marking the 81st anniversary of the birth of Robert Nesta Marley took place on Thursday at the Bob Marley Museum at 5...
WATCH: 62-y-o woman loses home to fire on her birthday
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WATCH: 62-y-o woman loses home to fire on her birthday
February 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sixty-two-year-old Letitia Wright began her birthday on Monday by thanking God for another year of life, never imagining that with...
Faith and resilience carry Zelpha Brown to 100
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Faith and resilience carry Zelpha Brown to 100
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — When Zelpha Brown suffered a stroke just two days before her 99th birthday, her family feared they might lose her. A year later, B...
‘Pump Up’ celebrates Diamond Jubilee
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‘Pump Up’ celebrates Diamond Jubilee
May 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Clive ‘Pump Up’ Grannell, proprietor of the prominent Pump Up Liquor Store, marked a milestone on Good Friday this year, celebrati...
JLP marks 81st anniversary
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JLP marks 81st anniversary
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The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is marking its 81st anniversary on Monday by reaffirming to the Jamaican people its commitment towards transforming the...

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African group tells Warmington to apologise and undergo self-repair
October 5, 2026
THE Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) has pointedly told Government Member of Parliament Everald Warmington that he has a “misinformed understanding” of h...
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Diaspora leaders reject claim of no complaints over slow pace of hurricane aid
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
NEW YORK, United States — Diaspora leaders here have rubbished a claim by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade She...
Designing Resilience
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Designing Resilience
October 5, 2026
“WHO knew that within a few weeks of Design Week Ja 2025, held under the theme ‘Creative Resilience’, Jamaica would be confronted with the devastating...
Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Sandals Foundation Island Challenge Jamaica has reached its £100,000 fund-raising target, paving the way for the purchase of ...
Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
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Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
…proposes Caribbean Tourism Agricultural Logistics Centre
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CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Warning that the region is losing billions of dollars in potential earnings by failing to adequately connect its farmers and ...

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