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Bahamas gov’t looking to cut egg imports
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Bahamas gov’t looking to cut egg imports
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NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas Government is stepping up efforts to boost local egg production as part of a wider push to reduce the country’s re...
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Worker killed at MoBay airport project employed by subcontractor — CCECC
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Worker killed at MoBay airport project employed by subcontractor — CCECC
October 6 08:38 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Jamaica Limited (CCECC Jamaica) has clarified that the construction worker who di...
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Guyana Development Bank begins operations
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Guyana Development Bank begins operations
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyana Development Bank has officially begun operations, with the Irfaan Ali administration describing the institution ...
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Marauding Waterhouse hit Chapelton for six to continue JPL rampage
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Marauding Waterhouse hit Chapelton for six to continue JPL rampage
October 6 06:45 AM
Former champions Waterhouse FC continued their rampage in the Jamaica Premier League on Monday with a 6-0 thrashing of Chapelton Maroons in the first ...
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Reggae Boyz book ticket to quarterfinals of Nations League
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Reggae Boyz book ticket to quarterfinals of Nations League
October 6 06:25 AM
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Nations League after a 1-1 draw with Honduras at Estadio Nacional Chelato Ucl...
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Doctors pleased
IDT rules in favour of medical profesionals in pay dispute with Gov't
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 6 12:20 AM
TRADE unionist Senator Lambert Brown says doctors have welcomed the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) ruling on emergency duty payments, urging the G...
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IAJ vows quick settlement of outstanding Hurricane Melissa claims from tourism industry
October 6 12:18 AM
THE Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) has promised players in the tourism sector that its members are working to resolve some claims and question...
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Fernando Edwards Jamaica’s heroes through fashion
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Fernando Edwards Jamaica’s heroes through fashion
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 6 12:16 AM
WITH National Heroes’ Day approaching on October 19, Jamaican-born film-maker, writer and actor Fernando Edwards is celebrating the country’s seven na...
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PNP calls out gov’t over councillor’s exclusion from Black River stakeholder engagement
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PNP calls out gov’t over councillor’s exclusion from Black River stakeholder engagement
September 8, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party (PNP) is accusing the Government of acting in a partisan political manner after Councillor Dwight Salm...
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UPDATE: Murder suspect surrenders after hiding in Black River morass
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UPDATE: Murder suspect surrenders after hiding in Black River morass
August 8, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police say a 41-year-old man accused of fatally shooting his brother-in-law in a deadly domestic dispute in Slipe, St Elizabet...
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‘Crisis in the courts’
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‘Crisis in the courts’
Jess calls out Chuck over delays in repairing Melissa-damaged courthouses
June 3, 2026
Opposition Spokesperson on Justice, Zuleika Jess, is pointing to what she calls a crisis in the court system in western Jamaica, in particular in the ...
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
April 3, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The inaugural staging of the St Elizabeth police’s gospel concert in Black River on Thursday is being hailed as a success with...
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Two Black River escapees remain after Manchester’s most wanted killed by police
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Two Black River escapees remain after Manchester’s most wanted killed by police
April 2, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Police say following the fatal shooting of Manchester’s most wanted man and Black River prison escapee Oral Cole on Thursday, two...
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Gov’t identifies lands in Black River for post-hurricane relocation and reconstruction
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Gov’t identifies lands in Black River for post-hurricane relocation and reconstruction
March 23, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government has identified parcels of land in Black River, St Elizabeth, deemed suitable for a comprehensive reconstruction and...
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Police confirm gunfight in Black River
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Police confirm gunfight in Black River
January 6, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police have confirmed that there is an active gunfight in Black River. Observer Online understands that the mid-afternoon gunf...
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Hurricane recovery a catalyst to address long-standing development constraints
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Hurricane recovery a catalyst to address long-standing development constraints
January 3, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, says Jamaica’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa must be used as a catalyst to address long-s...
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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
January 2, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—General manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Robert Honeyghan, says the staging of the inaugural fireworks displa...
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Holness reaffirms commitment to Black River recovery
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Holness reaffirms commitment to Black River recovery
January 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to the full recovery and rebuilding of Black River. Holne...
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Traffic changes announced for Black River fireworks festival
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Traffic changes announced for Black River fireworks festival
December 31, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth police are advising the public of temporary road closures and traffic changes to facilitate the safe staging ...
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Clean-up of Black River progressing steadily
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Clean-up of Black River progressing steadily
December 30, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Phase two of the clean-up of Black River in St Elizabeth is now underway, with the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWM...
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WATCH: NCB Foundation commends Black River community stalwart
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WATCH: NCB Foundation commends Black River community stalwart
December 27, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A long-serving community volunteer whose quiet acts of kindness have touched generations in Black River was on Saturday recogn...
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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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KFC Black River resumes full operation to communities
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KFC Black River resumes full operation to communities
December 19, 2025
Seven weeks after the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, particularly in the south-western section of the island, KFC operator Restaurants of Ja...
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‘There is no food, we sleep in fear’:  Mothers worry in storm-hit Black River
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‘There is no food, we sleep in fear’: Mothers worry in storm-hit Black River
Carlysia Ramdeen, Observer Online reporter, ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 31, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Following the wreckage left behind by Hurricane Melissa, mothers in Black River are facing desperate conditions as they search...
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Attorney calls for urgent relocation of prisoners, evacuation of Black River following Hurricane Melissa
October 31, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Attorney-at-law Thomas Levene is calling for the immediate relocation of 65 prisoners being housed at the Black River Police S...
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Conditions ‘devastating’ in St Elizabeth, says Black River mayor
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Conditions ‘devastating’ in St Elizabeth, says Black River mayor
October 29, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Mayor of Black River, Richard Solomon, says the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in St Elizabeth is nothing short of "catastroph...
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Masicka brings ‘crocodile badness’ to Black River for BLK Festival’s debut staging
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Masicka brings ‘crocodile badness’ to Black River for BLK Festival’s debut staging
SANDENA JAMES, Social Media Editor 
August 16, 2025
The south coast town of Black River will transform this Saturday as the inaugural BLK Festival unfolds at Independence Park. Headlined by dancehall he...
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Black River fish market to be renovated
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Black River fish market to be renovated
August 14, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica—The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining will commence full renovation works on the Black River Fish Market in St Elizabeth...
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Smuggled animal is an ocelot not tiger, says veterinary expert
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Smuggled animal is an ocelot not tiger, says veterinary expert
May 7, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Dr Sophia Ramlal, the director of veterinary services in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining has confirmed that...
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Police pushing for higher heights in St Elizabeth’s anti-crime fight
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Police pushing for higher heights in St Elizabeth’s anti-crime fight
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
February 11, 2025
St Elizabeth, Jamaica – He is being showered with accolades for leading what’s being described as a highly successful anti-crime fight in this south-c...
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Worker killed at MoBay airport project employed by subcontractor — CCECC
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Guyana Development Bank begins operations
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyana Development Bank has officially begun operations, with the Irfaan Ali administration describing the institution ...
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Marauding Waterhouse hit Chapelton for six to continue JPL rampage
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Reggae Boyz book ticket to quarterfinals of Nations League
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Reggae Boyz book ticket to quarterfinals of Nations League
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