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Unhealthy trend: Student obesity surges to 15.3%
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Unhealthy trend: Student obesity surges to 15.3%
August 26 12:20 AM
Unhealthy trend:
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A different route for boys
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A different route for boys
JCF Cadet Academy combats truancy, other challenges with discipline, mentorship
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
August 26 12:18 AM
A different route for boys
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‘RAIN DELAY’ FOR JCA AGM
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‘RAIN DELAY’ FOR JCA AGM
Cricket association elections pushed back to October
August 26 12:12 AM
Bennett says JCA’s rescheduled voting AGM set for October
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Discriminatory or necessary?
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Discriminatory or necessary?
Strong views on JTA suggestion of compulsory PTA meetings for PATH beneficiaries
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
August 26 12:09 AM
Discriminatory or necessary?
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Audit confirms JMDA concerns
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Audit confirms JMDA concerns
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
August 26 12:09 AM
Audit confirms JMDA concerns
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JDF applies military muscle to Merl Grove repairs
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JDF applies military muscle to Merl Grove repairs
RENAE OSBOURNE, Observer staff reporter, osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 26 12:07 AM
JDF applies military muscle to Merl Grove repairs
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MP Holness wants more for Mavis Bank Health Centre
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MP Holness wants more for Mavis Bank Health Centre
Health minister wary
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 26 12:06 AM
Member of Parliament for St Andrew East Rural Juliet Holness has appealed to the health ministry to improve aspects of the Mavis Bank Health Centre in...
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Interpersonal conflicts fuel murder spike in St Elizabeth
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Interpersonal conflicts fuel murder spike in St Elizabeth
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
August 26 12:04 AM
Interpersonal conflicts fuel murder spike in St Elizabeth
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UPDATE: Investigation launched into Rio Cobre drowning incident, victim identified
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UPDATE: Investigation launched into Rio Cobre drowning incident, victim identified
November 12, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The Inspectorate and Professional Standards Oversight Bureau (IPROB) and the Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom...
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WATCH: Man drowns after falling from police vehicle into Rio Cobre
November 12, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A man drowned on Wednesday afternoon after reportedly falling from the back of a Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) pickup into ...
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Bog Walk Gorge remains closed due to safety concerns
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Bog Walk Gorge remains closed due to safety concerns
November 6, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine will remain closed to vehicular traffic as authorities work to clear utility poles that con...
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Bog Walk Gorge closed
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Bog Walk Gorge closed
October 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Bog Walk Gorge flood traffic control gates have been closed due to rising water levels following heavy rainfall on Friday. The ...
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Bog Walk Gorge impassable
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Bog Walk Gorge impassable
October 17, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica–The police are advising the motoring public that the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine has become impassable due to boulders fallin...
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Power restored to customers, Bog Walk Gorge reopened after train derailment
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Power restored to customers, Bog Walk Gorge reopened after train derailment
August 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is reporting that normalcy has returned to customers who lost power due to Saturday’s train derailment...
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More outages in St Catherine due to train derailment
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More outages in St Catherine due to train derailment
August 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is advising the public that Saturday’s train derailment has significantly damaged its electrical back...
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JPS says power delivery network ‘extensively damaged’ by derailed train
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JPS says power delivery network ‘extensively damaged’ by derailed train
August 10, 2025
Jamaica Public Service Company says it is continuing repairs to its power delivery network, which was "extensively damaged" by a Windalco train that d...
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Bog Walk Gorge remains closed after Windalco train derailment
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Bog Walk Gorge remains closed after Windalco train derailment
August 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Police are informing motorists that the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine remains closed after a train derailed and overturned in the...
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St Catherine man dies after motor vehicle plunges into Rio Cobre
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St Catherine man dies after motor vehicle plunges into Rio Cobre
July 30, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica—A 58-year-old man died on Wednesday after his vehicle plunged into the Rio Cobre at a section of the Bog Walk Gorge. He has been...
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Man dies after vehicle veers off Flat Bridge
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Man dies after vehicle veers off Flat Bridge
April 14, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – A man is dead after the vehicle he was driving veered off the Flat Bridge and plunged into the Rio Cobre in St Catherine on Su...
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Bog Walk Gorge partially blocked
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Bog Walk Gorge partially blocked
February 10, 2025
BOG WALK, St Catherine—The Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine is partially blocked due to a trapped truck on the bridge. The police are advising motorists...
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Road through the Bog Walk Gorge blocked due to landslide
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Road through the Bog Walk Gorge blocked due to landslide
September 26, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that the road through the Bog Walk Gorge, St Catherine is now impassable due to a...
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Bog Walk Gorge reopened
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Bog Walk Gorge reopened
July 8, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica— The police have advised that the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine is now open to the motoring public. The corridor was closed to ...
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Bog Walk Gorge closed for removal of overturned truck
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Bog Walk Gorge closed for removal of overturned truck
June 20, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine has been closed by the relevant authorities to facilitate the removal of a truck that overt...
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Bog Walk Gorge impassable
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Bog Walk Gorge impassable
June 19, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine is currently impassable due to an accident involving a large truck. Motorists are advised to us...
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Unhealthy trend: Student obesity surges to 15.3%
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Unhealthy trend: Student obesity surges to 15.3%
August 26, 2026
Unhealthy trend:
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A different route for boys
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A different route for boys
JCF Cadet Academy combats truancy, other challenges with discipline, mentorship
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
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A different route for boys
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‘RAIN DELAY’ FOR JCA AGM
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‘RAIN DELAY’ FOR JCA AGM
Cricket association elections pushed back to October
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Bennett says JCA’s rescheduled voting AGM set for October
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Discriminatory or necessary?
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Discriminatory or necessary?
Strong views on JTA suggestion of compulsory PTA meetings for PATH beneficiaries
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
August 26, 2026
Discriminatory or necessary?
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Audit confirms JMDA concerns
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Audit confirms JMDA concerns
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Audit confirms JMDA concerns
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