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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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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
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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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Elephant Man ‘good to go’ to the UK for the first time in 16 years
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Elephant Man ‘good to go’ to the UK for the first time in 16 years
Claude Mills, Observer Writer 
March 26, 2025
Dancehall star Elephant Man will return to the United Kingdom for the first time in 16 years this August for a show, after being granted a work permit...
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Bounty Killer back in US after 15 years
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Bounty Killer back in US after 15 years
March 18, 2025
Dancehall star Bounty Killer returned to the United States for the first time in 15 years on Tuesday after his visa to the North American country was ...
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Bounty Killer, Capleton for ‘Mawch Out’ on March 15th
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Bounty Killer, Capleton for ‘Mawch Out’ on March 15th
February 15, 2025
Local-based promotions company Gangstar Promotions is aiming to combine the best of old school dancehall with edge new-age dancehall acts in an event ...
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‘Kette Drum’ singer Determine dies after cancer battle
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‘Kette Drum’ singer Determine dies after cancer battle
February 13, 2025
Reggae singer Determine, known for his mid-1990s hit single Kette Drum in collaboration Beenie Man, has died. The singer, born Rohan Bennett, passed a...
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Grateful for Sasco: Entertainer praised for being a positive force in dancehall for 25 years
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Grateful for Sasco: Entertainer praised for being a positive force in dancehall for 25 years
Shereita Grizzle, Observer staff reporter, grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Praises flowed for Agent Sasco Sunday night as the dancehall artiste celebrated 25 years in music with his sold out Grateful conce...
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WATCH: Beenie, Bounty in good spirits ahead of receiving national awards
October 21, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Dancehall icons Beenie Man and Bounty Killer were in good spirits on Monday morning ahead of the Ceremony of Investiture and Prese...
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Grange hails musical honourees ahead of Heroes’ Day ceremony
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Grange hails musical honourees ahead of Heroes’ Day ceremony
KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
October 20, 2024
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports Olivia “Babsy” Grange is pleased that entertainment icons Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Nadine Suth...
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Trinidadian artiste Kesi Tempro gets endorsement from Jamaican dancehall acts, set to work with Romeich
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Trinidadian artiste Kesi Tempro gets endorsement from Jamaican dancehall acts, set to work with Romeich
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
August 22, 2024
While growing up in Trinidad, Ola Kesi Tempro was influenced by several musical genres from a young age. Now pursuing a career in music, she has earne...
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Bounty Killer temporarily detained at Trinidad airport
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Bounty Killer temporarily detained at Trinidad airport
Thanks Holness, Vaz for intervention
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall veteran Bounty Killer says he was temporarily detained at the Piarco International Airport in Trinidad on Friday. In a s...
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Grange criticises Golding for ‘misleading’ attempt to take credit for awarding Beenie, Bounty
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Grange criticises Golding for ‘misleading’ attempt to take credit for awarding Beenie, Bounty
August 8, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Culture Olivia Grange has criticised Opposition Leader Mark Golding for what she describes as his attempt to take credit...
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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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