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BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 4 12:30 AM
AS Jamaicans confront the recurrent threat of drought, worsened by the El Niño weather phenomenon, a renewed proposal to convert seawater into potable...
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Jamaica Cancer Society diverts patients after only mammogram machine breaks down
By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 4 12:28 AM
OCTOBER is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time when women are urged to prioritise their breast health, get screened, and act early. But the Jamaica ...
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BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 4 12:26 AM
WHILE the figures behind Jamaica’s birth rate crisis paint a daunting picture — women are having an average of 1.3 children in their lifetime, among t...
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Speid focuses on youth revamp as Boyz beat El Salvador 2-0
BY RACHID PARCHMENT Digital sports coordinator parchment.jol@gmail.com 
October 4 12:12 AM
INTERIM Reggae Boyz Head Coach Rudolph Speid says the team has entered a dedicated rebuilding phase, after Jamaica’s 2-0 win over El Salvador in their...
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New entity to replace CAC, FTC
Senate begins debate on Jamaica Consumer and Competition Authority
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 4 12:10 AM
A new entity — the Jamaica Consumer and Competition Authority — is coming to replace the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Fair Trading Comm...
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Ontonio Dawson’s Journey of Faith and Perseverance
October 4 12:08 AM
AT age 13, Ontonio Dawson watched as friends his age moved on to high school while he remained behind, carrying the disappointment of failing the seco...
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Beyond economic stability
Senator says Jamaica faces urgent productivity, public service challenge
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 4 12:07 AM
GOVERNMENT Senator Sherene Golding Campbell opened the Senate’s State of the Nation Debate last Friday by declaring that Jamaica can no longer afford ...

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