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Jamaicans dominate Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards
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Jamaicans dominate Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards
December 22 03:13 PM
Jamaicans dominated the 2025 Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards with 12 nationals from the island among honourees named by culinary authority Best Dress...
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Russia pledges ‘full support’ for Venezuela against US ‘hostilities’
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Russia pledges ‘full support’ for Venezuela against US ‘hostilities’
December 22 03:06 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Russia on Monday expressed "full support" for Venezuela as the South American country confronts a blockade of sanctioned oi...
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
December 22 02:56 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A final-year University of Technology (UTech) nursing student from western Jamaica was awarded a US$1,000 scholarship from the Jam...
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Last of kidnapped Nigerian pupils handed over, government says
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Last of kidnapped Nigerian pupils handed over, government says
December 22 02:30 PM
MINNA, Nigeria (AFP) — Some 130 Nigerian Catholic school pupils were handed over to state authorities on Monday, a day after the government said it ha...
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Jamaica leveraging international partnerships in rebuilding effort
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Jamaica leveraging international partnerships in rebuilding effort
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda,  says Jamaica is leveraging its international partnerships and ...
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Dizneyland fun day to bring Christmas cheer to St Ann
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Dizneyland fun day to bring Christmas cheer to St Ann
December 22 01:12 PM
Acknowledging that the Christmas season should prioritise wholesome family fun, Dizneyland Kids and Teen Festival promoter Streets Entertainment says ...
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Marlie Mount Primary reaches out to schools in St Elizabeth
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Marlie Mount Primary reaches out to schools in St Elizabeth
December 22 12:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School in St Catherine has reached out to two primary schools in St Elizabeth with relief supp...
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Victoria Brown Hanley’s funeral underway
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Victoria Brown Hanley’s funeral underway
December 22 11:43 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Grieving family and friends are now gathering at the Andrews Memorial United Church in Mandeville to bid farewell to Victoria Br...
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Banton doubles down on theft claim, accuses Vaz of victim shaming
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Banton doubles down on theft claim, accuses Vaz of victim shaming
November 13, 2025
Reggae superstar Buju Banton has doubled down on allegations that his hurricane relief items were stolen at the port and has accused Daryl Vaz of atte...
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‘Nothing was missing’: Vaz refutes Buju Banton’s claim of stolen hurricane relief items
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‘Nothing was missing’: Vaz refutes Buju Banton’s claim of stolen hurricane relief items
November 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Daryl Vaz has refuted allegations made by reggae superstar Buju Bant...
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Buju Banton alleges relief items stolen at port
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Buju Banton alleges relief items stolen at port
November 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Reggae superstar Buju Banton is among several people complaining that containers filled with relief items for those affected by Hu...
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Buju, Capleton featured on Latin remix of ‘This is How We Roll’
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Buju, Capleton featured on Latin remix of ‘This is How We Roll’
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
October 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A year ago, when United States-based producer and recording artiste BL Tha Hook Slayer decided to work with two of his musical ido...
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DJ Khaled’s collaboration with Kartel, Mavado, Buju, Bounty and others hits Billboard
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DJ Khaled’s collaboration with Kartel, Mavado, Buju, Bounty and others hits Billboard
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
October 14, 2025
You Remind Me , a collaboration between Miami's DJ Khaled, Vybz Kartel, Buju Banton, Bounty Killer, Mavado, RoryStoneLove and Kaylan Arnold, has enter...
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Buju Banton engages social media users in heated exchange over ‘PNP endorsement’
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Buju Banton engages social media users in heated exchange over ‘PNP endorsement’
August 31, 2025
International reggae superstar Buju Banton sparked a social media frenzy on Sunday after seemingly endorsing the People's National Party (PNP) ahead o...
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The heat was on at Best of the Best
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The heat was on at Best of the Best
KARYL WALKER, Observer Online writer 
May 27, 2025
MIAMI, Florida -- The blazing heat of downtown Miami was no deterrent to the throngs of fans who flooded into the Bayfront Park to witness the 19th an...
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Best Of The Best anticipating strong turnout
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Best Of The Best anticipating strong turnout
Howard Campbell 
May 20, 2025
Less than one week before Best Of The Best in Miami, organisers of the annual show are confident of a strong turnout. The event, which has Beres Hammo...
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‘IT A STREAM?’ Beenie Man announces his own takeover of New York
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‘IT A STREAM?’ Beenie Man announces his own takeover of New York
April 15, 2025
Beenie Man has recognised the successes of fellow Jamaican entertainers Vybz Kartel and Buju Banton, both of whom sold out shows in New York on two co...
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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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‘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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‘Kartel contributed more to economy in one night than you in nine years’ – Brown chides investment minister
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‘Kartel contributed more to economy in one night than you in nine years’ – Brown chides investment minister
January 25, 2025
Opposition Senator Lambert Brown has blasted Government Senator Aubyn Hill, stopping short of accusing him of hypocrisy for his criticism of the Peopl...
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Giving Kartel his due
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Giving Kartel his due
By KARYL WALKER 
December 29, 2024
Like him or not, Vybz Kartel has presence. In 1998 I was in the employ of Buju Banton. He had just put on the finishing touches to his Gargamel Studio...
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Buju Banton’s ‘This is Jamaica’ surpasses 1 million organic streams on Spotify and YouTube visualizer
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Buju Banton’s ‘This is Jamaica’ surpasses 1 million organic streams on Spotify and YouTube visualizer
August 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – International reggae superstar Buju Banton is making waves with his latest single, "This is Jamaica," which has achieved remarkabl...
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Buju Banton wows with sold-out shows in New York
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Buju Banton wows with sold-out shows in New York
CLAUDE MILLS, Observer Online writer 
July 15, 2024
Buju Banton underlined his status as perhaps the most iconic reggae artiste of his generation when he pulled out tens of thousands of fans for back-to...
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Buju Banton announces first US performance in 14 years
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Buju Banton announces first US performance in 14 years
May 27, 2024
Buju Banton has announced his first performance in the United States in 14 years. Banton’s Long Walk to Freedom concert will be held on Saturday, July...
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Buju Banton’s son Miles Myrie has died, brother says
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Buju Banton’s son Miles Myrie has died, brother says
April 1, 2024
Miles Myrie, the 20-year-old son of reggae-dancehall icon Mark ‘Buju Banton’ Myrie, has reportedly passed away. "Yes it is true," Jahazeil Myrie, anot...
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A final-year University of Technology (UTech) nursing student from western Jamaica was awarded a US$1,000 scholarship from the Jam...
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Last of kidnapped Nigerian pupils handed over, government says
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MINNA, Nigeria (AFP) — Some 130 Nigerian Catholic school pupils were handed over to state authorities on Monday, a day after the government said it ha...
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Jamaica leveraging international partnerships in rebuilding effort
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