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West Indies first team into T20 World Cup Super Eights
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West Indies first team into T20 World Cup Super Eights
February 15 04:29 AM
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- The West Indies became the first team to qualify for the Super Eights phase of the T20 World Cup when they cruised to victory a...
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Quick to wed, quicker to walk
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Quick to wed, quicker to walk
Therapist sounds alarm on disposable marriages, urges deeper preparation
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 15 12:20 AM
Quick to wed, quicker to walk
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Middle-class dream for Tivoli Gardens
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Middle-class dream for Tivoli Gardens
Councillor says future of division bright with promising youth
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 15 12:18 AM
Middle-class dream for Tivoli Gardens
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Remembering Bunny Rugs… 12 years on
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Remembering Bunny Rugs… 12 years on
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
February 15 12:16 AM
Remembering Bunny Rugs...
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December weddings, destination ‘I Do’s’ drive 2026 interest
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December weddings, destination ‘I Do’s’ drive 2026 interest
Couples shifting to smaller, DIY ceremonies
By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 15 12:14 AM
December weddings, destination ‘I Do’s’ drive 2026 interest
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ALL HANDS ON DECK!
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Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
February 15 12:12 AM
Downswell sounds warning
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Celebrating a Centenarian
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Fiscal watchdog warning triggers company tax deadline overhaul
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BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 15 12:07 AM
Fiscal watchdog warning triggers company tax deadline overhaul
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Japan donates two school buses to Muschett High
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Japan donates two school buses to Muschett High
January 29, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Students of Muschett High School in Trelawny will benefit from safer, more reliable transportation through a grant agreement with ...
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PNP caretaker demands answers after student allegedly falls from overcrowded school bus
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PNP caretaker demands answers after student allegedly falls from overcrowded school bus
December 13, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica —People’s National Party (PNP) Caretaker for Portland Western, Doreen Campbell, is demanding answers following what she describes as...
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Bus carrying students overturns in Dublin Castle
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Bus carrying students overturns in Dublin Castle
September 23, 2025
ST ANDREW, Jamaica - A motor vehicle crash on the Dublin Castle Road in St Andrew on Tuesday, has  left several people, including school children and ...
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New bus route to ease concerns in St Thomas —Vaz
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New bus route to ease concerns in St Thomas —Vaz
September 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says concerns raised by St Thomas residents over limited public transportation options are being addr...
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Jamaica Umbrella Groups of Churches slams bus blessing incident
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Jamaica Umbrella Groups of Churches slams bus blessing incident
September 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Umbrella Groups of Churches is calling on Transport Minister Daryl Vaz to retract videos showing a libation ritual fro...
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‘No guy can stop school bus rollout’ – Vaz
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‘No guy can stop school bus rollout’ – Vaz
August 25, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has doubled down on his position that the Government will press ahead with the rollout of 110 buses u...
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WATCH: ‘The PNP supports a rural transport system’, clarifies Phillips
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WATCH: ‘The PNP supports a rural transport system’, clarifies Phillips
August 24, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on Transport and People's National Party (PNP) candidate for Manchester North West, Mikael Phillips, has so...
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130 JUTC buses chartered for JLP rally
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130 JUTC buses chartered for JLP rally
August 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be providing chartered transportation services for attendees travelling to the JLP r...
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New JUTC bus damaged in stoning incident one day after being put into service
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New JUTC bus damaged in stoning incident one day after being put into service
July 17, 2025
One of the new Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses commissioned into service on Tuesday, July 15, was damaged in a stoning incident along Washi...
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New Montego Bay to Savanna-la-Mar bus route launched
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New Montego Bay to Savanna-la-Mar bus route launched
June 4, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A new commuter route between Montego Bay and Savanna-la-Mar, was launched on Wednesday by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC)...
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JUTC to launch new SmartFare system on March 4
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JUTC to launch new SmartFare system on March 4
March 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is set to launch its “Ride Right with SmartFare" campaign at the Half-Way Tree Transport ...
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2 dead after small plane crashes on busy Sao Paulo street, hits bus
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2 dead after small plane crashes on busy Sao Paulo street, hits bus
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7, 2025
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) - Two people were killed Friday when a small plane crashed on a major avenue in Brazil's economic capital Sao Paulo, narrowly ...
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Exams suspended at Irwin High as school mourns tragic death of student
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Exams suspended at Irwin High as school mourns tragic death of student
—Transport minister devastated by student’s passing
December 12, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Exams now taking place at Irwin High School in St James have been suspended following the tragic death of grade seven student, Dea...
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Irwin High School student mowed down
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Irwin High School student mowed down
December 11, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Observer Online understands  that an Irwin High School student has been seriously injured after she was hit by a bus a short while...
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Montego Bay Metro gets new buses
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Montego Bay Metro gets new buses
August 22, 2024
The state owned transportation service in western Jamaica, Montego Bay Metro, is in receipt of some new buses. According to information, some eight bu...
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WATCH: Commuters in Spanish Town irate over transport strike, operators defend decision
June 10, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – Commuters in Spanish Town have expressed frustration with striking transport operators whose actions left them stranded at bus...
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Quick to wed, quicker to walk
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Middle-class dream for Tivoli Gardens
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Councillor says future of division bright with promising youth
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 15, 2026
Middle-class dream for Tivoli Gardens
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Remembering Bunny Rugs… 12 years on
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Remembering Bunny Rugs… 12 years on
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December weddings, destination ‘I Do’s’ drive 2026 interest
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February 15, 2026
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