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October 13 04:30 AM
THE first batch of third-country nationals (TCNs) should be arriving in the island today, highly placed sources told the Jamaica Observer late Monday ...
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Senior cop says St James much safer than a decade ago, but...
October 13 04:28 AM
ST James is far safer than it was a decade ago when murders topped 300 in some years, says police divisional commander Senior Superintendent Eron Samu...
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October 13 04:27 AM
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday forecast that global growth in 2026 would slow less than previously expecte...
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Sandals Group captures 17 accolades
October 13 04:26 AM
GREEN ISLAND, Hanover — Jamaica captured 39 honours at the 33rd staging of the World Travel Awards, with Sandals Resorts International (SRI) leading t...
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Friends, family say farewell to Kendel brand founder
October 13 04:24 AM
TRIBUTES filled with adoration flowed at the funeral of Wilson Look Kin at Sts Peter and Paul Church in St Andrew on Monday morning as relatives and f...
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Appleton Estate signs on as title sponsor
October 13 04:24 AM
A four-day celebration of music, culture, and entertainment is set join Jamaica’s entertainment calendar this Heroes Weekend as Appleton Estate leads ...
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Winter season to begin with strong airlift, but insurers slowing rebound, says Bartlett
October 13 04:24 AM
ROSE HALL, St James — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has projected that the sector is on a firm path to achieving an 88 per cent recovery by Decembe...
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September 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Daryl Vaz, has reported that Monday morning’s bus flow for the first day of ...
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June 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be one of the transportation service providers for Reggae Sumfest 2026. The bus comp...
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June 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) is reminding the commuting public that seating on all its buses is allocated on a...
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May 20, 2026
CLARENDON, Jamaica — At least 41 people were injured when a coaster bus collided with a concrete median on Wednesday morning, police have confirmed to...
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March 21, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), will continue the expansion of its services with the introduction of a new Route 612 con...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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—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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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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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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June 10, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – Commuters in Spanish Town have expressed frustration with striking transport operators whose actions left them stranded at bus...
October 13, 2026
THE first batch of third-country nationals (TCNs) should be arriving in the island today, highly placed sources told the Jamaica Observer late Monday ...
Senior cop says St James much safer than a decade ago, but...
October 13, 2026
ST James is far safer than it was a decade ago when murders topped 300 in some years, says police divisional commander Senior Superintendent Eron Samu...
October 13, 2026
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday forecast that global growth in 2026 would slow less than previously expecte...
Sandals Group captures 17 accolades
October 13, 2026
GREEN ISLAND, Hanover — Jamaica captured 39 honours at the 33rd staging of the World Travel Awards, with Sandals Resorts International (SRI) leading t...
