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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
March 26 11:14 AM
Twelve finalists will compete for the inaugural title of Miss Universe Jamaica Portland. The finalists were sashed last weekend at the Bayview Esco Re...
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
March 26 10:34 AM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his captur...
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Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
March 26 09:50 AM
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP)—The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday it was re-introducing testing for gender to determine eligibili...
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
March 26 09:39 AM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A motorist died as a result of injuries he sustained during a crash along Pamphret main road in St Thomas, Wednesday evening. The d...
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Charles Jr advances Jamaica’s digital social protection agenda at ISSA regional forum in Brazil
Charles Jr advances Jamaica’s digital social protection agenda at ISSA regional forum in Brazil
March 26 09:34 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr continued Jamaica’s active engagement at the International Social Security...
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after stunning capture
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after stunning capture
March 26 09:13 AM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his cap...
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US stocks open lower with no Iran peace breakthrough in sight
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US stocks open lower with no Iran peace breakthrough in sight
March 26 08:57 AM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks opened lower on Thursday as oil spiked, with investors losing faith in the immediate prospects for...
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ECJ writes to three mayors regarding by-elections
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ECJ writes to three mayors regarding by-elections
March 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) says it has written to the Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby, Mayor of Morant Bay Louis Chi...
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PM could have been premature in announcing Seiveright Gardens by-election, says Kingston’s mayor
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PM could have been premature in announcing Seiveright Gardens by-election, says Kingston’s mayor
ARTHUR HALL Editor-at-large 
August 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby is seeking legal advice on whether a by-election can be held for the Seiveright Gardens Division in ...
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Date named for by-election in Barbados
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Date named for by-election in Barbados
April 25, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Governor-General Dame Sandra Mason will on Saturday issue a writ for a by-electi...
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Attorney general, solicitor general clarify tie after by-election
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Attorney general, solicitor general clarify tie after by-election
February 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A letter signed jointly by the attorney general and the solicitor general has advised that Clause 32 of the Local Governance Act c...
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Antigua police appeal for calm and peace during campaign for by-election
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Antigua police appeal for calm and peace during campaign for by-election
January 3, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, (CMC) -Antigua and Barbuda Police Commissioner Atlee Rodney on Friday appealed to political parties to ensure there is a peaceful ...
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JLP’s Duane Smith wins St Andrew North Western by-election
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JLP’s Duane Smith wins St Andrew North Western by-election
November 22, 2024
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — The Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Duane Smith has won the St Andrew North Western by-election. Smith claimed 1,863 votes (94.4 per...
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‘Mama D’ re-elected Trelawny Southern MP in by-election
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‘Mama D’ re-elected Trelawny Southern MP in by-election
November 22, 2024
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert has been re-elected member of parliament for the Trelawny Southern con...
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WATCH: PNP’s Delroy Dawson elated with Aenon Town by-election win
November 22, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Delroy Dawson of the People’s National Party (PNP) has won the Aenon Town Division by-election. A preliminary count of ballot box...
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WATCH: PNP wins by-election in Morant Bay Division
November 22, 2024
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) candidate Rosemarie Shaw has won the Morant Bay Division by-election. A preliminary count of ba...
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PNP gen sec declares victory in Aenon Town division ahead of ballot count
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PNP gen sec declares victory in Aenon Town division ahead of ballot count
November 22, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Even though polling stations closed at 5:00 pm and ballots are yet to be tallied, General Secretary of the People's National Part...
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WATCH: PNP supporter alleges voter intimidation in Morant Bay by-election
November 22, 2024
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — A supporter of the People’s National Party (PNP) is hinting at some level of voter intimidation, which he says, has interrupted t...
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Bartlett, Chang happy with strong voter turnout in Aenon Town
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Bartlett, Chang happy with strong voter turnout in Aenon Town
November 22, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica — With just under 40 per cent of voters turning out by 2:00 pm in the Aenon Town Division in Clarendon, two heavyweights of the Jam...
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Golding: PNP ready for victory in municipal by-elections
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Golding: PNP ready for victory in municipal by-elections
November 22, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Having led the People's National Party (PNP) to a strong showing in the February local government elections, Mark Golding is expe...
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Not until the fat lady sings, says Mama D
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Not until the fat lady sings, says Mama D
November 22, 2024
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — "It's never over until the fat lady sings.  So until the votes are counted I can't tell you whether he has won, or I have won and ...
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WATCH: Holness confident of a JLP victory in Morant Bay
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WATCH: Holness confident of a JLP victory in Morant Bay
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
November 22, 2024
ST THOMAS, Jamaica- Low voter turnout is of no real concern to Prime Minister, Andrew Holness as he expresses confidence in a resounding Jamaica Labou...
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WATCH: Upbeat PNP candidate confident of regaining Aenon Town Division
November 22, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Delroy Dawson, the People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for the Aenon Town Division is confident of regaining the seat for his...
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WATCH: JLP supporters clash with police in Morant Bay
November 22, 2024
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Things are heating up at Morant Bay Primary in St Thomas Eastern where supporters of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) clashed with ...
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WATCH: PNP’s Shaw cites central sewage system, youth unemployment as focus areas if elected
November 22, 2024
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – People's National Party (PNP) councillor aspirant in the Morant Bay Division, Rosemarie Shaw cites the need for a central sewage ...
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Reports of voter intimidation in Aenon Town Division by-election— CAFFE
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Reports of voter intimidation in Aenon Town Division by-election— CAFFE
November 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Citizens Action For Free And Fair Elections (CAFFE) said that while the voting process of Friday’s by-elections has been mostly smo...
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By-elections: 19% voter turnout in Aenon Town, 14% in Morant Bay at 11am
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By-elections: 19% voter turnout in Aenon Town, 14% in Morant Bay at 11am
November 22, 2024
The voter turnout for the by-elections in Morant Bay, Aenon Town, Trelawny Southern and St Andrew North Western ranged from 2.65 to 19.01 per cent up ...
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WATCH: Voting ‘slow but steady’ in Morant Bay by-election
November 22, 2024
Voting is "slow but steady" in St Thomas Eastern where the Jamaica Labour Party's Winston Downie and the People's National Party's Rosemarie Shaw are ...
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Slow start to voting in Trelawny Southern by-election
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Slow start to voting in Trelawny Southern by-election
November 22, 2024
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Voting is off to a slow start at the 96 polling stations open to voters in the by-election now underway in Trelawny Southern. "All...
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
March 26, 2026
Twelve finalists will compete for the inaugural title of Miss Universe Jamaica Portland. The finalists were sashed last weekend at the Bayview Esco Re...
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
March 26, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his captur...
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Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
March 26, 2026
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP)—The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday it was re-introducing testing for gender to determine eligibili...
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
March 26, 2026
ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A motorist died as a result of injuries he sustained during a crash along Pamphret main road in St Thomas, Wednesday evening. The d...
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Charles Jr advances Jamaica’s digital social protection agenda at ISSA regional forum in Brazil
Charles Jr advances Jamaica’s digital social protection agenda at ISSA regional forum in Brazil
March 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr continued Jamaica’s active engagement at the International Social Security...
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