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Rent row retreat
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Holness cuts back NaRRA roll-out amid outrage over $115m-a-year HQ
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:30 AM
PRIME Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that the Government will initially limit the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) t...
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Enough of the absences
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Enough of the absences
Judge tells co-accused Pinnock he may have to cross-examine witness himself
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:28 AM
Clearly frustrated by disruptions caused by the repeated absence of a defence attorney, Justice Sanchia Burrell on Wednesday told co-accused Fritz Pin...
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Scotia going private
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Scotia going private
Minority shareholders approve $63.50-billion buyout
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:26 AM
Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) is set to become a private company in the coming months as minority shareholders on Wednesday approved an offer by ...
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200 Cubans back in public health system
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200 Cubans back in public health system
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:24 AM
THE Government has re-engaged 157 Cuban medical professionals months after the collapse of a long-standing bilateral health-care arrangement with Cuba...
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:24 AM
JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck and Opposition Leader Mark Golding clashed in Parliament on Tuesday over data on the Gun Court. The exchange was sparked...
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Belize minister bullish on Wambugu apple research at CASE
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Belize minister bullish on Wambugu apple research at CASE
October 8 12:22 AM
BELIZE’S Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and New Growth Industries Rodwell Ferguson believes research into the cultivation of the Wambugu apple...
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Davies Town, Farmers Heights to finally get piped water
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Davies Town, Farmers Heights to finally get piped water
Samuda outlines major infrastructure developments for St Ann NE
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:20 AM
RESIDENTS in rural St Ann are set to benefit from expanded access to potable water, with Member of Parliament for St Ann North Eastern Matthew Samuda ...
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Beaches Negril brings inspiration, and possibility to Women’s Centre
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Beaches Negril brings inspiration, and possibility to Women’s Centre
October 8 12:18 AM
ENTERTAINMENT division manager of Beaches Negril Orville Whyte shared a message of resilience and possibility with participants during an orientation ...
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MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — When a wildfire threatened her northern Canada home three years ago, Kira Young packed what she could and fled. Later this mo...
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Canadian ‘poison vendor’ to be sentenced after sending hundreds of deadly packets
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Canadian ‘poison vendor’ to be sentenced after sending hundreds of deadly packets
September 23, 2026
NEWMARKET, Canada (AFP) — Relatives  of people who committed suicide using poison sold by a Canadian man gave wrenching accounts of pain and loss Wedn...
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PNP salutes late journalist, diaspora community leader Philip Mascoll
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PNP salutes late journalist, diaspora community leader Philip Mascoll
September 18, 2026
The People’s National Party (PNP) is mourning the passing of Jamaican-Canadian journalist and diaspora community leader Philip Mascoll, who died earli...
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Carney sells Canada to global investors but says US ties still key
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Carney sells Canada to global investors but says US ties still key
September 15, 2026
TORONTO, Canada (AFP)—Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney pitched Canada as an investment haven Tuesday at a gathering of global financial elite, but ...
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Trump bans some Canadian goods as trade war swells
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Trump bans some Canadian goods as trade war swells
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House ramped up its trade dispute with Canada late Tuesday by banning the import of certain products, incl...
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Vernon Buckley keeps reggae alive in Canada
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Vernon Buckley keeps reggae alive in Canada
August 30, 2026
Vernon Buckley, half of the classic reggae duo popularly known as The Maytones, continues to make his presence felt on the Canadian reggae scene, near...
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Canada announces CAN$5 million in aid after Nepal flood
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Canada announces CAN$5 million in aid after Nepal flood
August 28, 2026
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP)—Canada said Friday it would provide CAN$5 million (US$ 3.6 million) in funding to help relief operations after devastating floo...
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Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed ‘Lake America’
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Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed ‘Lake America’
August 27, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed "Lake America" as he escalate...
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Jamaica’s Gore falls to Canadian in ATP Kingston 2 Challenge
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Jamaica’s Gore falls to Canadian in ATP Kingston 2 Challenge
August 24, 2026
Jamaica’s Nicholas Gore crashed out of the ATP Kingston 2 Challenge on Sunday, losing 0-6, 1-6 to seventh-seeded Canadian Dan Martin at the Liguanea C...
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Trump says to double auto tariffs on Canada
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Trump says to double auto tariffs on Canada
August 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) —  United States (US) President Donald Trump said Monday that he would double tariffs on Canadian vehicles beginning i...
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Trump admin predicts US trade war ‘devastating’ for Canada
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Trump admin predicts US trade war ‘devastating’ for Canada
August 23, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) —The Trump administration on Sunday warned that Canada would be "foolish" to think it could win a trade war with the U...
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Canada hits back with new tariffs after trade talks with US fail
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Canada hits back with new tariffs after trade talks with US fail
August 22, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Saturday he would slap retaliatory tariffs on the United States (US) after ...
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US, Canada meet to finalize trade deal as details emerge
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US, Canada meet to finalize trade deal as details emerge
August 20, 2026
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — United States (US) and Canadian negotiators were set to resume trade talks in Washington on Thursday, after Prime Minister Mar...
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US and Canada say they are close to final trade deal
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US and Canada say they are close to final trade deal
August 19, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The United States and Canada signaled Wednesday that they were close to finalising a comprehensive trade deal, after P...
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Trump pauses 50% Canada tariffs for three days
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Trump pauses 50% Canada tariffs for three days
August 18, 2026
WASHINGTON (AFP) United States (US) President Donald Trump paused the rollout of fresh tariffs on some Canadian goods late Tuesday, after negotiations...
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Canadian deejay eyes ‘dream’ breakthrough in Jamaica
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Canadian deejay eyes ‘dream’ breakthrough in Jamaica
August 17, 2026
Back in the 1980s and 1990s, Jimmy Magnum had a front row seat to the weekly dances his Jamaican brother-in-law kept in Ontario, Canada. Those session...
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World Cup co-hosts US and Canada oppose Infantino
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World Cup co-hosts US and Canada oppose Infantino
August 10, 2026
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The football federations of the United States (US) and Canada -- two of the 2026 World Cup host nations -- on Monda...
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Wildfire forces 20,000 evacuations in western Canada
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Wildfire forces 20,000 evacuations in western Canada
August 8, 2026
VICTORIA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian officials declared a state of emergency Saturday after a fast-moving wildfire forced the overnight evacuation of mor...
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Jamaica secures 400,000 winter seats from Canada as several airline services expand
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Jamaica secures 400,000 winter seats from Canada as several airline services expand
August 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s second-largest source market is poised for further growth with approximately 400,000 seats that will be available from C...
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Mother’s Day gift turns into CA$70 million lottery winnings for retired Jamaican couple
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Mother’s Day gift turns into CA$70 million lottery winnings for retired Jamaican couple
July 23, 2026
ONTARIO, Canada — Newly retired Jamaican-born couple Audrey and Wills W are looking forward to a very different retirement after winning a life-changi...
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From Italy to Canada, eight diaspora artistes vie for JIIFSC top prize
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From Italy to Canada, eight diaspora artistes vie for JIIFSC top prize
July 19, 2026
The final of the sixth Jamaica International Independence Foreign Song Competition (JIIFSC) takes place on July 25 in Snellville, Georgia. Eight Jamai...
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World Cup organisers ‘monitoring closely’ wildfire smoke ahead of final
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World Cup organisers ‘monitoring closely’ wildfire smoke ahead of final
July 17, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—World Cup organisers said Friday they were "monitoring closely" the smoke gripping swaths of the United States ahead of ...
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Rent row retreat
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Holness cuts back NaRRA roll-out amid outrage over $115m-a-year HQ
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2026
PRIME Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that the Government will initially limit the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) t...
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Enough of the absences
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Enough of the absences
Judge tells co-accused Pinnock he may have to cross-examine witness himself
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2026
Clearly frustrated by disruptions caused by the repeated absence of a defence attorney, Justice Sanchia Burrell on Wednesday told co-accused Fritz Pin...
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Scotia going private
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Scotia going private
Minority shareholders approve $63.50-billion buyout
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2026
Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) is set to become a private company in the coming months as minority shareholders on Wednesday approved an offer by ...
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200 Cubans back in public health system
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200 Cubans back in public health system
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2026
THE Government has re-engaged 157 Cuban medical professionals months after the collapse of a long-standing bilateral health-care arrangement with Cuba...
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2026
JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck and Opposition Leader Mark Golding clashed in Parliament on Tuesday over data on the Gun Court. The exchange was sparked...
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