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ATL Automotive onboard for Skvnk Fest 2026
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ATL Automotive onboard for Skvnk Fest 2026
Rory Daley 
June 5 06:51 PM
The ATL Automotive Group will be out in full force as the title sponsor for Skvnk Fest, scheduled for this Sunday, June 7, at Cinema 2, New Kingston. ...
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Bartlett leads launch of Caribbean Tourism Supply-Side initiative
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Bartlett leads launch of Caribbean Tourism Supply-Side initiative
June 5 06:37 PM
MANHATTAN, New York — Jamaica's Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Tourism Supply-Side Ministerial Committee, Edmund Bartlett on Thursday address...
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Mt Pleasant to face Antiguan opposition in CFU Shield opener
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Mt Pleasant to face Antiguan opposition in CFU Shield opener
June 5 06:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mount Pleasant Academy will play All Saints United of Antigua and Barbuda in the Round of 16 of the Caribbean Football Union Club ...
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Newell welcomes travel waste ticketing proposal, urges broader waste management reforms
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Newell welcomes travel waste ticketing proposal, urges broader waste management reforms
June 5 06:15 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition spokesman on environment and climate resilience and Member of Parliament for St Mary Central, Omar Newell, has welcomed...
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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King has died
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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King has died
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
June 5 06:09 PM
Kanya King, the London born entrepreneur who alongside Andy Ruffell founded the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards in 1996, has died at the age of 57...
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Showfa Express and Paymaster launch flat-rate parcel delivery service
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Showfa Express and Paymaster launch flat-rate parcel delivery service
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 5 05:43 PM
Customers have been promised a more reliable and cost-effective way of sending and receiving packages through a new flat-rate parcel delivery service ...
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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’
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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’
June 5 05:07 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United State (US) CDC on Friday urged strong public health interventions against the current Ebola outbreak, cit...
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Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
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Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
June 5 04:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Parliament's Economy and Production Committee is to undertake a comprehensive review of flexible work hours and work-from-home pol...
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Jaii Frais and Jahvy Ambassador granted $1.5m bail
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Jaii Frais and Jahvy Ambassador granted $1.5m bail
April 24, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jhadee “Jaii Frais” Richards and Jahvel “Jahvy Ambassador” Morrison were granted bail when they appeared before the Gun Court in d...
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Cops get 6pm deadline to charge or release Jahvy Ambassador
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Cops get 6pm deadline to charge or release Jahvy Ambassador
April 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are to either charge producer Jahvel “Jahvy Ambassador” Morrison in the shooting incident that took place at the Big Wa...
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WATCH: Police given 6pm deadline to charge or release Jaii Frais
April 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police have been given a deadline to either charge or release podcaster Jhaedee “Jaii Frais” Richards by 6:00 pm on Friday, fo...
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Jaii Frais retains Isat Buchanan in shooting case
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Jaii Frais retains Isat Buchanan in shooting case
April 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Popular podcaster Jhaedee “Jaii Frais” Richards has retained attorney-at-law Isat Buchanan after an incident that left him and two...
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JCF says ‘restriction’ on firearms at entertainment venues to be introduced soon
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JCF says ‘restriction’ on firearms at entertainment venues to be introduced soon
April 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has announced that a restriction on firearms at entertainment venues will soon be implemented...
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‘Deeply traumatic!’: Injured bystander in carnival shooting speaks out
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‘Deeply traumatic!’: Injured bystander in carnival shooting speaks out
April 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A visitor from the United States who was injured during a shooting at the Big Wall Revolution event on Sunday has issued a stateme...
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Bystander in carnival shooting facing possible permanent injury — relative
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Bystander in carnival shooting facing possible permanent injury — relative
April 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A close relative of the bystander who was shot and injured during Sunday night's shooting at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Cent...
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UPDATE: Podcaster Jaii Frais among 3 shot at carnival party, producer Jahvy in custody
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UPDATE: Podcaster Jaii Frais among 3 shot at carnival party, producer Jahvy in custody
April 13, 2026
Popular podcaster Jhaedee "Jaii Frais" Richards is now in hospital under police guard after a shooting incident that left three people injured after c...
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Big Wall organisers apologise after two shot and injured at carnival party
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Big Wall organisers apologise after two shot and injured at carnival party
April 13, 2026
Organisers of the Big Wall Carnival event have issued a statement expressing deep concern after a shooting incident left two people injured during fes...
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Major road closures announced across Kingston for Carnival
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Major road closures announced across Kingston for Carnival
April 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists and commuters are being urged to plan ahead this weekend as extensive road closures and traffic diversions take effect a...
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KSAMC reviewing carnival 2026 routes and event applications
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KSAMC reviewing carnival 2026 routes and event applications
March 14, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The proposed routes for the 2026 Carnival in Jamaica road march in the Corporate Area are currently under review by the Kingston and...
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ATL Automotive onboard for Skvnk Fest 2026
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ATL Automotive onboard for Skvnk Fest 2026
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The ATL Automotive Group will be out in full force as the title sponsor for Skvnk Fest, scheduled for this Sunday, June 7, at Cinema 2, New Kingston. ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Bartlett leads launch of Caribbean Tourism Supply-Side initiative
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Bartlett leads launch of Caribbean Tourism Supply-Side initiative
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MANHATTAN, New York — Jamaica's Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Tourism Supply-Side Ministerial Committee, Edmund Bartlett on Thursday address...
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Mt Pleasant to face Antiguan opposition in CFU Shield opener
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Mt Pleasant to face Antiguan opposition in CFU Shield opener
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mount Pleasant Academy will play All Saints United of Antigua and Barbuda in the Round of 16 of the Caribbean Football Union Club ...
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Newell welcomes travel waste ticketing proposal, urges broader waste management reforms
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition spokesman on environment and climate resilience and Member of Parliament for St Mary Central, Omar Newell, has welcomed...
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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King has died
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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King has died
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
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Kanya King, the London born entrepreneur who alongside Andy Ruffell founded the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards in 1996, has died at the age of 57...
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