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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Cayman Islands confirms poultry disease outbreak, says no risk to humans

July 26, 2026

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) – The Cayman Islands Department of Agriculture (DoA) has confirmed outbreaks of the highly contagious poultry diseas...

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Cayman Islands confirms imported case of cyclosporiasis amid US outbreak

July 18, 2026

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — The Cayman Islands has confirmed one case of cyclosporiasis, but public health officials say the infection was acq...

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Cayman Islands sends US$1m to support Jamaica’s hurricane recovery

January 31, 2026

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — The Cayman Islands Government has sent US$1 million to Jamaica to help the island recover from the devastation cau...

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Reynolds Entertainment rejects ‘unprofessionalism’ allegation by Allison Hinds after Cayman Fiesta non-appearance

November 15, 2025

Cayman Fiesta organiser Reynolds Entertainment Agency has refuted allegations of "unprofessionalism" and "disrespect" made by soca star Alison Hinds a...

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Evangelist and daughter identified as plane crash victims en route to Jamaica for hurricane relief

November 11, 2025

The two people who died Monday when a plane crashed in Florida en route to Jamaica have been identified as a Caymanian father and daughter who were on...

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Cayman Islands blood bank sends donation to Jamaica

November 1, 2025

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — The Cayman Islands Blood Bank on Friday sent a critical donation of 51 units of red cells and 72 units of plasma t...

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Cayman Islands releases sweeping immigration reform bill

October 20, 2025

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) – The Government of Cayman Islands has released a bill with its planned immigration law amendments, which the public...

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CDB backs new initiative to boost Cayman Island’s MSME sector

September 18, 2025

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it is partnering with the Cayman Islands Centre for Business Development...

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Cayman Islands Coast guard intercepts vessel with marijuana, four held

August 16, 2025

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) – The Cayman Islands Coast Guard (CICG) earlier this week intercepted a suspicious canoe in local waters that turned...

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Cayman planning to ban non-islanders from fishing in its waters

July 16, 2025

GEORGE TOWN, The Cayman Islands (CMC) — The Cayman Islands Cabinet has approved the development of new legislation to prohibit non-Caymanians from har...

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Cayman announces term limits for non-Caymanian civil servants

May 23, 2025

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) – The Cayman Islands government has approved drafting instructions to introduce immigration term limits for non-Caym...

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No party wins majority in Cayman Islands election

May 1, 2025

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — Political parties in this British Overseas territory are now scrambling to form coalitions on Thursday, after no s...

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Caymanians head to polls in general election, referendum

April 30, 2025

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) – A record 25,643 Caymanians are eligible to cast ballots in the island’s general election on Wednesday, with voters...

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Cayman Islands to hold general election and referendum on same day

April 28, 2025

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) – The Cayman Islands government says the referendum to be held on Wednesday, the same day voters cast their ballots ...

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Cayman Islands Department of Agriculture on alert as bird flu moves across the region

March 13, 2025

GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands, (CMC) – Cayman Islands Department of Agriculture says it is actively monitoring the status of avian influenza after the a...

U17 Reggae Boyz rout Cayman, one point away from World Cup qualification

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Jamaican man killed in road crash in Cayman Islands

December 27, 2024

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — A Jamaican man died and three others have been hospitalised with serious injuries following a single-vehicle colli...

‘A fusion of Caribbean heritage and luxury’: Ted Green set to debut in Jamaica

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Jamaica’s hurricane recovery efforts bolstered by donation from Cayman Islands

July 21, 2024

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government has received US$200,000 and an assortment of medical equipment from the Cayman Islands towards Jamaica’s Hurrican...

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Rent row retreat

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...

News

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...

News

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 ...

News

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...

News

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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