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Seventh-day Adventists reject claims of providing gov’t with people’s personal data
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Seventh-day Adventists reject claims of providing gov’t with people’s personal data
December 4 07:58 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Union Conference (JAMU) of Seventh-day Adventists (SDA), and its humanitarian arm, the Adventist Development and Relie...
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Woman pleads guilty to threatening the life of Trinidad’s PM
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Woman pleads guilty to threatening the life of Trinidad’s PM
December 4 07:47 AM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — A 30-year-old woman, who appeared in a TikTok video calling on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to kill Prime Minis...
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‘We don’t have the capacity’
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‘We don’t have the capacity’
OUR admits it lacks manpower to verify utility companies’ recovery claims
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:30 AM
‘We don’t have the capacity’
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Government tapping overseas markets to ensure adequate supply of fruits, vegetables, and eggs
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:28 AM
Christmas cheer
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Student loan relief
SLB announces debt reset initiative for students affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:26 AM
Student loan relief
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Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
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Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
Insiders say ‘war of words’ good for dancehall
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:26 AM
Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
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Dre Skull banks on Cholita
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Dre Skull banks on Cholita
...drops new single with Skillibeng
Kevin Jackson 
December 4 12:24 AM
Dre Skull banks on Cholita
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Overseas haven for dogs
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Overseas haven for dogs
Canada, US provide homes for more than 50 rescued after Melissa
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:24 AM
Overseas haven for dogs
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Three former champs among early D’Cup quarter-final qualifiers
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Three former champs among early D’Cup quarter-final qualifiers
November 30, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Three former champions are among the early qualifiers for the quarter-finals of the Inter Secondary Schools Sports Association...
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Mannings host Calabar in warm up matches on Saturday
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Mannings host Calabar in warm up matches on Saturday
November 21, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Mannings School will host Calabar High in a friendly football double header at the school grounds in Savanna-la-Mar on Saturda...
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ISSA may host college try-outs for graduating players
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ISSA may host college try-outs for graduating players
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 15, 2025
High school footballers set to graduate at the end of the current academic year could get another chance to impress overseas college scouts as the Int...
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ISSA announces resumption of high school competitions
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ISSA announces resumption of high school competitions
November 14, 2025
The Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) has announced the resumption of inter-school competitions beginning the week of November 24. Man...
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Schoolboy football to resume end of November
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Schoolboy football to resume end of November
November 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The urban area Manning Cup and rural area daCosta Cup schoolboy football competitions are set to restart late November, Observer O...
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ISSA to consult stakeholders on restart of school football season post hurricane
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ISSA to consult stakeholders on restart of school football season post hurricane
November 7, 2025
With many waiting to hear about the restart of the high school football season, Inter Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) President Keith Well...
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#EyeOnMelissa: ISSA calls off games due to approaching storm
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#EyeOnMelissa: ISSA calls off games due to approaching storm
October 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) has announced that all games scheduled for the remainder of this week have b...
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Kemps Hill defeat Frome, join Cornwall College in D’Cup round of 16
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Kemps Hill defeat Frome, join Cornwall College in D’Cup round of 16
October 20, 2025
Former champions Cornwall College and Kemps Hill High completed the qualifiers for the round of 16 in the ISSA daCosta Cup on Monday after Kemps Hill ...
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Final two daCosta Cup round of 16 places to be decided
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Final two daCosta Cup round of 16 places to be decided
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 20, 2025
HAYES, Clarendon — The final two qualifiers for the round of 16 in the ISSA daCosta Cup should be decided Monday following the rescheduled Group 1 gam...
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Manchester High break D’Cup first round goals record with a game to spare
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Manchester High break D’Cup first round goals record with a game to spare
October 5, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica – Manchester High broke the record for most goals in the first round of the ISSA daCosta Cup with a match still to be played, afte...
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Cornwall College, Ocho Rios High advance to the Round of 32 in the ISSA daCosta Cup
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Cornwall College, Ocho Rios High advance to the Round of 32 in the ISSA daCosta Cup
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 28, 2025
Former champions Cornwall College and Clarendon College as well as Ocho Rios High all made safe passage to the Round of 32 in the ISSA daCosta Cup foo...
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Manchester High, others race to  four straight wins  in D’Cup
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Manchester High, others race to four straight wins in D’Cup
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 16, 2025
MANCHESTER , Jamaica— Jevohntae Gordon scored his second straight hat-trick to lead Manchester High to a 9-0 drubbing of DeCarteret College and their ...
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Five-star Manchester High, others race to three straight wins in daCosta Cup
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Five-star Manchester High, others race to three straight wins in daCosta Cup
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 14, 2025
Jevohntae Gordon scored a hattrick as Manchester High beat May Day High 5-0 in their ISSA daCosta Cup Zone F game at Manchester High in Mandeville as ...
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Kingston College defeat Garvey Maceo on penalties to win Olivier Shield
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Kingston College defeat Garvey Maceo on penalties to win Olivier Shield
December 14, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica -- Kingston College got their 11th hold on the ISSA Olivier Shield -- their ninth outright hold -- on Saturday, beating daCosta ...
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How Vassell Reynolds transformed ‘depleted’ KC into Manning Cup champions
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How Vassell Reynolds transformed ‘depleted’ KC into Manning Cup champions
Kingston College coach joins unique group of double winners
December 11, 2024
Vassell Reynolds might not be considered yet a man ahead of his time. But one thing is for sure, he is ahead of Kingston College’s time. Reynolds, who...
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STETHS to host Olivier Shield this weekend
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STETHS to host Olivier Shield this weekend
December 9, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth Technical Sports Complex in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth will host Saturday’s staging of the ISSA Olivier Shield ...
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Garvey-Maceo High celebrate third daCosta Cup  – Victory ‘prophesied’ for ‘Cubanz’
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Garvey-Maceo High celebrate third daCosta Cup – Victory ‘prophesied’ for ‘Cubanz’
December 9, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica – Exams were pushed back on Monday morning at Garvey Maceo High School as students and staff celebrated their third ISSA daCosta Cu...
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Garvey Maceo come from behind to win third daCosta Cup title
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Garvey Maceo come from behind to win third daCosta Cup title
December 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Garvey Maceo High won their third ISSA/Wata daCosta Cup on Saturday, beating McGrath High in a penalty shootout after both teams w...
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D’Cup to get first-time finalist after dramatic end to quarterfinal round
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D’Cup to get first-time finalist after dramatic end to quarterfinal round
November 16, 2024
ST ANN, Jamaica - There will be a first-time finalist in the ISSA/Wata daCosta Cup football competition this season as semifinal debutant Ocho Rios Hi...
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Defending champions Clarendon College knocked out of daCosta Cup
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Defending champions Clarendon College knocked out of daCosta Cup
November 2, 2024
MAY PEN, Clarendon - Clarendon College’s quest for a third straight ISSA/Wata daCosta Cup title ended Saturday when they were beaten 2-1 by Cornwall C...
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Clarendon College lead seven teams into daCosta Cup Round of 16
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Clarendon College lead seven teams into daCosta Cup Round of 16
October 23, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defending champions Clarendon College, Cornwall College, St Elizabeth Technical and Garvey Maceo were among seven schools that boo...
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Big win for McGrath in daCosta Cup Round of 32
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Big win for McGrath in daCosta Cup Round of 32
October 17, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — McGrath High scored a lopsided 8-1 win over St Mary High in their ISSA/Wata daCosta Cup Round of 32 game played at the Ewarton...
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OUR admits it lacks manpower to verify utility companies’ recovery claims
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Government tapping overseas markets to ensure adequate supply of fruits, vegetables, and eggs
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December 4, 2025
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SLB announces debt reset initiative for students affected by Hurricane Melissa
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