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$1-B roast

Melissa brews big loss for Blue Mountain coffee industry

BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com

November 8 12:30 AM

$1-B roast

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Roofless but resolute in Accompong

School principal ponders creative measures to resume classes

BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com

November 8 12:28 AM

Roofless but resolute in Accompong

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‘Please, I need to bury my grandson!’

Alicia Dunkley-Willis Senior Reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com

November 8 12:26 AM

‘Please, I need to bury my grandson!’

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‘It feels good’

Mortimer grateful for Grammy nomination

BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com

November 8 12:26 AM

‘It feels good’

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Aid for the elderly

CCRP donates $800,000 in hurricane relief supplies

BY BILLEANE WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsb@jamaicaobserver.com

November 8 12:24 AM

Aid for the elderly

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Jesse Royal upbeat as No Place Like Home gets a Grammy nod

BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com

November 8 12:24 AM

Jesse Royal upbeat as

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Tourism partners rally to help Jamaica recover

November 8 12:22 AM

Tourism partners rally to help Jamaica recover

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QQ joins the aid thrust

...calls fraternity to unite, help

Kediesha Perry

November 8 12:22 AM

QQ joins the aid thrust

ISSA to consult stakeholders on restart of school football season post hurricane

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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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Clarendon College advance despite two losses in first round

October 12, 2024

Despite losing a second game in the first round for the first time in over a decade, Clarendon College (CC) will continue their defence of the ISSA/Wa...

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Twenty schools already into daCosta Cup round of 32

October 10, 2024

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Twenty of the 32 spots in the second round of the ISSA/Wata daCosta Cup football competition have been taken as the first round of...

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Garvey Maceo edge Kemps Hill to advance to d’Cup second round

October 8, 2024

CLARENDON, Jamaica— Former champions Garvey Maceo High booked their spot in the Round of 32 in the ISSA/Wata daCosta Cup competition on Monday, clippi...

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Ocho Rios High deducted six points over ineligible player in d’Cup

October 2, 2024

ST ANN, Jamaica – Ocho Rios High were on Wednesday deducted six points in the ISSA/Wata daCosta Cup football competition after they were found to have...

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Bad weather causes six schoolboy football games to be rescheduled

September 23, 2024

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six schoolboy football games that were scheduled to be played on Monday have been rescheduled due to adverse weather conditions an...