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Court draws line
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Court draws line
Judge makes orders to speed up Ruel Reid, co-accused fraud trial
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7 12:30 AM
Court draws line
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Opposition cries ‘back-door politics’ as FID Bill passes Senate
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Opposition cries ‘back-door politics’ as FID Bill passes Senate
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7 12:28 AM
Opposition cries ‘back-door politics’ as FID Bill passes Senate
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Nutrition boost after storm
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Nutrition boost after storm
Tech Beach Retreat and partners pump US$275,000 into Melissa recovery
February 7 12:26 AM
Nutrition boost after storm
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Back 2 Bass-es, a musical treat
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Back 2 Bass-es, a musical treat
Students, veterans revel in finest display
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7 12:26 AM
Back 2 Bass-es, a musical treat
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Gov’t committed to supporting business, says Seiveright
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Gov’t committed to supporting business, says Seiveright
February 7 12:24 AM
Gov’t committed to supporting business, says Seiveright
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Talent on show
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Talent on show
NNEKA excites patrons at UWI, Mona
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7 12:24 AM
Talent on show
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Planting academic seeds
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Planting academic seeds
Canadian agricultural group offers scholarships to children of 10 Jamaican farm workers
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourneb@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7 12:22 AM
Planting academic seeds
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BRINGING IT HOME!
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BRINGING IT HOME!
JABA to stage Basketball World Cup Qualifiers despite financial challenges
BY DANIEL BLAKE Staff reporter blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7 12:22 AM
Bringing basketball home
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E-Dee returns to rapping with ‘Pretty Girl’
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E-Dee returns to rapping with ‘Pretty Girl’
February 3, 2026
Although he has collaborated with American acts like Cam’ron and Jim Jones, E-Dee’s hip hop credentials have been overshadowed by his dancehall-reggae...
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‘Mother Moon’ love song by Fyah George generating major buzz
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‘Mother Moon’ love song by Fyah George generating major buzz
January 21, 2026
‘When love is at a distance, the moon gets a mission’. That’s the message behind veteran reggae singer Fyah George’s latest release, Mother Moon . Rel...
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Drip Rick Vi and Byron Messia winning with melody
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Drip Rick Vi and Byron Messia winning with melody
January 16, 2026
United Kingdom (UK) based dancehall artiste Drip Rick Vi is steadily positioning himself as one of the genre’s next breakout stars. Powered by a strin...
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Ernie Smith’s re-recorded ‘Pitta Patta’ returns to reggae chart
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Ernie Smith’s re-recorded ‘Pitta Patta’ returns to reggae chart
January 12, 2026
One of the radio-friendly songs that defined “uptown reggae” during the 1970s, Pitta Patta by Ernie Smith has broad appeal 54 years after it was relea...
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Producer Sponge Music upbeat as Alkaline’s ‘No Emotions’ hits #2 on trending chart
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Producer Sponge Music upbeat as Alkaline’s ‘No Emotions’ hits #2 on trending chart
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
January 12, 2026
Producer Charles “Sponge Music” Williston is upbeat as his latest production, No Emotions by dancehall artiste Alkaline, has hit the #2 spot on the Yo...
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Nesta continues dancehall quest with Ride
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Nesta continues dancehall quest with Ride
January 10, 2026
Guyanese singer Nesta, a many-time Calypso Queen in her country, continues the quest to make her name in dancehall music with Ride , a song produced b...
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Iesha Nova gets Firm on critics
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Iesha Nova gets Firm on critics
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
January 10, 2026
The past week has been a whirlwind for American international dancehall artiste Iesha Nova. After releasing a remake of the 30-year-old hit Macarena (...
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Stylo G, DJ Mac go viral with ‘Mukky’
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Stylo G, DJ Mac go viral with ‘Mukky’
January 4, 2026
United Kingdom (UK) based dancehall star Stylo G has once again captivated the dancehall space with another street banger.  The lyrically potent hitma...
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Reggae statesman and the firebrand: When Jimmy Cliff toured with Peter Tosh
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Reggae statesman and the firebrand: When Jimmy Cliff toured with Peter Tosh
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer 
December 7, 2025
Observer Online presents the seventh and final  story in ‘Jimmy Cliff: Stories Of A Bongo Man’, in tribute to the reggae legend who died on November 2...
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It’s time! Masicka, Tommy Lee kick off dancehall’s ‘war season’ with potent diss tracks
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It’s time! Masicka, Tommy Lee kick off dancehall’s ‘war season’ with potent diss tracks
December 2, 2025
With Masicka and Tommy Lee Sparta having released “diss” tracks aimed at each other, dancehall’s “war season” has officially begun. In less than 24 ho...
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Guyana pays homage to dancehall culture with Armageddon Sound Clash
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Guyana pays homage to dancehall culture with Armageddon Sound Clash
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
November 20, 2025
Six sound systems representing Japan, Germany, Antigua, Guyana and the United States, will compete for the Armageddon Sound Clash title on January 24,...
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Rad Dixon to release second album in 2026
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Rad Dixon to release second album in 2026
November 18, 2025
Africa Calling Calling , singer Rad Dixon's second album, is scheduled for release in early 2026 by Tasjay Productions. The project will be strong on ...
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Joe Lick Shot, renowned ‘vibes man’ of the dancehall, dies at 70
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Joe Lick Shot, renowned ‘vibes man’ of the dancehall, dies at 70
November 16, 2025
While he was not a singer, deejay or selector, Joe Lick Shot made his mark at countless dances during the 1980s. The self-described “vibes man” fired ...
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Radio legend Barry G dies aged 70
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Radio legend Barry G dies aged 70
Howard Campbell 
October 30, 2025
Barrington “Barry G” Gordon, whose exuberant delivery and charismatic personality made him one of Jamaica’s great broadcasters, died at the Savanna-la...
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Short Ghad sings about near-death experience with ‘Reason’
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Short Ghad sings about near-death experience with ‘Reason’
October 19, 2025
When dancehall-reggae artiste Short Ghad was based in Sweden a few years ago, he experienced a stark betrayal at the hands of his close friends -- a s...
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eNGee Dadon pushes social commentary
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eNGee Dadon pushes social commentary
October 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall artiste eNGee Dadon has been creating more momentum with the tracks Crocodile Masicka and Is Masicka A Nanny ?. The ente...
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Antiguan reggae artiste Jaygo completes studies at UWI, releases new single
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Antiguan reggae artiste Jaygo completes studies at UWI, releases new single
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
October 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — When he pursued legal studies at the Norman Manley Law School, Antiguan reggae artiste Jaygo said he had to adjust to life in Jama...
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Teenage Engineering brings the EP-40 Drum Machine/Sequencer launch to Jamaica
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Teenage Engineering brings the EP-40 Drum Machine/Sequencer launch to Jamaica
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
September 27, 2025
Teenage Engineering, the Swedish design and technology collective renowned for redefining the boundaries of music gear, is set to launch its newest in...
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Gyptian says ‘Hold Yuh’ was mega-hit before Nicki Minaj remix
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Gyptian says ‘Hold Yuh’ was mega-hit before Nicki Minaj remix
September 25, 2025
Fifteen years after his mega-hit single Hold Yuh was released, internationally renowned recording artiste Gyptian is setting the record straight behin...
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Rapper Muka teams up with Dizzle JA for first dancehall track, ‘Aye You’
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Rapper Muka teams up with Dizzle JA for first dancehall track, ‘Aye You’
September 24, 2025
Long Beach, California was ground zero for the gangsta rap movement that erupted during the early 1990s. It was the stomping ground for edgy rappers l...
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Terry Ganzie returns with ‘We Rise’
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Terry Ganzie returns with ‘We Rise’
September 23, 2025
Reggae-dancehall artiste Terry Ganzie, the 'Original Outlaw', has released his new single, We Rise . The track, produced by Temps Music LLC, marks a p...
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Painted Reloaded set to ignite Negril on October 4 with Kraff
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Painted Reloaded set to ignite Negril on October 4 with Kraff
September 19, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica- Negril’s party scene is gearing up for an explosion of colour, energy, and music as Painted Reloaded takes over Long Bay Beach ...
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Court draws line
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Court draws line
Judge makes orders to speed up Ruel Reid, co-accused fraud trial
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7, 2026
Court draws line
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Opposition cries ‘back-door politics’ as FID Bill passes Senate
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Opposition cries ‘back-door politics’ as FID Bill passes Senate
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7, 2026
Opposition cries ‘back-door politics’ as FID Bill passes Senate
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Nutrition boost after storm
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Nutrition boost after storm
Tech Beach Retreat and partners pump US$275,000 into Melissa recovery
February 7, 2026
Nutrition boost after storm
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Back 2 Bass-es, a musical treat
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Back 2 Bass-es, a musical treat
Students, veterans revel in finest display
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 7, 2026
Back 2 Bass-es, a musical treat
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Gov’t committed to supporting business, says Seiveright
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Gov’t committed to supporting business, says Seiveright
February 7, 2026
Gov’t committed to supporting business, says Seiveright
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