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Sugary drink tax not a burden
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Sugary drink tax not a burden
Tufton says decrease in consumption will make society healthier
February 14 12:30 AM
Sugary drink tax not a burden
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Defence’s attempt to discredit cop witness collapses
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Defence’s attempt to discredit cop witness collapses
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 14 12:28 AM
Defence’s attempt to discredit cop witness collapses
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Murder trial of six cops breaks for a week
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BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com
Murder trial of six cops breaks for a week
February 14 12:26 AM
Murder trial of six cops breaks for a week
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Ken Boothe for Jamaica Music Museum Hall of Fame
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Ken Boothe for Jamaica Music Museum Hall of Fame
Fab 5’s Frankie Campbell to get Lifetime Achievement Award
February 14 12:26 AM
Ken Boothe for Jamaica Music Museum Hall of Fame
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8 heavyweight sound systems set for ‘Juggling’ Sunday at Mas Camp
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8 heavyweight sound systems set for ‘Juggling’ Sunday at Mas Camp
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 14 12:25 AM
8 heavyweight sound systems set for ‘Juggling’ Sunday at Mas Camp
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Clocking out for politics
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Clocking out for politics
JLP supporters dodge bosses to attend ceremonial opening of Parliament
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 14 12:24 AM
Clocking out for politics
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Courtni Jackson thrills at Back 2 Bass-es
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Courtni Jackson thrills at Back 2 Bass-es
Dad Jackie supporting on bass
Howard Campbell 
February 14 12:24 AM
Courtni Jackson thrills at Back 2 Bass-es
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Trash crisis deepens
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Trash crisis deepens
Negril Chamber seeks urgent meeting over ‘horrific’ pile-ups in resort town
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
February 14 12:22 AM
Trash crisis deepens
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InterEnergy to rebuild solar park
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InterEnergy to rebuild solar park
November 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Following the passage of Category Five Hurricane Melissa, InterEnergy Group says it is committed to rebuilding the 52-megawatt (MW...
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UK deploys additional £5 million in emergency humanitarian funding for Jamaica and the Caribbean
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UK deploys additional £5 million in emergency humanitarian funding for Jamaica and the Caribbean
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 31, 2025
The UK Government is mobilising an additional £5 million in emergency humanitarian funding – on top of £2.5 million announced earlier this week - to s...
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US destroys contraceptives meant for developing nations — report
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US destroys contraceptives meant for developing nations — report
September 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Trump administration has destroyed contraception products reportedly worth $9.7 million, despite offers from non...
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Heavy rains causing widespread destruction in Haiti
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Heavy rains causing widespread destruction in Haiti
May 12, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations Monday said that heavy rains over the past few days have caused widespread flooding, damaging homes, crops a...
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Tufton says decrease in consumption will make society healthier
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Defence’s attempt to discredit cop witness collapses
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BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
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Murder trial of six cops breaks for a week
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Murder trial of six cops breaks for a week
February 14, 2026
Murder trial of six cops breaks for a week
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Ken Boothe for Jamaica Music Museum Hall of Fame
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Ken Boothe for Jamaica Music Museum Hall of Fame
Fab 5’s Frankie Campbell to get Lifetime Achievement Award
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8 heavyweight sound systems set for ‘Juggling’ Sunday at Mas Camp
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