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Bill Express and Elhydro power rural student travel with islandwide top-up access
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Bill Express and Elhydro power rural student travel with islandwide top-up access
February 20 04:13 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Students using the National Rural School Bus Programme (NRSBP) will now be able to top up their cards at Bill Express locations is...
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Tastee Cheese brings ‘Taste Eh Beat of Jamaica’ pop-up in Santa Cruz
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Tastee Cheese brings ‘Taste Eh Beat of Jamaica’ pop-up in Santa Cruz
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
February 20 04:09 PM
Tastee Cheese will be bringing its ‘Taste Eh Beat of Jamaica’ pop-up to Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth on Saturday between 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Brand manage...
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Trump vows 10% global tariff after stinging court rebuke
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Trump vows 10% global tariff after stinging court rebuke
February 20 03:16 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump vowed Friday to impose a 10 per cent tariff on all imports into the United...
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Bermuda recalls infant and baby milk formula products
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Bermuda recalls infant and baby milk formula products
February 20 03:10 PM
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) – Bermuda’s health authorities have issued an “urgent recall” of several infant milk and follow-on milk formula products due t...
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Banks urged to re-evaluate agricultural financing
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Banks urged to re-evaluate agricultural financing
February 20 02:59 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Lending institutions are being urged to re-evaluate their approaches to the agricultural sector, shifting from consumer lending to...
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Trump suggests most negotiated trade deals with US still valid
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Trump suggests most negotiated trade deals with US still valid
February 20 02:40 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump suggested Friday that most trade deals negotiated under the threat of his ...
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PAHO/WHO, UNICEF laud Jamaica’s health-promoting fiscal measures
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PAHO/WHO, UNICEF laud Jamaica’s health-promoting fiscal measures
February 20 02:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have w...
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Alleged scammer forfeits J$12 million, BMW X6 after Supreme Court order
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Alleged scammer forfeits J$12 million, BMW X6 after Supreme Court order
February 20 01:33 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Financial Investigations Division (FID), in its capacity as Jamaica’s Assets Recovery Agency under the Proceeds of Crime Act (...
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ECJ bids farewell to Tom Tavares-Finson
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ECJ bids farewell to Tom Tavares-Finson
January 30, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) on Friday bid farewell to one of its longest-serving members, Senator Thomas Tavares-Finso...
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Tavares-Finson retires as ECJ Commissioner
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Tavares-Finson retires as ECJ Commissioner
January 28, 2026
Tom Tavares-Finson, the Jamaica Labour Party’s longest-serving member on the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), has announced his retirement from ...
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Maureen Webber appointed ECJ commissioner
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Maureen Webber appointed ECJ commissioner
January 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Maureen Webber has been appointed as Nominated Commissioner on the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ). Her appointment, which b...
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Former ECJ chair Dorothy Pine-McLarty has died; Holness pays tribute
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Former ECJ chair Dorothy Pine-McLarty has died; Holness pays tribute
November 30, 2025
Dorothy Pine-McLarty, former chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), has died. A cause of death was not immediately available. Prime...
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Candidates, contributors campaign financing submissions due Wednesday
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Candidates, contributors campaign financing submissions due Wednesday
October 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) is advising candidates who contested the September 3, 2025, General Election that the de...
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ECJ offices to open on Saturdays for ID card collection
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ECJ offices to open on Saturdays for ID card collection
August 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — In preparation for the upcoming general election, all constituency offices of the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) will begin ope...
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ECJ invites observer missions to upcoming general election
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ECJ invites observer missions to upcoming general election
August 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has invited several local and international bodies to send representatives to observe Ja...
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Political ombudsman urges political parties, supporters to uphold respect in campaign season
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Political ombudsman urges political parties, supporters to uphold respect in campaign season
July 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) is urging the country's political parties and their supporters to demonstrate respect fo...
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Fitz-Henley says PNP and KSAMC caught engaging in organised criminality
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Fitz-Henley says PNP and KSAMC caught engaging in organised criminality
Gov't senator calls for Campbell's resignation as ECJ commissioner
January 31, 2025
Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says the People's National Party (PNP) secretariat and the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) ha...
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It’s now JLP seven, PNP six as ECJ contradicts EOJ
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It’s now JLP seven, PNP six as ECJ contradicts EOJ
March 2, 2024
In a major embarrassment for Jamaica’s electoral authorities, the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has revised the final count for the Local Gove...
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Senator Wehby defends move to give ECJ ombudsman duties
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Senator Wehby defends move to give ECJ ombudsman duties
February 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Government Senator Don Wehby on Friday declared his support for a move to transfer the functions of the now defunct Office of the ...
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ECJ to assume role of political ombudsman as Gov’t uses majority to pass legislation
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ECJ to assume role of political ombudsman as Gov’t uses majority to pass legislation
February 6, 2024
The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) will officially take over the functions of the Office of Political Ombudsman (OPO) ahead of the local govern...
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Bill Express and Elhydro power rural student travel with islandwide top-up access
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KINGSTON, Jamaica - Students using the National Rural School Bus Programme (NRSBP) will now be able to top up their cards at Bill Express locations is...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Tastee Cheese brings ‘Taste Eh Beat of Jamaica’ pop-up in Santa Cruz
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Tastee Cheese brings ‘Taste Eh Beat of Jamaica’ pop-up in Santa Cruz
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Tastee Cheese will be bringing its ‘Taste Eh Beat of Jamaica’ pop-up to Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth on Saturday between 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Brand manage...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Trump vows 10% global tariff after stinging court rebuke
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump vowed Friday to impose a 10 per cent tariff on all imports into the United...
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Bermuda recalls infant and baby milk formula products
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Bermuda recalls infant and baby milk formula products
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HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) – Bermuda’s health authorities have issued an “urgent recall” of several infant milk and follow-on milk formula products due t...
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Banks urged to re-evaluate agricultural financing
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Banks urged to re-evaluate agricultural financing
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Lending institutions are being urged to re-evaluate their approaches to the agricultural sector, shifting from consumer lending to...
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