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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
December 4 10:12 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Sixty students of the St Elizabeth-based Thornton Primary School were on Thursday feted during a fun day hosted by the Mancheste...
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
December 4 09:40 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—The Rough Treasure Football Showcase, scheduled to take place at Treasure Beach and Munro College in St Elizabeth from December ...
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
December 4 09:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reetu Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of The Gupta Group and CEO of the Gupta Family Foundation, has contributed over Ca$105,00...
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
December 4 08:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former United States President Bill Clinton is currently in Jamaica. Observer Online understands that Clinton flew over the island...
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
December 4 08:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Former Reggae Boyz captain Rudolph Austin has been promoted to head coach of the Jamaican national Under-20 men’s team, the Jamaica ...
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
Howard Campbell Observer senior writer 
December 4 07:41 PM
Observer Online presents the fourth story in ‘Jimmy Cliff: Stories Of A Bongo Man’, in tribute to the reggae legend who died on November 24 at age 81....
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 07:32 PM
Despite losing acres of crops to Hurricane Melissa, farmers in St Elizabeth say they are pushing ahead on their own, replanting their fields even as t...
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
December 4 07:24 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—A strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed four people on Thursday, the US milit...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Education Ministry says remote learning to continue on Friday
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#EyeOnMelissa: Education Ministry says remote learning to continue on Friday
October 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education has announced that all schools are to remain in remote learning mode on Friday, October 24, 2025, as Tro...
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Education Ministry launches ‘BullyProofJA’ campaign
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Education Ministry launches ‘BullyProofJA’ campaign
October 11, 2025
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MOESYI) has launched “BullyProofJA”, a digital campaign aimed at tackling the devastating im...
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WATCH: Bellefield High sets sights on ending shift system
School opens eight new classrooms but needs 16 more
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 27, 2025
Bellefield High sets sights on ending shift system
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Education ministry expanding digital toolkit to enhance classroom engagement
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Education ministry expanding digital toolkit to enhance classroom engagement
September 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is actively integrating digital resources into classrooms to foster great...
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Over 2,000 teachers granted leave at a cost of $7.87 billion – Ministry
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Over 2,000 teachers granted leave at a cost of $7.87 billion – Ministry
July 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Education has approved leave for 2,026 teachers for the 2025–2026 academic year, at a total cost of $7.87 billion....
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Education ministry testing AI tools in schools to assist teachers
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Education ministry testing AI tools in schools to assist teachers
April 22, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica - The Government, through the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, is testing artificial intelligence (AI) tools in...
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NET applauds $3.2m investment in national literacy as model for educational collaboration
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NET applauds $3.2m investment in national literacy as model for educational collaboration
March 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Education Trust (NET) says Access Financial Services’ (AFS) recent $3.2 million investment in the Ministry of Educati...
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March 4 will be observed as Peace Day
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March 4 will be observed as Peace Day
February 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Peace and Love in Society (PALS) Jamaica, will observe Peace Day 2025 on Tuesday, March 4, under the theme ‘Speak Peace. Live Peac...
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Education ministry intervenes to restore order at St James High School
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Education ministry intervenes to restore order at St James High School
February 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has intervened following ongoing conflicts between members of the leaders...
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More focus on transformation agenda at the education ministry in 2025
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More focus on transformation agenda at the education ministry in 2025
January 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Kasan Troupe, said 2025 is set to be a transforma...
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Education Ministry calls for info on killing of students in Stony Hill
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Education Ministry calls for info on killing of students in Stony Hill
December 14, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education is urging anyone with information on Thursday night’s fatal shooting of two high school students in Airy...
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Education Ministry saddened by death of Lennon High students in crash, monitoring other injured students
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Education Ministry saddened by death of Lennon High students in crash, monitoring other injured students
December 2, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education says it is deeply saddened by the tragic motor vehicle crash involving several students in Clarendon, tw...
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WATCH: Williams ‘delighted’ schools reopen on time despite Hurricane Beryl damage
September 2, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Minister of Education and Youth, Fayval Williams said she is delighted to see schools across Jamaica reopening on the September 2 s...
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Sixty students of the St Elizabeth-based Thornton Primary School were on Thursday feted during a fun day hosted by the Mancheste...
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—The Rough Treasure Football Showcase, scheduled to take place at Treasure Beach and Munro College in St Elizabeth from December ...
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reetu Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of The Gupta Group and CEO of the Gupta Family Foundation, has contributed over Ca$105,00...
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former United States President Bill Clinton is currently in Jamaica. Observer Online understands that Clinton flew over the island...
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Former Reggae Boyz captain Rudolph Austin has been promoted to head coach of the Jamaican national Under-20 men’s team, the Jamaica ...
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