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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order creating a voluntary framework under ...
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Brown questions Govt’s plans for BPO sector under threat from AI
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Brown questions Govt’s plans for BPO sector under threat from AI
June 2 09:25 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on Science, Technology and Digital Transformation, Christopher Brown, is sounding the alarm about the future ...
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Integrity Commission report on FLA finally tabled
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Integrity Commission report on FLA finally tabled
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June 2 07:47 PM
The long-awaited Integrity Commission report into the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, uncovering concerns about...
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Campbell wants permanent disaster fund to aid farmers, fisherfolk
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Campbell wants permanent disaster fund to aid farmers, fisherfolk
June 2 07:43 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With the increasing frequency of natural disasters and their devastating consequences, Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture and Fis...
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Wheatley announces ‘House of Innovation’ to drive growth
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Wheatley announces ‘House of Innovation’ to drive growth
June 2 07:41 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Science, Technology and Special Projects, Dr Andrew Wheatley has announced that he will be seeking Cabinet approval fo...
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TWP Attorneys launches ‘Lunch and Learn’ initiative to strengthen development within the  legal profession
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TWP Attorneys launches ‘Lunch and Learn’ initiative to strengthen development within the legal profession
June 2 07:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Local law practice TWP Attorneys-at-Law has launched its inaugural “Lunch and Learn” Initiative, a professional development progra...
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Farmers, fisherfolk struggling, says Campbell
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Farmers, fisherfolk struggling, says Campbell
June 2 07:12 PM
Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr Dayton Campbell has argued that despite some progress, too many farmers and fisherfolk are still...
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ singer Peabo Bryson dead at 75
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ singer Peabo Bryson dead at 75
June 2 07:11 PM
Legendary R&B singer Peabo Bryson, known for songs including A Whole New World from Aladdin ,  passed away on Tuesday, according to a statement shared...
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Accompong Electoral Committee defies court injunction, says nominations will proceed
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Accompong Electoral Committee defies court injunction, says nominations will proceed
May 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Accompong Electoral Committee says nomination day activities scheduled for Friday in Accompong, St Elizabeth will proceed as p...
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Caricom observers say Bahamas election reflected the will of the people
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Caricom observers say Bahamas election reflected the will of the people
May 14, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — A nine-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) Election Observation Mission (CEOM) has concluded that voters in The Bahamas we...
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Bruce Golding to head Commonwealth observation mission for Bahamas polls
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Bruce Golding to head Commonwealth observation mission for Bahamas polls
April 30, 2026
Former prime minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding, has been appointed to lead a Commonwealth observer group for The Bahamas’ general election scheduled ...
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Regional electoral officers discussing impact of AI on elections
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Regional electoral officers discussing impact of AI on elections
April 22, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (CMC) — A regional training programme focusing on the growing impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on elections is currently ...
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Almost 300 political parties, coalitions to participate in upcoming Haitian election
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Almost 300 political parties, coalitions to participate in upcoming Haitian election
…list could increase
March 28, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has approved 282 political parties and coalitions to participate in upcoming...
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Keshawn McGrath seeks Guild president position at UWI
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Keshawn McGrath seeks Guild president position at UWI
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
March 18, 2026
Taylor Hall resident at the University of the West Indies (Mona) and computer science student, Keshawn McGrath, says the need to advocate for better e...
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Haitian PM names new cabinet
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Haitian PM names new cabinet
March 4, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has named a new 17-member cabinet, noting that the “time for fine speeches ...
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Bishop Garth Minott elected new president of Jamaica Council of Churches
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Bishop Garth Minott elected new president of Jamaica Council of Churches
January 25, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Suffragan Bishop of Kingston, Garth Minott, has been elected President of the Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) for a two-year ter...
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Haitian group seeks Caricom intervention amid efforts to remove prime minister
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Haitian group seeks Caricom intervention amid efforts to remove prime minister
January 24, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) –  The National Conference of Actors for New Governance (NCANG) in Haiti has written to Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secre...
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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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Vincentians vote as Gonsalves vies for 6th stint in gov’t
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Vincentians vote as Gonsalves vies for 6th stint in gov’t
November 27, 2025
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — More than 103,000 voters are going to the 250 polling stations in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Thursday to elect a n...
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Israel’s Netanyahu says will run for PM in next year’s election
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Israel’s Netanyahu says will run for PM in next year’s election
October 18, 2025
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he would run for office in the November 2026 elections and e...
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Kingston mayor leads post election clean-up
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Kingston mayor leads post election clean-up
September 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby on Sunday removed political signs, paraphernalia and draping from sections of the municipality and urg...
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Government dynamics could shift with Opposition boost, says Professor Waller
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Government dynamics could shift with Opposition boost, says Professor Waller
September 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) securing 29 seats in the 2025 General Election, Dr Lloyd Waller, professor of di...
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Action needed to drive up election turnout, says lecturer
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Action needed to drive up election turnout, says lecturer
September 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government and political parties will have to use information and appeal to civic responsibility to combat voter apathy in the...
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Morris Dixon says JLP executed a clean political campaign
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Morris Dixon says JLP executed a clean political campaign
September 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Dana Morris Dixon says the party, under Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ direction, executed a clea...
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Portland Eastern, Kingston Central among seats that JLP will be ‘looking at closely’ in official count
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Portland Eastern, Kingston Central among seats that JLP will be ‘looking at closely’ in official count
September 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — While it is confident that it has retained the 34 constituencies awarded to it on election night, after the preliminary count, the...
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PSOJ congratulates JLP on election victory, highlights low voter turnout
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PSOJ congratulates JLP on election victory, highlights low voter turnout
September 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is extending congratulations to the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) on securing vict...
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General Elections: Shaw flips St Thomas Eastern for PNP
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General Elections: Shaw flips St Thomas Eastern for PNP
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party’s (PNP) Yvonne Shaw has won the St Thomas Eastern seat in the 2025 General Election, based on prelimin...
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General Elections: PNP’s Steve McGregor wins in Kingston Central
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General Elections: PNP’s Steve McGregor wins in Kingston Central
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party’s Steve McGregor has won the Kingston Central seat in the 2025 General Election, based on preliminary ...
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General Elections: Landslide victory for Golding and Samuda
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General Elections: Landslide victory for Golding and Samuda
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has won the St Andrew Southern seat in the 2025 General Election, while the J...
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General Elections: Brown-Burke, Robinson retain St Andrew seats
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General Elections: Brown-Burke, Robinson retain St Andrew seats
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party’s (PNP) Angela Brown-Burke has retained the St Andrew South Western seat in the 2025 General Election,...
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Brown questions Govt’s plans for BPO sector under threat from AI
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on Science, Technology and Digital Transformation, Christopher Brown, is sounding the alarm about the future ...
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Integrity Commission report on FLA finally tabled
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Integrity Commission report on FLA finally tabled
Jerome Williams Observer Staff Reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 2, 2026
The long-awaited Integrity Commission report into the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, uncovering concerns about...
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Campbell wants permanent disaster fund to aid farmers, fisherfolk
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Campbell wants permanent disaster fund to aid farmers, fisherfolk
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — With the increasing frequency of natural disasters and their devastating consequences, Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture and Fis...
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Wheatley announces ‘House of Innovation’ to drive growth
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Science, Technology and Special Projects, Dr Andrew Wheatley has announced that he will be seeking Cabinet approval fo...
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