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MP Samuda commends USF Connect a Child Programme as investment in students’ digital future
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MP Samuda commends USF Connect a Child Programme as investment in students’ digital future
April 26 12:46 PM
ST ANN, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for St Ann North East, Matthew Samuda, has commended the Universal Service Fund (USF) for what he described as ...
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Haiti faces security crossroads as Kenyan forces withdraw
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Haiti faces security crossroads as Kenyan forces withdraw
April 26 12:42 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti’s already fragile security environment is entering a new phase with the gradual departure of nearly 500 Kenyan pol...
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Fashion, film and purpose to take centre stage at The Devil Wears Prada 2 premiere
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Fashion, film and purpose to take centre stage at The Devil Wears Prada 2 premiere
April 26 12:18 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fashion, film and philanthropy will take centre stage when the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) hosts the red carpet premiere o...
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‘Dancehall cyaa stall’, say fans of Barbados Reggae Weekend
DANA MALCOLM, Observer Online reporter, malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 26 11:50 AM
From “Fireman” Capleton to “Unruly Boss” Popcaan, the atmosphere between patrons and performers on night two of Barbados Reggae Weekend galvanised eve...
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Kirky D’s ‘Passion for Fashion’ to assist with hurricane relief and community initiatives
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Kirky D’s ‘Passion for Fashion’ to assist with hurricane relief and community initiatives
April 26 11:12 AM
Before he migrated to the United States several years ago, recording artiste Kirkland Falconer, better known as Kirky D, always had a heart for philan...
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Peter Price launches Gregory Isaacs biography for lovers of the reggae icon
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Peter Price launches Gregory Isaacs biography for lovers of the reggae icon
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer 
April 26 11:00 AM
At the April 13 launch of his Gregory Isaacs biography at Triple T restaurant in St Andrew, Peter Price was surrounded by admirers of the acclaimed si...
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Tommy Cowan celebrates 80th birthday
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Tommy Cowan celebrates 80th birthday
April 26 10:40 AM
Yes, indeed! Tommy Cowan is 80 years old. The veteran impresario celebrated the milestone on April 6 with family and well-wishers at Circle House, the...
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Trump says shooting proves need for his White House ballroom
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Trump says shooting proves need for his White House ballroom
April 26 10:08 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday used a shooting at a gala he attended in Washington to push his plans to construct ...
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Electoral Commission of Jamaica

Clifford Everald Warmington appointed ECJ Commissioner
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Clifford Everald Warmington appointed ECJ Commissioner
February 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen has, on the advice of the Prime Minister Andrew Holness appointed Clifford Everald Warmington t...
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PM Andrew Holness lauds  Tavares-Finson for service as ECJ commissioner
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PM Andrew Holness lauds Tavares-Finson for service as ECJ commissioner
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has noted the decision taken by Senator Tom Tavares-Finson to retire as a Commissioner of the Electo...
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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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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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Election campaign financing reports due October 15
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Election campaign financing reports due October 15
October 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Electoral Commission of Jamaica is reminding candidates and contributors involved in the September 3, 2025 General Election to...
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ECJ dismisses CAFFE’s claims of voter disenfranchisement
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ECJ dismisses CAFFE’s claims of voter disenfranchisement
September 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has strongly rejected claims made by Citizens Action for Free & Fair Elections (CAFFE) t...
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24,461 names added to voters’ list
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24,461 names added to voters’ list
June 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) says a total of 24,461 names have been added to the national voters list published on Ma...
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PNP supports its representatives’ legal action against SJMC
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PNP supports its representatives’ legal action against SJMC
May 1, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica— The People’s National Party (PNP) says it fully supports three of its St James standard-bearers who have filed for leave to apply f...
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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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ST ANN, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for St Ann North East, Matthew Samuda, has commended the Universal Service Fund (USF) for what he described as ...
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Haiti faces security crossroads as Kenyan forces withdraw
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Fashion, film and purpose to take centre stage at The Devil Wears Prada 2 premiere
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Fashion, film and purpose to take centre stage at The Devil Wears Prada 2 premiere
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fashion, film and philanthropy will take centre stage when the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) hosts the red carpet premiere o...
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‘Dancehall cyaa stall’, say fans of Barbados Reggae Weekend
DANA MALCOLM, Observer Online reporter, malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 26, 2026
From “Fireman” Capleton to “Unruly Boss” Popcaan, the atmosphere between patrons and performers on night two of Barbados Reggae Weekend galvanised eve...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Kirky D’s ‘Passion for Fashion’ to assist with hurricane relief and community initiatives
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Kirky D’s ‘Passion for Fashion’ to assist with hurricane relief and community initiatives
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Before he migrated to the United States several years ago, recording artiste Kirkland Falconer, better known as Kirky D, always had a heart for philan...
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