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Westmoreland burn victim succumbs to injuries
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Westmoreland burn victim succumbs to injuries
March 6 10:58 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Observer Online  understands that Dacia Forrester, the woman who was set ablaze during a confrontation at a gas station in Whitho...
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Townsend Law Firm secures major win for Vybz Kartel in NY Supreme Court
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Townsend Law Firm secures major win for Vybz Kartel in NY Supreme Court
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
March 6 10:20 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Townsend Law Firm, based in New York and headed by Kadian Townsend, Esq, secured a major win on Tuesday, March 3 for Vybz Kart...
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JUTC bus catches fire on Lady Musgrave
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JUTC bus catches fire on Lady Musgrave
March 6 09:39 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus caught fire along Lady Musgrave Road in Kingston at about 6:20 am on Friday. Observer O...
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‘Go home and play with your grandchildren’, Dawes tells McKenzie during Standing Finance Committee
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‘Go home and play with your grandchildren’, Dawes tells McKenzie during Standing Finance Committee
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 6 09:31 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As the Standing Finance Committee continued its late-night examination of the Estimates of Expenditure ahead of next week’s Budget...
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NWU wins bargaining rights at Kingston Wharves
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NWU wins bargaining rights at Kingston Wharves
March 6 08:51 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Workers’ Union (NWU) says it has recently gained bargaining rights at Kingston Wharves for certain categories of work...
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Two men fatally shot by police in Manchester Highway chase
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Two men fatally shot by police in Manchester Highway chase
March 6 08:30 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are reporting that two men were fatally shot and a firearm seized during an alleged shootout and high speed chase on the ...
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Claims of lawless police killings ‘abominable’, says Chang
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Claims of lawless police killings ‘abominable’, says Chang
…Security minister doubles down in police shooting debate amid JFJ dispute
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 6 08:25 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With criticism of police fatal shootings refusing to fade, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has renewed his pushback aga...
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Suriname moves into post-IMF monitoring phase ahead of oil boom
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Suriname moves into post-IMF monitoring phase ahead of oil boom
March 6 08:02 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Suriname is entering a post-programme monitoring phase with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it prepares for a potentially...
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Emancipation Day Playlist
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Emancipation Day Playlist
August 1, 2025
It is August 1 and Jamaicans celebrate Emancipation Day. On this landmark day, slaves were granted freedom by Great Britain which owned Jamaica at the...
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Golding calls for economic and social justice in Emancipation Day message
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Golding calls for economic and social justice in Emancipation Day message
August 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Leader Mark Golding, in his Emancipation Day 2025 message, has urged Jamaicans to reflect on the meaning of true freedo...
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Jamaicans encouraged to join celebrations for Emancipation and Independence
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Jamaicans encouraged to join celebrations for Emancipation and Independence
July 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -  Jamaicans are being encouraged to take part in this year’s vibrant lineup of national Emancipation and Independence events. Speak...
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Arguments made for and against PSOJ Emancipendence proposal
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Arguments made for and against PSOJ Emancipendence proposal
Some public commentators say it would boost Jamaica’s culture, others say it would be an ugly history repeat
VANESSA JAMES, Observer Online reporter, jamesv@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 17, 2024
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica’s (PSOJ) proposal to amalgamate Emancipation Day and Independence Day public holidays into a four-day weeke...
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PSOJ seeks to clarify position on Emancipation and Independence Day holidays
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PSOJ seeks to clarify position on Emancipation and Independence Day holidays
October 3, 2024
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has sought to clarify its position on the Emancipation Day and Independence Day public holidays foll...
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Our playlist of 5 reggae songs for Emancipation Day
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Our playlist of 5 reggae songs for Emancipation Day
August 1, 2024
With August 1 celebrated as Emancipation Day in Jamaica, Observer Online looks at five songs that capture the significance of that historic day (Augus...
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Westmoreland burn victim succumbs to injuries
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Observer Online  understands that Dacia Forrester, the woman who was set ablaze during a confrontation at a gas station in Whitho...
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Townsend Law Firm secures major win for Vybz Kartel in NY Supreme Court
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Townsend Law Firm secures major win for Vybz Kartel in NY Supreme Court
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Townsend Law Firm, based in New York and headed by Kadian Townsend, Esq, secured a major win on Tuesday, March 3 for Vybz Kart...
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JUTC bus catches fire on Lady Musgrave
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JUTC bus catches fire on Lady Musgrave
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus caught fire along Lady Musgrave Road in Kingston at about 6:20 am on Friday. Observer O...
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‘Go home and play with your grandchildren’, Dawes tells McKenzie during Standing Finance Committee
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‘Go home and play with your grandchildren’, Dawes tells McKenzie during Standing Finance Committee
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As the Standing Finance Committee continued its late-night examination of the Estimates of Expenditure ahead of next week’s Budget...
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NWU wins bargaining rights at Kingston Wharves
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NWU wins bargaining rights at Kingston Wharves
March 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Workers’ Union (NWU) says it has recently gained bargaining rights at Kingston Wharves for certain categories of work...
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