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Caribbean Airlines to discontinue some flights, reduce operations in others
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Caribbean Airlines to discontinue some flights, reduce operations in others
May 23 05:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Caribbean Airlines says it will discontinue flights to Dominica, St Kitts and the Ogle–Suriname corridor from June 1 as the Trinid...
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Capleton generates buzz with ‘Prayers Up’
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Capleton generates buzz with ‘Prayers Up’
May 23 05:00 PM
Reggae-dancehall icon Capleton is feeling the love from fans worldwide as buzz continues to build around his latest single, Prayers Up , featuring Der...
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Kenne Blessin wins new fans with ‘Vice Versa Love’ remake
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Kenne Blessin wins new fans with ‘Vice Versa Love’ remake
May 23 04:52 PM
For reggae singer Kenne Blessin, revisiting a classic is less about nostalgia than reinterpretation. The artiste's new version of Barrington Levy’s Vi...
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Real Madrid end troubled Liga season with win, Mallorca, Girona down
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Real Madrid end troubled Liga season with win, Mallorca, Girona down
May 23 04:21 PM
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Real Madrid ended a troubled La Liga campaign with a 4-2 win over Athletic Bilbao in Alvaro Arbeloa's last game at the helm, ...
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Carpenter charged after allegedly using relative’s money to build house
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Carpenter charged after allegedly using relative’s money to build house
May 23 03:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A St James carpenter has been charged with fraudulent conversion after allegedly spending money entrusted to him by a relative. Jo...
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Enhanced Games athletes under scrutiny as health fears swirl
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Enhanced Games athletes under scrutiny as health fears swirl
May 23 03:39 PM
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — The drug-fueled Enhanced Games have put competing athletes under scrutiny, with critics asking why they signed up for...
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WATCH: Jamaica safe, says tourism minister
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WATCH: Jamaica safe, says tourism minister
May 23 03:11 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — On the heels of the death of a United States citizen, who was shot in a confrontation with police at the Sangster International Ai...
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Ukraine, US embassy warn of possible major Russian airstrike
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Ukraine, US embassy warn of possible major Russian airstrike
May 23 02:30 PM
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the US embassy in Kyiv issued warnings Saturday about the risk of a major Russian air...
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Joanna Marie pays tribute to Ernie Smith with ‘Walk Good, My Friend’
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Joanna Marie pays tribute to Ernie Smith with ‘Walk Good, My Friend’
May 13, 2026
In the 40 years Joanna Marie knew Ernie Smith, their relationship spanned musical and personal mentorship. At the time of the singer-songwriter's deat...
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G Cole salutes Ernie Smith on new track, ‘There Goes That Man’
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G Cole salutes Ernie Smith on new track, ‘There Goes That Man’
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer 
April 30, 2026
For the generation of Jamaican singer-songwriters who emerged during the past 20 years, Ernie Smith is one of the gold standards. Smith, who died on A...
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Ernie Smith’s final album, ‘Another Side of Ernie Smith,’ captured his love for country music
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Ernie Smith’s final album, ‘Another Side of Ernie Smith,’ captured his love for country music
April 23, 2026
While visiting Boston in the early 2000s, Ernie Smith met David Turano, an American musician and fixture on the New England reggae scene. Kindred spir...
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PNP mourns passing of ‘cultural icon’ Ernie Smith
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PNP mourns passing of ‘cultural icon’ Ernie Smith
April 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) is mourning the loss of renowned Jamaican singer-songwriter Ernie Smith, describing him as a gif...
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Ernie Smith, beloved Jamaican singer, has died
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Ernie Smith, beloved Jamaican singer, has died
Howard Campbell 
April 16, 2026
Ernie Smith, whose easy-listening songs ruled Jamaican airwaves during the 1970s, has died. The singer-songwriter, who was ill for some time, passed a...
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Singer Ernie Smith hospitalised in critical condition
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Singer Ernie Smith hospitalised in critical condition
April 14, 2026
Singer-songwriter Ernie Smith is in critical condition in a Florida hospital, his wife Claudette Bailey Smith tells Observer Online . She said he was ...
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Ernie Smith’s re-recorded ‘Pitta Patta’ returns to reggae chart
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Ernie Smith’s re-recorded ‘Pitta Patta’ returns to reggae chart
January 12, 2026
One of the radio-friendly songs that defined “uptown reggae” during the 1970s, Pitta Patta by Ernie Smith has broad appeal 54 years after it was relea...
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Kris Kristofferson’s music made its mark in Jamaica
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Kris Kristofferson’s music made its mark in Jamaica
Howard Campbell Observer senior writer 
October 2, 2024
One of the artistes who fashioned the outlaw country movement in the 1970s, Kris Kristofferson’s music won fans in the United States, who loved workin...
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Capleton generates buzz with ‘Prayers Up’
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Capleton generates buzz with ‘Prayers Up’
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Reggae-dancehall icon Capleton is feeling the love from fans worldwide as buzz continues to build around his latest single, Prayers Up , featuring Der...
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Kenne Blessin wins new fans with ‘Vice Versa Love’ remake
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Real Madrid end troubled Liga season with win, Mallorca, Girona down
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Carpenter charged after allegedly using relative’s money to build house
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