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African group tells Warmington to apologise and undergo self-repair
October 5 12:30 AM
THE Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) has pointedly told Government Member of Parliament Everald Warmington that he has a “misinformed understanding” of h...
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Diaspora leaders reject claim of no complaints over slow pace of hurricane aid
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:29 AM
NEW YORK, United States — Diaspora leaders here have rubbished a claim by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade She...
Designing Resilience
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Designing Resilience
October 5 12:28 AM
“WHO knew that within a few weeks of Design Week Ja 2025, held under the theme ‘Creative Resilience’, Jamaica would be confronted with the devastating...
Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:26 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Sandals Foundation Island Challenge Jamaica has reached its £100,000 fund-raising target, paving the way for the purchase of ...
Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
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Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
…proposes Caribbean Tourism Agricultural Logistics Centre
Mark Dennis 
October 5 12:24 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Warning that the region is losing billions of dollars in potential earnings by failing to adequately connect its farmers and ...
Caribbean trade chief paints grim outlook for region’s food exports
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Caribbean trade chief paints grim outlook for region’s food exports
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:22 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Caribbean Export Development Agency Chief Executive Officer Damine Sinanan has warned that Caribbean countries will have to p...
From State care to the classroom
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From State care to the classroom
Christopher Dawes turns pain into purpose; rewrites his future through education
October 5 12:20 AM
FOR Christopher Dawes, navigating the challenges of growing up in State care could have easily defined his future. Instead, he allowed the circumstanc...
JSIF marks 30 years; vows to deepen impact on community development
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JSIF marks 30 years; vows to deepen impact on community development
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:20 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Three decades after it was established to help tackle poverty and social deprivation in vulnerable communities across the cou...

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Cabinet yet to receive BOJ Governor shortlist
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Cabinet yet to receive BOJ Governor shortlist
Finance minister pushes back against report naming Wayne Robinson as front-runner; search expected to end this week
July 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams says the committee searching for the next governor of Bank of Jamaica (...
Committee appointed to search for new BOJ governor
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Committee appointed to search for new BOJ governor
April 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams on Monday announced the commencement of the search for a new governor ...
Williams to close Budget Debate on Tuesday
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Williams to close Budget Debate on Tuesday
March 24, 2026
Finance Minister Fayval Williams is scheduled to close the 2026/27 Budget Debate on Tuesday with what many expect to be a doubling down on the measure...
New national security advisor to be recruited
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New national security advisor to be recruited
March 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams, says recruitment will be done to fill the post of national security adv...
Williams to open Budget Debate March 10
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Williams to open Budget Debate March 10
February 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister Finance and Public Service Fayval Williams will open the 2026-2027 Budget Debate at Gordon House on Tuesday, March 10, at w...
Opposition raises concern over new taxes post-Hurricane Melissa
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Opposition raises concern over new taxes post-Hurricane Melissa
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Expressing concern over the possibility of new taxes on Jamaicans rebuilding from Hurricane Melissa’s devastation, members of the ...

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African group tells Warmington to apologise and undergo self-repair
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THE Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) has pointedly told Government Member of Parliament Everald Warmington that he has a “misinformed understanding” of h...
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Diaspora leaders reject claim of no complaints over slow pace of hurricane aid
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
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NEW YORK, United States — Diaspora leaders here have rubbished a claim by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade She...
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“WHO knew that within a few weeks of Design Week Ja 2025, held under the theme ‘Creative Resilience’, Jamaica would be confronted with the devastating...
Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
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FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Sandals Foundation Island Challenge Jamaica has reached its £100,000 fund-raising target, paving the way for the purchase of ...
Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
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…proposes Caribbean Tourism Agricultural Logistics Centre
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