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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
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...
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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...
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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 ...
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Wet Music Festival paints waterfront
Entertainment
Wet Music Festival paints waterfront
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:26 AM
DOWNTOWN Kingston’s waterfront became a playground of paint, foam, and water as hundreds of revellers welcomed daylight in a spectacularly colourful f...
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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 ...
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HOT SEAT!
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HOT SEAT!
Reggae Boyz hunt win vs Honduras to guarantee Nations League KO spot
BY DANIEL BLAKE Staff reporter blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:23 AM
ALTHOUGH Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz are in pole position to qualify for the Concacaf Nations League knockout stage, interim Head Coach Rudolph Speid says t...
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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...
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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, 2026
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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OECS welcomes first direct flight to Africa
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OECS welcomes first direct flight to Africa
March 23, 2026
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) —The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has welcomed the first-ever large-scale commercial flight originating fr...
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Air traffic controller’s nap strands tourists in mid-air
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Air traffic controller’s nap strands tourists in mid-air
September 17, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Passengers on a flight from Paris to Corsica were left hanging mid-air after an air traffic controller on the ground took a mid-...
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Air Canada grounds hundreds of flights over cabin crew strike
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Air Canada grounds hundreds of flights over cabin crew strike
August 16, 2025
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) -- Air Canada cancelled hundreds of flights Saturday as it began shutting down operations in response to a strike by flight atte...
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Code-share flight from Dubai to Jamaica confirmed — Seiveright
May 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The code-share flight agreement between Jamaica and Emirates has been reaffirmed following high-level meetings in Dubai between To...
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Fire aboard US airliner after diverted to Denver, 12 injured
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Fire aboard US airliner after diverted to Denver, 12 injured
March 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An American Airlines Boeing jet caught fire after landing at Denver International Airport in Colorado on Thursday, t...
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Passengers overcome armed teen trying to board plane in Australia
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Passengers overcome armed teen trying to board plane in Australia
March 6, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Passengers in Australia overpowered a 17-year-old boy armed with a shotgun and ammunition on Thursday as he tried to board a...
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Jamaica’s connectivity boosted with Delta’s new Atlanta/Montego Bay flight
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Jamaica’s connectivity boosted with Delta’s new Atlanta/Montego Bay flight
February 12, 2025
KINGSTON Jamaica — Jamaica’s tourism sector continues to soar with Delta Air Lines adding a new flight between Atlanta and Montego Bay. The additional...
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Optimism high for start of daily flights to Ian Fleming airport
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Optimism high for start of daily flights to Ian Fleming airport
November 28, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica – As the December 15 start of the winter tourist season approaches, excitement is building in the parishes of St Ann, St Mary and Po...
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Arajet direct flights boost passenger flow between Santo Domingo and Kingston by 1,600%
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Arajet direct flights boost passenger flow between Santo Domingo and Kingston by 1,600%
August 28, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The flow of passengers between the capitals of Jamaica and the Dominican Republic has seen a remarkable increase of 1,600 per cent...
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Drunk plane passenger fined $10,000 for bad behaviour
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Drunk plane passenger fined $10,000 for bad behaviour
April 9, 2024
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A British woman who got drunk and caused a ruckus on a plane after her request for more alcohol was denied was fined $10,000 b...
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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
African group tells Warmington to apologise and undergo self-repair
October 5, 2026
THE Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) has pointedly told Government Member of Parliament Everald Warmington that he has a “misinformed understanding” of h...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
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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, 2026
NEW YORK, United States — Diaspora leaders here have rubbished a claim by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade She...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Designing Resilience
Lifestyle, ...
Designing Resilience
October 5, 2026
“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...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
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, 2026
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Sandals Foundation Island Challenge Jamaica has reached its £100,000 fund-raising target, paving the way for the purchase of ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Wet Music Festival paints waterfront
Entertainment
Wet Music Festival paints waterfront
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
DOWNTOWN Kingston’s waterfront became a playground of paint, foam, and water as hundreds of revellers welcomed daylight in a spectacularly colourful f...
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