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New Tourist Board Act tabled
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New Tourist Board Act tabled
June 17 06:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A new Tourist Board Act was tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, a signal that the process to repeal and replace the 7...
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NY mayoral candidate held by immigration cops
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NY mayoral candidate held by immigration cops
June 17 04:59 PM
New York, United States (AFP)-US immigration police handcuffed a New York mayoral candidate at court on Tuesday after he sought to assist migrants thr...
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WATCH: Ingleside residents disgruntled after NWC digs up newly paved road
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WATCH: Ingleside residents disgruntled after NWC digs up newly paved road
June 17 04:53 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Residents of the upscale community of Ingleside in Mandeville are demanding that the National Water Commission (NWC) repair a se...
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Forex: $160.01 to one US dollar
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Forex: $160.01 to one US dollar
June 17 04:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Tuesday, June 17, ended trading at $160.01, up by 0.1 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily exchange tr...
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Tyler Perry being sued for US$260 million by Derek Dixon
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Tyler Perry being sued for US$260 million by Derek Dixon
June 17 04:33 PM
CALIFORNIA, United States—Renowned American actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry is reportedly being sued by actor Derek Dixon, who starred in Tyler Perry'...
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Reggae singer Leroy Gibbons has died
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Reggae singer Leroy Gibbons has died
June 17 04:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reggae singer Leroy Gibbons has died. There have been reports that the singer collapsed at a studio in Hanover on Tuesday morning. G...
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Freddie McGregor and Friends show in Florida to mark reggae icon’s birthday
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Freddie McGregor and Friends show in Florida to mark reggae icon’s birthday
June 17 01:35 PM
On June 27, Freddie McGregor turns 69 years-old. Two days later, the veteran singer celebrates that milestone with Freddie McGregor and Friends, a sho...
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UK MPs eye decriminalising abortion for women in all cases
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UK MPs eye decriminalising abortion for women in all cases
June 17 12:20 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- UK MPs are expected to vote Tuesday on an overhaul of abortion laws in England and Wales which would end contentious p...
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UNICEF warns 14 million children face malnutrition
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UNICEF warns 14 million children face malnutrition
March 26, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — At least 14 million children face hunger and a heightened risk of malnutrition or death this year, the United Na...
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Funding cuts force WFP to stop food aid to one million in Myanmar
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Funding cuts force WFP to stop food aid to one million in Myanmar
March 14, 2025
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — The World Food Programme (WFP) will be forced to cut off one million people in war-torn Myanmar from its vital food aid becaus...
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Joong Supermarket closed by health department
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Joong Supermarket closed by health department
February 20, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – The St Catherine Health Department has closed down Portmore-based Joong Supermarket & Wholesale. A notice from the South East ...
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World food prices dip 2% in 2024 — FAO
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World food prices dip 2% in 2024 — FAO
January 3, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — World food commodity prices declined by 2.1 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year, the Food and Agriculture Organizatio...
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CAC encourages consumers to prioritise food safety
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CAC encourages consumers to prioritise food safety
December 24, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - As Jamaicans prepare for a festive feast this Christmas, the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is urging consumers to prioritise f...
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Allison Richards on a mission to transform approach to food safety
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Allison Richards on a mission to transform approach to food safety
December 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – For many, engaging in food safety is simply a profession, but for Allison Richards, it transcends that boundary – it is a calling ...
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Eat Jamaican global campaign to be expanded
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Eat Jamaican global campaign to be expanded
November 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The ‘Eat Jamaican Global Campaign’ is to be expanded into targeted markets within the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom...
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Spate of child poisoning deaths sparks South Africa xenophobia
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Spate of child poisoning deaths sparks South Africa xenophobia
November 15, 2024
SOWETO, South Africa (AFP) The deaths of 23 children in Johannesburg this year from suspected food poisoning has ignited anger in South Africa against...
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Global food prices rise at fastest rate since 2022
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Global food prices rise at fastest rate since 2022
October 4, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Global food prices rose in September at their fastest rate since March 2022, with sugar prices surging as dry weather and fires ...
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Some Cubans depend on sugar water as food shortages bite
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Some Cubans depend on sugar water as food shortages bite
September 18, 2024
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Subsidised food, without which most Cubans would not eat at all, is becoming ever more scarce and expensive as the government, ba...
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Drowning in mangoes at home? Here are 8 ways to make use of the fruit
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Drowning in mangoes at home? Here are 8 ways to make use of the fruit
Gabrielle Wade, Observer intern 
June 30, 2024
It’s that time of the year when mango season bears an abundance of the fruit. If you’ve found yourself swimming in a surplus of mangoes from your tree...
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Vegan businesswoman hails Sandals Ocho Rios
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Vegan businesswoman hails Sandals Ocho Rios
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL 
February 18, 2024
Most summers catch Leonie McDonald manning her Strictly Vegan Jamaican Cuisine booth at major reggae festivals in California and Nevada. In the winter...
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New Tourist Board Act tabled
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New Tourist Board Act tabled
June 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A new Tourist Board Act was tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, a signal that the process to repeal and replace the 7...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
NY mayoral candidate held by immigration cops
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NY mayoral candidate held by immigration cops
June 17, 2025
New York, United States (AFP)-US immigration police handcuffed a New York mayoral candidate at court on Tuesday after he sought to assist migrants thr...
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WATCH: Ingleside residents disgruntled after NWC digs up newly paved road
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WATCH: Ingleside residents disgruntled after NWC digs up newly paved road
June 17, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Residents of the upscale community of Ingleside in Mandeville are demanding that the National Water Commission (NWC) repair a se...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Forex: $160.01 to one US dollar
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Forex: $160.01 to one US dollar
June 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Tuesday, June 17, ended trading at $160.01, up by 0.1 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily exchange tr...
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Tyler Perry being sued for US$260 million by Derek Dixon
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Tyler Perry being sued for US$260 million by Derek Dixon
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CALIFORNIA, United States—Renowned American actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry is reportedly being sued by actor Derek Dixon, who starred in Tyler Perry'...
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