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Holness cuts back NaRRA roll-out amid outrage over $115m-a-year HQ
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:30 AM
PRIME Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that the Government will initially limit the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) t...
Enough of the absences
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Enough of the absences
Judge tells co-accused Pinnock he may have to cross-examine witness himself
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:28 AM
Clearly frustrated by disruptions caused by the repeated absence of a defence attorney, Justice Sanchia Burrell on Wednesday told co-accused Fritz Pin...
Scotia going private
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Scotia going private
Minority shareholders approve $63.50-billion buyout
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:26 AM
Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) is set to become a private company in the coming months as minority shareholders on Wednesday approved an offer by ...
200 Cubans back in public health system
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200 Cubans back in public health system
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:24 AM
THE Government has re-engaged 157 Cuban medical professionals months after the collapse of a long-standing bilateral health-care arrangement with Cuba...
Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:24 AM
JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck and Opposition Leader Mark Golding clashed in Parliament on Tuesday over data on the Gun Court. The exchange was sparked...
Davies Town, Farmers Heights to finally get piped water
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Davies Town, Farmers Heights to finally get piped water
Samuda outlines major infrastructure developments for St Ann NE
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:20 AM
RESIDENTS in rural St Ann are set to benefit from expanded access to potable water, with Member of Parliament for St Ann North Eastern Matthew Samuda ...

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Derrick Scott celebrates delivering power of God
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Derrick Scott celebrates delivering power of God
October 4, 2026
While living in the Cayman Islands over 20 years ago, Derrick Scott had an epiphany. It was a calling to give his life to the Lord and he readily acce...
Lt Stitchie hospitalised with ‘low blood count’
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Lt Stitchie hospitalised with ‘low blood count’
CLAUDE MILLS, Observer Online writer 
September 27, 2026
Veteran deejay Lieutenant Stitchie is receiving blood at hospital after his blood count fell, his wife Sophia Laing confirmed to Observer Online on Su...
JLP mass meeting starts with Kukudoo leading off gospel segment
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JLP mass meeting starts with Kukudoo leading off gospel segment
Sugar Ray Thomas, Observer Online writer 
August 31, 2025
ST CATHERINE,Jamaica -- The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) mass meeting has kicked off at Old Harbour Road on Spanish Town, St Catherine, with its gospel ...
Jamaica gospel star crowned
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Jamaica gospel star crowned
August 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Raheim Betty was crowned the 2025 Jamaica Gospel Star, following a powerful night of worship, inspiration, and musical excellence ...
Bin Di Rich encourages success through teamwork
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Bin Di Rich encourages success through teamwork
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
July 29, 2025
After the death of his son, former gospel artiste Pastor Son changed his name to Bin Di Rich, because of what he says was the lack of support that he ...
Vessel gets militant with ‘War’
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Vessel gets militant with ‘War’
July 1, 2025
There is a sense of spiritual militance in War , the latest song from gospel artiste Vessel. Produced by Craig McDonald, it is a battle cry against an...
Apostle Taneshia Murray makes mark through books, music
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Apostle Taneshia Murray makes mark through books, music
KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
June 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Author and gospel artiste Apostle Taneshia Murray is on a journey of enrichment through her books and her music. She is using her ...
‘Slingshot’ Ep brings new life to gospel classics
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‘Slingshot’ Ep brings new life to gospel classics
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL 
May 23, 2025
Oh If I Miss Heaven , a song by gospel music pioneer Reverend Glen Graham, has been given new life after being sampled for Nah Miss It , by Canute Nei...
Roxanne Robinson celebrates ‘Still Standing’
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Roxanne Robinson celebrates ‘Still Standing’
May 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Gospel recording artiste Roxanne Robinson is celebrating the success of her debut album  Still Standing . Released in October 2024...
Damiedon calls on ‘Yahweh’
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Damiedon calls on ‘Yahweh’
Howard Campbell Observer senior writer 
October 4, 2024
When in doubt, Damiedon calls on the higher being who he was taught from early, determines destiny. He gives thanks to the Saviour on Yahweh , his lat...

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PRIME Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that the Government will initially limit the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) t...
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Judge tells co-accused Pinnock he may have to cross-examine witness himself
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2026
Clearly frustrated by disruptions caused by the repeated absence of a defence attorney, Justice Sanchia Burrell on Wednesday told co-accused Fritz Pin...
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Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) is set to become a private company in the coming months as minority shareholders on Wednesday approved an offer by ...
200 Cubans back in public health system
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200 Cubans back in public health system
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2026
THE Government has re-engaged 157 Cuban medical professionals months after the collapse of a long-standing bilateral health-care arrangement with Cuba...
Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
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JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck and Opposition Leader Mark Golding clashed in Parliament on Tuesday over data on the Gun Court. The exchange was sparked...

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