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Man fatally shot during confrontation with Annotto Bay police, firearm seized
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Man fatally shot during confrontation with Annotto Bay police, firearm seized
December 16 10:59 AM
ST MARY, Jamaica — Police say one man was fatally shot during an incident along the Annotto Bay Main Road on Monday. Reports indicate that police pers...
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Herbert Morrison wins fourth game in ISSA U19 basketball
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Herbert Morrison wins fourth game in ISSA U19 basketball
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 16 10:26 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Leaders Herbert Morrison Technical won their fourth straight game in the Inter Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Rural A...
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Final four to face off in Manning Cup semis
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Final four to face off in Manning Cup semis
December 16 10:18 AM
Thirty-nine teams started in quest of lifting the Inter Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Wata Manning Cup, now it's down to just four as Ja...
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BBC to fight Trump’s $10 bn defamation lawsuit
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BBC to fight Trump’s $10 bn defamation lawsuit
December 16 08:44 AM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The BBC said Tuesday it would fight a $10 billion lawsuit brought by United States (US) President Donald Trump against ...
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PSG ordered to pay 60 million euros to Kylian Mbappe in wage dispute
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PSG ordered to pay 60 million euros to Kylian Mbappe in wage dispute
December 16 08:32 AM
PARIS, France (AFP) — Reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain were ordered Tuesday by a Paris court to pay their former star Kylian Mbappe aro...
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Tourism minister hails Canadian diaspora as CA$3 million raised for hurricane recovery
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Tourism minister hails Canadian diaspora as CA$3 million raised for hurricane recovery
December 16 08:22 AM
TORONTO, Canada — Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has expressed profound gratitude for the Canadian diaspora’s extraordinary leadership and genero...
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Ministry to launch THARP to assist tourism workers impacted by Hurricane Melissa
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Ministry to launch THARP to assist tourism workers impacted by Hurricane Melissa
December 16 08:07 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Tourism says it will launch the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme (THARP), which aims to aid tourism w...
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Beating the odds
Public health measures, Jamaicans’ response, blunt post-Melissa disease threat
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver’com 
December 16 12:20 AM
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Opposition demands stronger oversight of Govt’s Hurricane relief distribution
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Opposition demands stronger oversight of Govt’s Hurricane relief distribution
December 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is calling for a more robust and transparent system to track the distribution of gove...
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Opposition urges caution as Gov’t prepares JPS licence update
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Opposition urges caution as Gov’t prepares JPS licence update
November 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition is warning the Government against granting excessive concessions to the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) as the...
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Opposition welcomes creative economy Green Paper, urges inclusion and action
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Opposition welcomes creative economy Green Paper, urges inclusion and action
Jerome Williams Observer Staff Reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government’s latest policy move to formalise and expand Jamaica’s cultural and creative industries has received bipartisan sup...
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French PM under pressure to put together cabinet
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French PM under pressure to put together cabinet
October 5, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu was under mounting pressure on Sunday to pull together a cabinet as he struggled t...
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White House says firings ‘imminent’ as plan to reopen govt collapses
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White House says firings ‘imminent’ as plan to reopen govt collapses
October 1, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Efforts to swiftly end the United States (US) government shutdown collapsed Wednesday as Democrats in Congress went ...
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US on brink of govt shutdown as last-ditch vote fails
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US on brink of govt shutdown as last-ditch vote fails
September 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) government barreled towards its first shutdown in six years Tuesday, with funding expiring at...
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Seiveright ready for new challenge at ‘super ministry’
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Seiveright ready for new challenge at ‘super ministry’
September 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Newly minted Member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew North Central, Delano Seiveright, has welcomed the decision of Prime Minister...
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13 appointed ministers of state, Morgan named parliamentary secretary
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13 appointed ministers of state, Morgan named parliamentary secretary
September 19, 2025
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has named a new slate of ministers of state from among members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The 13 mi...
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St Kitts and Nevis gov’t says US murder accused never visited federation
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St Kitts and Nevis gov’t says US murder accused never visited federation
September 15, 2025
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — The St Kitts and Nevis government Monday sought to distance the twin island federation from reports on social media that ...
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Bahamian gov’t denies selling passports ‘like candy’
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Bahamian gov’t denies selling passports ‘like candy’
August 27, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas Government is strongly denying allegations that it is involved in selling passports “like candy”. The allegations ...
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Grenada reports significant revenue decline after ‘extraordinary’ 2024 figures
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Grenada reports significant revenue decline after ‘extraordinary’ 2024 figures
August 18, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — The Grenada government is reporting that revenue and grants for the first half of 2025 declined by EC$112.6 million as co...
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Guyanese gov’t spending billions on developing new housing projects
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Guyanese gov’t spending billions on developing new housing projects
August 15, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) –  The four-day International Building Expo opened here on Thursday night with the government highlighting the increasing inv...
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WATCH: Robinson criticises government ‘disrespect’ of public sector workers
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WATCH: Robinson criticises government ‘disrespect’ of public sector workers
August 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesperson on Finance Julian Robinson has expressed deep concern about what he describes as the government’s “disresp...
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WATCH: Golding chides government, urges PNP to ‘step up our game’ ahead of election
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WATCH: Golding chides government, urges PNP to ‘step up our game’ ahead of election
August 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People's National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding on Saturday accused the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government of mismanagemen...
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Gov’t allocates additional $12m to complete first phase of Yallahs Market renovation
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Gov’t allocates additional $12m to complete first phase of Yallahs Market renovation
July 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development has allocated an additional $12 million to complete the first phase of ...
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Over 2,000 teachers granted leave at a cost of $7.87 billion – Ministry
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Over 2,000 teachers granted leave at a cost of $7.87 billion – Ministry
July 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Education has approved leave for 2,026 teachers for the 2025–2026 academic year, at a total cost of $7.87 billion....
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Gov’t recommits to supporting MSMEs – PM Holness
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Gov’t recommits to supporting MSMEs – PM Holness
July 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to improving access to financing for micro, small and m...
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Gov’t eyeing land inclusion to enhance social housing delivery
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Gov’t eyeing land inclusion to enhance social housing delivery
July 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Government is exploring revisions to the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), including the potential provision of land, as pa...
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Johnson Smith welcomes EU Parliament’s decision to remove Jamaica from high-risk list
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Johnson Smith welcomes EU Parliament’s decision to remove Jamaica from high-risk list
July 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -The Government of Jamaica has officially welcomed the European Parliament’s decision to remove the country from the European Union’...
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Phillips challenges gov’t to national debate on public transport system
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Phillips challenges gov’t to national debate on public transport system
July 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Member of Parliament for Manchester North West, Mikael Phillips, has issued a direct challenge to the Government for a ...
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Bunting demands answers on ministry’s retracted statement, calls for Chung’s resignation from FID
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Bunting demands answers on ministry’s retracted statement, calls for Chung’s resignation from FID
July 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Senator Peter Bunting is expressing concern over the Ministry of Finance’s sudden withdrawal of a press release that ad...
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‘Nothing to hide in FID selection’, says Morris Dixon
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‘Nothing to hide in FID selection’, says Morris Dixon
July 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dana Morris Dixon, says the Government has nothing to hide in the se...
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Man fatally shot during confrontation with Annotto Bay police, firearm seized
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ST MARY, Jamaica — Police say one man was fatally shot during an incident along the Annotto Bay Main Road on Monday. Reports indicate that police pers...
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Herbert Morrison wins fourth game in ISSA U19 basketball
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Herbert Morrison wins fourth game in ISSA U19 basketball
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Leaders Herbert Morrison Technical won their fourth straight game in the Inter Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Rural A...
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Final four to face off in Manning Cup semis
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Final four to face off in Manning Cup semis
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Thirty-nine teams started in quest of lifting the Inter Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Wata Manning Cup, now it's down to just four as Ja...
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The BBC said Tuesday it would fight a $10 billion lawsuit brought by United States (US) President Donald Trump against ...
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PSG ordered to pay 60 million euros to Kylian Mbappe in wage dispute
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PSG ordered to pay 60 million euros to Kylian Mbappe in wage dispute
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