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August 21 09:20 PM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Patients and staff at the Princess Margaret Hospital in St Thomas can now look forward to a cooler and more comfortable environme...
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Jamaica to open Nations League campaign at home against Guatemala on Sept 25
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Jamaica to open Nations League campaign at home against Guatemala on Sept 25
August 21 07:20 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz will host their first two games in the fifth edition of the Concacaf Nations League, it was confirmed on Fri...
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Shericka Jackson pulls up, falls in 200m at Lausanne Diamond League
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Shericka Jackson pulls up, falls in 200m at Lausanne Diamond League
August 21 07:16 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Olympic Games and World Championship medallist Shericka Jackson failed to complete the women’s 200m on Friday’s Wanda Di...
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Murder suspect Marko “Shella” German shot dead by police in Rollington Town
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Murder suspect Marko “Shella” German shot dead by police in Rollington Town
August 21 07:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  A man who was being sought in connection with a murder on Wednesday, was shot dead by the police on Waterloo Road in Rollington T...
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Market Bag: Lettuce climbs to $1,400 as prices soar at market
August 21 06:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Lettuce prices surged this week at the Coronation Market in Kingston, with shoppers now paying $1,400 per pound as food costs cont...
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Principal of Portmore Community College awarded OD
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Principal of Portmore Community College awarded OD
August 21 06:43 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — When his grade-six teacher, Pansy Genus, needed to step out of the classroom at Dupont Primary School, she knew exactly who she co...
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Petrojam awards PEP scholarships to four top students
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Petrojam awards PEP scholarships to four top students
August 21 06:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  State-owned refinery, Petrojam Limited, has awarded four scholarships to top-performing students from the Greenwich Primary and S...
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Kingston man charged with murder following stabbing of brother
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Kingston man charged with murder following stabbing of brother
August 21 04:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A Kingston man has been charged in connection with the stabbing death of his brother 51-year-old Terrence Myles at their home on Thu...
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Six foreigners detained for conducting illegal mining activities in Guyana
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Six foreigners detained for conducting illegal mining activities in Guyana
August 21, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC)–The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) on Friday said six foreigners, including Brazilians and one Chinese, have been...
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Guyana’s opposition leader wants CCJ president out of extradition case – report
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Guyana’s opposition leader wants CCJ president out of extradition case – report
August 18, 2026
Attorneys for Guyana’s Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar, are reportedly demanding that Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Presid...
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Guyana Gov’t to evaluate bids for MV Barima salvage
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Guyana Gov’t to evaluate bids for MV Barima salvage
August 15, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC)–The Guyana Government has moved to the next stage in efforts to salvage the MV Barima, with Expressions of Interest from spec...
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Caricom education ministers meeting in Guyana
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Caricom education ministers meeting in Guyana
August 13, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC)—Caribbean Community (Caricom) education ministers began a two-day meeting in Guyana on Wednesday amid concerns as to whether ...
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Caricom calls for greater protection and inclusion of indigenous peoples
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Caricom calls for greater protection and inclusion of indigenous peoples
August 9, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (Caricom) is calling for stronger policies to protect the rights of indigenous peoples and expand o...
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Guyana gov’t ends MV Barima search and recovery exercise
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Guyana gov’t ends MV Barima search and recovery exercise
August 4, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Guyana government on Tuesday said that the search and recovery operations following the MV Barima tragedy, resulting in...
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Guyana establishes safety, compliance audit team to strengthen maritime safety
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Guyana establishes safety, compliance audit team to strengthen maritime safety
July 31, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Guyana's President Irfaan Ali on Friday announced the establishment of a Safety and Compliance Audit Team that will conduct...
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Guyana Opposition leader says families want sunken ferry salvaged
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Guyana Opposition leader says families want sunken ferry salvaged
July 30, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana's Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed says survivors and relatives of victims of the MV Barima tragedy are united in ...
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Guyana establishes body to effect healing following boating tragedy
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Guyana establishes body to effect healing following boating tragedy
July 27, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Monday announced the establishment of a national body to coordinate, mobilise and foster t...
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Guyana President to announce international Commission of Inquiry into ferry disaster
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Guyana President to announce international Commission of Inquiry into ferry disaster
July 25, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana's President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali says an international and independent commission of inquiry will be established to...
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Guyana Government tightens ferry safety procedures following MV Barima tragedy
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Guyana Government tightens ferry safety procedures following MV Barima tragedy
July 25, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Recovery teams have retrieved one more body from the wreck of the MV Barima, as a multi-agency operation involving local an...
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Next two Carifta Games venues confirmed
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Next two Carifta Games venues confirmed
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 25, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Guyana and Barbados will host the next two editions of the CARIFTA Games it was announced on Thursday following the withdrawal of S...
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Death toll in Guyana ferry tragedy climbs as regional recovery effort expands
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Death toll in Guyana ferry tragedy climbs as regional recovery effort expands
July 23, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Search, rescue and recovery operations following the capsizing of the MV Barima have intensified with the arrival of mariti...
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Efforts to refloat sunken Guyanese vessel to begin Wednesday
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Efforts to refloat sunken Guyanese vessel to begin Wednesday
July 22, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyana Government says it will begin operations at midday on Wednesday to refloat the sunken MV Barima using specialise...
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Guyana govt raises capsized ferry death toll to 53
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Guyana govt raises capsized ferry death toll to 53
July 21, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) — At least 53 people died after a ferry capsized off the coast of Guyana over the weekend, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said ...
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At least 41 dead after ferry capsizes off Guyana coast—govt
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At least 41 dead after ferry capsizes off Guyana coast—govt
July 21, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana(AFP)—At least 41 people died after a ferry capsized off the coast of Guyana over the weekend, the government said Tuesday. The MV B...
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PNP extends condolences following Guyana ferry tragedy
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PNP extends condolences following Guyana ferry tragedy
July 21, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party (PNP) has expressed condolences to the Government and people of Guyana following the capsizing of the ...
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27 dead, 83 missing from capsized Guyana ferry, says PM
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27 dead, 83 missing from capsized Guyana ferry, says PM
July 20, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) — At least 27 people died after a ferry capsized off the coast of Guyana, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said Monday, as the sm...
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Death toll rises as more bodies  found following boating tragedy
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Death toll rises as more bodies found following boating tragedy
July 20, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The death toll from a Saturday night boating tragedy in Guyana has risen to 10, after eight bodies were discovered on Monda...
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Huge wave suspected in Guyana ferry disaster as 67 rescued
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Huge wave suspected in Guyana ferry disaster as 67 rescued
July 19, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Preliminary reports suggest that a massive wave may have caused the MV Barima to capsize on Saturday night while en route t...
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Guyana ferry with 116 passengers capsizes
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Guyana ferry with 116 passengers capsizes
July 19, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) -- At least 53 people have been rescued after a ferry carrying more than 100 people capsized overnight off the coast of Guyan...
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Guyana donates 88 containers of relief supplies to earthquake-hit Venezuela
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Guyana donates 88 containers of relief supplies to earthquake-hit Venezuela
July 9, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — A humanitarian shipment carrying 88 containers of emergency relief supplies departed Georgetown, Guyana, for earthquake-hit...
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Jamaica to open Nations League campaign at home against Guatemala on Sept 25
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Shericka Jackson pulls up, falls in 200m at Lausanne Diamond League
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Shericka Jackson pulls up, falls in 200m at Lausanne Diamond League
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Olympic Games and World Championship medallist Shericka Jackson failed to complete the women’s 200m on Friday’s Wanda Di...
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Murder suspect Marko “Shella” German shot dead by police in Rollington Town
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Murder suspect Marko “Shella” German shot dead by police in Rollington Town
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —  A man who was being sought in connection with a murder on Wednesday, was shot dead by the police on Waterloo Road in Rollington T...
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Market Bag: Lettuce climbs to $1,400 as prices soar at market
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Lettuce prices surged this week at the Coronation Market in Kingston, with shoppers now paying $1,400 per pound as food costs cont...
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