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Desmond Allen | Executive Editor 
November 2 12:30 AM
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Breaking handout mentality one year after Hurricane Melissa
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Breaking handout mentality one year after Hurricane Melissa
Goals Have No Limit Foundation seeking to equip the west with entrepreneurial ideas
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 2 12:28 AM
WHILE many victims of the devastating October 28, 2025 Hurricane Melissa are still looking for handouts to get their lives back together — especially ...
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Waterworks church a tower of strength for Hurricane victims one year on
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Waterworks church a tower of strength for Hurricane victims one year on
Jason Cross | Reporter 
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Waterworks church a tower of strength for Hurricane victims one year on
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Kevin Downswell to release Joy Is Here album
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Diaspora conference identifies gaps in assistance with Jamaica’s development
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#EyeOnMelissa: Hospitals in emergency mode, clinics to close early as storm approaches
October 23, 2025
All public hospitals in Jamaica have entered emergency mode and all clinics will close as of 4:00 pm Thursday as the country braces for Tropical Storm...
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Over 3 million visits to health facilities in 2024 – Tufton
June 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - There were approximately three million visits to public health facilities in 2024 with nearly 1.9 million being to health centres ...
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Normal operations resume at 23 of 26 hospitals impacted by Hurricane Beryl— Tufton
July 19, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, says normal operations have resumed at 23 of 26 hospitals that were affecte...
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Breaking handout mentality one year after Hurricane Melissa
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Breaking handout mentality one year after Hurricane Melissa
Goals Have No Limit Foundation seeking to equip the west with entrepreneurial ideas
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 2, 2026
WHILE many victims of the devastating October 28, 2025 Hurricane Melissa are still looking for handouts to get their lives back together — especially ...
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Waterworks church a tower of strength for Hurricane victims one year on
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Waterworks church a tower of strength for Hurricane victims one year on
Jason Cross | Reporter 
November 2, 2026
Waterworks church a tower of strength for Hurricane victims one year on
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Kevin Downswell to release Joy Is Here album
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Kevin Downswell to release Joy Is Here album
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 2, 2026
Kevin Downswell to release
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Yvonne Grinam-Nicholson on a roll; PhD followed by Canadian award
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Yvonne Grinam-Nicholson on a roll; PhD followed by Canadian award
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Yvonne Grinam-Nicholson on a roll; PhD followed by Canadian award
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