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ROJ mobilises teams for Labour Day school projects
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ROJ mobilises teams for Labour Day school projects
May 28 03:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ), operators of KFC and Pizza Hut turned Labour Day 2026 into a company-wide show of service, mobilising...
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Enhanced Games raises Usain Bolt record bonus to $10m
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Enhanced Games raises Usain Bolt record bonus to $10m
May 28 03:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Enhanced Games has increased the bonus for any athlete who breaks Usain Bolt’s men’s 100m world record at its 2027 event to $10 mi...
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Fitz-Henley rejects criticism of Anderson appointment, accuses PNP of ‘maligning patriotic Jamaicans’
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Fitz-Henley rejects criticism of Anderson appointment, accuses PNP of ‘maligning patriotic Jamaicans’
May 28 01:20 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, has criticised the Opposition People’s National Part...
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Sanna Moore makes splash on reggae scene with ‘I Rise Up’ performance
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Sanna Moore makes splash on reggae scene with ‘I Rise Up’ performance
May 28 01:01 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Super-talented teenage singing sensation Sanna (pronounced SAY-NA) Moore has been generating a lot of attention in music circles w...
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Winners of Mr and Miss Supranational Jamaica titles to be announced on Sunday
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Winners of Mr and Miss Supranational Jamaica titles to be announced on Sunday
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
May 28 12:16 PM
There are 10 finalists competing for the 2026 Mister and Miss Supranational Jamaica titles. The winners will be announced in a boutique-style event th...
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Kenya rights group files petition to halt US Ebola quarantine centre plan
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Kenya rights group files petition to halt US Ebola quarantine centre plan
May 28 11:57 AM
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — A Kenyan rights group said on Thursday it had filed a court petition against plans to establish an Ebola quarantine centre for ...
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Temperatures likely to remain at record levels in 2026-2030 — UN
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Temperatures likely to remain at record levels in 2026-2030 — UN
May 28 11:53 AM
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwar...
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Mosquitoes can learn to love common repellent, scientists find
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Mosquitoes can learn to love common repellent, scientists find
May 28 11:43 AM
PARIS, France (AFP) — Mosquitoes can learn to associate the smell of the world's most common insect repellent with a tasty meal — and after training c...
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924 containerised housing units in Jamaica
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924 containerised housing units in Jamaica
May 21, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Approximately 924 containerised housing units are on the island as the Government presses ahead with its temporary housing relief ...
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ROOFS disbursement passes $8 billion
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ROOFS disbursement passes $8 billion
March 25, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has reported that disbursement under the Restoration of Owner-Occupants Family Shelters...
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Grenada launches new housing initiative
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Grenada launches new housing initiative
February 20, 2026
ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada (CMC) — The Grenadian Government has launched a new initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s housing sector through resili...
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NHT to commence 10,675 new housing solutions in 2026/2027
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NHT to commence 10,675 new housing solutions in 2026/2027
February 19, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Housing Trust (NHT) will begin construction of 10,675 new housing solutions in the 2026/2027 financial year. A total ...
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PNP slams Holness for continued drawdown of NHT funds
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PNP slams Holness for continued drawdown of NHT funds
February 19, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) has criticised the Government’s plan to extract a further $57 billion over the next five years f...
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NHT to pay an additional 10,000 contribution refunds by February 9
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NHT to pay an additional 10,000 contribution refunds by February 9
February 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An additional 10,000 National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors are set to receive their contribution refund for the year 2018 by M...
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PNP calls for NHT to return to original mandate
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PNP calls for NHT to return to original mandate
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —   The People's National Party's (PNP) National Executive Council is calling for the National Housing Trust (NHT) to be restored to...
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Almost half of French real estate agents enable racism — study
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Almost half of French real estate agents enable racism — study
January 25, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — Almost half of real estate agencies in France accept or enable racial discrimination in access to housing, according to a survey...
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Official damage assessment required for Hurricane Melissa housing repair or reconstruction assistance
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Official damage assessment required for Hurricane Melissa housing repair or reconstruction assistance
December 10, 2025
Only structures that have been formally assessed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) will be eligible to receive a government grant f...
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PM underscores the need for Jamaica to preserve identity amid growing development
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PM underscores the need for Jamaica to preserve identity amid growing development
December 10, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has insisted that despite the continued development taking place in Jamaica, the country should n...
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NHT extends Hurricane Melissa relief to mortgagers in lesser-affected parishes
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NHT extends Hurricane Melissa relief to mortgagers in lesser-affected parishes
December 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The National Housing Trust (NHT) is assuring mortgagors in the lesser‑affected parishes that they, too, will benefit from the entit...
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Custos of Clarendon hands over prefabricated houses to two families in St Elizabeth
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Custos of Clarendon hands over prefabricated houses to two families in St Elizabeth
November 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two St Elizabeth families whose homes were destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, now have dwellings, co...
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Six-month moratorium on NHT mortgages — Holness
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Six-month moratorium on NHT mortgages — Holness
$10 million each for housing assistance in hardest-hit parishes
November 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Up to 20,000 homeowners in the most devastated parishes following the hit the country took from Hurricane Melissa, stand to benefi...
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Owners urged to list vacant properties for rental to support hurricane relief efforts
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Owners urged to list vacant properties for rental to support hurricane relief efforts
November 3, 2025
The Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) is appealing to property owners to list their vacant homes, apartments, warehouses and investment properties...
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Jamaica’s inflation rises by 0.8% in September, driven by food and housing
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Jamaica’s inflation rises by 0.8% in September, driven by food and housing
October 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica's consumer prices increased by 0.8 per cent in September, the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) said on Wednesday,...
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60,000 new housing solutions for Jamaicans in ‘next’ JLP term – Holness
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60,000 new housing solutions for Jamaicans in ‘next’ JLP term – Holness
Sugar Ray Thomas, Observer Online writer 
August 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- There would be another 60,000 new housing solutions for the people of Jamaica if the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) forms the next go...
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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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St Elizabeth family receives $6.7m home through Indigent Housing Programme
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St Elizabeth family receives $6.7m home through Indigent Housing Programme
July 5, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica - A family in Brompton, St Elizabeth, now has a safe and comfortable place to call home, following the handover of a newly constr...
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J$49 m ‘Village at Tower Hill’ project to deliver new housing for six families
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J$49 m ‘Village at Tower Hill’ project to deliver new housing for six families
June 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Construction is set to begin next week on a new multi-family residence in St Andrew West Central, which will provide housing for a...
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PNP offers superior policies compared to the JLP — Crawford
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PNP offers superior policies compared to the JLP — Crawford
June 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Opposition spokesperson on education, Damion Crawford, says the People’s National Party (PNP) has far better policies than the gover...
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‘Have some conscience’: Holness tells developers to not hike prices after loan limit increase
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‘Have some conscience’: Holness tells developers to not hike prices after loan limit increase
March 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday made an appeal to home developers to keep the price of housing within an affordable range...
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Manchester to benefit from 500 acre housing development – NHT
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Manchester to benefit from 500 acre housing development – NHT
March 10, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica – A total of 1,758 housing solutions will be available for purchase in Manchester when the National Housing Trust's (NHT) Mount Ne...
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ROJ mobilises teams for Labour Day school projects
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ROJ mobilises teams for Labour Day school projects
May 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ), operators of KFC and Pizza Hut turned Labour Day 2026 into a company-wide show of service, mobilising...
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Enhanced Games raises Usain Bolt record bonus to $10m
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Enhanced Games raises Usain Bolt record bonus to $10m
May 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Enhanced Games has increased the bonus for any athlete who breaks Usain Bolt’s men’s 100m world record at its 2027 event to $10 mi...
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Fitz-Henley rejects criticism of Anderson appointment, accuses PNP of ‘maligning patriotic Jamaicans’
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Fitz-Henley rejects criticism of Anderson appointment, accuses PNP of ‘maligning patriotic Jamaicans’
May 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, has criticised the Opposition People’s National Part...
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Sanna Moore makes splash on reggae scene with ‘I Rise Up’ performance
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Sanna Moore makes splash on reggae scene with ‘I Rise Up’ performance
May 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Super-talented teenage singing sensation Sanna (pronounced SAY-NA) Moore has been generating a lot of attention in music circles w...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Winners of Mr and Miss Supranational Jamaica titles to be announced on Sunday
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Winners of Mr and Miss Supranational Jamaica titles to be announced on Sunday
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
May 28, 2026
There are 10 finalists competing for the 2026 Mister and Miss Supranational Jamaica titles. The winners will be announced in a boutique-style event th...
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