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Gov’t allocates $165m towards energy poverty reduction project in Westmoreland
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Gov’t allocates $165m towards energy poverty reduction project in Westmoreland
January 26 09:06 AM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says the Government has allocated $165 million towards the national energy poverty reduction project...
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Steel Pulse’s Hinds hails Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore as a ‘walking music machine’
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Steel Pulse’s Hinds hails Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore as a ‘walking music machine’
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer writer 
January 26 09:02 AM
In a 2012 interview with the Jamaica Observer , guitarist Stephen “Cat” Coore recalled visiting the London office of Island Records and hearing Handsw...
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Top schools gear up for ISSA urban U-16, U-19 basketball semifinals
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Top schools gear up for ISSA urban U-16, U-19 basketball semifinals
January 26 08:58 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The hunt for spots in the finals of the ISSA urban Under-16 and Under-19 basketball competitions is on in earnest on Monday and Tu...
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EU opens probe into Musk’s Grok over sexual AI deepfakes
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EU opens probe into Musk’s Grok over sexual AI deepfakes
January 26 08:18 AM
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP)—The EU on Monday hit Elon Musk's X with an investigation over AI chatbot Grok's generation of sexualised deepfake images of wo...
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94% of JPS customers now have electricity
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94% of JPS customers now have electricity
January 26 08:05 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), Hugh Grant, says electricity has been restored to 94 pe...
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70-y-o Norwegian woman dies in St Ann car crash
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70-y-o Norwegian woman dies in St Ann car crash
January 26 07:47 AM
ST ANN, Jamaica — A 70-year-old Norwegian woman succumbed to injuries sustained after she was reportedly hit by a motor vehicle along Milford Road, Oc...
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Barbados records increase in cases of syphilis
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Barbados records increase in cases of syphilis
January 26 07:27 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Health authorities in Barbados are reporting an increase in cases of syphilis in the country and are urging people to tak...
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Ferry sinking kills 18, leaves 10 missing in south Philippines
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Ferry sinking kills 18, leaves 10 missing in south Philippines
January 26 07:12 AM
MANILA, Philippines (AFP)—A ferry with more than 340 people onboard sank early Monday off the southern Philippines, killing at least 18 and leaving 10...
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94% of JPS customers now have electricity
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94% of JPS customers now have electricity
January 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), Hugh Grant, says electricity has been restored to 94 pe...
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JPS making steady progress, says CEO
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JPS making steady progress, says CEO
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
November 14, 2025
ROSE HALL, St James — Jamaica Public Service (JPS) president and CEO Hugh Grant on Thursday reported what he described as a “remarkable turnaround” in...
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#MelissaAftermath: JPS restores power to 95% of Kingston, Portmore and St Thomas
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#MelissaAftermath: JPS restores power to 95% of Kingston, Portmore and St Thomas
November 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company says it has exceeded its initial restoration projection in several major parishes and cit...
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JPS completes power restoration ahead of August 31 deadline, says CEO
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JPS completes power restoration ahead of August 31 deadline, says CEO
August 29, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica— The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) said that it has completed the restoration of electricity to customers who lost supply...
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Gov’t allocates $165m towards energy poverty reduction project in Westmoreland
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January 26, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says the Government has allocated $165 million towards the national energy poverty reduction project...
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Steel Pulse’s Hinds hails Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore as a ‘walking music machine’
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Steel Pulse’s Hinds hails Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore as a ‘walking music machine’
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January 26, 2026
In a 2012 interview with the Jamaica Observer , guitarist Stephen “Cat” Coore recalled visiting the London office of Island Records and hearing Handsw...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Top schools gear up for ISSA urban U-16, U-19 basketball semifinals
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Top schools gear up for ISSA urban U-16, U-19 basketball semifinals
January 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The hunt for spots in the finals of the ISSA urban Under-16 and Under-19 basketball competitions is on in earnest on Monday and Tu...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
EU opens probe into Musk’s Grok over sexual AI deepfakes
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EU opens probe into Musk’s Grok over sexual AI deepfakes
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP)—The EU on Monday hit Elon Musk's X with an investigation over AI chatbot Grok's generation of sexualised deepfake images of wo...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
70-y-o Norwegian woman dies in St Ann car crash
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70-y-o Norwegian woman dies in St Ann car crash
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ST ANN, Jamaica — A 70-year-old Norwegian woman succumbed to injuries sustained after she was reportedly hit by a motor vehicle along Milford Road, Oc...
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