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JLP caretaker Frith leads Labour Day projects in St Andrew SE
May 23 08:01 PM
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) caretaker for St Andrew South Eastern, Kevin Frith on Labour Day spearheaded a number of community development projects whi...
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Burning Spear’s ‘Marcus Garvey’ to be revisited at Calabash for 50th anniversary
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Arnett beat Montego Bay 4-2 to claim third place in JPL
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Arnett beat Montego Bay 4-2 to claim third place in JPL
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Shai Smith and Fabian Reid both scored second half braces as Arnett Gardens beat 10-man Montego Bay United 4-2 in the third place play-off of the Jama...
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CHASE Fund leads joint effort to equip 15 schools with digital equipment on Labour Day
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Creativity and authenticity needed to push dancehall global, says Jah Teff
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KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
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Pantason unleashes new music projects
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Seven arrested after two guns seized at Kingston wholesale
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Seven arrested after two guns seized at Kingston wholesale
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two firearms and several rounds of ammunition were seized by members of the Specialised Operations Branch during an operation on P...
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Napoli claim fourth Serie A title as Inter fall short
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JFJ calls for swifter justice timelines amid guilty verdict in decade long Mario Dean case
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JFJ calls for swifter justice timelines amid guilty verdict in decade long Mario Dean case
May 22, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) says it stands in solidarity with Merica Frazer, the mother of Mario Deane as it calls for the whe...
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IACHR urges T&T to respect LGBTI persons’ rights and guarantee non-discrimination
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IACHR urges T&T to respect LGBTI persons’ rights and guarantee non-discrimination
May 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is expressing concern over the recent decision of the Court of...
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Gov’t senator urges public to wear blue in support of police amid JFJ protest
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April 28, 2025
Government Senator and senior member of the Jamaica Labour Party's Communications Taskforce, Marlon Morgan is calling on Jamaicans from all walks of l...
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Committee questions Jamaica’s treatment of undocumented migrants
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Committee questions Jamaica’s treatment of undocumented migrants
April 11, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families has raised questions on...
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UN experts demand halt to finger amputation sentences in Iran
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UN experts demand halt to finger amputation sentences in Iran
April 10, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Two UN experts on Thursday demanded Iran halt imminent finger amputations for three jailed men, calling the punishment a ...
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Make use of public defender’s office to safeguard rights
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Make use of public defender’s office to safeguard rights
April 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaicans are being encouraged to know their constitutional and human rights and to make use of the services provided by the Offic...
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UN rights office appeals for US$500m for 2025
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UN rights office appeals for US$500m for 2025
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations (UN) rights chief said Thursday his office would need US$500 million on top of its regular budget to he...
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UN human rights expert decries attacks on hospitals in Haiti
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UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – The United Nations top expert on human rights in Haiti has condemned the “intentional” attacks on hospitals, clinics and health...
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UN sees tripling of children killed in conflict in one year
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UN sees tripling of children killed in conflict in one year
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Global conflicts killed three times as many children and twice as many women in 2023 than in the previous year, as overall...
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Burning Spear’s ‘Marcus Garvey’ to be revisited at Calabash for 50th anniversary
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Burning Spear’s ‘Marcus Garvey’ to be revisited at Calabash for 50th anniversary
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One of the great statement albums in pop music, Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear turns 50 this year. To mark its golden anniversary, organisers of the C...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Arnett beat Montego Bay 4-2 to claim third place in JPL
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CHASE Fund leads joint effort to equip 15 schools with digital equipment on Labour Day
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Creativity and authenticity needed to push dancehall global, says Jah Teff
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