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#Champs2026: Immaculate’s Robinson seeks back-to-back long jump medals
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#Champs2026: Immaculate’s Robinson seeks back-to-back long jump medals
March 26 06:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Immaculate Conception High’s Jaeda Robinson will be hoping to win the girls Class 1 long jump in her first year in the age group a...
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Sanitation workers charged with murder
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Sanitation workers charged with murder
March 26 06:18 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Three sanitation workers from St James have been charged with murder following the death of a man in Montego Bay on Wednesday, Mar...
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Vybz Kartel wins Best Caribbean Music Act at MOBO Awards
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Vybz Kartel wins Best Caribbean Music Act at MOBO Awards
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
March 26 06:15 PM
King of Dancehall Vybz Kartel emerged the winner of the Best Caribbean Music Act at the 2026 Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards. It was the 30th anni...
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#Champs2026: STETHS’ Richards takes gold in girls Class 4 long jump
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#Champs2026: STETHS’ Richards takes gold in girls Class 4 long jump
March 26 06:12 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — St Elizabeth Technical’s Anastacia Richards won the girls Class 4 long jump of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Ch...
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MP Williams files lawsuit against Councillor Hamilton seeking damages, injunction
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MP Williams files lawsuit against Councillor Hamilton seeking damages, injunction
March 26 06:04 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kingston Central Member of Parliament (MP) Donovan Williams has made good on his threat to file a lawsuit against Rae Town Council...
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MP Shaw sounds alarm over ambulance shortage at Princess Margaret Hospital
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MP Shaw sounds alarm over ambulance shortage at Princess Margaret Hospital
March 26 05:47 PM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for St Thomas Eastern, Rose Shaw, says patients at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Morant Bay are being pl...
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Cops find illegal firearm on Kingston gully bank
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Cops find illegal firearm on Kingston gully bank
March 26 05:40 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An illegal firearm and multiple rounds of ammunition were seized during a police operation conducted on Piccadilly Road in Kingsto...
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#Champs2026: Three 100m champions on course for girls’ sprint doubles
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#Champs2026: Three 100m champions on course for girls’ sprint doubles
March 26 05:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Holland High’s Shanoya Douglas is one of three 100m champions still on course for their respective sprint double after the first r...
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Hurricane Melissa

KW Cares, CORE, Aubyn Foundation and Treasure Bay Estates expand relief effort
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KW Cares, CORE, Aubyn Foundation and Treasure Bay Estates expand relief effort
KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
March 23, 2026
Under the leadership of directors Brittany Ffrench and Keisha Whittingham, KW Cares Jamaica, in collaboration with Keller Williams Jamaica and Keller ...
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Gov’t identifies lands in Black River for post-hurricane relocation and reconstruction
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Gov’t identifies lands in Black River for post-hurricane relocation and reconstruction
March 23, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government has identified parcels of land in Black River, St Elizabeth, deemed suitable for a comprehensive reconstruction and...
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iPrint donates $7m to support Melissa recovery at Park Mountain Primary
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iPrint donates $7m to support Melissa recovery at Park Mountain Primary
March 23, 2026
ST ELIZABETH – Park Mountain Primary and Infant School has received a significant boost to its recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa, through a...
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Isratech and partners launch national farm tour to help farmers recover after Hurricane Melissa
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Isratech and partners launch national farm tour to help farmers recover after Hurricane Melissa
March 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Isratech and its partners are set to launch their resilience farm tour, an islandwide initiative aimed at helping farmers recover, r...
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Lake Group donates 100 cots to Trelawny Municipal Corporation
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Lake Group donates 100 cots to Trelawny Municipal Corporation
March 16, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Trelawny Municipal Corporation on Monday received a donation of 100 cots from the Lake Group of Companies to assist residents ...
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Budget Debate: Gov’t hiding behind Hurricane Melissa
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Budget Debate: Gov’t hiding behind Hurricane Melissa
March 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson has accused the Government of “hiding behind Hurricane Melissa” in the way it has ...
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Budget Debate: What’s happening with NaRRA?
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Budget Debate: What’s happening with NaRRA?
March 12, 2026
Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Julian Robinson has questioned when the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA), the vehicle that Pr...
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Holmwood Technical finding its stride after the storm
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Holmwood Technical finding its stride after the storm
March 12, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Nearly five months after Hurricane Melissa damaged the girls' dormitory at their school, Holmwood Technical’s track team entered...
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Champs ticket sales to go toward helping Western schools recover from Hurricane Melissa
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Champs ticket sales to go toward helping Western schools recover from Hurricane Melissa
March 11, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) president Keith Wellington says proceeds from ticket sales at the ISSA Grace...
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Parkmere Group Investment supports ongoing hurricane relief in St James
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Parkmere Group Investment supports ongoing hurricane relief in St James
March 11, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — When Hurricane Melissa struck the island last October, Tastia Stephens, Account Manager for Parkmere Group Investment was in Monte...
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CARPHA strengthens public health support for Jamaica’s hurricane recovery
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CARPHA strengthens public health support for Jamaica’s hurricane recovery
Carlysia Ramdeen, Observer Online reporter, ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr Lisa Indar, says the regional health body is continuing to s...
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Budget Debate: Gov’t spends $67 billion for hurricane relief and early recovery
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Budget Debate: Gov’t spends $67 billion for hurricane relief and early recovery
March 10, 2026
The Government has already spent $67 billion as part of its hurricane relief and early recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa which de...
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$18 billion earmarked for school disaster preparedness in 2026/27 estimates
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$18 billion earmarked for school disaster preparedness in 2026/27 estimates
March 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure have been updated to include an $18 billion allocation for disaster preparedness, mitigation, a...
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Below average rainfall in 2025, despite Hurricane Melissa’s torrential showers
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Below average rainfall in 2025, despite Hurricane Melissa’s torrential showers
Above normal rain predicted for February to April 2026 period
Kelsey Thomas, Online coordinator, thomask@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 9, 2026
Jamaica recorded 5.67 per cent below average annual rainfall in 2025 despite the excessive amount of rainfall experienced in October due to Category 5...
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Chalky Hill residents receive support through VPA community outreach
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Chalky Hill residents receive support through VPA community outreach
March 8, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — Hundreds of residents of Chalky Hill in St Ann were treated to a recent community outreach activity organised by the Violence Preven...
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JPS brings vital services to Beeston Spring residents through Community Connect Fair
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JPS brings vital services to Beeston Spring residents through Community Connect Fair
March 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As the restoration of electricity continues in communities in western parishes heavily impacted by Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica Publ...
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JPS releases list of communities to be restored by March 31
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JPS releases list of communities to be restored by March 31
March 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has published a new list of communities scheduled to receive power supply by March 31. The list sp...
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Jamaica officially enters reconstruction phase post-Melissa
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Jamaica officially enters reconstruction phase post-Melissa
March 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, has announced that the country has officially entered the reconstruction phase of the Hurricane...
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‘Melissa’ officially retired from hurricane naming list — WMO
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‘Melissa’ officially retired from hurricane naming list — WMO
March 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — There will never be another Hurricane Melissa as the World Meteorological Organization’s Hurricane Committee has retired ‘Melissa’...
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JPS restores power to 99 per cent of customer base — Vaz
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JPS restores power to 99 per cent of customer base — Vaz
March 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As of February 28, the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), had restored power to 99 per cent of customers who lost electricity a...
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90-y-o ‘Mass Joe’ benefits from house refurbished after Hurricane Melissa through community effort
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90-y-o ‘Mass Joe’ benefits from house refurbished after Hurricane Melissa through community effort
March 3, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A nine-decade resident of New Town known locally as “Mass Joe” has been given a new lease on life after Hurricane Melissa left...
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Jamaica Medical Foundation donates cash for tetanus medication
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Jamaica Medical Foundation donates cash for tetanus medication
February 27, 2026
THE Jamaica Medical Foundation (JMF) recently donated $500,000 to purchase tetanus medication for victims of Hurricane Melissa. JMF, the health outrea...
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Sanitation workers charged with murder
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Sanitation workers charged with murder
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Three sanitation workers from St James have been charged with murder following the death of a man in Montego Bay on Wednesday, Mar...
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Vybz Kartel wins Best Caribbean Music Act at MOBO Awards
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Vybz Kartel wins Best Caribbean Music Act at MOBO Awards
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
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King of Dancehall Vybz Kartel emerged the winner of the Best Caribbean Music Act at the 2026 Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards. It was the 30th anni...
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#Champs2026: STETHS’ Richards takes gold in girls Class 4 long jump
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#Champs2026: STETHS’ Richards takes gold in girls Class 4 long jump
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — St Elizabeth Technical’s Anastacia Richards won the girls Class 4 long jump of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Ch...
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MP Williams files lawsuit against Councillor Hamilton seeking damages, injunction
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MP Williams files lawsuit against Councillor Hamilton seeking damages, injunction
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kingston Central Member of Parliament (MP) Donovan Williams has made good on his threat to file a lawsuit against Rae Town Council...
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