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Cayman Islands’ Justin Hastings wins 58th Vybwear JGA Open
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Cayman Islands’ Justin Hastings wins 58th Vybwear JGA Open
November 10 09:31 PM
HANOVER, Jamaica — Justin Hastings of the Cayman Islands won the 58th staging of the Vybwear Jamaica Golf Association Open, which finished on Tuesday ...
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Hydel Cumberland High School officially launched
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Hydel Cumberland High School officially launched
November 10 09:10 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dana Morris Dixon, on Monday, officially launched Hydel Cumberland H...
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ISSA Champions Cup returns
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ISSA Champions Cup returns
HOWARD WALKER, Observer writer 
November 10 08:34 PM
The best of urban and rural schoolboy football will collide when the ISSA Champions Cup returns after a one-year hiatus, with eight teams set to battl...
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TW Solar moves to strengthen installer capacity with free technical training
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TW Solar moves to strengthen installer capacity with free technical training
November 10 08:04 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa has sparked renewed interest in solar energy across Jamaica, with homeowners, business...
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WATCH: 70,000 strong, Jamaica’s New York parade set to rise higher for 65th
November 10 08:00 PM
The inaugural staging of the Jamaican Rising Day Parade in New York was a resounding success, attracting an estimated 70,000 people last August. Buoye...
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JN employees express concern about health of coastlines
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JN employees express concern about health of coastlines
November 10 07:26 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — For Kimani Graham, 17 years of participating in beach clean-ups have taught her an important lesson removing garbage from the shor...
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Brown Burke gives Holness,Tavares-Finson, Sinclair 10 days to respond over assault claims
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Brown Burke gives Holness,Tavares-Finson, Sinclair 10 days to respond over assault claims
November 10 07:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People's National Party (PNP) Chairman and St Andrew South Western MP Dr Angela Brown Burke has given three parliamentarians 10 da...
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KC edge Mona 2-1 again to open Manning Cup quarter- final group with win
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KC edge Mona 2-1 again to open Manning Cup quarter- final group with win
BY HOWARD WALKER Observer writer 
November 10 06:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Walker Cup champions Kingston College (KC) made a significant step toward the Manning Cup semi-final with a 2-1 win over Mona High...
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Silk Radio UK dedicates radiothon proceeds to hurricane-hit Dumfries Primary
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Silk Radio UK dedicates radiothon proceeds to hurricane-hit Dumfries Primary
November 8, 2026
The school's roof needed attention, but so did the children beneath it. When Silk Radio UK assessed a hurricane-hit school in St James, it found pupil...
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UK, Jamaica sign four-year partnership for Melissa reconstruction
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UK, Jamaica sign four-year partnership for Melissa reconstruction
November 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica and the United Kingdom (UK) have signed a four-year partnership aimed at accelerating reconstruction following the devasta...
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‘Weh Di Money Deh?’: Beenie Man takes hurricane relief criticism to studio
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‘Weh Di Money Deh?’: Beenie Man takes hurricane relief criticism to studio
November 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall veteran Beenie Man is taking his criticism of the Government’s Hurricane Melissa relief efforts to the recording studio,...
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Cornwall Bar Association welcomes new home for Westmoreland courts
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Cornwall Bar Association welcomes new home for Westmoreland courts
November 2, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The Cornwall Bar Association (CBA) has endorsed the Ministry of Justice's plan to relocate the Westmoreland Parish and Circuit...
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A year after Melissa, little has changed in St Elizabeth – Sophia Brown
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A year after Melissa, little has changed in St Elizabeth – Sophia Brown
October 31, 2026
On her previous visit to Jamaica last March, Sophia Brown saw firsthand the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa, especially in her home parish of ...
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MoBay deputy mayor lauds Issa for 62-foot ‘Together We Rise’ monument
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MoBay deputy mayor lauds Issa for 62-foot ‘Together We Rise’ monument
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
October 29, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay Councillor Dwight “Debo” Crawford has hailed hotelier Christopher Issa for his role in transforming th...
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IAJ says 91.1% of Hurricane Melissa claims settled, $59.4 billion paid out
October 29, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) says it has settled 91.1 per cent of insurance claims reported across specified categor...
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PNPYO demands full accounting of post-Melissa spending
October 29, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) is calling on the Government to publish a comprehensive account of expendit...
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WATCH: Holness hits back at Beenie Man after Hurricane Melissa relief comments
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WATCH: Holness hits back at Beenie Man after Hurricane Melissa relief comments
October 28, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Against the backdrop of criticism from dancehall veteran Beenie Man over the Government’s hurricane relief efforts, Prime Mini...
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Fitz-Henley rejects ‘untruthful’ allegation made by Beenie Man about Government’s Hurricane expenditure
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Fitz-Henley rejects ‘untruthful’ allegation made by Beenie Man about Government’s Hurricane expenditure
October 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, is rejecting as untruthful and misleading a claim ma...
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Golding slams slow Hurricane Melissa recovery, calls for greater accountability one year later
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Golding slams slow Hurricane Melissa recovery, calls for greater accountability one year later
October 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Leader Mark Golding has criticised the pace of recovery efforts in western Jamaica, arguing that thousands of families ...
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WATCH: Sanmerna Foundation donates $5m to Hurricane Melissa victims one year after disaster
October 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — One year after Hurricane Melissa devastated sections of western Jamaica, the Sanmerna Foundation has provided $5 million in financ...
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‘You don’t see where the money go’: Beenie Man criticises Gov’t hurricane relief spending
October 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall veteran Beenie Man has criticised the Government’s hurricane relief efforts, particularly the Holness administration's h...
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Holness signals imminent changes to tackle red tape
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Holness signals imminent changes to tackle red tape
October 24, 2026
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says in the coming days the government will be announcing measures aimed at increasing efficiency across Government, mak...
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Hurricane Melissa ‘heroes’ honoured in St James
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Hurricane Melissa ‘heroes’ honoured in St James
October 19, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James Municipal Corporation honoured several individuals on Monday for their roles in helping others during the passage of ...
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FSC intensifies scrutiny of outstanding Hurricane Melissa claims
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FSC intensifies scrutiny of outstanding Hurricane Melissa claims
October 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Financial Services Commission (FSC) is intensifying its scrutiny of outstanding Hurricane Melissa insurance claims as its latest...
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Black River ITA Service Hub to reopen October 13
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Black River ITA Service Hub to reopen October 13
October 12, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica —The Black River Service Hub of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA)  is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, and wil...
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PNP questions NaRRA’s $115m annual rent for waterfront headquarters
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PNP questions NaRRA’s $115m annual rent for waterfront headquarters
October 6, 2026
The People's National Party (PNP) is demanding that the Government table the full lease under which the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authori...
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Bartlett will look at delayed insurance payouts, says White
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Bartlett will look at delayed insurance payouts, says White
September 29, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is expected to weigh in on concerns about the snail’s pace of some sector players’ insurance payo...
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‘Not the full picture’: Gov’t rejects Opposition ‘robbery’ claims over hurricane housing costs
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‘Not the full picture’: Gov’t rejects Opposition ‘robbery’ claims over hurricane housing costs
September 22, 2026
The Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development is pushing back against criticism from the Opposition over the cost associated with the...
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Campbell: 11 months after Melissa, announcements by gov’t will not ease plight of constituents
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Campbell: 11 months after Melissa, announcements by gov’t will not ease plight of constituents
September 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Eastern, Dr Dayton Campbell, says announcements by the Government will not ease the plight o...
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NCB Santa Cruz rededicated after renovation
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NCB Santa Cruz rededicated after renovation
September 21, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — National Commercial Bank (NCB) recently rededicated its refurbished branch in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, after more than half a...
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Cayman Islands’ Justin Hastings wins 58th Vybwear JGA Open
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Cayman Islands’ Justin Hastings wins 58th Vybwear JGA Open
November 10, 2026
HANOVER, Jamaica — Justin Hastings of the Cayman Islands won the 58th staging of the Vybwear Jamaica Golf Association Open, which finished on Tuesday ...
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Hydel Cumberland High School officially launched
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Hydel Cumberland High School officially launched
November 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dana Morris Dixon, on Monday, officially launched Hydel Cumberland H...
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ISSA Champions Cup returns
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ISSA Champions Cup returns
HOWARD WALKER, Observer writer 
November 10, 2026
The best of urban and rural schoolboy football will collide when the ISSA Champions Cup returns after a one-year hiatus, with eight teams set to battl...
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TW Solar moves to strengthen installer capacity with free technical training
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TW Solar moves to strengthen installer capacity with free technical training
November 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa has sparked renewed interest in solar energy across Jamaica, with homeowners, business...
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Latest News, ...
WATCH: 70,000 strong, Jamaica’s New York parade set to rise higher for 65th
November 10, 2026
The inaugural staging of the Jamaican Rising Day Parade in New York was a resounding success, attracting an estimated 70,000 people last August. Buoye...
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