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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign —  Young Jamaica
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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign — Young Jamaica
April 6 05:26 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Young Jamaica is urging Opposition Leader and President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, to immediately clarify...
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 6 04:53 PM
Reggae artiste and actor Ky-Mani Marley and Colombian reggaeton artiste Kapla have teamed up for a collaborative EP, which is being produced by Americ...
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Trump doubles down on Iran threat, says ceasefire ‘not good enough’
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Trump doubles down on Iran threat, says ceasefire ‘not good enough’
April 6 03:45 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his threat to wreck Iran's civilian infrastructure, w...
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
April 6 03:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas, is urging parents and g...
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 03:08 PM
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — As Caribbean workers face growing challenges in accessing higher education overseas, business leaders say online learning i...
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 02:01 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Veteran British sports administrator Craig Reedie, a former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a key figure ...
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 01:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Criminal Records Office is advising the public that there will be temporary changes to operat...
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
April 6 12:56 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Several families left homeless by Hurricane Melissa are now on the path to recovery, as a multi-partner initiative moves to constr...
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UTech lecturers stage sit-in amid delayed salaries
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UTech lecturers stage sit-in amid delayed salaries
March 26, 2026
KINGSTON — Academic faculty at the University of Technology have staged a sit-in as March salaries have not yet been paid. Following a Zoom meeting he...
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‘Normality not guaranteed’  – JTA
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‘Normality not guaranteed’ – JTA
Teachers restive days before school reopening, elections
August 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) has given the Ministry of Finance until Friday to present an improved wage offer or ‘normal...
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Air Canada grounds hundreds of flights over cabin crew strike
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Air Canada grounds hundreds of flights over cabin crew strike
August 16, 2025
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) -- Air Canada cancelled hundreds of flights Saturday as it began shutting down operations in response to a strike by flight atte...
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Public schools in Antigua and Barbuda closed as teachers’ industrial action continues
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Public schools in Antigua and Barbuda closed as teachers’ industrial action continues
May 12, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda government says classes at all public schools on the island have been cancelled as the Antigua and ...
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NWC to truck water to disrupted systems due to industrial action
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NWC to truck water to disrupted systems due to industrial action
April 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Water Commission (NWC) says some of its systems have been impacted by the industrial action being taken by some techn...
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WATCH: Samuda confirms disruption at NWC due to post-reclassification dispute
April 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Matthew Samuda, has confirmed an unsanctioned disr...
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WATCH: MP Robinson warns of potential industrial action by restless public sector unions
March 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Julian Robinson, the People's National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew South Eastern, is sounding the alarm on...
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WATCH: Commuters stranded as JUTC employees withdraw services
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WATCH: Commuters stranded as JUTC employees withdraw services
February 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Commuters were left stranded on Tuesday after several employees at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) withdrew their service...
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Bahamas PM says planned industrial action is illegal
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Bahamas PM says planned industrial action is illegal
January 13, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) - The prime minister of The Bahamas, Phillip Davis has described as “unlawful” a planned two-day industrial action, beginning on...
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WATCH: Breathless and Secrets workers’ protest action ends after intervention
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WATCH: Breathless and Secrets workers’ protest action ends after intervention
November 12, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica -The protest action taken by some staff members at the Secrets Resort in Montego Bay, St James has been called off following the int...
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Labour ministry meets with Secrets Hotel amid industrial action
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Labour ministry meets with Secrets Hotel amid industrial action
November 12, 2024
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security says it will meet with management and staff of Secrets Hotel in Montego Bay after 100 workers employed to t...
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Industrial action by correctional officers delays hearing for Tesha Miller, alleged Klans gangsters
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Industrial action by correctional officers delays hearing for Tesha Miller, alleged Klans gangsters
April 18, 2024
Industrial action by correctional officers at the Horizon correctional facility has resulted in the delay of the Supreme Court hearing for 23 alleged ...
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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign —  Young Jamaica
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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign — Young Jamaica
April 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Young Jamaica is urging Opposition Leader and President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, to immediately clarify...
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 6, 2026
Reggae artiste and actor Ky-Mani Marley and Colombian reggaeton artiste Kapla have teamed up for a collaborative EP, which is being produced by Americ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Trump doubles down on Iran threat, says ceasefire ‘not good enough’
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Trump doubles down on Iran threat, says ceasefire ‘not good enough’
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his threat to wreck Iran's civilian infrastructure, w...
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
April 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas, is urging parents and g...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — As Caribbean workers face growing challenges in accessing higher education overseas, business leaders say online learning i...
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