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Time to give Mr Speid a chance to build with the Boyz
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Time to give Mr Speid a chance to build with the Boyz
October 10 04:23 AM
WHEN Mr Rudolph Speid was handed the reins as interim head coach of the national senior men’s football team — the Reggae Boyz — there was little sense...
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We deserve more!
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We deserve more!
MoBay mayor says St James merits bigger share of TEF
October 10 03:30 AM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Arguing that the city of Montego Bay punches well above its weight in bringing in tourism dollars, St James Municipal Corporat...
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Grieving deputy fire chief urges Jamaicans to unite against road carnage
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Grieving deputy fire chief urges Jamaicans to unite against road carnage
October 10 03:28 AM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — New St James deputy fire chief Superintendent O’Neil Henry is all too familiar with the carnage that can take place on the roa...
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AfroSzn heats up Dubwise Café
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AfroSzn heats up Dubwise Café
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 10 03:26 AM
At the recent staging of AfroSzn, which took place at Dubwise Café, it was evident that the event continues to carve out a unique space in Kingston’s ...
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Red Stripe and NRSC ink partnership to advance road safety
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Red Stripe and NRSC ink partnership to advance road safety
October 10 03:26 AM
RED Stripe and the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) have formalised a partnership to strengthen road safety efforts across Jamaica, in support of t...
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D’Angel spreads Love on Eternal Wave rhythm
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D’Angel spreads Love on Eternal Wave rhythm
October 10 03:24 AM
DANCEHALL artiste D’Angel is enjoying strong traction with her reggae single Love, featured on the Eternal Wave rhythm produced by Good Good Productio...
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Mayor declares war on litterbugs
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Mayor declares war on litterbugs
Tired of blame, Gager promises tough action, plans Falmouth clean-up blitz
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
October 10 03:24 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Tired of being blamed for filthy conditions in the parish capital — despite the municipal authority’s ongoing efforts to keep the...
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Rymey Gad tackles Mix Up
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Rymey Gad tackles Mix Up
October 10 03:22 AM
DANCEHALL artiste Rymey Gad is addressing the controversy surrounding his name head-on with his new single, Mix Up, released on September 10. Produced...
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Flow poised to deepen network resilience with underground expansion
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Flow poised to deepen network resilience with underground expansion
October 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Flow Jamaica has successfully completed the decommissioning and removal of its legacy underground copper network, marking another ...
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WhatsApp messenger to begin offering usernames
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WhatsApp messenger to begin offering usernames
June 29, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — The hundreds of millions who use Meta-owned messenger WhatsApp to chat with family, friends or businesses will no longer need to...
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UK PM announces ban on social media for under-16s
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UK PM announces ban on social media for under-16s
June 15, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Children under 16 will be banned from using social media in the United Kingdom (UK), Prime Minister Keir Starmer announ...
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Global media join forces to confront AI challenges
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Global media join forces to confront AI challenges
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MARSEILLE, France (AFP) — Around 30 European and North American media outlets on Wednesday joined a coalition launched by Britain's BBC, Sky News and ...
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Amazon says to buy Globalstar to expand satellite network
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PARIS, France (AFP) — Amazon said Tuesday that it had signed a deal to buy the United States (US) telecoms satellite group Globalstar to expand its ow...
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UK teenagers to trial social media bans, digital curfews
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Hundreds of British teenagers will trial social media bans and time limits on apps as part of consultations over new me...
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Brazil starts to restrict minors’ access to social media
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil began implementing new measures on Tuesday to restrict minors' access to social media and prevent them from viewing vi...
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Mexico considering social media restriction for minors — minister
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico is considering implementing an Australia-style social media restriction for minors, Public Education Secretary Mari...
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Universal Service Fund targeting upgrade of community access points islandwide
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Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Universal Service Fund (USF) is looking to revamp community access points (CAPs) across the island. This was disclosed by Mini...
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WhatsApp, Twitch among sites that could face Australia under-16s social media ban
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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Tech companies including WhatsApp and Reddit as well as streaming giant Twitch and gaming firm Roblox could be among more th...
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Linstead residents call on Flow to fix internet service
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Linstead residents call on Flow to fix internet service
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]ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Residents of Cross Roads in Linstead, St Catherine, are up in arms against telecommunications service provider Flow as they h...
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Hackers hit app where women review men they’ve dated
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UK starts online checks to stop children accessing harmful content
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Irish watchdog threatens X over adult content controls
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DUBLIN, Ireland (AFP) — Ireland's media watchdog, acting on behalf of the European Union (EU), has warned Elon Musk's social network X that it must en...
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WhatsApp group admin shot dead in Pakistan for allegedly removing member
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — A Pakistani man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting the administrator of a community WhatsApp group who r...
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Social media rollbacks opening ‘floodgates’ of hate — UN chief
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Rollbacks on social media fact-checking and moderation safeguards are reopening the floodgates of hate, the United Nations...
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Meta plans undersea cable to link five continents
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PARIS, France (AFP) — Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has said it will lay an undersea cable stretching across five continents to carry dat...
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Kanye West’s website goes down after Nazi T-shirt sales
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YouTube, the online video powerhouse, turns 20
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Havertz’s wife calls for respect after threats to unborn child
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Microsoft expects to spend US$80b on AI this fiscal year
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January 3, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Microsoft president Brad Smith on Friday said the company is on track to pump about US$80 billion into artificial...
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Time to give Mr Speid a chance to build with the Boyz
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Time to give Mr Speid a chance to build with the Boyz
October 10, 2026
WHEN Mr Rudolph Speid was handed the reins as interim head coach of the national senior men’s football team — the Reggae Boyz — there was little sense...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
We deserve more!
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We deserve more!
MoBay mayor says St James merits bigger share of TEF
October 10, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Arguing that the city of Montego Bay punches well above its weight in bringing in tourism dollars, St James Municipal Corporat...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Grieving deputy fire chief urges Jamaicans to unite against road carnage
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Grieving deputy fire chief urges Jamaicans to unite against road carnage
October 10, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — New St James deputy fire chief Superintendent O’Neil Henry is all too familiar with the carnage that can take place on the roa...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
AfroSzn heats up Dubwise Café
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AfroSzn heats up Dubwise Café
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 10, 2026
At the recent staging of AfroSzn, which took place at Dubwise Café, it was evident that the event continues to carve out a unique space in Kingston’s ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Red Stripe and NRSC ink partnership to advance road safety
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Red Stripe and NRSC ink partnership to advance road safety
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RED Stripe and the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) have formalised a partnership to strengthen road safety efforts across Jamaica, in support of t...
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