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Cutting teachers’ legs
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Cutting teachers’ legs
JTA troubled by proposed changes to motor vehicle duty concession
Jason Cross | Reporter 
February 17 12:20 AM
Cutting teachers’ legs
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The wait is over
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The wait is over
Renovation of closed Negril Post Office set to begin Thursday
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
February 17 12:18 AM
The wait is over
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
February 17 12:16 AM
National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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Cortina challenge
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Cortina challenge
Jamaica 14th in women’s monobob; two-man team 23rd after two runs
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17 12:14 AM
Cortina challenge
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FULL BACKING
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FULL BACKING
Ricketts reiterates confidence in Speid’s ability to qualify Boyz for World Cup
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17 12:12 AM
High on Speid
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Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
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Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
February 17 12:10 AM
Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
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Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
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Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
Squatters tried to prevent woman burying her husband on her own property
Akera Davis Observer Writer 
February 17 12:06 AM
Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
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Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
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Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
February 17 12:05 AM
Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
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97.5% customers restored, fewer than 17,000 still without power, says JPS boss
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97.5% customers restored, fewer than 17,000 still without power, says JPS boss
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaoberver.com 
February 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — President and CEO at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Hugh Grant has announced that 97.5 per cent of customers now have electricit...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Paulwell calls on OUR to monitor JPS’ billing actions amid storm
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#EyeOnMelissa: Paulwell calls on OUR to monitor JPS’ billing actions amid storm
October 25, 2025
Opposition Spokesman on Energy Phillip Paulwell has called on the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) to intervene to “prevent any unfair practice” b...
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Fitz-Henley lauds decision not to renew JPS licence with existing terms
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Fitz-Henley lauds decision not to renew JPS licence with existing terms
July 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says Jamaicans may be confident that the Energy Minister Daryl Vaz and the Holness administrat...
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Kitson Town females allege abuse by ‘police’
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Kitson Town females allege abuse by ‘police’
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 14, 2025
Residents of Kitson Town in St Catherine are alleging that men purporting to be plainclothes police attacked and injured a teenage girl and assaulted ...
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JPS completes power restoration ahead of August 31 deadline, says CEO
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JPS completes power restoration ahead of August 31 deadline, says CEO
August 29, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica— The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) said that it has completed the restoration of electricity to customers who lost supply...
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MP pleads with JPS to restore electricity in North East St Elizabeth
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MP pleads with JPS to restore electricity in North East St Elizabeth
July 25, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica— Member of Parliament for North East St Elizabeth Delroy Slowley is calling on the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) for imme...
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Electricity woes prompt curfew in Manchester
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Electricity woes prompt curfew in Manchester
July 20, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are reporting that a curfew has been imposed in three Manchester communities following recent incidents of crimes includi...
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Lititz, St Elizabeth residents block road in protest of continued power outage
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Lititz, St Elizabeth residents block road in protest of continued power outage
July 19, 2024
Residents of Lititz in St Elizabeth staged a protest Friday morning over the non-restoration of electricity to the community more than two weeks after...
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Hurricane Beryl: Help for JPS starts arriving this weekend
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Hurricane Beryl: Help for JPS starts arriving this weekend
July 19, 2024
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it is in the process of finalising details of the support that other energy companies in the region will...
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JPS to get help from line crews out of Belize, Cayman – Holness
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JPS to get help from line crews out of Belize, Cayman – Holness
July 16, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Line crews from Belize and the Cayman Islands are to travel to Jamaica to help the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) teams in th...
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JPS renews warning against impersonators as police arrest alleged poser
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JPS renews warning against impersonators as police arrest alleged poser
July 15, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is once again warning the public against making payments to individuals or teams who are posing a...
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JPS says high-tension wire in viral farm video may have been tampered with, issue now resolved
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JPS says high-tension wire in viral farm video may have been tampered with, issue now resolved
July 12, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company says a live wire which fell on a farm in Phoenix Park, St Catherine, has been fixed, and ...
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Hanover councillor believes clearing of electricity lines could have minimised damage to JPS network
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Hanover councillor believes clearing of electricity lines could have minimised damage to JPS network
July 11, 2024
HANOVER, Jamaica — Councillor for the Green Island Division, the People's National Party's Marvell Sewell has accused the Jamaica Public Service Compa...
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Beryl’s winds downed 257 light poles in St Elizabeth
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Beryl’s winds downed 257 light poles in St Elizabeth
July 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The vast majority of customers of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), are expected to have power restored by this Saturday, J...
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JPS restores light to 80,000 just 24 hours after passage of Beryl
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JPS restores light to 80,000 just 24 hours after passage of Beryl
July 5, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Less than 24 hours after the passage of Hurricane Beryl, the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company says it has restored electricity...
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Energy minister to meet with JPS, Flow, Digicel on Friday
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Energy minister to meet with JPS, Flow, Digicel on Friday
July 4, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says he will be meeting with the management of the Jamaica Public Service Company and telecommunications...
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WATCH: Bunting says he is disappointed with JPS, NWA response
July 4, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — People's National Party representative for Manchester Southern, Peter Bunting says he is disappointed with the response of Jamai...
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Woman among two held with firearm during operation targeting electricity theft
March 24, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A woman is among two people charged following the seizure of a firearm during an operation targeting electricity theft in Manche...
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JPS says over 75% of customers can now be remotely connected using smart meters
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JPS says over 75% of customers can now be remotely connected using smart meters
February 20, 2024
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says more than 75 per cent of its customers can now be remotely connected. This means that these customers ar...
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Cutting teachers’ legs
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Cutting teachers’ legs
JTA troubled by proposed changes to motor vehicle duty concession
Jason Cross | Reporter 
February 17, 2026
Cutting teachers’ legs
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The wait is over
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The wait is over
Renovation of closed Negril Post Office set to begin Thursday
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
February 17, 2026
The wait is over
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
Entertainment, ...
National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
February 17, 2026
National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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Cortina challenge
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Cortina challenge
Jamaica 14th in women’s monobob; two-man team 23rd after two runs
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17, 2026
Cortina challenge
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FULL BACKING
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FULL BACKING
Ricketts reiterates confidence in Speid’s ability to qualify Boyz for World Cup
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17, 2026
High on Speid
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