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The real mangrove threat
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The real mangrove threat
Samuda says charcoal burners doing more damage than commercial developments
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 15 12:30 AM
The real mangrove threat
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‘A burden the country cannot afford’
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‘A burden the country cannot afford’
JN Life head warns men’s health neglect could cost Jamaica billions
June 15 12:28 AM
‘A burden the country cannot afford’
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MP Brown Burke joins call for more CDF money
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BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com
MP Brown Burke joins call for more CDF money
June 15 12:26 AM
MP Brown Burke joins call for more CDF money
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Bishop Hudson-Wilkin calls for Jamaica’s moral voice on world stage
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Bishop Hudson-Wilkin calls for Jamaica’s moral voice on world stage
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 15 12:24 AM
Bishop Hudson-Wilkin calls for Jamaica’s moral voice on world stage
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JCC celebrates businesses driving recovery, resilience and growth at 41st annual awards
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JCC celebrates businesses driving recovery, resilience and growth at 41st annual awards
June 15 12:22 AM
JCC celebrates businesses driving recovery, resilience and growth at 41st annual awards
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MoBay adds automated car park in move towards becoming smart city
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MoBay adds automated car park in move towards becoming smart city
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MoBay adds automated car park in move towards becoming smart city
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KSAMC ramps up effort to collect signage fees
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KSAMC ramps up effort to collect signage fees
June 15 12:18 AM
KSAMC ramps up effort to collect signage fees
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WATCH: Bike crash ends in flames on North South Highway
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WATCH: Bike crash ends in flames on North South Highway
June 14 07:35 PM
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital following a fiery crash on the North South Highway, near the Moneague toll exit, on Sunday. It is understood that...
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BBC to cut up to 2,000 jobs in next two years
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BBC to cut up to 2,000 jobs in next two years
April 15, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—The BBC revealed on Wednesday that the British broadcasting corporation is set to cut up to 2,000 jobs in the next two ye...
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BBC to cut costs by 10% as ‘financial pressures’ bite
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BBC to cut costs by 10% as ‘financial pressures’ bite
February 12, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The BBC said Thursday it expects to make further savings of around 10 per cent of its costs over the next three years ...
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Washington Post announces ‘painful’ job cuts
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Washington Post announces ‘painful’ job cuts
February 5, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) —The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced major job cuts Wednesday, saying that ...
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Amazon to cut 16,000 jobs worldwide
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Amazon to cut 16,000 jobs worldwide
January 28, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Amazon said Wednesday that it would be cutting 16,000 jobs worldwide as part of a restructuring announced in October,...
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Amazon says cutting 14,000 jobs globally
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Amazon says cutting 14,000 jobs globally
October 28, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) —US online retail giant Amazon said Tuesday that it is eliminating 14,000 jobs to streamline its operations as it invests in artif...
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White House says firings ‘imminent’ as plan to reopen govt collapses
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White House says firings ‘imminent’ as plan to reopen govt collapses
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Efforts to swiftly end the United States (US) government shutdown collapsed Wednesday as Democrats in Congress went ...
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WHO reduces management team after US funding cuts
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WHO reduces management team after US funding cuts
May 14, 2025
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP)-The World Health Organization chief told staff Wednesday the UN agency was reducing its management team after US funding cut...
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Musk says US gov’t workers must explain their work week or lose jobs
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Musk says US gov’t workers must explain their work week or lose jobs
February 22, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Elon Musk, the billionaire advisor to Donald Trump, said Saturday that all federal employees must submit an account...
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‘A burden the country cannot afford’
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MP Brown Burke joins call for more CDF money
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Bishop Hudson-Wilkin calls for Jamaica’s moral voice on world stage
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Bishop Hudson-Wilkin calls for Jamaica’s moral voice on world stage
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JCC celebrates businesses driving recovery, resilience and growth at 41st annual awards
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