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Man slapped with multiple charges including murder
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Man slapped with multiple charges including murder
December 27 02:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder, possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorised possession of ammunition and makin...
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Jackson welcomes security operations in SSL fraud case
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Jackson welcomes security operations in SSL fraud case
December 27 12:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on National Security and Member of Parliament Fitz Jackson has welcomed the start of security operations link...
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Woman dies in motor vehicle crash in Trelawny
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Woman dies in motor vehicle crash in Trelawny
December 27 12:24 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — A woman is now dead and a man nursing injuries following a motor vehicle collision along the One Mile main road in Falmouth Saturd...
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SLB to further enhance digital portal as part of ongoing transformation
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SLB to further enhance digital portal as part of ongoing transformation
December 27 12:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is looking to further enhance its digital portal, a move that underscores the role of technology i...
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Man dies in motor vehicle crash in St James
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Man dies in motor vehicle crash in St James
December 27 10:39 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A man is now dead following a motor vehicle crash on the Rosemount roadway on Saturday morning. He has been identified as 46-year-...
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Former SSL executive in custody
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Former SSL executive in custody
December 27 10:22 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A former high-level executive of Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) is in police custody as investigations continue into the mult...
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Ukraine anti-corruption agency tries to raid parliament
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Ukraine anti-corruption agency tries to raid parliament
December 27 09:44 AM
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukraine's anti-corruption agency said security services were preventing officers from raiding the parliament on Saturday, as inv...
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Major multi-agency raids underway as part of SSL fraud probe
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Major multi-agency raids underway as part of SSL fraud probe
December 27 07:11 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A significant coordinated law enforcement operation, involving multiple elite agencies, is currently underway across Jamaica, with...
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CARILEC mobilises regional support to boost JPS power restoration efforts
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CARILEC mobilises regional support to boost JPS power restoration efforts
December 19, 2025
Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it has received vital support from the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) through tha...
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‘It’s time to go solar’: Businesses urged to switch energy source after JPS increase
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‘It’s time to go solar’: Businesses urged to switch energy source after JPS increase
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18, 2025
With Jamaica Public Service Customers (JPS) customers facing an increase in their electricity bills, businesses are being urged to seriously consider ...
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Lighting up in time for Christmas
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Lighting up in time for Christmas
JPS says electricity restoration on track to meet targets
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 17, 2025
With just a few days before Christmas, the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it remains on track to meet its commitments to have electricity r...
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JPS customers to see 7% bill increase, regulator approves deferral to avoid shock
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JPS customers to see 7% bill increase, regulator approves deferral to avoid shock
December 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) customers will see a seven per cent rise in their December bills, covering November’s ...
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JPS advises of temporary road closures in St James
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JPS advises of temporary road closures in St James
December 13, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica— The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is advising the motoring public, that in order to support critical electricity grid restoration wo...
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JPS team cops top award at international competition for ‘Shine On’ campaign
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JPS team cops top award at international competition for ‘Shine On’ campaign
December 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company has won platinum at the 2025 Viddy Awards for its “Shine On” television advertisement whi...
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Vaz defends JPS loan, accuses Opposition of shedding ‘crocodile tears’
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Vaz defends JPS loan, accuses Opposition of shedding ‘crocodile tears’
December 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Energy Minister Daryl Vaz has defended the Government’s decision to offer a loan to the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), following cr...
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Gov’t completes negotiation with JPS for US$150 million loan
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Gov’t completes negotiation with JPS for US$150 million loan
December 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Energy Minster Daryl Vaz says the government has completed negotiations with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) for a US$150-million ...
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JPS named CACU utility provider of the year
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JPS named CACU utility provider of the year
December 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) has been awarded the inaugural Utility Provider of the Year by the Consumer Advis...
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Theft of wires slows electricity restoration in St Ann
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Theft of wires slows electricity restoration in St Ann
December 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is facing a significant set back in their efforts to restore electricity to customers in St Ann d...
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St Ann communities plunged back into darkness following vandalsim—JPS
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St Ann communities plunged back into darkness following vandalsim—JPS
November 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is condemning what it describes as a deliberate act of sabotage that plunged several St A...
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Opposition demands clarity on Government’s US$150m loan to JPS
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Opposition demands clarity on Government’s US$150m loan to JPS
November 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is calling on the Government to “immediately come clean to the Jamaican people about ...
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Gov’t to lend JPS US$150m for restoration work; rejects request for extension to licence
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Gov’t to lend JPS US$150m for restoration work; rejects request for extension to licence
November 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Government has committed to loan US$150 million (J$24 billion) to Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to facilitate the company...
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74% of JPS customers now have electricity following Hurricane Melissa
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74% of JPS customers now have electricity following Hurricane Melissa
November 24, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is reporting that approximately 74 per cent of its customers impacted by Hurricane Me...
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Gov’t in discussion with JPS on securing funding for Hurricane Melissa recovery—Vaz
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Gov’t in discussion with JPS on securing funding for Hurricane Melissa recovery—Vaz
November 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Daryl Vaz says the government is in discussion with the Jamaica Public...
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JPS rolls out relief programme for customers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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JPS rolls out relief programme for customers affected by Hurricane Melissa
November 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has announced a temporary customer relief programme as the country continues to recover f...
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Lineworkers from Jamaica and abroad mobilise in Montego Bay to restore power – JPS
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Lineworkers from Jamaica and abroad mobilise in Montego Bay to restore power – JPS
November 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hundreds of lineworkers from Jamaica, the wider Caribbean, and North America are on the ground in Montego Bay, working intensively...
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Barbados Light and Power assisting Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa
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Barbados Light and Power assisting Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa
November 16, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Barbados Light & Power Company (Light & Power) has answered the urgent call for assistance from the Jamaica Power Ser...
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JPS making steady progress, says CEO
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JPS making steady progress, says CEO
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
November 14, 2025
ROSE HALL, St James — Jamaica Public Service (JPS) president and CEO Hugh Grant on Thursday reported what he described as a “remarkable turnaround” in...
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OUR launches interactive map and webpage to track post-hurricane utility restoration
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OUR launches interactive map and webpage to track post-hurricane utility restoration
November 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has unveiled a new Hurricane Melissa Restoration webpage, featuring an interactive utiliti...
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Electricity to be restored in Westmoreland, Hanover within two weeks — JPS
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Electricity to be restored in Westmoreland, Hanover within two weeks — JPS
November 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica  (AFP) — Despite cautioning that its infrastructure in western parishes must be rebuilt and not merely repaired due to the scale of ...
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JPS told to put electricity grid underground where feasible — Holness
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JPS told to put electricity grid underground where feasible — Holness
November 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government has asked the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company to examine the feasibility of relocating sections of its electri...
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Man slapped with multiple charges including murder
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December 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder, possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorised possession of ammunition and makin...
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Jackson welcomes security operations in SSL fraud case
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Jackson welcomes security operations in SSL fraud case
December 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on National Security and Member of Parliament Fitz Jackson has welcomed the start of security operations link...
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Woman dies in motor vehicle crash in Trelawny
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Woman dies in motor vehicle crash in Trelawny
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TRELAWNY, Jamaica — A woman is now dead and a man nursing injuries following a motor vehicle collision along the One Mile main road in Falmouth Saturd...
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SLB to further enhance digital portal as part of ongoing transformation
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SLB to further enhance digital portal as part of ongoing transformation
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is looking to further enhance its digital portal, a move that underscores the role of technology i...
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Man dies in motor vehicle crash in St James
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Man dies in motor vehicle crash in St James
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — A man is now dead following a motor vehicle crash on the Rosemount roadway on Saturday morning. He has been identified as 46-year-...
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