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‘We don’t have the capacity’
OUR admits it lacks manpower to verify utility companies’ recovery claims
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:30 AM
‘We don’t have the capacity’
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Christmas cheer
Government tapping overseas markets to ensure adequate supply of fruits, vegetables, and eggs
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:28 AM
Christmas cheer
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Student loan relief
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Student loan relief
SLB announces debt reset initiative for students affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:26 AM
Student loan relief
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Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
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Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
Insiders say ‘war of words’ good for dancehall
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:26 AM
Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
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Dre Skull banks on Cholita
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Dre Skull banks on Cholita
...drops new single with Skillibeng
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December 4 12:24 AM
Dre Skull banks on Cholita
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Overseas haven for dogs
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Overseas haven for dogs
Canada, US provide homes for more than 50 rescued after Melissa
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:24 AM
Overseas haven for dogs
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Grammy-winning producer Notnice to spread holiday cheer with Christmas compilation
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Grammy-winning producer Notnice to spread holiday cheer with Christmas compilation
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:22 AM
Grammy-winning producer Notnice to spread holiday cheer with Christmas compilation
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Climate justice clash
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Climate justice clash
Holness, Golding differ on what Jamaica should expect from wealthy high-emission countries
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:22 AM
Climate justice clash
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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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#MelissaAftermath: JPS restores power to 95% of Kingston, Portmore and St Thomas
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#MelissaAftermath: JPS restores power to 95% of Kingston, Portmore and St Thomas
November 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company says it has exceeded its initial restoration projection in several major parishes and cit...
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#MelissaAftermath: JPS conducting detailed damage assessments
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#MelissaAftermath: JPS conducting detailed damage assessments
November 3, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Director of Customer Solutions at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Leroy Reid, says the company is conducting detailed damage ass...
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Multiple countries call for mercury dental fillings ban by 2030
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Multiple countries call for mercury dental fillings ban by 2030
November 3, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Multiple countries including the United States called Monday for a worldwide ban on mercury-based dental amalgams by 2030,...
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#MelissaAftermath: Electricity restored to over 50,000 customers — JPS
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#MelissaAftermath: Electricity restored to over 50,000 customers — JPS
October 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says electricity has been restored to more than 50,000 customers across Kingston, St Andrew...
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#MelissaAftermath: Over 490,000 still without electricity — Vaz
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#MelissaAftermath: Over 490,000 still without electricity — Vaz
October 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Energy and Telecommunications Daryl Vaz provided a comprehensive update on the country’s electricity restoration effor...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Dangling power line on Red Hills Road
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#EyeOnMelissa: Dangling power line on Red Hills Road
October 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- A section of Red Hills Road in St Andrew was blocked by residents on Tuesday due to dangling power lines amid the passage of Hurr...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Vaz cautions Jamaicans despite assurances from utility providers about state of readiness for Melissa
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#EyeOnMelissa: Vaz cautions Jamaicans despite assurances from utility providers about state of readiness for Melissa
October 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister with responsibility for telecommunications, Daryl Vaz, is putting Jamaicans on notice that despite the assurances given b...
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#EyeOnMelissa: JPS requests force majeure as it anticipates hit to electricity grid from Melissa
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#EyeOnMelissa: JPS requests force majeure as it anticipates hit to electricity grid from Melissa
October 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Anticipating that its electricity grid will be impacted by the approaching Hurricane Melissa, resulting in power outages, Jamaica P...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Utility providers say recovery may require rebuilding, not just restoration
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#EyeOnMelissa: Utility providers say recovery may require rebuilding, not just restoration
October 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With Jamaica bracing for the impact of Hurricane Melissa, the country’s major utility providers say they are as prepared as possib...
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‘We don’t have the capacity’
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‘We don’t have the capacity’
OUR admits it lacks manpower to verify utility companies’ recovery claims
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4, 2025
‘We don’t have the capacity’
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Christmas cheer
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Christmas cheer
Government tapping overseas markets to ensure adequate supply of fruits, vegetables, and eggs
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4, 2025
Christmas cheer
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Student loan relief
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Student loan relief
SLB announces debt reset initiative for students affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4, 2025
Student loan relief
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Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
Entertainment
Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
Insiders say ‘war of words’ good for dancehall
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4, 2025
Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
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Dre Skull banks on Cholita
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Dre Skull banks on Cholita
...drops new single with Skillibeng
Kevin Jackson 
December 4, 2025
Dre Skull banks on Cholita
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