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LMAJ urges members to follow law amid JP arrest
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LMAJ urges members to follow law amid JP arrest
December 22 03:58 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) says it is reminding justices of the peace and specifically members of the ass...
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Jamaicans dominate Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards
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Jamaicans dominate Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards
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Jamaicans dominated the 2025 Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards with 12 nationals from the island among honourees named by culinary authority Best Dress...
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Russia pledges ‘full support’ for Venezuela against US ‘hostilities’
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Russia pledges ‘full support’ for Venezuela against US ‘hostilities’
December 22 03:06 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Russia on Monday expressed "full support" for Venezuela as the South American country confronts a blockade of sanctioned oi...
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
December 22 02:56 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A final-year University of Technology (UTech) nursing student from western Jamaica was awarded a US$1,000 scholarship from the Jam...
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Last of kidnapped Nigerian pupils handed over, government says
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Last of kidnapped Nigerian pupils handed over, government says
December 22 02:30 PM
MINNA, Nigeria (AFP) — Some 130 Nigerian Catholic school pupils were handed over to state authorities on Monday, a day after the government said it ha...
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Jamaica leveraging international partnerships in rebuilding effort
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Jamaica leveraging international partnerships in rebuilding effort
December 22 02:20 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda,  says Jamaica is leveraging its international partnerships and ...
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Dizneyland fun day to bring Christmas cheer to St Ann
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Dizneyland fun day to bring Christmas cheer to St Ann
December 22 01:12 PM
Acknowledging that the Christmas season should prioritise wholesome family fun, Dizneyland Kids and Teen Festival promoter Streets Entertainment says ...
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Marlie Mount Primary reaches out to schools in St Elizabeth
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Marlie Mount Primary reaches out to schools in St Elizabeth
December 22 12:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School in St Catherine has reached out to two primary schools in St Elizabeth with relief supp...
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KSAMC making preparations for orderly Christmas
December 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Vendors and taxi drivers operating under the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) are being asked to assist in ma...
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Business owners urged to pay up for signage
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Business owners urged to pay up for signage
December 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The majority of signs erected in Kingston have not received proper approval from the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation ...
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Jamaicans urged not to abandon homeless relatives
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Jamaicans urged not to abandon homeless relatives
October 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, is appealing to family members not to abandon their home...
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‘A beacon of hope for the homeless’
KSAMC Poor Relief Department making a difference in lives of vulnerable population
October 3, 2025
The Poor Relief Department of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is being touted as a “beacon of hope” for homeless people in th...
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Councillor urges NWC to fix Norbrook pipeline after heavy rains worsen road conditions
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Councillor urges NWC to fix Norbrook pipeline after heavy rains worsen road conditions
September 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Councillor for the Barbican Division, Joy Cottrell, is urging the National Water Commission (NWC) to properly repair a damaged pip...
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Kingston mayor leads post election clean-up
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Kingston mayor leads post election clean-up
September 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby on Sunday removed political signs, paraphernalia and draping from sections of the municipality and urg...
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KSAMC mulls fee for post-election clean-up
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KSAMC mulls fee for post-election clean-up
September 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) says it is considering the application of a fee for the display of politi...
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Kingston mayor insists event permit approvals rest with KSAMC
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Kingston mayor insists event permit approvals rest with KSAMC
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby on Tuesday hit out at what he perceived to be an attempt by the Ministry of Culture, Ge...
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KSAMC tables independent review panel report on development approvals
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KSAMC tables independent review panel report on development approvals
July 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) on Wednesday tabled the final report of the independent three-member review...
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KSAMC takes action to recover outstanding fees from car dealerships
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KSAMC takes action to recover outstanding fees from car dealerships
July 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica-The Revenue Department of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has started sending letters to car dealerships ac...
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WATCH: I follow the advice of the Integrity Commission says Swaby
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WATCH: I follow the advice of the Integrity Commission says Swaby
June 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby, says he does not see the anti-corruption watchdog, the Integrity Commission (IC), as an enemy but ...
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JSE, KSAMC sign MOU for use of Gold Street
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JSE, KSAMC sign MOU for use of Gold Street
June 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — he Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) and the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSMAC) on Monday signed a memorandum of unde...
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KSAMC hires accounting firm after 9 years without audited financials
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KSAMC hires accounting firm after 9 years without audited financials
June 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mayor Andrew Swaby has signed a two year contract with an external auditing firm to bring the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Cor...
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WATCH: Mayor Swaby says KSAMC ready for hurricane season
June 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With drain cleaning and other preparations underway, Mayor Andrew Swaby says the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSA...
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Fitz-Henley cautions Swaby for attempting to strong-arm media
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Fitz-Henley cautions Swaby for attempting to strong-arm media
June 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator, Abka Fitz-Henley, has cautioned Mayor of Kingston and St Andrew, Andrew Swaby, against attempting to strong-ar...
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KSAMC intensifies drive to remove derelict vehicles off sidewalks,  warns car dealers, operators of legal action
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KSAMC intensifies drive to remove derelict vehicles off sidewalks, warns car dealers, operators of legal action
June 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Car dealers and other operators who are misusing sidewalks in the Corporate Area are being warned to cease and desist or face the ...
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WATCH: KSAMC corrects misspelling of Fraser-Pryce’s name on street sign
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WATCH: KSAMC corrects misspelling of Fraser-Pryce’s name on street sign
May 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has corrected the misspelling of the surname of Jamaican sprinter Shelly-A...
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KSAMC apologises to Fraser-Pryce after spelling error
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KSAMC apologises to Fraser-Pryce after spelling error
May 25, 2025
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has issued a public apology to Jamaican sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce over the misspell...
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KSAMC to rename Ashoka Road in Waterhouse to Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce Drive
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KSAMC to rename Ashoka Road in Waterhouse to Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce Drive
May 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will formally rename Ashoka Road in the Waterhouse Division to Shelly-Ann...
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WATCH: Payback? KSAMC questions timing of NWC debt reveal
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WATCH: Payback? KSAMC questions timing of NWC debt reveal
May 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby is questioning the timing of a report highlighting a $150 million debt owed by the Kingston and St ...
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WATCH: KSAMC pleased with clean-up after carnival road march
April 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill has lauded carnival road march or...
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WATCH: Carnival revelers continue to deface public and private properties—KSAMC
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WATCH: Carnival revelers continue to deface public and private properties—KSAMC
April 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill, says several residents have made c...
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Jamaicans dominate Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards
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Jamaicans dominate Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards
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Jamaicans dominated the 2025 Caribbean Culinary Impact Awards with 12 nationals from the island among honourees named by culinary authority Best Dress...
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Russia pledges ‘full support’ for Venezuela against US ‘hostilities’
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A final-year University of Technology (UTech) nursing student from western Jamaica was awarded a US$1,000 scholarship from the Jam...
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Last of kidnapped Nigerian pupils handed over, government says
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Last of kidnapped Nigerian pupils handed over, government says
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MINNA, Nigeria (AFP) — Some 130 Nigerian Catholic school pupils were handed over to state authorities on Monday, a day after the government said it ha...
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