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#Champs2026: KC’s Ruto and Edwin Allen’s Morgan set up big clashes
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#Champs2026: KC’s Ruto and Edwin Allen’s Morgan set up big clashes
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kingston College’s Nahashon Ruto and Edwin Allen High’s Joel Morgan gave a glimpse of what is to come later at the ISSA/GraceKenne...
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#Champs2026: Edwin Allen’s Fowler on course to defend Class 2 1500m
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defending champion Kevongaye Fowler of Edwin Allen High is on course to defend her Girls Class 2 1500m title after an easy qualifi...
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Finance Minister Fayval Williams is scheduled to close the 2026/27 Budget Debate on Tuesday with what many expect to be a doubling down on the measure...
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Rygin King detained by ICE in US
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall entertainer Rygin King has reportedly been taken into custody by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (...
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Westmoreland biker killed in crash in his community
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WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A motorcyclist died as a result of injuries he sustained in a crash with a motor car in his Westmoreland community Monday nigh...
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Partially buried body found in Greenwich Town
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Partially buried body found in Greenwich Town
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A body was found in a shallow grave in Greenwich Town, Kingston 13 on Monday. The body was reportedly discovered about 1:30 pm aft...
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Arguments made for and against PSOJ Emancipendence proposal
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Arguments made for and against PSOJ Emancipendence proposal
Some public commentators say it would boost Jamaica’s culture, others say it would be an ugly history repeat
VANESSA JAMES, Observer Online reporter, jamesv@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 17, 2024
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica’s (PSOJ) proposal to amalgamate Emancipation Day and Independence Day public holidays into a four-day weeke...
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