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Amber Group and Beharry Group launch IT joint venture to power Guyana’s digital future
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Amber Group and Beharry Group launch IT joint venture to power Guyana’s digital future
January 26 10:03 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Amber Group and Guyana’s Beharry Group have entered into a joint venture to establish a new IT and cybersecurity services company,...
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Gov’t allocates $165m towards energy poverty reduction project in Westmoreland
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Gov’t allocates $165m towards energy poverty reduction project in Westmoreland
January 26 09:06 AM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says the Government has allocated $165 million towards the national energy poverty reduction project...
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Steel Pulse’s Hinds hails Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore as a ‘walking music machine’
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Steel Pulse’s Hinds hails Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore as a ‘walking music machine’
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer writer 
January 26 09:02 AM
In a 2012 interview with the Jamaica Observer , guitarist Stephen “Cat” Coore recalled visiting the London office of Island Records and hearing Handsw...
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Top schools gear up for ISSA urban U-16, U-19 basketball semifinals
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Top schools gear up for ISSA urban U-16, U-19 basketball semifinals
January 26 08:58 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The hunt for spots in the finals of the ISSA urban Under-16 and Under-19 basketball competitions is on in earnest on Monday and Tu...
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EU opens probe into Musk’s Grok over sexual AI deepfakes
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EU opens probe into Musk’s Grok over sexual AI deepfakes
January 26 08:18 AM
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP)—The EU on Monday hit Elon Musk's X with an investigation over AI chatbot Grok's generation of sexualised deepfake images of wo...
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94% of JPS customers now have electricity
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94% of JPS customers now have electricity
January 26 08:05 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), Hugh Grant, says electricity has been restored to 94 pe...
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70-y-o Norwegian woman dies in St Ann car crash
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70-y-o Norwegian woman dies in St Ann car crash
January 26 07:47 AM
ST ANN, Jamaica — A 70-year-old Norwegian woman succumbed to injuries sustained after she was reportedly hit by a motor vehicle along Milford Road, Oc...
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Barbados records increase in cases of syphilis
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Barbados records increase in cases of syphilis
January 26 07:27 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Health authorities in Barbados are reporting an increase in cases of syphilis in the country and are urging people to tak...
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WATCH: Hope Zoo curator highlights importance of owls amid leptospirosis outbreak
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WATCH: Hope Zoo curator highlights importance of owls amid leptospirosis outbreak
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Amid an outbreak of leptospirosis in Jamaica, Hope Zoo General Curator Joey Brown is highlighting one species of bird that is doin...
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Hanover residents urged to remain vigilant against leptospirosis
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Hanover residents urged to remain vigilant against leptospirosis
December 21, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — The Hanover Health Department is urging continued vigilance against leptospirosis even as new and suspected cases of the diseas...
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Tufton reports decline in leptospirosis cases
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Tufton reports decline in leptospirosis cases
December 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — There has been a reduction in suspected or confirmed cases of leptospirosis and related deaths, says Minister of Health and Wellne...
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Tourists are safe despite leptospirosis outbreak – Tufton
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Tourists are safe despite leptospirosis outbreak – Tufton
November 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health and Wellness  Dr Christopher Tufton has moved to assure tourists visiting Jamaica that they are not at risk des...
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No need to panic, says Tufton in light of leptospirosis outbreak
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No need to panic, says Tufton in light of leptospirosis outbreak
November 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has sought to assure members of the public and potential visitors to Jamaica ...
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14 leptospirosis-related deaths, 6 confirmed — Dr Webster-Kerr
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14 leptospirosis-related deaths, 6 confirmed — Dr Webster-Kerr
November 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The island has recorded 14 leptospirosis-related deaths, six of which have been confirmed. This was revealed by Principal Medical ...
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Health minister confirms increase in leptospirosis cases and deaths
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Health minister confirms increase in leptospirosis cases and deaths
November 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has reported an increase in suspected and confirmed cases of leptospirosis, but...
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Dr Dawes questions ministry’s capacity to confirm leptospirosis cases
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Dr Dawes questions ministry’s capacity to confirm leptospirosis cases
November 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Opposition Spokesperson on Health, Dr Alfred Dawes, is raising concerns about Jamaica's ability to accurately detect and track lept...
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People with leptospirosis symptoms urged to seek immediate medical attention
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People with leptospirosis symptoms urged to seek immediate medical attention
November 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents presenting with symptoms of leptospirosis are being urged to seek immediate medical attention. National Epidemiologist, ...
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Hospital equipped to deal with leptospirosis
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Hospital equipped to deal with leptospirosis
November 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health and Wellness, Christopher Tufton, says the hospitals are equipped to deal with confirmed cases of leptospirosis...
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Six dead as Jamaica experiences outbreak of leptospirosis – Tufton
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Six dead as Jamaica experiences outbreak of leptospirosis – Tufton
November 21, 2025
Jamaica is presently experiencing an outbreak of leptospirosis with nine confirmed cases. There have also been 28 suspected and or probable cases as o...
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Health ministry warns against contaminated water as suspected cases of leptospirosis on the rise
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Health ministry warns against contaminated water as suspected cases of leptospirosis on the rise
November 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Health authorities are issuing an urgent plea for public vigilance as a suspected rise in leptospirosis cases sweeps across commun...
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Amber Group and Beharry Group launch IT joint venture to power Guyana’s digital future
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WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says the Government has allocated $165 million towards the national energy poverty reduction project...
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Top schools gear up for ISSA urban U-16, U-19 basketball semifinals
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Top schools gear up for ISSA urban U-16, U-19 basketball semifinals
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The hunt for spots in the finals of the ISSA urban Under-16 and Under-19 basketball competitions is on in earnest on Monday and Tu...
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EU opens probe into Musk’s Grok over sexual AI deepfakes
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