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Four men arrested after illegal gun found in car in St Elizabeth
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Four men arrested after illegal gun found in car in St Elizabeth
October 5 09:30 AM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Four men have been arrested following the seizure of a prohibited weapon along the Pepper main road in St Elizabeth on Sunday ...
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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
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African group tells Warmington to apologise and undergo self-repair
October 5 12:30 AM
THE Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) has pointedly told Government Member of Parliament Everald Warmington that he has a “misinformed understanding” of h...
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Diaspora leaders reject claim of no complaints over slow pace of hurricane aid
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:29 AM
NEW YORK, United States — Diaspora leaders here have rubbished a claim by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade She...
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Designing Resilience
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Designing Resilience
October 5 12:28 AM
“WHO knew that within a few weeks of Design Week Ja 2025, held under the theme ‘Creative Resilience’, Jamaica would be confronted with the devastating...
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:26 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Sandals Foundation Island Challenge Jamaica has reached its £100,000 fund-raising target, paving the way for the purchase of ...
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Wet Music Festival paints waterfront
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Wet Music Festival paints waterfront
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:26 AM
DOWNTOWN Kingston’s waterfront became a playground of paint, foam, and water as hundreds of revellers welcomed daylight in a spectacularly colourful f...
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Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
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Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
…proposes Caribbean Tourism Agricultural Logistics Centre
Mark Dennis 
October 5 12:24 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Warning that the region is losing billions of dollars in potential earnings by failing to adequately connect its farmers and ...
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Reggae Boyz hunt win vs Honduras to guarantee Nations League KO spot
BY DANIEL BLAKE Staff reporter blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:23 AM
ALTHOUGH Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz are in pole position to qualify for the Concacaf Nations League knockout stage, interim Head Coach Rudolph Speid says t...
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79 per cent of PEP students master literacy, 75 per cent numeracy
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79 per cent of PEP students master literacy, 75 per cent numeracy
June 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Seventy-nine per cent of students exiting primary school in June 2026 have demonstrated mastery of literacy, while 75 per cent have ...
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CXC develops new literacy and numeracy standards aimed at improving performance in key subjects
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CXC develops new literacy and numeracy standards aimed at improving performance in key subjects
January 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has developed new numeracy and literacy standards as part of its efforts to improve the out...
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Education ministry reports significant gains in PEP 4 literacy and numeracy
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Education ministry reports significant gains in PEP 4 literacy and numeracy
October 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has announced improvements in results from the 2025 Primary Exit Profile ...
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Literacy programme key focus for 2025/26 academic year
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Literacy programme key focus for 2025/26 academic year
September 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, has emphasised that the implementation of a l...
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Farmers to gain business skills under second phase of RADA financial literacy programme
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Farmers to gain business skills under second phase of RADA financial literacy programme
August 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Farmers and agricultural stakeholders across Jamaica will receive financial literacy and business management training in the secon...
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International education conference set for Kingston in October
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International education conference set for Kingston in October
August 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An education conference focusing on literacy and neurodiversity will be held in Kingston this October, courtesy of Winsome Wishes ...
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CB Foods engages Jamaica House Basic School for Read Across Jamaica Day
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CB Foods engages Jamaica House Basic School for Read Across Jamaica Day
May 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica House Basic School students hosted representatives from CB Foods, a division of CB Group, on May 6, Read Across Jamaica Da...
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PM urges parents to play active role in children’s literacy development
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PM urges parents to play active role in children’s literacy development
May 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Parents are being charged to play an active role in their children’s literacy development. Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, made th...
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PEP changes to be announced in summer, says education minister
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PEP changes to be announced in summer, says education minister
May 1, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica – Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon has reiterated that changes are to be made to the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exa...
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Reading to be timetabled for grades 1-3 students in primary schools
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Reading to be timetabled for grades 1-3 students in primary schools
April 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Grades one to three students at the primary level will soon begin to benefit from at least two hours of timetabled reading each we...
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JN Foundation donates reading centre to Alligator Pond community
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JN Foundation donates reading centre to Alligator Pond community
March 20, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica -The JN Foundation, through its JN Circle Junction chapter, has donated reading materials and furniture to establish a reading c...
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NET applauds $3.2m investment in national literacy as model for educational collaboration
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NET applauds $3.2m investment in national literacy as model for educational collaboration
March 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Education Trust (NET) says Access Financial Services’ (AFS) recent $3.2 million investment in the Ministry of Educati...
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Throne Speech: Gov’t to focus on literacy and numeracy in 2025/26
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Throne Speech: Gov’t to focus on literacy and numeracy in 2025/26
February 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government will be focusing on literacy and numeracy as a priority, targeting children aged zero to eight during the 2025/26 l...
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Salada Foods cultivates literacy through garden learning
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Salada Foods cultivates literacy through garden learning
May 10, 2024
Utilising the natural environment as a catalyst for learning, Salada Foods adopted a novel approach to literacy education by integrating garden activi...
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Four men arrested after illegal gun found in car in St Elizabeth
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Four men arrested after illegal gun found in car in St Elizabeth
October 5, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Four men have been arrested following the seizure of a prohibited weapon along the Pepper main road in St Elizabeth on Sunday ...
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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
African group tells Warmington to apologise and undergo self-repair
October 5, 2026
THE Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) has pointedly told Government Member of Parliament Everald Warmington that he has a “misinformed understanding” of h...
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Diaspora leaders reject claim of no complaints over slow pace of hurricane aid
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
NEW YORK, United States — Diaspora leaders here have rubbished a claim by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade She...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Designing Resilience
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Designing Resilience
October 5, 2026
“WHO knew that within a few weeks of Design Week Ja 2025, held under the theme ‘Creative Resilience’, Jamaica would be confronted with the devastating...
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Sandals Foundation Island Challenge Jamaica has reached its £100,000 fund-raising target, paving the way for the purchase of ...
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