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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
April 12 09:53 AM
ST MARY, Jamaica —  A 35 year-old groundsman was granted bail in the sum of $650,000 when he appeared in the St Mary parish court on April 7 after he ...
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Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
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Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
April 12 09:47 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered a United States (US) naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in response to ...
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Rytz soaked in pure Soca bliss
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Rytz soaked in pure Soca bliss
April 12 08:07 AM
A heavy downpour threatened to put a damper on the hard fete agenda soca lovers had in mind for Rytz on Thursday, but by nightfall, the event had rewr...
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Mastering Difficult Conversations: Carolyn Rose Miller leads initiative to strengthen professional and personal relationships
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Mastering Difficult Conversations: Carolyn Rose Miller leads initiative to strengthen professional and personal relationships
April 12 07:37 AM
Communication expert Carolyn Rose Miller is taking proactive steps to address what she describes as a troubling pattern in professional and personal r...
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
NGO head, PAJ and others hold conflicting views on withholding names of accused
By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 12 12:30 AM
Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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Coalition firm in rejection of close-in-age sex pass
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Coalition firm in rejection of close-in-age sex pass
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 12 12:28 AM
Coalition firm in rejection of close-in-age sex pass
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The secret struggle of former national footballer Michael ‘Zun’ Clarke
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The secret struggle of former national footballer Michael ‘Zun’ Clarke
He taught himself to read on a journey to academic triumph
BY VERNON DAVIDSON Executive editor — publications davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 12 12:26 AM
The secret struggle of former national footballer Michael ‘Zun’ Clarke
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Xodus Fete Gala dresses, impresses
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Xodus Fete Gala dresses, impresses
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Xodus Fete Gala dresses, impresses
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Garvey and Reggae to highlight 5th annual South Florida Black History Month event
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Garvey and Reggae to highlight 5th annual South Florida Black History Month event
February 22, 2026
The Marcus Garvey Groundings, the Black History Month cultural celebration of Jamaica’s National Hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey and the country’s reggae mu...
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Congresswoman Yvette Clarke introduces ‘Marcus Garvey Legacy Package’ to exonerate, commemorate Jamaica’s first national hero
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Congresswoman Yvette Clarke introduces ‘Marcus Garvey Legacy Package’ to exonerate, commemorate Jamaica’s first national hero
August 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC)–Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette Clarke says she has introduced the Marcus Garvey Legacy Package in ...
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Marcus Garvey inspires poet Richie Innocent
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Marcus Garvey inspires poet Richie Innocent
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL 
August 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—For many reggae artistes, National Hero Marcus Garvey represents what the music stands for — black pride, anti-colonialism and self-...
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Don G’s ‘Free’ inspired by Garvey
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Don G’s ‘Free’ inspired by Garvey
July 26, 2025
With the 138th anniversary of Marcus Garvey’s birth less than one month away, singer Don G is using a line from one of the Pan African icon’s greatest...
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Burning Spear’s ‘Marcus Garvey’ to be revisited at Calabash for 50th anniversary
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Burning Spear’s ‘Marcus Garvey’ to be revisited at Calabash for 50th anniversary
Howard Campbell 
May 23, 2025
One of the great statement albums in pop music, Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear turns 50 this year. To mark its golden anniversary, organisers of the C...
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Marcus Garvey plaque to be unveiled in Atlanta
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Marcus Garvey plaque to be unveiled in Atlanta
March 17, 2025
WASHINGTON DC, USA— A plaque will be unveiled in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 25 to honour Jamaica’s first National Hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The event...
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Maroon Queen celebrates Garvey and black ideals with ‘Africa Mi Deya’ event on Feb 16
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Maroon Queen celebrates Garvey and black ideals with ‘Africa Mi Deya’ event on Feb 16
February 2, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica - St Ann-based reggae singer Maroon Queen is doing her part to uplift black consciousness with her upcoming February 16th event, 'Afri...
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WATCH: Mayor Swaby welcomes posthumous pardon of Marcus Garvey
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WATCH: Mayor Swaby welcomes posthumous pardon of Marcus Garvey
January 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby, has thanked former United States president Joe Biden for pardoning Marcus Garvey, Jamaica’s fir...
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Congresswoman welcomes posthumous pardon of Marcus Garvey
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Congresswoman welcomes posthumous pardon of Marcus Garvey
January 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke, has welcomed the posthumous pardon of Jamaica’s first na...
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JLP’s Williams criticises PNP president for ‘Garvey exonerated’ blunder
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JLP’s Williams criticises PNP president for ‘Garvey exonerated’ blunder
January 19, 2025
Attorney-at-law and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) spokesman, Donovan Williams is chiding Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding ...
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CARICOM welcomes posthumous pardon of Marcus Garvey
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CARICOM welcomes posthumous pardon of Marcus Garvey
January 19, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (Caricom) on Sunday expressed “its profound gratitude” to the outgoing Biden administration after ...
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Holness hails Garvey’s pardon as ‘a proud and historic day’ for Jamaica
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Holness hails Garvey’s pardon as ‘a proud and historic day’ for Jamaica
January 19, 2025
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has welcomed the decision by the United States to grant posthumous clemency to Jamaica’s first National Hero, Marcus Mos...
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Finally! Biden pardons Garvey posthumously
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Finally! Biden pardons Garvey posthumously
January 19, 2025
Late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey was among five people pardoned by US President Joe Biden on Sunday. The outgoing president also commuted the se...
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Biden urged to exonerate Marcus Garvey
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Biden urged to exonerate Marcus Garvey
December 27, 2024
WASHINGTON (CMC) – Outgoing United States President, Joe Biden, is being urged to exonerate Jamaica’s first national hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, for a...
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Communication expert Carolyn Rose Miller is taking proactive steps to address what she describes as a troubling pattern in professional and personal r...
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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