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The invisible architect
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The invisible architect
Why overseas expertise isn’t always the answer to systemic failures
Wainsworth Small 
October 11 03:01 AM
Across the globe, critical infrastructure systems are proving to be remarkably fragile. In recent months, the UK’s National Air Traffic Services (NATS...
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Sunday, October 10, 2026
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Sunday, October 10, 2026
October 11 03:00 AM
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Understanding the Firearms Act
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Understanding the Firearms Act
Jason McKay 
October 11 02:56 AM
Jamaica ’s three greatest problems that have had to be overcome over the last 200 years were achieving emancipation from slavery, the abject poverty t...
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Mayor Gager on the right path
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Mayor Gager on the right path
October 11 02:51 AM
We feel the pain of Falmouth Mayor Councillor C Junior Gager, who has signalled that Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC) is gearing to implement toug...
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CAFFE in crisis
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CAFFE in crisis
Cash-strapped election watchdog desperately needs private sector lifeline
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 11 02:30 AM
AFTER almost 30 years of monitoring elections in Jamaica, the internationally acclaimed agency Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) is ...
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‘Effectively, it’s a drizzle’
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‘Effectively, it’s a drizzle’
Friday’s heavy downpour not enough to ease drought, says Samuda
October 11 02:28 AM
FRIDAY, October 9, 2026, just before midday, dark clouds, pregnant with rain, hovered ominously over Kingston and St Andrew. By early afternoon the su...
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CAFFE clubs crumbling
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CAFFE clubs crumbling
Observer group’s student democracy clubs drop by 85%
BY BILLEANE WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 11 02:26 AM
AN initiative by election watchdog Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) to expose youngsters to the democratic process through school c...
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O-TEAM on the road!
Features, ...
O-TEAM on the road!
October 11 02:25 AM
FRIDAY, October 9 was the kick-off of the O-TEAM’s Parish Invasion Road Tour. One Team! Three brands! Five parishes will all be a part of one massive ...
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US issues warning to Caribbean countries ahead of IMO vote on net-zero shipping framework
October 13, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) has issued a warning to countries, including those in the Caribbean, regarding a vote later t...
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The invisible architect
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The invisible architect
Why overseas expertise isn’t always the answer to systemic failures
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October 11, 2026
Across the globe, critical infrastructure systems are proving to be remarkably fragile. In recent months, the UK’s National Air Traffic Services (NATS...
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Sunday, October 10, 2026
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October 11, 2026
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Understanding the Firearms Act
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Understanding the Firearms Act
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October 11, 2026
Jamaica ’s three greatest problems that have had to be overcome over the last 200 years were achieving emancipation from slavery, the abject poverty t...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Mayor Gager on the right path
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Mayor Gager on the right path
October 11, 2026
We feel the pain of Falmouth Mayor Councillor C Junior Gager, who has signalled that Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC) is gearing to implement toug...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
CAFFE in crisis
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CAFFE in crisis
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BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 11, 2026
AFTER almost 30 years of monitoring elections in Jamaica, the internationally acclaimed agency Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) is ...
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