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Death of a hero

St Elizabeth man takes last breath days after saving 13 seniors during Hurricane Melissa

Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com

December 28 12:20 AM

Death

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Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays

...psychosocial support available

Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com

December 28 12:18 AM

Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays

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Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support for Sean Paul’s Faith We A Keep

...song dedicated to Hurricane Melissa relief efforts

Kevin Jackson

December 28 12:16 AM

Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support

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Missions of mercy

Bethel United Church makes hurricane response its agenda

Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter

December 28 12:14 AM

Missions of mercy

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SIZZLER!

JPL intensifies as MBU, Portmore continue leadership race with start of second round

BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com

December 28 12:12 AM

MBU, Portmore continue battle for JPL supremacy today

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Italy meets Jamaica

December 28 12:10 AM

italy

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Mount Pleasant extends help to Treasure Beach

December 28 12:07 AM

Mount Pleasant extends help to Treasure Beach

Cricket, ...

Hosein plays crucial role in Joburg Super Kings victory

December 28 12:06 AM

Hosein plays crucial role in Joburg

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Sorrel for Christmas?

Farmers warn of low supply as crops take ‘beating’ from Melissa

BY KELSEY THOMAS Online coordinator thomask@jamaicaobserver.com

November 23, 2025

A beloved Jamaican Christmas tradition may be in jeopardy this year as sorrel crops, severely damaged by Hurricane Melissa, are expected to yield dras...

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Work to commence on long-awaited Negril Fruit and Vegetable Market in three months, says McKenzie

ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer digicomchief@yahoo.com

June 20, 2025

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Following years of delays, Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie is assuring the public that work will begin on the long-...

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McKenzie says restoration of Ocho Rios Market will take time

March 17, 2025

ST ANN, Jamaica — Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie says there will be no “finger-snap” response to the fire that left sections of the Och...

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US stocks rise on first trading day of 2025

January 2, 2025

US stocks opened higher on Thursday to kick off the first trading day of the new year, while Tesla slipped after posting its first annual drop in elec...

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Suspect in deadly Christmas market attack railed against Islam and Germany

December 21, 2024

MAGDEBURG, Germany (AFP) - The Saudi suspect in Germany's deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market held strongly anti-Islam views and was angry...

Major cleanup in downtown Kingston yields positive impact

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Major cleanup in downtown Kingston yields positive impact

November 11, 2024

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation in collaboration with the National Water Commission (NWC), National Solid Waste Management Authority ...

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WATCH: Two dead, several injured in shooting at Mandeville Market

October 4, 2024

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are now on the scene of a shooting which left a man and a woman dead and four others injured on Friday morning. The shoot...

Eyewitness recalls screaming, cries for help after deadly market truck crash

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One dead, several injured after market truck goes over precipice in Westmoreland

Kimberley Peddie

January 26, 2024

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – At least one person is dead and several others hospitalised after a truck transporting market vendors and their goods plunged ...