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ATL Automotive onboard for Skvnk Fest 2026
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ATL Automotive onboard for Skvnk Fest 2026
Rory Daley 
June 5 06:51 PM
The ATL Automotive Group will be out in full force as the title sponsor for Skvnk Fest, scheduled for this Sunday, June 7, at Cinema 2, New Kingston. ...
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Bartlett leads launch of Caribbean Tourism Supply-Side initiative
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Bartlett leads launch of Caribbean Tourism Supply-Side initiative
June 5 06:37 PM
MANHATTAN, New York — Jamaica's Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Tourism Supply-Side Ministerial Committee, Edmund Bartlett on Thursday address...
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Mt Pleasant to face Antiguan opposition in CFU Shield opener
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Mt Pleasant to face Antiguan opposition in CFU Shield opener
June 5 06:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mount Pleasant Academy will play All Saints United of Antigua and Barbuda in the Round of 16 of the Caribbean Football Union Club ...
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Newell welcomes travel waste ticketing proposal, urges broader waste management reforms
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Newell welcomes travel waste ticketing proposal, urges broader waste management reforms
June 5 06:15 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition spokesman on environment and climate resilience and Member of Parliament for St Mary Central, Omar Newell, has welcomed...
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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King has died
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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King has died
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
June 5 06:09 PM
Kanya King, the London born entrepreneur who alongside Andy Ruffell founded the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards in 1996, has died at the age of 57...
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Showfa Express and Paymaster launch flat-rate parcel delivery service
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Showfa Express and Paymaster launch flat-rate parcel delivery service
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 5 05:43 PM
Customers have been promised a more reliable and cost-effective way of sending and receiving packages through a new flat-rate parcel delivery service ...
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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’
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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’
June 5 05:07 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United State (US) CDC on Friday urged strong public health interventions against the current Ebola outbreak, cit...
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Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
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Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
June 5 04:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Parliament's Economy and Production Committee is to undertake a comprehensive review of flexible work hours and work-from-home pol...
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Market Bag: Tomatoes now $50 as Floyd Green shops at ‘Curry’
February 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- As Jamaica continues its recovery from Hurricane Melissa, prices for agricultural produce at Coronation Market in Kingston are tr...
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Market Bag: Plenty of variety, good prices at fully organic Ujima market in St Andrew
February 13, 2026
There is abundant variety of fresh, colorful vegetables at the Ujima Natural Farmers Market in St Andrew. And the prices aren’t too bad. Observer Onli...
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Market Bag: Shopping with Chef Lumley in Papine, pepper prices ‘hot’
January 30, 2026
ST ANDREW, Jamaica – Food prices were higher at the Papine Market compared to our shopping trip at the Linstead Market last week. Scotch bonnet and sw...
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Market Bag: Food prices steady, egg supplies improving
January 23, 2026
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — There is limited movement in food prices at the Linstead market this week as the cost of produce held largely steady compared ...
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Market Bag: Mixed basket for food prices in Linstead
January 16, 2026
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – It’s a mixed bag for food prices this weekend as the costs of some items are up while others are down at the Linstead Market i...
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Market Bag: Hot pepper as low as $500 as food prices cool at ‘Curry’
January 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – There’s good news for shoppers this week as Scotch bonnet pepper prices – a ‘hot’ topic during the recent Christmas holidays – are...
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Market Bag: Sorrel at $800 a pound, expected to rise above $1,000
December 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Sorrel prices are around $800 a pound at the Coronation Market this week and are expected to climb above $1,000 as Christmas draws...
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Market Bag: Lower prices at ‘Curry’ offer Jamaicans slight reprieve
December 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Shoppers at the Coronation Market in downtown Kingston are breathing a sigh of relief this week amid lower food prices following w...
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Market Bag: Hot pepper price heats up to $5k, sweet pepper cools to $600
December 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – This week at the Coronation Market in downtown Kingston sees Scotch bonnet prices continue to surge, with some vendors selling the...
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Market Bag: Sweet pepper up to $1,500 as vendors predict more price spikes
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Market Bag: Sweet pepper up to $1,500 as vendors predict more price spikes
November 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Food prices continue to climb following what Agriculture Minister Floyd Green has described as a devastating blow to the sector. O...
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Market Bag: Escallion up to $1,200 as food prices soar after Melissa
November 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With farmers across Jamaica taking a massive hit from Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, food prices at the Coronation Market are on th...
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ATL Automotive onboard for Skvnk Fest 2026
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ATL Automotive onboard for Skvnk Fest 2026
Rory Daley 
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The ATL Automotive Group will be out in full force as the title sponsor for Skvnk Fest, scheduled for this Sunday, June 7, at Cinema 2, New Kingston. ...
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Bartlett leads launch of Caribbean Tourism Supply-Side initiative
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Bartlett leads launch of Caribbean Tourism Supply-Side initiative
June 5, 2026
MANHATTAN, New York — Jamaica's Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Tourism Supply-Side Ministerial Committee, Edmund Bartlett on Thursday address...
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Mt Pleasant to face Antiguan opposition in CFU Shield opener
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Mt Pleasant to face Antiguan opposition in CFU Shield opener
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mount Pleasant Academy will play All Saints United of Antigua and Barbuda in the Round of 16 of the Caribbean Football Union Club ...
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Newell welcomes travel waste ticketing proposal, urges broader waste management reforms
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Newell welcomes travel waste ticketing proposal, urges broader waste management reforms
June 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition spokesman on environment and climate resilience and Member of Parliament for St Mary Central, Omar Newell, has welcomed...
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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King has died
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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King has died
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
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Kanya King, the London born entrepreneur who alongside Andy Ruffell founded the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards in 1996, has died at the age of 57...
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