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Seiveright questions political role in Barita card drives, $15,000 grants
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Seiveright questions political role in Barita card drives, $15,000 grants
October 11 08:23 AM
Government Minister Delano Seiveright has raised concerns about political representatives from both major parties promoting Barita debit card registra...
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Tile City Launches New Showroom @DesignWeekJa
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Tile City Launches New Showroom @DesignWeekJa
October 11 05:53 AM
Day four of Design Week Ja 2026 was cause for celebration as title sponsor Tile City & Home Centre marked the next chapter in its journey on Thursday,...
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Voters’ real BIG fears
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Voters’ real BIG fears
Garfield Higgins 
October 11 05:45 AM
The outcomes of the last three general elections show concretely that the majority of Jamaicans who voted feared having the People’s National Party (P...
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The Firearms Act: The case for measured reform
Columns
The Firearms Act: The case for measured reform
Tenneshia T Watkins 
October 11 05:41 AM
Although the current approach to law is for lawyers to speak in modern, plain language, there are times when resort to Latin is necessary. The respons...
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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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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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Samuda calls for Bell to remove structure at Ocho Rios Transport Centre following IC report
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Samuda calls for Bell to remove structure at Ocho Rios Transport Centre following IC report
October 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for St Ann North Eastern, Matthew Samuda, is calling for Councillor Ian Bell (People's National Party, Beeche...
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Samuda welcomes new declaration tackling sea level rise
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Samuda welcomes new declaration tackling sea level rise
September 24, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Minister of Water, Environment, and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda is welcoming the move by world leaders to approve the United Nat...
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Samuda calls for simpler, connected system for seaside residents during UN speech
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Samuda calls for simpler, connected system for seaside residents during UN speech
September 24, 2026
NEW YORK, United States — Jamaica’s Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, took a clear message to the United Nations (UN)...
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New Discovery Point-to-Mount Boon pipeline improves water supply for St Ann residents
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New Discovery Point-to-Mount Boon pipeline improves water supply for St Ann residents
September 19, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Residents of Discovery Point, Mount Boon and neighbouring communities in St Ann now have improved access to water through a new 0....
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Samuda orders review of NWC work sites amid Kingston traffic frustration
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Samuda orders review of NWC work sites amid Kingston traffic frustration
September 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change Matthew Samuda has ordered the National Water Commission (NWC) to review its act...
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Samuda heads Jamaica delegation to UNEP meeting in Kenya
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Samuda heads Jamaica delegation to UNEP meeting in Kenya
September 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, will lead Jamaica’s delegation to the 13th Annual Subcommittee ...
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Gov’t exploring potential desalination projects
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Gov’t exploring potential desalination projects
August 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, has indicated that feasibility studies are being conducted in S...
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Gov’t to issue water prohibition orders amid worsening drought
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Gov’t to issue water prohibition orders amid worsening drought
August 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica– The Ministry of Water, Environment and Climate Change, through the National Water Commission (NWC), says it will be issuing a water...
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Samuda calls for accelerated global action on water, energy and sustainability at UN forum
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Samuda calls for accelerated global action on water, energy and sustainability at UN forum
July 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change Matthew Samuda has called for urgent, coordinated global action to accelerate pr...
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Samuda to address UN forum on sustainable development in New York
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Samuda to address UN forum on sustainable development in New York
July 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change Matthew Samuda departed Jamaica on Sunday, July 12, to participate in the 2026 Hig...
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Water investments key to Jamaica’s resilience–Samuda
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Water investments key to Jamaica’s resilience–Samuda
July 2, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica—Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change Matthew Samuda, says ongoing investments in wastewater and water-supply infrastruc...
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Newell says Samuda’s comments on mangrove destruction ‘inconsistent’ with gov’t data
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Newell says Samuda’s comments on mangrove destruction ‘inconsistent’ with gov’t data
June 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on Environment and Climate Resilience Omar Newell has criticised recent comments by Environment Minister Matt...
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Jamaican iguana population projected to exceed 3,000 within a decade-Samuda
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Jamaican iguana population projected to exceed 3,000 within a decade-Samuda
June 15, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change Matthew Samuda has announced that Jamaica's critically endangered iguana populat...
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Minister Samuda to attend 11th Our Ocean Conference in Kenya
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Minister Samuda to attend 11th Our Ocean Conference in Kenya
June 14, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change Matthew Samuda is set to travel to Mombasa and Kilifi counties in Kenya from June ...
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Gov’t says NWC already implementing reforms highlighted in Auditor General’s audit
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Gov’t says NWC already implementing reforms highlighted in Auditor General’s audit
June 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government says it accepts the findings of the Auditor General’s Performance Audit Report on the National Water Commission’s (...
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Full water restoration by Tuesday, says Samuda
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Full water restoration by Tuesday, says Samuda
RENAE OSBOURNE, Observer staff reporter, osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 8, 2026
Water Minister Matthew Samuda says full restoration can be expected by Tuesday for the 2,000 National Water Commission (NWC) customers still without s...
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65,000 customers remain without water supply, says Samuda
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65,000 customers remain without water supply, says Samuda
June 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – As at 2:00 pm Saturday, roughly 65,000 customers representing 12 per cent of the National Water Commission’s (NWC) total customer ...
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Samuda calls for greater support for SIDS at Island States Ocean Summit
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Samuda calls for greater support for SIDS at Island States Ocean Summit
June 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, has called for increased financing, technology transfer, capaci...
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Ground broken for $140m Stepney Rainwater Catchment Tank
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Ground broken for $140m Stepney Rainwater Catchment Tank
May 22, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica   – Residents of Stepney and surrounding communities in St Ann are set to benefit from a rainwater catchment tank to be constructed, f...
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St Ann MP launches “Books for Babies” initiative at early childhood institution in his constituency
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St Ann MP launches “Books for Babies” initiative at early childhood institution in his constituency
May 5, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for St Ann North East, Matthew Samuda, on Monday launched the “Books for Babies” initiative at the St Ann's Bay...
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Samuda: Non-Revenue Water is a crisis that Jamaica must fix
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Samuda: Non-Revenue Water is a crisis that Jamaica must fix
May 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Non-revenue water (NRW) is “a crisis” that Jamaica must fix with alacrity, according to the Minister of Water, Environment and Cli...
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Gov’t developing master plan to restore world famous Hellshire beach, says Samuda
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Gov’t developing master plan to restore world famous Hellshire beach, says Samuda
May 2, 2026
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is currently advancing a Master Plan for the popular Hellshire beach, with a target of completion ...
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Seiveright questions political role in Barita card drives, $15,000 grants
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Government Minister Delano Seiveright has raised concerns about political representatives from both major parties promoting Barita debit card registra...
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Tile City Launches New Showroom @DesignWeekJa
Design Week, ...
Tile City Launches New Showroom @DesignWeekJa
October 11, 2026
Day four of Design Week Ja 2026 was cause for celebration as title sponsor Tile City & Home Centre marked the next chapter in its journey on Thursday,...
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Voters’ real BIG fears
Columns
Voters’ real BIG fears
Garfield Higgins 
October 11, 2026
The outcomes of the last three general elections show concretely that the majority of Jamaicans who voted feared having the People’s National Party (P...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
The Firearms Act: The case for measured reform
Columns
The Firearms Act: The case for measured reform
Tenneshia T Watkins 
October 11, 2026
Although the current approach to law is for lawyers to speak in modern, plain language, there are times when resort to Latin is necessary. The respons...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
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, 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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