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Anchored in truth: A declaration for World Press Freedom Day
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Anchored in truth: A declaration for World Press Freedom Day
The Media Association Jamaica 
May 3, 2026
There are professions that exist simply to serve a market. And then there are those that exist to serve a society. Journalism is the latter – and on t...
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BBC to cut up to 2,000 jobs in next two years
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BBC to cut up to 2,000 jobs in next two years
April 15, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—The BBC revealed on Wednesday that the British broadcasting corporation is set to cut up to 2,000 jobs in the next two ye...
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Jamaica College clarifies ‘misleading’ media account of reported school assault
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Jamaica College clarifies ‘misleading’ media account of reported school assault
April 1, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Following reports that a student at Jamaica College was assaulted by peers on the school compound last week, the institution’s boa...
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$1m investment in journalists’ welfare fund as Jill Stewart MoBay City Run marks 10th year
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$1m investment in journalists’ welfare fund as Jill Stewart MoBay City Run marks 10th year
March 11, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Organisers of the Jill Stewart MoBay City Run have announced plans to provide $1 million to the Press Association of Jamaica to se...
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YouTube says it is not social media in landmark addiction trial
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YouTube says it is not social media in landmark addiction trial
February 10, 2026
LOS ANGELES, United States — A lawyer for YouTube insisted Tuesday that the Google-owned video platform was neither intentionally addictive nor techni...
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Ramona Samuels celebrates milestone of Voicebox brand
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Broadcaster and media entrepreneur Ramona Samuels is a whirling dervish of energy. When you meet her, you are immediately struck by the aura she proje...
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Swaby dismisses Fitz-Henley’s ‘caution’ as a ‘desperate search for relevance’
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Swaby dismisses Fitz-Henley’s ‘caution’ as a ‘desperate search for relevance’
…says KSAMC enjoys ‘excellent’ relationship with media
June 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby, has strongly rejected recent statements by Senator Abka Fitz-Henley which cautioned him against a...
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‘China, An Opportunity: Charming Jinan’ overseas media tour delegation explores Shandong’s Jinan
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‘China, An Opportunity: Charming Jinan’ overseas media tour delegation explores Shandong’s Jinan
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A delegation of journalists from 15 international media outlets across Indonesia, Vietnam, Pakistan, Turkey, and Iran gained firsthand insights into J...
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Haiti gangs trying to silence media, UNESCO warns
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United Nations, United States (AFP)—The media in Haiti are a "systematic" target of criminal gangs trying to silence them, an official with the UN's c...
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Bezos announces restrictions on Washington Post opinion coverage
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The Washington Post will no longer run views opposed to "personal liberties and free markets" on its opinion pages, ...
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Trump threatens to sue authors and media who use anonymous sources
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Trump threatens to sue authors and media who use anonymous sources
February 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump, furious over a disparaging new tell-all book about him, threatened Wednes...
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YouTube, the online video powerhouse, turns 20
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YouTube, the online video powerhouse, turns 20
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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — YouTube has evolved from a dinner party lark 20 years ago into a modern lifestyle staple poised to overtake Unite...
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US photo agencies Getty and Shutterstock to merge
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US photo agencies Getty and Shutterstock to merge
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Two of the world's largest picture agencies, Getty Images and Shutterstock, announced plans to merge on Tuesday in a m...
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Caymanas residents remember Barbara Gayle as ‘nicest, sweetest neighbour’
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Caymanas residents remember Barbara Gayle as ‘nicest, sweetest neighbour’
December 17, 2024
The Caymanas Country Club Estate community is mourning the loss of journalist Barbara Gayle, a beloved resident of the townhouse complex in St Catheri...
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Al Jazeera reports its journalist killed in Israeli strike on Gaza
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Al Jazeera reports its journalist killed in Israeli strike on Gaza
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DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — An Israeli strike on Gaza killed an Al Jazeera journalist on Sunday, the Qatar-based channel reported, amid the ongoing war in the...
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Russia jails journalist for working with foreign media
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Russia jails journalist for working with foreign media
November 26, 2024
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) Russia on Tuesday sentenced a journalist to four years in prison for working with a foreign media outlet and allegedly helping pr...
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UNESCO tracks surge in journalist killings in 2022-23
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UNESCO tracks surge in journalist killings in 2022-23
November 2, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Worldwide killings of journalists jumped in 2022-23 compared with the previous two years, United Nations (UN) cultural body UNES...
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WATCH: JLP’s Warmington attacks media again
October 13, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica —   Controversial parliamentarian Everald Warmington on Sunday launched another attack on the media during the Jamaica Labour Party'...
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Al Jazeera TV slams Israel’s ‘criminal’ raid on West Bank office
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Al Jazeera TV slams Israel’s ‘criminal’ raid on West Bank office
September 22, 2024
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Qatar-based news network Al Jazeera condemned a Sunday raid by Israeli forces on its office in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank ...
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Israel forces raid Al Jazeera TV in West Bank, order 45-day closure
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Israel forces raid Al Jazeera TV in West Bank, order 45-day closure
September 22, 2024
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Armed and masked Israeli forces raided the office of global news channel Al Jazeera in the occupied West Ban...
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‘9-5 nah cut it’: Entrepreneur shares his journey from desk job to self-employment, offers advice
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‘9-5 nah cut it’: Entrepreneur shares his journey from desk job to self-employment, offers advice
Entrepreneur shares his journey from desk job to self-employment
Kelsey Thomas | Online Coordinator 
September 21, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Having quit his ‘9 to 5’ after decades on the job to find success as an entrepreneur, a local businessman is advising fellow Jamai...
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From shy girl to broadcasting icon, Fae Ellington marks 50 years in media
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From shy girl to broadcasting icon, Fae Ellington marks 50 years in media
Lynford Simpson, Observer Online writer 
September 16, 2024
The woman behind one of the most easily recognisable voices in Jamaica, Fae Ellington celebrates 50 years in journalism on Monday. Ellington, affectio...
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‘I thought I was going to die’
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‘I thought I was going to die’
11-year-old beaten by five at St Ann prep school, parent demands accountability
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 17, 2026
‘I thought I was going to die’
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Why inflation is falling but Jamaicans still feel squeezed?
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Why inflation is falling but Jamaicans still feel squeezed?
DASHAN HENDRICKS Business Content Manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 17, 2026
Why inflation is falling but Jamaicans still feel squeezed?
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Marcia griffiths, third world put on a show!
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From banking to homeschooling six children
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From banking to homeschooling six children
The Pantons create space for self-paced, self-directed learning
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 17, 2026
From banking to homeschooling
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‘CRICKETS!’
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‘CRICKETS!’
Councillor blasts years of neglect as St Thomas struggles to keep sport alive
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White Horses councillor vexed by neglect shown to cricket in St Thomas
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