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JTA troubled by proposed changes to motor vehicle duty concession
Jason Cross | Reporter 
February 17 12:20 AM
Cutting teachers’ legs
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The wait is over
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The wait is over
Renovation of closed Negril Post Office set to begin Thursday
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
February 17 12:18 AM
The wait is over
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
February 17 12:16 AM
National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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Cortina challenge
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Cortina challenge
Jamaica 14th in women’s monobob; two-man team 23rd after two runs
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17 12:14 AM
Cortina challenge
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Ricketts reiterates confidence in Speid’s ability to qualify Boyz for World Cup
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February 17 12:12 AM
High on Speid
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Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
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Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
February 17 12:10 AM
Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
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Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
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Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
Squatters tried to prevent woman burying her husband on her own property
Akera Davis Observer Writer 
February 17 12:06 AM
Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
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Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
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Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
February 17 12:05 AM
Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
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February 9, 2026
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A landmark social media trial began in earnest on Monday that could establish a legal precedent on whether Meta or ...
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Meta urges Australia to change teen social media ban
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Meta urges Australia to change teen social media ban
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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Tech giant Meta urged Australia on Monday to rethink its world-first social media ban for under-16s, while reporting that it...
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Meta to cut 600 jobs in artificial intelligence — reports
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Meta to cut 600 jobs in artificial intelligence — reports
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Facebook owner Meta is cutting 600 jobs in its artificial intelligence (AI) division in a move intended to streamline ...
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Meta activates Facebook ‘teen accounts’ worldwide
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Meta activates Facebook ‘teen accounts’ worldwide
September 25, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP)-Meta said Thursday it was activating so-called "teen accounts" with additional protections for adolescent Facebook and Messenger u...
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Ex-WhatsApp executive sues Meta over alleged security failures
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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP)-The former top security executive at WhatsApp filed Monday a US federal lawsuit alleging that parent company Meta s...
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Google rejects app store age verification for online content
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PARIS, France (AFP) — American tech heavyweight Google on Friday reiterated its opposition to verifying the age of a device's user through the app sto...
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Zuckerberg denies Meta bought rivals to conquer them
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Zuckerberg denies Meta bought rivals to conquer them
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Washington, United States (AFP)-Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday denied in court that his company bought rival services Instagram and...
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Meta chief Zuckerberg testifies at landmark US antitrust trial
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Washington, United States (AFP)– Meta chief and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg took the stand Monday in a landmark US antitrust trial in which his social ...
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Meta plans undersea cable to link five continents
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PARIS, France (AFP) — Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has said it will lay an undersea cable stretching across five continents to carry dat...
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Spanish media lawsuit against Meta to start in October 2025
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Instagram moves to face rising tide of sextortion scams
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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, on Thursday announced new measures to fight sextortion, a for...
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Meta AI turns pictures into videos with sound
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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Meta on Friday provided a look at a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model it is working on that lets peop...
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Cutting teachers’ legs
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The wait is over
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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Cortina challenge
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Jamaica 14th in women’s monobob; two-man team 23rd after two runs
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17, 2026
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