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Ravaged Westmoreland communities receive help from Patricia Smith Foundation, Revival Council of Churches and Resort Areas Police
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Ravaged Westmoreland communities receive help from Patricia Smith Foundation, Revival Council of Churches and Resort Areas Police
Dwight Bellanfante 
November 16 01:50 PM
With both hands on her head, the woman looked into the dusky sky as light rain fell, bewilderment etched on her face. Behind her was the shell of what...
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Trelawny bar altercation ends with fatal stabbing
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Trelawny bar altercation ends with fatal stabbing
November 16 01:16 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Police in Trelawny have launched an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a man in the parish early Sunday morning. The decease...
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Lineworkers from Jamaica and abroad mobilise in Montego Bay to restore power – JPS
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Lineworkers from Jamaica and abroad mobilise in Montego Bay to restore power – JPS
November 16 12:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hundreds of lineworkers from Jamaica, the wider Caribbean, and North America are on the ground in Montego Bay, working intensively...
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Maduro says Caribbean peace threatened by joint military drills between Trinidad and US
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Maduro says Caribbean peace threatened by joint military drills between Trinidad and US
November 16 12:29 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (CMC) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is warning that Trinidad and Tobago’s joint military drills with the United States coul...
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Joe Lick Shot, renowned ‘vibes man’ of the dancehall, dies at 70
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Joe Lick Shot, renowned ‘vibes man’ of the dancehall, dies at 70
November 16 12:10 PM
While he was not a singer, deejay or selector, Joe Lick Shot made his mark at countless dances during the 1980s. The self-described “vibes man” fired ...
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Discovery Bauxite supplying thousands with water during hurricane recovery
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Discovery Bauxite supplying thousands with water during hurricane recovery
November 16 10:23 AM
ST ANN, Jamaica — Discovery Bauxite is providing water to communities across St Ann and neighboring parishes, supplying thousands of gallons each day ...
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Police Federation condemns slaying of cops
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Police Federation condemns slaying of cops
November 16 10:14 AM
The Jamaica Police Federation has expressed shock, grief, and outrage at the murder of two policemen on Waltham Park Road in St Andrew last week. The ...
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Samsung plans US$310 billion investment to power AI expansion
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Samsung plans US$310 billion investment to power AI expansion
November 16 09:09 AM
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean conglomerate Samsung unveiled on Sunday a plan to invest US$310 billion over the next five years mostly in te...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Flash flood watch in effect for several parishes
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#EyeOnMelissa: Flash flood watch in effect for several parishes
October 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for northern, southwestern and south-central parishes as additional rainfall could lead to lo...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Thompson warns Jamaicans to prepare for ‘catastrophic’ conditions
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#EyeOnMelissa: Thompson warns Jamaicans to prepare for ‘catastrophic’ conditions
October 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Principal Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, issued a warning during a special press briefing on Tu...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it approaches the south coast of Jamaica
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#EyeOnMelissa: Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it approaches the south coast of Jamaica
October 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - With Hurricane Melissa expected to make landfall Tuesday, the Meteorological Service of Jamaica is reminding citizens that a hurri...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Today is last day for Jamaicans to prepare for Melissa – Thompson
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#EyeOnMelissa: Today is last day for Jamaicans to prepare for Melissa – Thompson
October 25, 2025
Principal Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson has warned that today is the last day for Jamaicans to prepare for what is ...
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#EyeOnMelissa: TS Melissa set to intensify into hurricane on Saturday morning
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#EyeOnMelissa: TS Melissa set to intensify into hurricane on Saturday morning
October 25, 2025
Tropical Storm Melissa is set to intensify into a hurricane on Saturday morning as it moves closer to Jamaica. According to the Meteorological Service...
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Melissa expected to become hurricane by Friday—Met Service
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Melissa expected to become hurricane by Friday—Met Service
October 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, says Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to become a hurricane by...
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Tropical storm Melissa slows down across the Caribbean Sea
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Tropical storm Melissa slows down across the Caribbean Sea
October 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A tropical storm watch remains in effect for Jamaica as Tropical Storm Melissa slows down over the Caribbean Sea south of Hispanio...
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Flash flood watch extended for several parishes
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Flash flood watch extended for several parishes
October 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological Service of Jamaica has extended the flash flood watch for low-lying and flood-prone areas in several southern a...
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Flash Flood Watch in effect southern and northwestern parishes
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Flash Flood Watch in effect southern and northwestern parishes
October 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A flash flood watch has been issued for low-lying and flood-prone areas of southern and northwestern parishes as increased and heav...
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Unstable weather to linger across Jamaica
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Unstable weather to linger across Jamaica
September 20, 2025
The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) says a slow-moving tropical wave just west of the island, along with a trough across the western C...
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Jamaica ready to deal with major storms, says Thompson
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Jamaica ready to deal with major storms, says Thompson
August 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As the nation approaches what is usually the peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, Director of the Meteorological Service of Jama...
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Increased rainfall expected across Jamaica until Wednesday
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Increased rainfall expected across Jamaica until Wednesday
July 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaicans can expect increased rainfall and thunderstorm activity across the island today and tomorrow, according to the Meteorolo...
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Jamaica under tropical storm warning
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Jamaica under tropical storm warning
November 3, 2024
A tropical storm warning has been issued for Jamaica as an area of low pressure over the west-central Caribbean Sea becomes better organised while mov...
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Severe weather alert issued for Jamaica
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Severe weather alert issued for Jamaica
November 2, 2024
The Meteorological Service of Jamaica has issued a severe weather alert for the island effective until Monday, November 4, 2024 at 5pm. According to t...
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Jamaican weather enthusiast takes social media by storm
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Jamaican weather enthusiast takes social media by storm
… but gets side-eye from national authority
Kelsey Thomas | Online Coordinator 
August 18, 2024
Jamaica Observer Online, in association with a number of partners, has produced its 2024 Hurricane Season Guide. This is one of the many stories in th...
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Warmer days and nights expected — Met Service
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Warmer days and nights expected — Met Service
August 18, 2024
Jamaica Observer Online, in association with a number of partners, has produced its 2024 Hurricane Season Guide. This is one of the many stories in th...
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Flooding, landslides likely as tropical wave moves across Jamaica
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Flooding, landslides likely as tropical wave moves across Jamaica
July 5, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A tropical wave just east of Jamaica is expected to move across the country bringing with it unstable weather conditions beginning...
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#EyeOnBeryl: Hurricane conditions to begin affecting Jamaica by midday
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#EyeOnBeryl: Hurricane conditions to begin affecting Jamaica by midday
July 3, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Devastating hurricane-force winds, life-threatening storm surges and damaging waves are expected in portions of Jamaica beginning ...
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Jamaica under hurricane watch as Beryl approaches
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Jamaica under hurricane watch as Beryl approaches
July 1, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A hurricane watch was issued for Jamaica at 10:00am Monday as ferocious Hurricane Beryl barrelled towards the Caribbean. The Meteor...
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Health Ministry encourages Jamaicans to take precautions with pending Hurricane Beryl
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Health Ministry encourages Jamaicans to take precautions with pending Hurricane Beryl
July 1, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Ministry of Health and Wellness is encouraging Jamaicans to continue making preparations for the impending inclement weather co...
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Caribbean braces for powerful Hurricane Beryl
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Caribbean braces for powerful Hurricane Beryl
July 1, 2024
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP)— Hurricane Beryl plowed toward the southeast Caribbean early Monday as officials warned residents to seek shelter ahead of ...
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WATCH: Jamaica at risk of heavy rainfall, strong winds as Beryl approaches Caribbean
June 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Hurricane Beryl plowed toward the southeast Caribbean on Sunday as residents were urged to hurry and finish preparations ahead of...
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Ravaged Westmoreland communities receive help from Patricia Smith Foundation, Revival Council of Churches and Resort Areas Police
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Lineworkers from Jamaica and abroad mobilise in Montego Bay to restore power – JPS
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hundreds of lineworkers from Jamaica, the wider Caribbean, and North America are on the ground in Montego Bay, working intensively...
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