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Unhealthy trend: Student obesity surges to 15.3%
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Unhealthy trend: Student obesity surges to 15.3%
August 26 12:20 AM
Unhealthy trend:
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A different route for boys
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A different route for boys
JCF Cadet Academy combats truancy, other challenges with discipline, mentorship
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
August 26 12:18 AM
A different route for boys
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Kabaka Pyramid’s Rebel Music gets new life
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Kabaka Pyramid’s Rebel Music gets new life
August 26 12:16 AM
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KPREIT puts Spanish Town Road sale on hold
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KPREIT puts Spanish Town Road sale on hold
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KPREIT puts Spanish Town Road sale on hold
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Beyond the cheque, how will you pay?
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Beyond the cheque, how will you pay?
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August 26 12:14 AM
Beyond the cheque, how will you pay?
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HARD ROCK CLEARS CABINET HURDLE
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Hotel gets first nod for integrated resort at Montego Bay development
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 26 12:14 AM
Hard Rock wins Cabinet backing for Montego Bay casino resort
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MFS completes CBM takeover; terms undisclosed
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MFS completes CBM takeover; terms undisclosed
Office supplier joins group earning 86 per cent of revenue from foreign-exchange trading
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 26 12:13 AM
MFS completes CBM takeover; terms undisclosed
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‘RAIN DELAY’ FOR JCA AGM
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‘RAIN DELAY’ FOR JCA AGM
Cricket association elections pushed back to October
August 26 12:12 AM
Bennett says JCA’s rescheduled voting AGM set for October
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Monkeys on the loose: What could it mean for Jamaica?
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Monkeys on the loose: What could it mean for Jamaica?
Kelsey Thomas, Online coordinator, thomask@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 14, 2026
Wildlife experts are warning that Jamaica could face serious agricultural and public health implications if runaway monkeys establish themselves in th...
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Wild duck hunting is illegal, NEPA warns
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Wild duck hunting is illegal, NEPA warns
May 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is reminding the public that all wild ducks in Jamaica are protected under the...
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Public urged to avoid non-native monkeys after St Elizabeth sightings
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Public urged to avoid non-native monkeys after St Elizabeth sightings
April 29, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is urging Jamaicans to exercise extreme caution following reports that non-nat...
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Kintyre weighs options for Bengal Beach development after securing full approvals
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Kintyre weighs options for Bengal Beach development after securing full approvals
January 23, 2026
Kintyre Holdings (JA) Limited says its signature residential development, The Chalet, planned for Bengal Beach in Discovery Bay, St Ann, has received ...
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NEPA condemns latest crocodile killing in Hellshire
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NEPA condemns latest crocodile killing in Hellshire
October 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has strongly condemned the brutal killing of another American crocodile (Croco...
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‘It is illegal’ – NEPA responds to viral video of crocodile being caught in Portmore
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‘It is illegal’ – NEPA responds to viral video of crocodile being caught in Portmore
August 28, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica —Following a video in which residents of Portmore, St Catherine, were recorded attempting to capture a crocodile, the National E...
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Samuda outlines new wildlife protection measures after crocodile deaths
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Samuda outlines new wildlife protection measures after crocodile deaths
April 27, 2025
Work on infrastructure that will prevent crocodiles from being stuck in barren sewage ponds at Greater Portmore, St Catherine is to begin on Monday. “...
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WATCH: CROCODILE HAVEN – Residents capture near 11-foot reptile amid garbage woes
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WATCH: CROCODILE HAVEN – Residents capture near 11-foot reptile amid garbage woes
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – After capturing a large crocodile on Wednesday, residents of New Haven in St Andrew are blaming a pile-up of garbage for the appea...
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NEPA urges caution near crocodile habitats after Hurricane Beryl
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NEPA urges caution near crocodile habitats after Hurricane Beryl
July 5, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is urging the public to exercise extreme caution in areas close to swamps, riv...
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WATCH: Residents capture crocodile in Waterford
July 4, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Residents in Waterford, St Catherine captured a crocodile which was seen in a gully near the community Thursday morning follow...
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TPDCo 2024 Licensing Expo kicks off in Montego Bay on June 11
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TPDCo 2024 Licensing Expo kicks off in Montego Bay on June 11
June 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) will be staging its 2024 Licensing Expo across the six resort areas, beginning Tue...
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Gov’t continues to support national recycling efforts
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Gov’t continues to support national recycling efforts
June 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Matthew Samuda, says the Government contin...
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NEPA calls on Jamaicans to consider ways to help safeguard the natural environment
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NEPA calls on Jamaicans to consider ways to help safeguard the natural environment
May 31, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is calling on Jamaicans to consider the ways in which they can help to safegua...
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NEPA appoints Leonard Francis as CEO
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NEPA appoints Leonard Francis as CEO
April 2, 2024
National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has appointed Leonard Francis as its new chief executive officer, effective April 2, 2024. He replaces...
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A different route for boys
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A different route for boys
JCF Cadet Academy combats truancy, other challenges with discipline, mentorship
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A different route for boys
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Kabaka Pyramid’s Rebel Music gets new life
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KPREIT puts Spanish Town Road sale on hold
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KPREIT puts Spanish Town Road sale on hold
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KPREIT puts Spanish Town Road sale on hold
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Beyond the cheque, how will you pay?
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