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‘Stay prepared’
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‘Stay prepared’
Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20 12:20 AM
‘Stay prepared’
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:18 AM
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
Art & Culture, ...
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20 12:16 AM
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20 12:14 AM
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
Football, ...
WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:12 AM
Good riddance?
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Totally Delicious Garlic Bread
November 20 12:10 AM
Straight Out Of the Oven: Totally Delicious Bakery’s Garlic Hard-Dough Bread
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
World Bank tags parish’s damage assessment at a whopping US$2,286 million
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
November 20 12:07 AM
St Elizabeth hardest hit
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
Custos welcomes food and clothes but argues rebuilding homes must begin now
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
November 20 12:06 AM
Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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NWA urges caution on St Elizabeth main road following mudslides
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NWA urges caution on St Elizabeth main road following mudslides
November 12, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists and pedestrians to exercise extreme caution when using the main road in ...
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Morgan assures Trelawny Southern residents of road restoration efforts post hurricane
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Morgan assures Trelawny Southern residents of road restoration efforts post hurricane
November 7, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Minister with Responsibility for Works in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, Robert Nesta Morgan, has...
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Bog Walk Gorge remains closed due to safety concerns
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Bog Walk Gorge remains closed due to safety concerns
November 6, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine will remain closed to vehicular traffic as authorities work to clear utility poles that con...
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Government orders swift clean-up of rubble in hurricane-ravaged towns
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Government orders swift clean-up of rubble in hurricane-ravaged towns
November 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Government has intensified clean-up operations across several towns devastated by Hurricane Melissa, fast-tracking the removal...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Nearly 15,000 Jamaicans in shelters after Hurricane Melissa
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#EyeOnMelissa: Nearly 15,000 Jamaicans in shelters after Hurricane Melissa
October 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Close to 15,000 Jamaicans remain in shelters across the island as the country continues to grapple with the widespread devastation...
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#EyeOnMelissa: NWA working round-the-clock to clear blockages — Morgan
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#EyeOnMelissa: NWA working round-the-clock to clear blockages — Morgan
October 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) says up to Monday morning it received 15 reports of fallen trees, rock falls, downed power lines a...
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WATCH: #EyeOnMelissa: NWA clears critical drains in St Mary
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WATCH: #EyeOnMelissa: NWA clears critical drains in St Mary
October 24, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — Councillor Daedre Moulton of the Jamaica Labour Party says efforts are underway to clear critical drains across St Mary Western as ...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Sandy Gully gets last minute clean-up as NWA prepares for heavy rain
October 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sandy Gully, which serves as Kingston’s main drainage channel, was one of several locations that received special attention on Wed...
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Central Avenue to be closed this weekend to vehicular traffic
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Central Avenue to be closed this weekend to vehicular traffic
September 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists that Central Avenue in St Andrew will be closed for 10 hours on Saturday and...
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SPARK road programme accelerates in western Jamaica this month
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SPARK road programme accelerates in western Jamaica this month
May 6, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) has announced that roadworks under the long-anticipated Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Impr...
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Port Antonio bypass to start construction in 2025/26 fiscal year
May 1, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica— Construction of the Port Antonio bypass will begin this fiscal year following Cabinet approval for the project, according to the Na...
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Northern St Elizabeth anxiously awaits Raheen Road fix
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Northern St Elizabeth anxiously awaits Raheen Road fix
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
January 28, 2025
SILOAH, St Elizabeth – Bus operator Ziggy Thompson, who transports children to and from school, won’t readily forget November 6 last year. That’s the ...
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Spanish Town Road, Mannings Hill Road among roadways being addressed under REACH programme
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Spanish Town Road, Mannings Hill Road among roadways being addressed under REACH programme
January 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The National Works Agency (NWA) says rehabilitative works have commenced along Spanish Town Road and Mannings Hill Road in Kingsto...
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Prime Minister directs NWA to continue REACH programme through Christmas season
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Prime Minister directs NWA to continue REACH programme through Christmas season
December 20, 2024
Kingston, Jamaica — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, has directed the National Works Agency (NWA) to ensure that the REACH Emergency Road Patching Prog...
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NWA to meet with St Elizabeth municipal corp. to address flooding in Santa Cruz
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NWA to meet with St Elizabeth municipal corp. to address flooding in Santa Cruz
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 21, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica - The National Works Agency (NWA) will be meeting with members of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on Thursday to address ...
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No reports of significant road damage – NWA
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No reports of significant road damage – NWA
November 5, 2024
Manager for Communication and Customer Service at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw, says the entity has not received any reports of signi...
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Section of west rural St Andrew main road collapses, impassable
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Section of west rural St Andrew main road collapses, impassable
November 3, 2024
ST ANDREW, Jamaica -- The National Works Agency (NWA) has advised that a section of the main road from Golden Spring to Mt Airy, in west rural St Andr...
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Traffic changes to Bogue Road to facilitate construction on the Montego Bay bypass
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Traffic changes to Bogue Road to facilitate construction on the Montego Bay bypass
November 2, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica —  The public is being advised that the National Works Agency (NWA) has implemented temporary traffic changes along sections of the ...
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PNP caretakers demand urgent repairs to collapsed bridge linking St Ann and Clarendon
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PNP caretakers demand urgent repairs to collapsed bridge linking St Ann and Clarendon
October 7, 2024
People’s National Party (PNP) caretakers for St Ann Southeast and Clarendon North, Dr Kenneth Russell and Wavell Hinds, respectively, are calling on t...
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Cabinet to be updated on progress of SPARK Programme
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Cabinet to be updated on progress of SPARK Programme
October 2, 2024
Cabinet will be updated on the progress of the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme on Monday, Octo...
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Damage to main road network from Hurricane Beryl estimated at $10.25 billion — Holness
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Damage to main road network from Hurricane Beryl estimated at $10.25 billion — Holness
July 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The preliminary estimate of the damage done to Jamaica’s main road network by Hurricane Beryl that impacted the island on July 3 h...
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529 reports of roads impacted by Hurricane Beryl — NWA
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529 reports of roads impacted by Hurricane Beryl — NWA
July 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) says it has received 529 reports of affected road sections in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl as ...
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Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20, 2025
‘Stay prepared’
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
Art & Culture, ...
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20, 2025
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20, 2025
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
Football, ...
WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Good riddance?
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