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When the taps run dry, who suffers most?
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When the taps run dry, who suffers most?
BY ANN MARIE BROWN 
October 9 07:04 AM
WHEN the pipes go dry in Kingston and St Andrew, the suffering is never shared equally. As prolonged climate-induced droughts turn seasonal water lock...
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Pussycat, puss in a bag, and pussyfooting
Columns
Pussycat, puss in a bag, and pussyfooting
Lloyd B Smith 
October 9 06:50 AM
In his usual rambunctious fashion, Member of Parliament Everald Warmington recently sought to trivialise and ridicule his colleague Culture Minister O...
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Fast food, slow service
Letters
Fast food, slow service
October 9 06:47 AM
Dear Editor, I am concerned about the declining standard of customer service at some popular fast-food restaurants. While these establishments promise...
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Climate change is no longer a distant threat
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Climate change is no longer a distant threat
October 9 06:28 AM
Dear Editor, For too long, climate change has been discussed as though it were a distant problem, one that future generations would have to confront. ...
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Welcome reduction, but the work must continue
Letters
Welcome reduction, but the work must continue
October 9 06:05 AM
Dear Editor, The Government must be commended for the progress being made in reducing the country’s murder rate. For decades, violent crime has robbed...
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When will NWC restore the roads it digs up?
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When will NWC restore the roads it digs up?
October 9 06:04 AM
Dear Editor, The condition in which some roads are being left after work is carried out by the National Water Commission (NWC) is cause for concern an...
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LASCO held 30% of hurricane relief donations because of suspicious transactions
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 9 05:50 AM
LASCO Financial Services has revealed that it began holding back 30 per cent of donations made through the Government’s Hurricane Melissa relief platf...
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‘I don’t shy away from court’
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‘I don’t shy away from court’
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 9 05:40 AM
Attorney Hugh Wildman on Thursday insisted that he would never deliberately stay way from the fraud trial of his client Fritz Pinnock in the St Andrew...
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February 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – There are “good” prices for food items at the Coronation Market this week as crops continue to recover from the devastation of Hur...
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When the taps run dry, who suffers most?
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When the taps run dry, who suffers most?
BY ANN MARIE BROWN 
October 9, 2026
WHEN the pipes go dry in Kingston and St Andrew, the suffering is never shared equally. As prolonged climate-induced droughts turn seasonal water lock...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Pussycat, puss in a bag, and pussyfooting
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Pussycat, puss in a bag, and pussyfooting
Lloyd B Smith 
October 9, 2026
In his usual rambunctious fashion, Member of Parliament Everald Warmington recently sought to trivialise and ridicule his colleague Culture Minister O...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Fast food, slow service
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Fast food, slow service
October 9, 2026
Dear Editor, I am concerned about the declining standard of customer service at some popular fast-food restaurants. While these establishments promise...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Climate change is no longer a distant threat
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Climate change is no longer a distant threat
October 9, 2026
Dear Editor, For too long, climate change has been discussed as though it were a distant problem, one that future generations would have to confront. ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Welcome reduction, but the work must continue
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Welcome reduction, but the work must continue
October 9, 2026
Dear Editor, The Government must be commended for the progress being made in reducing the country’s murder rate. For decades, violent crime has robbed...
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