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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Haiti will hold elections in July and October next year, authorities said, in what would mark the first polls in the cri...
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Ministry mourns Jamaican farm worker killed in Ontario, Canada
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Ministry mourns Jamaican farm worker killed in Ontario, Canada
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has expressed condolences following the death of Rajay Baker, a Jamaican participant in...
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Report warns of growing Caribbean demand for long-term care
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) are urging countries acros...
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IAJ says 91.1% of Hurricane Melissa claims settled, $59.4 billion paid out
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) says it has settled 91.1 per cent of insurance claims reported across specified categor...
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Vaz warns JPS that it is on a tight deadline to lower electricity costs
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Vaz warns JPS that it is on a tight deadline to lower electricity costs
BY BILLEANE WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 29 07:46 AM
Warning that the "clock is ticking", Energy Minister Daryl Vaz on Tuesday urged the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to finalise its decision on t...
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PNPYO demands full accounting of post-Melissa spending
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) is calling on the Government to publish a comprehensive account of expendit...
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Plantation Cove closes summer 2026 with Sophisticated and ENCORE LIVE
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August 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Summer isn't ending quietly. It's ending with a bang. Midas Entertainment is closing Jamaica's 2026 entertainment calendar the onl...
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Republic Beach Club invades Plantation Cove on Emancipation Day
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Republic Beach Club invades Plantation Cove on Emancipation Day
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July 30, 2026
Since it was first held in July 2022, Republic Beach Club has emerged as one of the season’s most anticipated events on the entertainment calendar. On...
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July 18, 2026
For many Jamaicans, Reggae Sumfest is more than a celebration of music. It is an opportunity to earn. That hope was dampened for several vendors on Sa...
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SHEREITA GRIZZLE, Observer staff reporter 
July 18, 2026
After weeks of concern over whether thousands of patrons could descend on Plantation Cove without the notorious traffic gridlock that has long plagued...
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Traffic changes for Intimate concert at Plantation Cove
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — With the highly anticipated Intimate concert ahead, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will institute physical changes and opera...
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Former ‘Bad Boy’ John Salley returns as host of Sashi
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March 18, 2024
Former NBA basketball player John Salley, who hosted the Sashi Music Festival 22 years ago, will be returning to this year's Sashi Music Experience se...
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Report warns of growing Caribbean demand for long-term care
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) are urging countries acros...
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IAJ says 91.1% of Hurricane Melissa claims settled, $59.4 billion paid out
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IAJ says 91.1% of Hurricane Melissa claims settled, $59.4 billion paid out
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) says it has settled 91.1 per cent of insurance claims reported across specified categor...
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Vaz warns JPS that it is on a tight deadline to lower electricity costs
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Vaz warns JPS that it is on a tight deadline to lower electricity costs
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October 29, 2026
Warning that the "clock is ticking", Energy Minister Daryl Vaz on Tuesday urged the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to finalise its decision on t...
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