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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
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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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Caribbean’s poor face growing climate threat – UN report
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Caribbean’s poor face growing climate threat – UN report
October 19, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (CMC) – Caribbean nations continue to grapple with deep inequalities and rising climate risks, according to the Global M...
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New UN report warns more Caribbean children could face poverty due to climate change
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New UN report warns more Caribbean children could face poverty due to climate change
August 28, 2025
PANAMA CITY, Panama (CMC) — A new report by two United Nations (UN) agencies warns that climate change could push at least 5.9 million more children a...
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Cuban president addresses anger over ‘there are no beggars’ claim
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Cuban president addresses anger over ‘there are no beggars’ claim
July 15, 2025
Havana, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba's president was forced to step in Tuesday after a minister's assertion that "there are no beggars" in the country, caused an...
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CDB joins fight to end global poverty
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CDB joins fight to end global poverty
June 30, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it has officially joined the Global Alliance Against Hunger and ...
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Govt’s new social housing programme demonstrate integrity, efficiency and impact – Holness
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Govt’s new social housing programme demonstrate integrity, efficiency and impact – Holness
June 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) is the most transformative and enduring in...
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Holness says historic low poverty rate is a result of strategic gov’t policies
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Holness says historic low poverty rate is a result of strategic gov’t policies
May 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has welcomed the recently announced drop in the poverty rate which he says is a result of targeted p...
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Iesha Nova is passionate about poverty and mental health
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Iesha Nova is passionate about poverty and mental health
April 20, 2025
While growing up in Connecticut, dancehall artiste Iesha Nova experienced poverty.  It is a hot-button issue that she is passionate about, and her wis...
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Number of UK children in poverty highest in 20 years
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Number of UK children in poverty highest in 20 years
March 27, 2025
London, United Kingdom (AFP) — The number of children living in poverty in the UK reached a new record, according to data published Thursday, as the g...
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Poverty significantly increases risk of mental illness — UN
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Poverty significantly increases risk of mental illness — UN
October 24, 2024
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Poverty makes people up to three times more likely to suffer from mental illnesses such as depression and anxiet...
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World Bank president announces new simplified ‘scorecard’ to measure progress
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World Bank president announces new simplified ‘scorecard’ to measure progress
October 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The president of the World Bank unveiled a new simplified corporate "scorecard" Thursday to measure its progress, ah...
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WTO says trade alone won’t bridge gap between economies
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WTO says trade alone won’t bridge gap between economies
September 9, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Trade Organization (WTO) said Monday that open trade alone was not enough to reduce inequalities between wealthy...
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UNICEF pleads for assistance as Haiti braces for hurricane season
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UNICEF pleads for assistance as Haiti braces for hurricane season
June 10, 2024
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched an appeal to help Haiti prepare for the 2024 hurricane season, ...
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Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
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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
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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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?
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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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