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Four men arrested after illegal gun found in car in St Elizabeth
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Four men arrested after illegal gun found in car in St Elizabeth
October 5 09:30 AM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Four men have been arrested following the seizure of a prohibited weapon along the Pepper main road in St Elizabeth on Sunday ...
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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
African group tells Warmington to apologise and undergo self-repair
October 5 12:30 AM
THE Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) has pointedly told Government Member of Parliament Everald Warmington that he has a “misinformed understanding” of h...
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Diaspora leaders reject claim of no complaints over slow pace of hurricane aid
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:29 AM
NEW YORK, United States — Diaspora leaders here have rubbished a claim by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade She...
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Designing Resilience
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Designing Resilience
October 5 12:28 AM
“WHO knew that within a few weeks of Design Week Ja 2025, held under the theme ‘Creative Resilience’, Jamaica would be confronted with the devastating...
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:26 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Sandals Foundation Island Challenge Jamaica has reached its £100,000 fund-raising target, paving the way for the purchase of ...
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Wet Music Festival paints waterfront
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Wet Music Festival paints waterfront
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:26 AM
DOWNTOWN Kingston’s waterfront became a playground of paint, foam, and water as hundreds of revellers welcomed daylight in a spectacularly colourful f...
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Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
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Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
…proposes Caribbean Tourism Agricultural Logistics Centre
Mark Dennis 
October 5 12:24 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Warning that the region is losing billions of dollars in potential earnings by failing to adequately connect its farmers and ...
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Reggae Boyz hunt win vs Honduras to guarantee Nations League KO spot
BY DANIEL BLAKE Staff reporter blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5 12:23 AM
ALTHOUGH Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz are in pole position to qualify for the Concacaf Nations League knockout stage, interim Head Coach Rudolph Speid says t...
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Flow’s ‘Passport to Millions’ promotion promising massive cash prizes
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Flow’s ‘Passport to Millions’ promotion promising massive cash prizes
August 14, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Millions of dollars in cash and prizes are up for grabs this  summer as Flow introduces its ‘Passport to Millions’ promotion. In a...
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Police Federation faces leadership change as McBean earns promotion to ASP
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Police Federation faces leadership change as McBean earns promotion to ASP
June 12, 2026
The Jamaica Police Federation is set to begin the process of selecting a new chairman following the promotion of its leader, Sergeant Arleen McBean, t...
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Shernette Crichton makes history as Half Moon’s first female managing director
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Shernette Crichton makes history as Half Moon’s first female managing director
April 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican hotelier Shernette Crichton has made history at the renowned Half Moon Resort, becoming the property’s first female manag...
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Trinidad-based promoter sues Vybz Kartel over performance cancellation – report
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Trinidad-based promoter sues Vybz Kartel over performance cancellation – report
January 18, 2026
A Trinidad and Tobago-based promotion company has filed a civil lawsuit against Jamaican dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel over the cancellation of the ...
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Gary Francis, Dwight Powell promoted to ACP
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Gary Francis, Dwight Powell promoted to ACP
December 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two senior superintendents of police, Dwight Powell and Gary Francis have been promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of P...
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WATCH: KFC deal worth the wait, say friends
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WATCH: KFC deal worth the wait, say friends
June 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three friends who strategised to be at the front of the queue to benefit from KFC’s 50th anniversary promotion on Wednesday said t...
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St Catherine-based taxi operator wins Toyota Probox in Dolla Financial loan promotion
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St Catherine-based taxi operator wins Toyota Probox in Dolla Financial loan promotion
March 16, 2025
DOLLA Financial Services handed over the keys to a new Toyota Probox to the grand prize winner of its ‘One N Ready, Two N Drive’ loan promotion during...
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Flow unveils million-dollar winners in ‘Winnings ah Run’ campaign finale
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Flow unveils million-dollar winners in ‘Winnings ah Run’ campaign finale
August 27, 2024
Joy filled the room as the newly minted “millionaires” in Flow’s ‘Winnings ah Run’ summer campaign were announced. Looks of surprise were visible on t...
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Police Federation Gen Sec among more than 50 promotions
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Police Federation Gen Sec among more than 50 promotions
March 15, 2024
General Secretary of the Jamaica Police Federation Arleen McBean has been promoted. McBean is among eight corporals of the Jamaica Constabulary Force ...
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Four men arrested after illegal gun found in car in St Elizabeth
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Four men arrested after illegal gun found in car in St Elizabeth
October 5, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Four men have been arrested following the seizure of a prohibited weapon along the Pepper main road in St Elizabeth on Sunday ...
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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
African group tells Warmington to apologise and undergo self-repair
October 5, 2026
THE Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) has pointedly told Government Member of Parliament Everald Warmington that he has a “misinformed understanding” of h...
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Diaspora leaders reject claim of no complaints over slow pace of hurricane aid
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
NEW YORK, United States — Diaspora leaders here have rubbished a claim by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade She...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Designing Resilience
Lifestyle, ...
Designing Resilience
October 5, 2026
“WHO knew that within a few weeks of Design Week Ja 2025, held under the theme ‘Creative Resilience’, Jamaica would be confronted with the devastating...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Sandals Foundation Island Challenge Jamaica has reached its £100,000 fund-raising target, paving the way for the purchase of ...
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