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WHO announces first confirmed Ebola recovery in DRC outbreak
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WHO announces first confirmed Ebola recovery in DRC outbreak
May 29 08:01 AM
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced the first recovery of a confirmed Ebola patient in the outbreak ra...
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PAHO signs agreement to strengthen disease elimination and cervical cancer prevention
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PAHO signs agreement to strengthen disease elimination and cervical cancer prevention
May 29 07:53 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has signed a technical cooperation agreement with the Madrid-bas...
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UN says more than a million people displaced in Haiti
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UN says more than a million people displaced in Haiti
May 29 07:46 AM
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) says nearly 1.5 million people in Haiti had been displaced as of May this year, with 95,000 newly displ...
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Trinidad reporting several suspected cases of chickenpox
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Trinidad reporting several suspected cases of chickenpox
May 29 07:38 AM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Health authorities in Trinidad and Tobago say they are “actively managing several suspected and probable cases” of var...
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College pipeline crisis
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College pipeline crisis
Tertiary institutions jostle for the 20% of CSEC students who make the grade
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
May 29 12:20 AM
College pipeline
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Garage blast claims one life
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Garage blast claims one life
Beryllium airlifts two victims overseas for treatment
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Garage blast claims one life
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Jugglings then & now
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Jugglings then & now
Spragga Benz talks new music, young artistes and the state of dancehall
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
May 29 12:16 AM
Jugglings then now
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BARITA’S BIG PROPERTY BET
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BARITA’S BIG PROPERTY BET
Financial group pushes beyond securities trading into tourism and real estate
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 29 12:14 AM
Barita builds real estate portfolio as profits surge
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May 17, 2026
BURNT SAVANNAH, Westmoreland — Residents and business operators in Burnt Savannah staged a protest on Friday, May 15, voicing frustration over a curfe...
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Residents of Draxhall Country Club frustrated with board over ‘poor governance’
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Residents of Draxhall Country Club frustrated with board over ‘poor governance’
Homeowners claim toxic atmosphere driving community members away
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 14, 2026
Tensions are mounting at Drax Hall Country Club in St Ann as a number of homeowners accuse the gated community’s homeowners association (HOA) of poor ...
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Residents block Lacovia to Haughton route over poor roads, no utilities
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Residents block Lacovia to Haughton route over poor roads, no utilities
May 4, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth police are advising the public that the main road from Lacovia to Haughton is currently blocked. According to...
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Community champions fuel transformation in Rose Gardens under Project STAR
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Community champions fuel transformation in Rose Gardens under Project STAR
April 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Five residents of Rose Gardens have been recognised by Project STAR for their leadership, service, and commitment to advancing soc...
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Residents of Bath encouraged to enrol in HSDE programme offered by HEART/NSTA Trust
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Residents of Bath encouraged to enrol in HSDE programme offered by HEART/NSTA Trust
February 3, 2026
MORANT BAY, ST Thomas —Residents of Bath, St Thomas, are being encouraged to enrol in the High School Diploma Equivalency (HSDE) programme offered by ...
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Westmoreland residents given until the end of December to vacate Petersfield High School shelter
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Westmoreland residents given until the end of December to vacate Petersfield High School shelter
December 4, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Despite residents of Petersfield who sought refuge at the Petersfield High School, claiming that they have nowhere to go and t...
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KSAMC pledges support to Trafalgar Park flood victims
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KSAMC pledges support to Trafalgar Park flood victims
October 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has pledged to assist residents of Trafalgar Park, St Andrew, who were se...
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WATCH: McNeil Land residents call for permanent fix to the flooding problem
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WATCH: McNeil Land residents call for permanent fix to the flooding problem
September 29, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica—Residents of McNeil Land in Westmoreland are lamenting the constant flooding in the community following heavy rains and are now ...
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WATCH: Irate residents protest poor state of Sandy Gully
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July 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Angry residents of Waterhouse, Seaview Gardens and Riverton City mounted a road‑side protest on Monday at the Sandy Gully Bridge o...
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Montego Bay residents eager for Perimeter Road Project
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Montego Bay residents eager for Perimeter Road Project
March 12, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Excitement is building among Montego Bay residents and motorists as work progresses on the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project (MBP...
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Portmore residents call for gov’t to roll back bill to make Portmore a parish
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Portmore residents call for gov’t to roll back bill to make Portmore a parish
February 12, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica--Some Portmore residents are calling for the government to re-examine its move to pass a bill to make the municipality of Portmo...
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WHO announces first confirmed Ebola recovery in DRC outbreak
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced the first recovery of a confirmed Ebola patient in the outbreak ra...
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PAHO signs agreement to strengthen disease elimination and cervical cancer prevention
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PAHO signs agreement to strengthen disease elimination and cervical cancer prevention
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UN says more than a million people displaced in Haiti
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UN says more than a million people displaced in Haiti
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UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) says nearly 1.5 million people in Haiti had been displaced as of May this year, with 95,000 newly displ...
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Trinidad reporting several suspected cases of chickenpox
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Trinidad reporting several suspected cases of chickenpox
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Health authorities in Trinidad and Tobago say they are “actively managing several suspected and probable cases” of var...
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College pipeline crisis
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