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‘It’s going to be war’
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‘It’s going to be war’
PM vows to fight lies, misinformation about Melissa recovery efforts
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
November 29 12:20 AM
‘It’s going to be war’
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Takeover talks
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Gov’t willing to operate early childhood education institutions
November 29 12:18 AM
Takeover talks
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I Love Jamaica Support
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November 29 12:16 AM
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‘Tourism on track’
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‘Tourism on track’
Bartlett encouraged by hotel occupancy a month after Hurricane Melissa
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
November 29 12:14 AM
‘Tourism on track’
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‘Pressure is a privilege’
Football, ...
‘Pressure is a privilege’
Reggae Girlz coach urges team to savour the W’Cup qualification challenge
Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
November 29 12:12 AM
Busby urges team to savour the W’Cup qualification challenge
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Shields: From brink of retirement to West Indies debut
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Shields: From brink of retirement to West Indies debut
November 29 12:10 AM
Shields: From brink of retirement to West Indies debut
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Chelsea coach ‘happy’ Palmer declared fit to face Arsenal
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Chelsea coach ‘happy’ Palmer declared fit to face Arsenal
November 29 12:08 AM
Chelsea coach ‘happy’ Palmer declared fit to face Arsenal
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Quarter-final places up for grabs in ISSA daCosta Cup
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Quarter-final places up for grabs in ISSA daCosta Cup
November 29 12:07 AM
Quarter-final places up for grabs in ISSA daCosta Cup
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Insurance key to any rideshare policy, say stakeholders
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Insurance key to any rideshare policy, say stakeholders
DANA MALCOLM Observer Online reporter  jol.malcolmd@gmail.com 
September 11, 2025
As the government works to establish a risdeshare policy, industry players say insurance must be a major component, citing passengers who have suffere...
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‘We are not taxis’: Rideshare drivers push back against PPV licence requirement
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‘We are not taxis’: Rideshare drivers push back against PPV licence requirement
DANA MALCOLM Observer Online reporter  jol.malcolmd@gmail.com 
August 11, 2025
While expressing willingness to be registered in a specific licence category, rideshare drivers are pushing back against the stipulation by the Transp...
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National Ride-Hailing Policy to be tabled in Parliament soon
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National Ride-Hailing Policy to be tabled in Parliament soon
June 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The highly-anticipated policy to accommodate ride-sharing services, which have thoroughly woven themselves into the fabric of the ...
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Amber OnTime app promises safer ridesharing services
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Amber OnTime app promises safer ridesharing services
April 28, 2025
Amber OnTime, touted as Jamaica’s first locally developed ridesharing app, promises to transform transportation in the island with unprecedented safet...
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Vaz cites ‘unwillingness’ of telecoms operators as ridesharing ban derailed
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Vaz cites ‘unwillingness’ of telecoms operators as ridesharing ban derailed
June 14, 2024
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says he will be engaging the Minister of National Security, the Minister of Justice and the Cabinet to establish regulati...
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Jamaican rideshare drivers concerned about livelihood amid crackdown
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Jamaican rideshare drivers concerned about livelihood amid crackdown
June 6, 2024
Struggling to make ends meet on just the salary from his day job, Mario Peters* started working for inDrive in April of this year. After taking home n...
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Vaz recommends immediate ban on ridesharing apps after death of schoolteacher
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Vaz recommends immediate ban on ridesharing apps after death of schoolteacher
June 4, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Minister of Transport, Daryl Vaz has announced a ban on the increasingly popular ridesharing or ride-hailing apps with immediat...
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‘It’s going to be war’
PM vows to fight lies, misinformation about Melissa recovery efforts
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
November 29, 2025
‘It’s going to be war’
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Takeover talks
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Takeover talks
Gov’t willing to operate early childhood education institutions
November 29, 2025
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I Love Jamaica Support
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‘Tourism on track’
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‘Tourism on track’
Bartlett encouraged by hotel occupancy a month after Hurricane Melissa
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
November 29, 2025
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‘Pressure is a privilege’
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‘Pressure is a privilege’
Reggae Girlz coach urges team to savour the W’Cup qualification challenge
Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
November 29, 2025
Busby urges team to savour the W’Cup qualification challenge
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