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Can it get any worse?
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Can it get any worse?
PAC to resume review of AG’s report on UHWI today; health ministry also under scrutiny
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14 12:20 AM
Can it get any worse?
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‘Stop the profiling!’
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‘Stop the profiling!’
Justice minister tells JPs to help disrupt gangs and provide more support to vulnerable communities
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14 12:18 AM
‘Stop the profiling!’
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Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
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Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 12:16 AM
Winning OlympiX
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
Former national footballer ‘Zun’ Clarke says Jamaica built a side, not a team
Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 12:14 AM
Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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‘I CAN DO IT’
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‘I CAN DO IT’
Miguel Coley confident about reported imminent return to Reggae Boyz technical staff
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 12:12 AM
Coley relishing expected return to Reggae Boyz technical staff
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War in the Middle East: Latest developments
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War in the Middle East: Latest developments
April 14 12:11 AM
War in the Middle East: Latest developments
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Fashion Radar: Lloyd’s Department Store
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Fashion Radar: Lloyd’s Department Store
April 14 12:10 AM
Fashion Radar:
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Salt Marsh protests lack of water; NWC gives May 15 timeline
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Salt Marsh protests lack of water; NWC gives May 15 timeline
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
April 14 12:10 AM
Salt Marsh protests lack of water; NWC gives May 15 timeline
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Lluidas Vale main road in St Catherine now cleared — police
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Lluidas Vale main road in St Catherine now cleared — police
March 28, 2026
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica  — The police are advising motorists that the Lluidas Vale main road in St Catherine is now passable. The road had been declared...
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Road fatalities down 34 per cent, says ITA
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Road fatalities down 34 per cent, says ITA
March 21, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is reporting that 52 road users have been killed in 45 fatal crashes since the start of the yea...
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Port Antonio Bypass project set to commence soon
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Port Antonio Bypass project set to commence soon
March 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The construction phase for the new Port Antonio Bypass in Portland is set to commence in the next eight weeks. The Port Antonio By...
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Rockfort main road impassable due to flooding — Police
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Rockfort main road impassable due to flooding — Police
February 23, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  The police are advising the public that a section of the Rockfort main road in Kingston is impassable due to the roadway being fl...
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Traffic changes announced for Santa Cruz during festive season
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Traffic changes announced for Santa Cruz during festive season
December 4, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Effective Monday, December 8, 2025, traditional Christmas traffic changes will be in effect for the town of Santa Cruz, St Eli...
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Consultations to be held on establishment of one road authority
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Consultations to be held on establishment of one road authority
November 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Consultations will be held with key stakeholders regarding the establishment of the One Road Authority, which will regulate the ma...
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Sandy Bay main road cleared — NWA
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Sandy Bay main road cleared — NWA
November 12, 2025
HANOVER, Jamaica — The Sandy Bay main road in Hanover is now clear for vehicular traffic, according to the National Works Agency (NWA). The road had b...
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Bog Walk Gorge now open; Williamsfield to Glengoffe road should be used with caution — NWA
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Bog Walk Gorge now open; Williamsfield to Glengoffe road should be used with caution — NWA
November 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The roadway from Spanish Town to the Bog Walk in St Catherine is now open to vehicular traffic, according to the National Works Ag...
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‘The people of Manchester prefer me as mayor’, says PNP’s Donovan Mitchell
September 11, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Defeated People’s National Party candidate Donovan Mitchell has conceded his loss to the Jamaica Labour Party’s Rhoda Crawford, ...
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UPDATE: Red Gal Ring Road, Stony Hill now open — Police
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UPDATE: Red Gal Ring Road, Stony Hill now open — Police
September 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —   The police are advising members of the public that the Red Gal Ring Road, Stony Hill, St Andrew, which was temporarily closed ea...
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Island Traffic Authority warns against hazardous road practices ahead of general election
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Island Traffic Authority warns against hazardous road practices ahead of general election
August 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is warning against the dangerous practice of political party supporters protruding bodies or bo...
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96 killed in 85 fatal crashes in April-June quarter says ITA
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96 killed in 85 fatal crashes in April-June quarter says ITA
August 1, 2025
Ninety-six people have been killed in 85 fatal crashes as of the second quarter ending June 30, according to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) in its...
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Road deaths surge pass 200 – ITA
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Road deaths surge pass 200 – ITA
July 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The number of people killed in traffic crashes on the nation’s roads since the start of the year has now surpassed the 200-mark wi...
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$1.5-b road patching programme to begin in May
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$1.5-b road patching programme to begin in May
April 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The government has allocated J$1.5 billion for a quarterly road patching programme, set to begin in May. The programme will priori...
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‘We can’t go on like this’
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‘We can’t go on like this’
Taxi operators protest poor road conditions, overflowing sewage, in Kingston
January 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Taxi operators who serve the Spanish Town Road route withdrew their services on Tuesday morning in protest over the deplorable con...
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BSJ targets reactivation of aggregates technical committee
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BSJ targets reactivation of aggregates technical committee
January 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) is working to reactivate its Aggregates Technical Committee. This forms part of efforts to ad...
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ITA lists five deadly habits of road users driving fatalities
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ITA lists five deadly habits of road users driving fatalities
December 29, 2024
There are five deadly habits of Jamaican motorists/road users that are driving the vast majority of road fatalities on the nation’s roads in 2024 acco...
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Traffic changes in effect for JLP National Conference
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Traffic changes in effect for JLP National Conference
November 24, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Several traffic changes are in effect for Sunday’s Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Annual Conference at the National Arena, according t...
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Can it get any worse?
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Can it get any worse?
PAC to resume review of AG’s report on UHWI today; health ministry also under scrutiny
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14, 2026
Can it get any worse?
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‘Stop the profiling!’
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‘Stop the profiling!’
Justice minister tells JPs to help disrupt gangs and provide more support to vulnerable communities
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14, 2026
‘Stop the profiling!’
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Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
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Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14, 2026
Winning OlympiX
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
Former national footballer ‘Zun’ Clarke says Jamaica built a side, not a team
Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14, 2026
Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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‘I CAN DO IT’
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‘I CAN DO IT’
Miguel Coley confident about reported imminent return to Reggae Boyz technical staff
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14, 2026
Coley relishing expected return to Reggae Boyz technical staff
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