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Labour Minister says payment under ROOFS programme will be made in phased batches
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Labour Minister says payment under ROOFS programme will be made in phased batches
March 26 11:20 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles J is reiterating that payments under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Fam...
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
March 26 11:14 AM
Twelve finalists will compete for the inaugural title of Miss Universe Jamaica Portland. The finalists were sashed last weekend at the Bayview Esco Re...
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
March 26 10:34 AM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his captur...
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Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
March 26 09:50 AM
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP)—The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday it was re-introducing testing for gender to determine eligibili...
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
March 26 09:39 AM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A motorist died as a result of injuries he sustained during a crash along Pamphret main road in St Thomas, Wednesday evening. The d...
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Charles Jr advances Jamaica’s digital social protection agenda at ISSA regional forum in Brazil
Charles Jr advances Jamaica’s digital social protection agenda at ISSA regional forum in Brazil
March 26 09:34 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr continued Jamaica’s active engagement at the International Social Security...
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after stunning capture
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after stunning capture
March 26 09:13 AM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his cap...
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US stocks open lower with no Iran peace breakthrough in sight
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US stocks open lower with no Iran peace breakthrough in sight
March 26 08:57 AM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks opened lower on Thursday as oil spiked, with investors losing faith in the immediate prospects for...
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May Day High student dies after being struck by reversing bus
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May Day High student dies after being struck by reversing bus
February 6, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A May Day High School student succumbed to injuries she sustained after being struck by a reversing Toyota Coaster bus on the Ma...
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St Thomas parish council worker dies after hit-and-run
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St Thomas parish council worker dies after hit-and-run
October 18, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – St Thomas police are investigating a hit-and-run that claimed the life of a woman in Lyssons in the parish on Friday night. The d...
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WATCH: 11-y-o mowed down in Manchester
August 5, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — An 11-year-old boy died as a result of injuries he sustained after he was mowed down on the Prospect main road in south Manchest...
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Police urge caution on holiday as road fatalities increase since 2025
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Police urge caution on holiday as road fatalities increase since 2025
August 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With the Independence holiday fast approaching, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reminding motorists to be extra cautious o...
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Two dead in crash along Lilliput main road
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Two dead in crash along Lilliput main road
June 7, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Two men succumbed to injuries they sustained in a motor vehicle crash that occurred Saturday morning along the Lilliput main road ...
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UPDATE: British woman who died in Trelawny crash identified
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UPDATE: British woman who died in Trelawny crash identified
May 20, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The police have disclosed the identity of a British woman who died from injuries sustained in a collision involving a pick-up truc...
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94 killed in 85 fatal crashes during Jan-March quarter says ITA
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94 killed in 85 fatal crashes during Jan-March quarter says ITA
May 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With 14 of the 94 fatalities, St Catherine was the most dangerous parish for Jamaican road users during the January to March quart...
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30-y-o killed in St Ann crash
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30-y-o killed in St Ann crash
February 26, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — A man died as a result of injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle crash along the AGR Byfield Highway near St Ann’s Bay on Tuesday....
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Canadian woman killed in motor vehicle crash in Trelawny
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Canadian woman killed in motor vehicle crash in Trelawny
February 18, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Up to late Tuesday morning, the husband of 60-year-old Kelly Stewart, a Canadian woman who died as a result of injuries she sustai...
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Trelawny records first road fatality
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Trelawny records first road fatality
January 21, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica - The Trelawny Police Division recorded its first road fatality of the year after a St Mary man died following a motor vehicle crash...
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Jamaican man killed in road crash in Cayman Islands
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Jamaican man killed in road crash in Cayman Islands
December 27, 2024
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — A Jamaican man died and three others have been hospitalised with serious injuries following a single-vehicle colli...
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Labour Minister says payment under ROOFS programme will be made in phased batches
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Labour Minister says payment under ROOFS programme will be made in phased batches
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles J is reiterating that payments under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Fam...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
March 26, 2026
Twelve finalists will compete for the inaugural title of Miss Universe Jamaica Portland. The finalists were sashed last weekend at the Bayview Esco Re...
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
March 26, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his captur...
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Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
March 26, 2026
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP)—The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday it was re-introducing testing for gender to determine eligibili...
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
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ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A motorist died as a result of injuries he sustained during a crash along Pamphret main road in St Thomas, Wednesday evening. The d...
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