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Wayne Wonder, Busy Signal to be named Reggae Icons at Grand Gala
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Wayne Wonder, Busy Signal to be named Reggae Icons at Grand Gala
Miguel Thomas | Opinion Editor | thomasm@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 6 12:16 AM
Wayne Wonder, Busy Signal to be named Reggae Icons at Grand Gala
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‘No court decision can erase the pain of losing a loved one’
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‘No court decision can erase the pain of losing a loved one’
UHWI reaffirms commitment to transparency, transformation, accountability in patient care
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
August 6 12:14 AM
‘No court decision can erase the pain of losing a loved one’
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DREAM OVER
U-20 Boyz miss out on World Cup after tough loss to Canada
BY RACHID PARCHMENT Digital sports coordinator parchment.jol@gmail.com 
August 6 12:12 AM
End of the road for U-20 Boyz
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Rise in mental health cases, says St Mary police
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Rise in mental health cases, says St Mary police
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Rise in mental health cases, says St Mary police
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Shan’s Crispy Fried Chicken Tacos
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Shan’s Crispy Fried Chicken Tacos
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Next take my crispy fried chicken and turn it into a fun, flavour-packed taco! These tacos combine crunchy fried chicken with fresh homemade salsa, cr...
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CLA bullish on future of medicinal ganja industry
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CLA bullish on future of medicinal ganja industry
BY JONN STEWART Observer intern editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 6 12:08 AM
THE Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is upbeat about the future of Jamaica’s legal ganja industry which has grown significantly since introduced jus...
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‘A show of creative patriotism’
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‘A show of creative patriotism’
Mother, daughter authors present culture minister with award-winning Jamaican culinary book
August 6 12:08 AM
‘A show of creative patriotism’
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A man of integrity
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A man of integrity
Glowing tributes for Dean Peart, whose ‘legacy will never die’
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
August 6 12:07 AM
A man of integrity
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Legend beer makes its debut in 2026 Carnival Road March
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Legend beer makes its debut in 2026 Carnival Road March
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 14, 2026
Locally manufactured Legend Beer, which was introduced to the Jamaican public late last year, made its debut in this year’s Carnival Road March. The b...
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Dancing for two on Road March
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Dancing for two on Road March
Observer Staff Reporter Shereita Grizzle 
April 12, 2026
The sun rose over Kingston like it knew this was no ordinary Sunday. It was Road March day—the grand finale of the 2026 carnival season—and from as ea...
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WATCH: KSAMC pleased with clean-up after carnival road march
April 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill has lauded carnival road march or...
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Things are heating up as revellers get ready for second half of Road March
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Things are heating up as revellers get ready for second half of Road March
April 27, 2025
It’s Carnival Sunday, and the vibe is slowly building to what stakeholders have said will be one of the best stagings of Carnival yet. Donning their e...
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3,000 masqueraders hit the road with GenXS
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3,000 masqueraders hit the road with GenXS
April 27, 2025
GenXS carnival's road parade got going minutes after 9 am Sunday with a bevy of masqueraders strutting along Knutsford Boulevard in New Kingston. The ...
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Effective garbage control expected at Carnival 2025
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Effective garbage control expected at Carnival 2025
— key stakeholders say repeat of last year's 'mess' not expected
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
April 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Following the conclusion of last year’s Carnival Road March, key stakeholders were the subjects of immense criticism after residen...
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WATCH: KSAMC urges carnival promoters to comply with requirements for permit
April 10, 2025
Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby has urged carnival promoters to put the necessary measures in place or risk their permit applications not being approve...
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In pictures: Revellers celebrate Carnival in Jamaica
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In pictures: Revellers celebrate Carnival in Jamaica
April 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Thousands of revellers, many of them scantily dressed and covered in glitter, are on the streets of the Corporate Area enjoying Ca...
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Several road closures for carnival
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Several road closures for carnival
April 6, 2024
Members of the public are being advised that to facilitate the three carnival road marches on Sunday, several road closures will take effect across th...
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WATCH: GenXS advises men on how to get ready for carnival
April 6, 2024
Jamaica Carnival Road March is finally here and even though it might not be a holiday, as soca artist, Problem Child would say, no one will be going t...
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Xodus Carnival distributes costumes for road march
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Xodus Carnival distributes costumes for road march
April 6, 2024
Xodus Carnival masqueraders are feeling and fitting their costumes as they prepare to take over the streets of Kingston with the band’s ‘Mas Couture’ ...
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Wayne Wonder, Busy Signal to be named Reggae Icons at Grand Gala
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