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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for frau...
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National Gallery, Scotia collaborate on new exhibition
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KINGSTON. Jamaica —  In partnership with Scotiabank Jamaica, the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) has announced the opening of a new exhibition, Of W...
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Pope promises abuse victims Church will do more to change
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MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday promised victims of sexual violence by Catholic clergy that the Church would make "additional efforts" to...
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New York to show World Cup final in Central Park
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Jamalco strengthens technical education at Porus High with $2m donation
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Jamalco has reinforced its commitment to education with the donation of over $2 million worth of tools and equipment to enhance ...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hundreds of mourners flocked to the Majorie Meyer Hall at the Shortwood Teachers College on Saturday to bid farewell to radio pers...
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UTech lecturers stage sit-in amid delayed salaries
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March 26, 2026
KINGSTON — Academic faculty at the University of Technology have staged a sit-in as March salaries have not yet been paid. Following a Zoom meeting he...
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Samuda suggests PNP Gov’t would not roll back parliamentary salaries; Crawford delays response
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Samuda suggests PNP Gov’t would not roll back parliamentary salaries; Crawford delays response
Sugar Ray Thomas, Observer Online writer 
August 24, 2025
Matthew Samuda suggested Saturday that the People’s National Party (PNP), if it forms the next government, would not roll back the parliamentary salar...
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JTA to meet with Finance Ministry over salaries on Friday
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Jason Cross, Observer staff reporter, crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 14, 2025
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) will head into a meeting Friday morning with the Ministry of Finance and Public Service, hoping to strike a de...
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