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October 12 11:15 AM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The Brent oil price reached nearly $107 a barrel Monday after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement launched strikes on ...
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October 12 09:59 AM
Government Minister Delano Seiveright has expressed regret over a social media post concerning the pilot rollout of a product by the Barita Financial ...
Editorial
October 12 05:55 AM
Jamaica cannot afford to take its democracy for granted. That is why the alarming financial plight of Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAF...
News
CAFFE flags three municipalities for ignoring the law
October 12 05:47 AM
CITIZENS Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) has joined calls for municipal corporations to hold four overdue by-elections, warning that the pr...
Environment, ...
October 12 05:43 AM
BATS have long been the subject of fear, folklore, and ‘duppy’ stories but these creatures we’ve spent generations running from are some of nature’s h...
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October 12 05:41 AM
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — The Lions Club of Mandeville will open a free dental clinic for children on Wint Road in the coming weeks, following years of...
News
Opposition senator scolds Government for failing to utilise allocated funds
October 12 05:39 AM
NEARLY $100 billion allocated to Jamaica’s capital budget over the past decade went unspent, leaving major road, water, and health infrastructure proj...
Entertainment
Entertainer finds her freedom, unlocks chart success
October 12 05:38 AM
MUSICAL maturity has the ability to unlock a certain kind of confidence, one that arrives quietly and doesn’t need a grand announcement. It comes afte...
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October 4, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — Up to 500 schools across France will be totally or partly closed on Monday because of a wave of student protests that has shaken...
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October 1, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — For 19 students in western Jamaica, returning to the classroom after Hurricane Melissa has become a little easier, thanks to a...
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September 23, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is raising concerns about the safety and security of students and teachers amid ongoing co...
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September 23, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) has launched the 2026/2027 Trees for Peace Competition, with a renewed focus on climate resilie...
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September 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Integrity Commission has launched an 'Integrity Corner' initiative in four primary and preparatory schools, providing dedicate...
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September 16, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — When UNICEF’s Representative in Haiti Geetanjali Narayan stepped into a classroom in Port-au-Prince at the start of the ...
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September 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) says Prime Minister Andrew Holness' attempt to put a “positive spin” on stu...
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September 8, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Catherine Hall Primary and Infant School in St James welcomed students for the 2026/27 academic year on Monday, September 7, marki...
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September 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information says the first day of the 2026/27 school year was generally smooth across ...
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September 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it has invested approximately $22 million to help students, families and schools acr...
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September 3, 2026
A new school year is about to begin, and there’s a lot of information to keep track of over the next 10 months. To help you along the way, Observer On...
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September 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is urging government agencies to intervene immediately to ensure children affected by the dem...
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August 30, 2026
The curriculum in Jamaica is filled with helpful subjects curated to help young people not only navigate their prospective careers, but also become we...
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August 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Flow Foundation is to donate $750,000 in book vouchers to three schools following the conclusion of its “Every Six Is a Give B...
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August 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education is warning that some schools damaged by Hurricane Melissa may not be ready for face-to-face classes when...
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August 18, 2026
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) —A student livestreamed himself shooting another schoolmate dead before taking his own life at a high school in the Phili...
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June 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday cast doubt on United States (US) involvement in the missile strike on an Iranian...
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June 19, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — More than half of France's population was dealing with scorching temperatures on Friday, according to AFP's calculations, with h...
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April 24, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica College student who was caught on a viral video violently assaulting a peer has been formally charged by the police. T...
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April 20, 2026
Efforts by the Observer Online team to obtain a response to a viral video allegedly showing students in uniform violently assaulting a peer were met w...
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October 12, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The Brent oil price reached nearly $107 a barrel Monday after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement launched strikes on ...
Latest News, ...
October 12, 2026
Government Minister Delano Seiveright has expressed regret over a social media post concerning the pilot rollout of a product by the Barita Financial ...
October 12, 2026
Jamaica cannot afford to take its democracy for granted. That is why the alarming financial plight of Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAF...
CAFFE flags three municipalities for ignoring the law
October 12, 2026
CITIZENS Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) has joined calls for municipal corporations to hold four overdue by-elections, warning that the pr...
Environment, ...
October 12, 2026
BATS have long been the subject of fear, folklore, and ‘duppy’ stories but these creatures we’ve spent generations running from are some of nature’s h...
