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October 13 04:30 AM
THE first batch of third-country nationals (TCNs) should be arriving in the island today, highly placed sources told the Jamaica Observer late Monday ...
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Senior cop says St James much safer than a decade ago, but...
October 13 04:28 AM
ST James is far safer than it was a decade ago when murders topped 300 in some years, says police divisional commander Senior Superintendent Eron Samu...
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October 13 04:27 AM
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday forecast that global growth in 2026 would slow less than previously expecte...
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Sandals Group captures 17 accolades
October 13 04:26 AM
GREEN ISLAND, Hanover — Jamaica captured 39 honours at the 33rd staging of the World Travel Awards, with Sandals Resorts International (SRI) leading t...
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Friends, family say farewell to Kendel brand founder
October 13 04:24 AM
TRIBUTES filled with adoration flowed at the funeral of Wilson Look Kin at Sts Peter and Paul Church in St Andrew on Monday morning as relatives and f...
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Appleton Estate signs on as title sponsor
October 13 04:24 AM
A four-day celebration of music, culture, and entertainment is set join Jamaica’s entertainment calendar this Heroes Weekend as Appleton Estate leads ...
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Winter season to begin with strong airlift, but insurers slowing rebound, says Bartlett
October 13 04:24 AM
ROSE HALL, St James — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has projected that the sector is on a firm path to achieving an 88 per cent recovery by Decembe...
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September 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, is addressing what she describes as misinformation surroundin...
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September 7, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—The United Kingdom government on Monday reiterated its rejection of calls for the payment of slavery reparations after a ...
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September 6, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—A Jamaican government delegation visiting Britain is set to file a petition addressed to King Charles III on Monday, rais...
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August 1, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Caricom Reparations Commission (CRC) is urging Caribbean nations and the global African diaspora to continue the pursui...
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July 1, 2026
As the Caribbean Community Reparations Commission launches its most powerful manifesto yet for reparatory justice, a groundbreaking new book by Americ...
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May 23, 2026
The stirring presentation of the Tallawah Mento Band on the coded communication messaging of folk and mento music struck a key note at the recent Marc...
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August 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - United States (US) President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticised top museums for their "woke" focus on subjects inclu...
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May 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – In observance of Africa Day on May 25 2025, the PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy, is urging all former colonia...
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May 17, 2025
Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced Friday he will veto a measure to create a commission to study potential slavery reparations in the state, accord...
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September 27, 2024
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — California has offered an official apology for its role in slavery and past discriminatory policies toward Black pe...
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July 27, 2024
Five Corporate Area churches have come together to host an emancipation lecture on Sunday at the Hope United Church on Old Hope Road in St Andrew that...
October 13, 2026
THE first batch of third-country nationals (TCNs) should be arriving in the island today, highly placed sources told the Jamaica Observer late Monday ...
Senior cop says St James much safer than a decade ago, but...
October 13, 2026
ST James is far safer than it was a decade ago when murders topped 300 in some years, says police divisional commander Senior Superintendent Eron Samu...
October 13, 2026
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday forecast that global growth in 2026 would slow less than previously expecte...
Sandals Group captures 17 accolades
October 13, 2026
GREEN ISLAND, Hanover — Jamaica captured 39 honours at the 33rd staging of the World Travel Awards, with Sandals Resorts International (SRI) leading t...
