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Dunbeholden remain focused on playoff push despite narrow loss to Arnett
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Dunbeholden remain focused on playoff push despite narrow loss to Arnett
BRIAN PITTER Observer writer 
February 3 06:02 PM
Dunbeholden FC’s narrow 1-0 defeat to former champions Arnett Gardens in a tense Jamaica Premier League encounter at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Comp...
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Agriculture minister commits $30m to CASE to revive egg industry
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Agriculture minister commits $30m to CASE to revive egg industry
February 3 05:48 PM
PORTLAND, Jamaica—To help drive the resuscitation of the egg industry following Hurricane Melissa, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floy...
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$14 billion added to budget as Williams tables fourth supplementary estimates
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$14 billion added to budget as Williams tables fourth supplementary estimates
February 3 05:34 PM
The fourth supplementary estimates, which will see $14.36 billion being added to the 2025-2026 Budget, was tabled in the House of Representatives on T...
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Forex: $157.43 to one US dollar
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Forex: $157.43 to one US dollar
February 3 05:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, February 3, ended at $157.43, down by 11, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily excha...
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US judge halts end to Haitian migrants’ protections
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US judge halts end to Haitian migrants’ protections
February 3 05:25 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—A US judge has blocked the Trump administration's decision to strip some 350,000 Haitian immigrants of deportation pro...
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Man shot and injured in Mount Salem
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Man shot and injured in Mount Salem
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — A man has been rushed to hospital after he was shot and injured in Mount Salem, St James on Tuesday afternoon. According to report...
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Police probe double murder in Norwood ZOSO
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Police probe double murder in Norwood ZOSO
February 3 04:51 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding a double murder in the Norwood Zone of Speci...
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Former inmate credits rehabilitation programme for second chance
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Former inmate credits rehabilitation programme for second chance
February 3 04:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A former inmate at the South Camp Adult Correctional Centre is crediting the structured, rehabilitation programme delivered by the D...
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DUBAI,  United Arab Emirates (AFP)—Spain will seek to ban social media for under-16s to protect them from harmful content such as pornography and viol...
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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Tech giant Meta urged Australia on Monday to rethink its world-first social media ban for under-16s, while reporting that it...
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Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown
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SYDENEY, Australia (AFP)—Australia banned young teenagers from social media on Wednesday, launching a world-first crackdown designed to unglue childre...
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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Popular social media website Reddit and streaming giant Kick will be added to a list of websites banned for under-16s in Aus...
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Dunbeholden remain focused on playoff push despite narrow loss to Arnett
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Dunbeholden remain focused on playoff push despite narrow loss to Arnett
BRIAN PITTER Observer writer 
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{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Agriculture minister commits $30m to CASE to revive egg industry
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Agriculture minister commits $30m to CASE to revive egg industry
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PORTLAND, Jamaica—To help drive the resuscitation of the egg industry following Hurricane Melissa, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floy...
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$14 billion added to budget as Williams tables fourth supplementary estimates
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$14 billion added to budget as Williams tables fourth supplementary estimates
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The fourth supplementary estimates, which will see $14.36 billion being added to the 2025-2026 Budget, was tabled in the House of Representatives on T...
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Forex: $157.43 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, February 3, ended at $157.43, down by 11, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily excha...
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