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Reggae Sumfest 2025: Govana surprises mom with new CR-V
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Reggae Sumfest 2025: Govana surprises mom with new CR-V
July 19 02:34 AM
Dancehall star Govana surprised his mother, Sonia Eccleston, with a Honda CR-V during his set at Reggae Sumfest being held at Catherine Hall. The ente...
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Cops hunt friend of Dutty Man
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Cops hunt friend of Dutty Man
Alicia Dunkley-Willis Senior Reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 19 12:30 AM
Cops hunt friend of Dutty Man
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Fatal shootings concern
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Fatal shootings concern
Indecom points to 121% increase, makes fresh call for body-worn cameras
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Fatal shootings concern
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JNHT finalises plans for 29th Emancipation Jubilee
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JNHT finalises plans for 29th Emancipation Jubilee
July 19 12:26 AM
JNHT finalises plans for 29th Emancipation Jubilee
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Laden makes Reggae Sumfest return
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Laden makes Reggae Sumfest return
KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
July 19 12:24 AM
Dancehall artiste Laden returned to the Reggae Sumfest stage to shine after being away from the ‘Greatest Reggae/Dancehall Show on Earth’ for 13 years...
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Holness points to importance of acquiring a skill
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Holness points to importance of acquiring a skill
PM says there’s heavy competition among firms for workers
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
July 19 12:24 AM
Holness points to importance of acquiring a skill
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Jamaica Moves being expanded to combat NCDs
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Jamaica Moves being expanded to combat NCDs
July 19 12:22 AM
Jamaica Moves being expanded to combat NCDs
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Davis has outperformed PNP-led Hanover council — Holness
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Davis has outperformed PNP-led Hanover council — Holness
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
July 19 12:20 AM
Davis has outperformed PNP-led Hanover council — Holness
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Consultant explores how businesses are falling short at social media
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Local entities, especially small businesses, may not be using social media to their full advantage, one media consultant and author has suggested. Ela...
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Cuban president addresses anger over ‘there are no beggars’ claim
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Cuban president addresses anger over ‘there are no beggars’ claim
July 15, 2025
Havana, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba's president was forced to step in Tuesday after a minister's assertion that "there are no beggars" in the country, caused an...
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WATCH: Will the new US Embassy social media policy affect how you post online?
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WATCH: Will the new US Embassy social media policy affect how you post online?
July 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  The US Embassy in Jamaica has implemented a new social media policy for some visa applicants, requiring them to adjust the privac...
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US to screen social media of foreign students for anti-American content
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US to screen social media of foreign students for anti-American content
June 18, 2025
Washington, United States (AFP)-Foreigners seeking to study in the United States will be required to make public their social media profiles to allow ...
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Brazil court majority favors tougher social media rules
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Brazil court majority favors tougher social media rules
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil's Supreme Court reached a majority Wednesday in favor of toughening social media regulation, in a groundbreaking case ...
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‘Badmind’ people using social media to spread ‘lies’ and ‘propaganda’ — Holness
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‘Badmind’ people using social media to spread ‘lies’ and ‘propaganda’ — Holness
June 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister and Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Andrew Holness, has cautioned his supporters about the growing influe...
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New push in Europe to curb children’s social media use
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New push in Europe to curb children’s social media use
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LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg (AFP)— From dangerous diet tips to disinformation, cyberbullying to hate speech, the glut of online content harmful to children...
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Rubio says US to refuse visas to officials over online ‘censorship’
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Rubio says US to refuse visas to officials over online ‘censorship’
May 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --The United States will refuse visas to foreign officials who block Americans' social media posts, Secretary of State...
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Police in St Kitts warn against using social media to spread fake news
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Police in St Kitts warn against using social media to spread fake news
April 18, 2025
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Police have warned people of using social media to spread false rumours after one report had indicated that a minor had d...
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Social media rollbacks opening ‘floodgates’ of hate — UN chief
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Social media rollbacks opening ‘floodgates’ of hate — UN chief
February 24, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Rollbacks on social media fact-checking and moderation safeguards are reopening the floodgates of hate, the United Nations...
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Vaz slaps vlogger Stephens with cease and desist letter, threatens lawsuit
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Vaz slaps vlogger Stephens with cease and desist letter, threatens lawsuit
February 22, 2025
An attorney representing Member of Parliament Daryl Vaz has issued a letter to controversial vlogger Andre Stephens, threatening a lawsuit over percei...
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Police seek public assistance in locating man wanted for rape
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Police seek public assistance in locating man wanted for rape
February 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Harbour View police are urgently seeking the public’s assistance in locating Daniel Chen, also known by aliases ‘Mini-Me’ or ‘...
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Greece announces campaign against ‘website addiction’
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Greece announces campaign against ‘website addiction’
December 30, 2024
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) - Greece on Monday announced a campaign to protect teens from "website addiction" after a similar move by Australia targeting soc...
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A look back at 10 of Jamaica’s viral moments of 2024
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A look back at 10 of Jamaica’s viral moments of 2024
December 29, 2024
In a year filled with surprises, it’s the moments we never saw coming that truly stole the spotlight. As 2024 winds down, we look back on moments that...
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Best of 2024: Observer Online’s top 10 social media personalities
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Best of 2024: Observer Online’s top 10 social media personalities
December 27, 2024
Amid the highs and lows of 2024, Jamaican content creators kept us glued to our screens. Their ability to find humour in life's challenging moments ga...
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Integrity Commission blocks threatening social media accounts
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Integrity Commission blocks threatening social media accounts
December 15, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Integrity Commission (IC) has moved to block some accounts across its social media platforms, ostensibly because of what it de...
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British man, making content for social media, plunges to death from bridge
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British man, making content for social media, plunges to death from bridge
October 14, 2024
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- A 26-year-old Briton has died after he fell from a bridge in Spain when he climbed it to make content for social media, authori...
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Internal TikTok documents show prioritisation of traffic over well-being
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Internal TikTok documents show prioritisation of traffic over well-being
October 11, 2024
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- TikTok teams identified harmful effects of its platform on young users but limited preventive measures so as to avoid...
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Vaz dismisses rumoured oil discovery in Jamaica as ‘fake news’
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Vaz dismisses rumoured oil discovery in Jamaica as ‘fake news’
August 25, 2024
Energy Minister Daryl Vaz has dismissed as “fake news” social media reports that oil has been discovered on Jamaica’s shores. “I have seen the many po...
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‘Stop the foolishness’: Goule-Toppin urges Jamaicans to quit bashing athletes
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‘Stop the foolishness’: Goule-Toppin urges Jamaicans to quit bashing athletes
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
July 28, 2024
With Jamaican track and field athletes set to begin their medal quest on Friday at the Olympic Games in Paris, national senior middle-distance runner ...
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Holness says new legislation needed to regulate online spaces
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Holness says new legislation needed to regulate online spaces
June 29, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Prime Minister Andrew Holness says new legislation is needed to create a safe online space where the freedom and rights of all Ja...
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UN unveils principles for fighting online disinformation
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UN unveils principles for fighting online disinformation
June 24, 2024
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The United Nations on Monday published principles for fighting online disinformation, including an overhaul of t...
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Reggae Sumfest 2025: Govana surprises mom with new CR-V
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Reggae Sumfest 2025: Govana surprises mom with new CR-V
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Dancehall star Govana surprised his mother, Sonia Eccleston, with a Honda CR-V during his set at Reggae Sumfest being held at Catherine Hall. The ente...
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Cops hunt friend of Dutty Man
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Cops hunt friend of Dutty Man
Alicia Dunkley-Willis Senior Reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 19, 2025
Cops hunt friend of Dutty Man
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Fatal shootings concern
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Fatal shootings concern
Indecom points to 121% increase, makes fresh call for body-worn cameras
July 19, 2025
Fatal shootings concern
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JNHT finalises plans for 29th Emancipation Jubilee
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JNHT finalises plans for 29th Emancipation Jubilee
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JNHT finalises plans for 29th Emancipation Jubilee
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Laden makes Reggae Sumfest return
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Laden makes Reggae Sumfest return
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Dancehall artiste Laden returned to the Reggae Sumfest stage to shine after being away from the ‘Greatest Reggae/Dancehall Show on Earth’ for 13 years...
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