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The facts about self-pleasure
Dr Chris Tufton 
August 23 07:22 AM
My recent street reasoning on self-pleasure generated significant interest on my social media pages. Some of the responses were comical, some cynical ...
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Stray animal highway horror
Central, ...
Stray animal highway horror
Motorist and friends escape death; TJH says residents breaking fence after disembarking buses
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
August 23 12:20 AM
Stray animal highway horror
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Take responsibility!
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Take responsibility!
Chief vet warns owners over stray livestock after ‘Moo Moo’ case; admits more animal pounds needed
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 23 12:18 AM
Take responsibility!
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NDTC season ends on high note in MoBay
August 23 12:16 AM
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Six years of sleepless nights
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Six years of sleepless nights
A mother’s fight to keep her son with rare illness alive
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 23 12:14 AM
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Settling the score
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Settling the score
Seville hunting Ajayi revenge in Poland Diamond League meet
August 23 12:12 AM
Seville gets another shot at Ajayi
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The Tilemakers
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The Tilemakers
August 23 12:10 AM
Inside
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‘We need the rain’
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‘We need the rain’
St Catherine farmers feeling heat of drought
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 23 12:09 AM
‘We need the rain’
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Filtered Feelings: The cost of comparing our lives
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Filtered Feelings: The cost of comparing our lives
BY DR CHRIS TUFTON 
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Has the measure of happiness evolved? It is a question I have found myself reflecting on more and more. For many Jamaicans who grew up in rural commun...
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‘Unplug’: Phylicia Rashad urges Jamaican youth, parents to be more present
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August 23, 2026
My recent street reasoning on self-pleasure generated significant interest on my social media pages. Some of the responses were comical, some cynical ...
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