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National Health Fund spends $11.5 billion, delivers 3 million prescriptions
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National Health Fund spends $11.5 billion, delivers 3 million prescriptions
May 12 04:13 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The number of prescriptions under the National Health Fund (NHF) has increased from less than one million in 2016 to approximately t...
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St Mary Central MP questions delays and budgeting under SPARK programme
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St Mary Central MP questions delays and budgeting under SPARK programme
May 12 03:56 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament (MP) for St Mary Central, Omar Newell, has raised concerns about the implementation of the Government’s SPARK...
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Plane crashes while en route to Grand Bahama
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Plane crashes while en route to Grand Bahama
May 12 03:42 PM
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC)—The Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) in The Bahamas on Tuesday said an aircraft en route to the Grand Bahama Int...
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Jamaica’s hospitals, clinics saw over 2.75 million patient visits in 2025 – Tufton
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Jamaica’s hospitals, clinics saw over 2.75 million patient visits in 2025 – Tufton
May 12 03:26 PM
Jamaica's public health system saw 1,155,949 patient visits in hospitals and 1,596,871 patient visits in health centres in 2025 according the Minister...
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Land titling to be modernised under $1.42 billion Korea-Jamaica partnership
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Land titling to be modernised under $1.42 billion Korea-Jamaica partnership
May 12 03:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government of Jamaica has signed a new agreement launching a $1.42 billion project, funded by the Korea International Cooperat...
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Chinese women robbed, assaulted at Port Maria supermarket
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Chinese women robbed, assaulted at Port Maria supermarket
May 12 02:33 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica — Two Chinese women who operate a supermarket in Port Maria were robbed of an undetermined sum of cash and assaulted during an early ...
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WHO chief says ‘work not over’ after hantavirus evacuation
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WHO chief says ‘work not over’ after hantavirus evacuation
May 12 02:31 PM
MADRID, Spain (AFP)—World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday, "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after eva...
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Haiti records sharp increase in rapes
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Haiti records sharp increase in rapes
May 12 02:15 PM
UNITED NATIONS (CMC)—The United Nations (UN) Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is reporting an “alarming” surge in gender-based violence in the f...
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St Mary Central MP questions delays and budgeting under SPARK programme
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St Mary Central MP questions delays and budgeting under SPARK programme
May 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament (MP) for St Mary Central, Omar Newell, has raised concerns about the implementation of the Government’s SPARK...
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SPARK programme falling short in St Ann South East, says Opposition MP
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SPARK programme falling short in St Ann South East, says Opposition MP
May 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for St Ann South East, Kenneth Russell, has criticised the Government’s Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated...
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Morgan says criticism of SPARK ‘self-serving and inconsistent’
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Morgan says criticism of SPARK ‘self-serving and inconsistent’
May 1, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister with responsibility for Works Robert Nesta Morgan says criticism of the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement (...
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Road rehabilitation works to begin in Swallowfield community next week
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Road rehabilitation works to begin in Swallowfield community next week
February 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) will begin rehabilitation works along Swallowfield Road in St Andrew on Monday. According to Manag...
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Work to commence on 401 SPARK roads by end of March, says Morgan
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Work to commence on 401 SPARK roads by end of March, says Morgan
January 28, 2026
Government expects work to commence on 401 roads under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme by ...
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Temporary closure of Liguanea Avenue to continue next week
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Temporary closure of Liguanea Avenue to continue next week
November 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Another section of Liguanea Avenue in Kingston is set to be temporarily closed as rehabilitation works along the corridor continue...
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Minister Morgan urges police action against trucks spilling cement on roads
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Minister Morgan urges police action against trucks spilling cement on roads
May 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister with responsibility for Works, Robert Nesta Morgan, is calling on the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to take decisive a...
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Opposition concerned about reports of low wages in SPARK programme
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Opposition concerned about reports of low wages in SPARK programme
May 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is raising serious concerns following reports from the Incorporated Masterbuilders As...
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SPARK road programme accelerates in western Jamaica this month
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SPARK road programme accelerates in western Jamaica this month
May 6, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) has announced that roadworks under the long-anticipated Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Impr...
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SPARK to provide 13,000 jobs, says Morgan
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SPARK to provide 13,000 jobs, says Morgan
April 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Minister with responsibility for works, Robert Morgan says 13,000 jobs will be created under the Government’s ambitious Shared Pro...
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Work on more roads under SPARK programme to begin in Corporate Area this week
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Work on more roads under SPARK programme to begin in Corporate Area this week
February 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica--Work is scheduled to begin on more roads in the Corporate Area this week, under Work Order 1 of the Shared Prosperity through Accel...
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Work to begin on 100 roads under  SPARK programme
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Work to begin on 100 roads under SPARK programme
January 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Work is scheduled to begin on 100 roads under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Pro...
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Cabinet to be updated on progress of SPARK programme
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Cabinet to be updated on progress of SPARK programme
October 2, 2024
Cabinet will be updated on the progress of the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme on Monday, Octo...
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Gov’t commits to significant long-term investments in road infrastructure
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Gov’t commits to significant long-term investments in road infrastructure
September 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, says the Government will be making significant long-term investments in improving Jamaica’s road...
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National Health Fund spends $11.5 billion, delivers 3 million prescriptions
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The number of prescriptions under the National Health Fund (NHF) has increased from less than one million in 2016 to approximately t...
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Plane crashes while en route to Grand Bahama
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Plane crashes while en route to Grand Bahama
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NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC)—The Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) in The Bahamas on Tuesday said an aircraft en route to the Grand Bahama Int...
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Jamaica’s hospitals, clinics saw over 2.75 million patient visits in 2025 – Tufton
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Jamaica’s hospitals, clinics saw over 2.75 million patient visits in 2025 – Tufton
May 12, 2026
Jamaica's public health system saw 1,155,949 patient visits in hospitals and 1,596,871 patient visits in health centres in 2025 according the Minister...
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Land titling to be modernised under $1.42 billion Korea-Jamaica partnership
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Land titling to be modernised under $1.42 billion Korea-Jamaica partnership
May 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government of Jamaica has signed a new agreement launching a $1.42 billion project, funded by the Korea International Cooperat...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Chinese women robbed, assaulted at Port Maria supermarket
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Chinese women robbed, assaulted at Port Maria supermarket
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ST MARY, Jamaica — Two Chinese women who operate a supermarket in Port Maria were robbed of an undetermined sum of cash and assaulted during an early ...
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