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Holness departs for official visit to New York
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Holness departs for official visit to New York
December 4 09:03 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness is scheduled to travel to New York in the United States from Thursday, December 4 to Saturday, Decem...
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Seventh-day Adventists reject claims of providing gov’t with people’s personal data
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Seventh-day Adventists reject claims of providing gov’t with people’s personal data
December 4 07:58 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Union Conference (JAMU) of Seventh-day Adventists (SDA), and its humanitarian arm, the Adventist Development and Relie...
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Woman pleads guilty to threatening the life of Trinidad’s PM
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Woman pleads guilty to threatening the life of Trinidad’s PM
December 4 07:47 AM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — A 30-year-old woman, who appeared in a TikTok video calling on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to kill Prime Minis...
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‘We don’t have the capacity’
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‘We don’t have the capacity’
OUR admits it lacks manpower to verify utility companies’ recovery claims
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:30 AM
‘We don’t have the capacity’
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Government tapping overseas markets to ensure adequate supply of fruits, vegetables, and eggs
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:28 AM
Christmas cheer
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Student loan relief
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Student loan relief
SLB announces debt reset initiative for students affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:26 AM
Student loan relief
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Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
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Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
Insiders say ‘war of words’ good for dancehall
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:26 AM
Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
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Dre Skull banks on Cholita
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Dre Skull banks on Cholita
...drops new single with Skillibeng
Kevin Jackson 
December 4 12:24 AM
Dre Skull banks on Cholita
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Reggae Girlz thrash Dominica 18-0 in Concacaf Qualifiers
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Reggae Girlz thrash Dominica 18-0 in Concacaf Qualifiers
November 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz opened their Concacaf Women's Qualifiers with a record 18-0 thrashing of Dominica at the Darren Sammy Crick...
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2026 Winter Olympics flame to be lit in ancient Olympia
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2026 Winter Olympics flame to be lit in ancient Olympia
November 25, 2025
OLYMPIA, Greece (AFP) — The sacred flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy will be lit in ancient Olympia, Greece on Wednesday, with...
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
November 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former St Andrew High 400m/400m hurdler Michka Hyde broke the Jamaican national record in the women’s Marathon after she completed...
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Special Olympics Jamaica targets podium finish at historic regional basketball tournament
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Special Olympics Jamaica targets podium finish at historic regional basketball tournament
November 14, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — The Special Olympics Jamaica (SOJ) basketball team is grateful for the chance to compete at the regional level, e...
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Mt Pleasant into semis of Concacaf Caribbean Cup
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Mt Pleasant into semis of Concacaf Caribbean Cup
September 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mt Pleasant FA stormed into the semi-finals of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup after beating Universidad O&M FC 2-0 at the National Sta...
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Real Madrid thrash Kairat with Mbappe hat-trick
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Real Madrid thrash Kairat with Mbappe hat-trick
September 30, 2025
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) — Kylian Mbappe struck a hat-trick as record 15-time Champions League winners Real Madrid romped to a 5-0 league phase win ov...
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Waterhouse beat Chapelton in JPL
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Waterhouse beat Chapelton in JPL
September 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Waterhouse FC snapped a two-game skid as they ran out 3-0 winners over 10-man Chapelton Maroons in their Jamaica Premier League fi...
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LeBron relishing 23rd season as retirement draws near
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LeBron relishing 23rd season as retirement draws near
September 29, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James said Monday he had not decided when to retire from basketball as he prepares to become the first playe...
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Tokyo 2025: Pryce finishes eighth in 400m final
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Tokyo 2025: Pryce finishes eighth in 400m final
September 18, 2025
TOKYO, Japan — Nickisha Pryce finished eighth in her first global individual final after she ran 49.97 seconds in an epic women’s 400m final on day si...
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Tokyo 2025: McDonald misses medal in 400m
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Tokyo 2025: McDonald misses medal in 400m
September 18, 2025
TOKYO, Japan — Jamaica just missed another medal on day six of the World Athletics Championships after national record holder Rusheen McDonald placed ...
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WATCH: Jamaicans arrive at Tokyo stadium ahead of World Championships
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WATCH: Jamaicans arrive at Tokyo stadium ahead of World Championships
September 10, 2025
TOKYO, Japan — Several members of the Jamaican delegation for the World Athletics Championships have arrived at the OI Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, for pr...
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Athletics chief Coe admits ‘heat challenges’ at Tokyo worlds
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Athletics chief Coe admits ‘heat challenges’ at Tokyo worlds
September 9, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — World Athletics president Sebastian Coe on Tuesday admitted that the world championships starting in Tokyo this weekend face "hea...
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Mbappe fires Madrid to victory at Real Oviedo
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Mbappe fires Madrid to victory at Real Oviedo
August 24, 2025
Oviedo, Spain (AFP) — Kylian Mbappe was again on target for Real Madrid as they overcame Real Oviedo 3-0 in La Liga on Sunday. For Oviedo, returning t...
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Man City’s old problems rear their head as Tottenham ease to victory
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Man City’s old problems rear their head as Tottenham ease to victory
August 23, 2025
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — Manchester City's troubles from last season were exposed once more in a humbling 2-0 home defeat to Tottenham on Sa...
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Jamaicans Wilson and Campbell advance in Pan-Am 100m
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Jamaicans Wilson and Campbell advance in Pan-Am 100m
August 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Both Jamaican representatives, Oneka Wilson and Briana Campbell, advanced to Wednesday’s final of the 100 metre hurdles after the ...
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Lyles hints at hitting Olympic form before Thompson re-match
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Lyles hints at hitting Olympic form before Thompson re-match
August 15, 2025
CHORZOW, Poland (AFP) — Despite an injury-induced delay to the start of his season, Olympic 100 metres champion Noah Lyles reckons his form is as good...
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Italian club Roma courting Villa in attempt to sign Leon Bailey
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Italian club Roma courting Villa in attempt to sign Leon Bailey
August 14, 2025
Italian football club Roma is in talks with Aston Villa with hopes to sign Jamaican footballer Leon Bailey, according to a report from The Athletic. N...
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Ali Cup football tournament kicks off Thursday with 20 schools competing
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Ali Cup football tournament kicks off Thursday with 20 schools competing
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
August 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Since its initial staging in 2018, the organisers of the Ali Cup Football Tournament say the event has experienced growth, while h...
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Kishane Thompson aims to ‘get back into the flame’ at Hungary meet
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Kishane Thompson aims to ‘get back into the flame’ at Hungary meet
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 12, 2025
Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson says he is using the men’s 100m at Tuesday’s renewal of the Istvan Gyulai Memorial at the National Athletic Center in Budap...
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Bryan Levell, Ryiem Forde claim victory at track meet in Poland
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Bryan Levell, Ryiem Forde claim victory at track meet in Poland
August 6, 2025
National men’s 200m champion Bryan Levell and 100m finalist Ryiem Forde were winners at Wednesday's eighth Memorial Wieslawa Maniaka meet held in Szcz...
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Byjeon Thomas takes over at Harbour View
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Byjeon Thomas takes over at Harbour View
August 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former champion team Harbour View has appointed Byjeon Thomas as its new head coach. Thomas resigned from his head coaching positi...
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Sha’Carri Richardson charged with domestic violence offence   –  reports
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Sha’Carri Richardson charged with domestic violence offence – reports
August 2, 2025
SEATTLE, United States – World 100m Champion Sha’Carri Richardson spent the night in police custody on Sunday after being charged with a domestic viol...
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Holness departs for official visit to New York
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Holness departs for official visit to New York
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness is scheduled to travel to New York in the United States from Thursday, December 4 to Saturday, Decem...
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Seventh-day Adventists reject claims of providing gov’t with people’s personal data
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Seventh-day Adventists reject claims of providing gov’t with people’s personal data
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Union Conference (JAMU) of Seventh-day Adventists (SDA), and its humanitarian arm, the Adventist Development and Relie...
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Woman pleads guilty to threatening the life of Trinidad’s PM
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Woman pleads guilty to threatening the life of Trinidad’s PM
December 4, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — A 30-year-old woman, who appeared in a TikTok video calling on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to kill Prime Minis...
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‘We don’t have the capacity’
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‘We don’t have the capacity’
OUR admits it lacks manpower to verify utility companies’ recovery claims
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4, 2025
‘We don’t have the capacity’
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Christmas cheer
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Christmas cheer
Government tapping overseas markets to ensure adequate supply of fruits, vegetables, and eggs
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4, 2025
Christmas cheer
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