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CaPRI exposes institutional weaknesses in Jamaica’s system
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
February 8 12:20 AM
Adoption bottleneck
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Chasing sunshine and freedom
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Chasing sunshine and freedom
Jamaican returns home after 60 years in England
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:18 AM
Chasing sunshine and freedom
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Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
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Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
MIGUEL A THOMAS Managing editor thomasm@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:16 AM
Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
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Light at last!
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St Elizabeth community celebrates return of power after 3 months in darkness
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:14 AM
Light at last!
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Football lawyer Werners calls out JFF over registration delays
February 8 12:12 AM
Lawyer blasts JFF over player registration delays
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Romae Gordon for Chanel Couture S/S 2026 in Look 31
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Romae Gordon for Chanel Couture S/S 2026 in Look 31
February 8 12:10 AM
Romae Gordon for Chanel Couture
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‘We will remember The Boogieman’
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‘We will remember The Boogieman’
Veteran broadcaster Barrington ‘Barry G’ Gordon remembered for his voice, spirit, and impact
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:07 AM
‘We will remember The Boogieman’
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Jamaica’s offshore oil question
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Jamaica’s offshore oil question
What the evidence shows — and why it’s back on the agenda
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:06 AM
Jamaica’s offshore oil question
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Flair Airlines launches Toronto–Montego Bay service as winter tourist season begins
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Flair Airlines launches Toronto–Montego Bay service as winter tourist season begins
December 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Flair Airlines has launched a new non-stop service between Toronto and Montego Bay as the winter travel season begins. The airline...
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Original Thriller to stage three shows in Toronto and Montreal
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Original Thriller to stage three shows in Toronto and Montreal
November 3, 2025
The first time Original Thriller went to Canada, it was 1984 and he was one of dancehall music’s fledgling stars. Forty-one years later, he is a citiz...
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Leroy Gibbons tribute set for Jamaican Canadian Center
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Leroy Gibbons tribute set for Jamaican Canadian Center
June 25, 2025
Toronto’s close-knit reggae community, which Leroy Gibbons belonged to for many years, will salute the singer’s contribution to reggae on June 26 at t...
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Kings Of Kings celebrates 30 years with anniversary event in Toronto
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Kings Of Kings celebrates 30 years with anniversary event in Toronto
Howard Campbell 
May 8, 2025
After moving to Canada in 1990, it did not take Colin Levy long to observe the lack of a reggae structure in the country, particularly in Toronto, whi...
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Empress Divine drops new EP, ‘Jah Lives’
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Empress Divine drops new EP, ‘Jah Lives’
March 7, 2025
Canada-based reggae artiste Empress Divine released a six-track EP titled Jah Lives on Feb 19 via her own label, Empress Divine Muzik. The rootsy and ...
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Toronto entertainment fraternity in shock at murder of promoter in Jamaica
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Toronto entertainment fraternity in shock at murder of promoter in Jamaica
CLAUDE MILLS, Observer Online writer 
January 1, 2025
Mikhail 'Wayne' Thompson, a 36 year-old Jamaican-born Canadian dancehall promoter, will never see the face of his unborn child as he was brutally gunn...
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Mark Golding set to engage Jamaican-Canadian Diaspora in Toronto
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Mark Golding set to engage Jamaican-Canadian Diaspora in Toronto
October 25, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Leader of the Opposition and President of the People's National Party (PNP), Mark Golding will visit Toronto from October 30 to No...
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Iley Dread to make return to major stage at Rasta Fest in Toronto
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Iley Dread to make return to major stage at Rasta Fest in Toronto
August 16, 2024
Since launching Kings Of Kings Productions company 29 years ago, Colin “Iley Dread” Levy has built a reputation as a music producer and administrator....
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Phenique goes ‘Badd’ with Chronic Law
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Phenique goes ‘Badd’ with Chronic Law
August 13, 2024
Canada-based dancehall starlet Phenique is banking on the incredible street response to her latest single, Badd , featuring Chronic law, to propel her...
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23-y-o son of J’can cop killed in Toronto shooting
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23-y-o son of J’can cop killed in Toronto shooting
July 12, 2024
TORONTO, Canada — A 23-year-old man, believed to be the son of a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, has died of his injuries after multiple sho...
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14-year-old boy arrested in Toronto shooting that killed two Jamaican fathers
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14-year-old boy arrested in Toronto shooting that killed two Jamaican fathers
June 25, 2024
Police in Canada have arrested and charged a 14-year-old boy with the double murder of two Jamaican men in Toronto earlier this month. The Toronto Pol...
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Tasha T salutes ‘nice’ Jamaica in new music video
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Tasha T salutes ‘nice’ Jamaica in new music video
Howard Campbell Observer senior writer 
June 23, 2024
Although she was born and raised in Toronto, Tasha T’s accent is more Jamaican than Canadian. Her mother ensured her homeland’s culture was part of th...
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Close-knit Jamaican family mourns shooting death of patriarch in Toronto
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Close-knit Jamaican family mourns shooting death of patriarch in Toronto
June 5, 2024
A closely-knit Jamaican family in Toronto, Canada has been plunged into mourning following the June 2 shooting death of its patriarch. According to th...
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Montreal Reggae Extravaganza set for October 12
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Montreal Reggae Extravaganza set for October 12
June 3, 2024
October is a month for honoring heroes in Jamaica, and Kings of Kings Productions will be doing the same in Canada. On October 12, the organisation wi...
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February 8, 2026
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