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Death of a hero
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Death of a hero
St Elizabeth man takes last breath days after saving 13 seniors during Hurricane Melissa
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28 12:20 AM
Death
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Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
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Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
...psychosocial support available
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28 12:18 AM
Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
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Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support for Sean Paul’s Faith We A Keep
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Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support for Sean Paul’s Faith We A Keep
...song dedicated to Hurricane Melissa relief efforts
Kevin Jackson 
December 28 12:16 AM
Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support
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Missions of mercy
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Missions of mercy
Bethel United Church makes hurricane response its agenda
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
December 28 12:14 AM
Missions of mercy
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JPL intensifies as MBU, Portmore continue leadership race with start of second round
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28 12:12 AM
MBU, Portmore continue battle for JPL supremacy today
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Italy meets Jamaica
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Italy meets Jamaica
December 28 12:10 AM
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Mount Pleasant extends help to Treasure Beach
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Mount Pleasant extends help to Treasure Beach
December 28 12:07 AM
Mount Pleasant extends help to Treasure Beach
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Hosein plays crucial role in Joburg Super Kings victory
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Hosein plays crucial role in Joburg Super Kings victory
December 28 12:06 AM
Hosein plays crucial role in Joburg
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Bartlett commends united response behind swift post-hurricane repatriation of 25,000 tourists
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Bartlett commends united response behind swift post-hurricane repatriation of 25,000 tourists
December 23, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica—Jamaica’s swift repatriation of 25,000 tourists in just one week following Hurricane Melissa has demonstrated the island’s resilienc...
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Jamaica records 70,000 arrivals in first seven days of winter tourist season
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Jamaica records 70,000 arrivals in first seven days of winter tourist season
December 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Tourism says Jamaica’s winter tourist season has opened on a strong note of recovery, recording over 70,000 visito...
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY CARLYSIA RAMDEEN Observer Online reporter ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 17, 2025
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett on Tuesday officially launched the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme (THARP), an initiative aimed at p...
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Ministry to launch THARP to assist tourism workers impacted by Hurricane Melissa
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Ministry to launch THARP to assist tourism workers impacted by Hurricane Melissa
December 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Tourism says it will launch the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme (THARP), which aims to aid tourism w...
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South America market still strong post-Melissa, says Bartlett
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South America market still strong post-Melissa, says Bartlett
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
December 15, 2025
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says while the North American market has slipped, Jamaica’s rapidly growing South American t...
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Jamaica welcomes just under 300,000 visitors since Melissa
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Jamaica welcomes just under 300,000 visitors since Melissa
December 13, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Despite the impact of Hurricane Melissa which left widespread damage across the Jamaica’s tourism belt, thousands of visitors are ...
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PM underscores the need for Jamaica to preserve identity amid growing development
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PM underscores the need for Jamaica to preserve identity amid growing development
December 10, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has insisted that despite the continued development taking place in Jamaica, the country should n...
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Hah-R-Mony Entertainment joins private-sector recovery push after Hurricane Melissa
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Hah-R-Mony Entertainment joins private-sector recovery push after Hurricane Melissa
December 7, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Hah-R-Mony Entertainment Limited has bolstered the private sector's recovery efforts as the island rushes to prepare for the fast-...
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Iberostar Hotels & Resorts reopens its  Rose Hall hotel complex
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Iberostar Hotels & Resorts reopens its Rose Hall hotel complex
December 3, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Iberostar Hotels & Resorts has officially reopened its three-hotel Rose Hall complex in St James, marking an important boost for J...
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Hamilton highlights western corridor’s role in Jamaica’s tourism future
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Hamilton highlights western corridor’s role in Jamaica’s tourism future
November 28, 2025
HANOVER, Jamaica — State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism, Tova Hamilton, has underscored the critical importance of Jamaica’s western tourism corr...
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No need to panic, says Tufton in light of leptospirosis outbreak
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No need to panic, says Tufton in light of leptospirosis outbreak
November 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has sought to assure members of the public and potential visitors to Jamaica ...
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RIU says it will reopen all Jamaica hotels before year-end
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RIU says it will reopen all Jamaica hotels before year-end
November 24, 2025
International hotel chain RIU says with Jamaica's tourism industry working to resume its activity as soon as possible after Hurricane Melissa on Octob...
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Fund established to support tourism workers affected by Melissa
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Fund established to support tourism workers affected by Melissa
November 23, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has welcomed the support from private sector organisations in the establishment of a $1billion...
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Tourism sector on track for full operation by May 2026 — Bartlett
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Tourism sector on track for full operation by May 2026 — Bartlett
November 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says that the sector is on track for full operation by May 2026. Speaking to the United Stat...
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#MelissaAftermath: Bartlett targets full tourism restart by December 15, 2025
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#MelissaAftermath: Bartlett targets full tourism restart by December 15, 2025
October 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has set a firm target for Jamaica’s tourism industry to retu...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Tourism stakeholders reinforce safety as Tropical Storm Melissa approaches
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#EyeOnMelissa: Tourism stakeholders reinforce safety as Tropical Storm Melissa approaches
October 24, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — As Tropical Storm Melissa edges closer to Jamaica, local tourism stakeholders across the island are tightening procedures and rein...
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Westmoreland Municipal Corporation pledges full support for Negril’s cultural revival
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Westmoreland Municipal Corporation pledges full support for Negril’s cultural revival
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 19, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Danree Delancy has pledged the full support of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation to h...
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Bartlett projects 7.1% increase in earnings, 2.7% increase in visitor arrivals this year
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Bartlett projects 7.1% increase in earnings, 2.7% increase in visitor arrivals this year
October 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is projecting that Jamaica will welcome 4.3 million visitors in 2025 — a 2.7 per cent increase ov...
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WATCH: Jamaica reaffirms strong partnership with Spain
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WATCH: Jamaica reaffirms strong partnership with Spain
October 12, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith on Thursday reaffirmed the strong relations between Jamaica and Spain, not...
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Canadian visitors to top 600,000 with US$750m revenue, says Bartlett
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Canadian visitors to top 600,000 with US$750m revenue, says Bartlett
October 8, 2025
TORONTO, Canada — Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica is aiming to welcome 600,000 Canadian visitors annually and generate US$750 milli...
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Jamaica Inn & S Hotels among top 10 in Condé Nast Traveler 2025 Awards
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Jamaica Inn & S Hotels among top 10 in Condé Nast Traveler 2025 Awards
October 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican hotels has been ranked among the top 10 hotels in the Caribbean and Central America in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ C...
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Jamaican takes second place at 2025 CTO Regional Tourism Youth Congress
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Jamaican takes second place at 2025 CTO Regional Tourism Youth Congress
October 4, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Caleader Lewison, the 16-year-old junior minister of tourism for Jamaica, has earned second place at the Caribbean Touris...
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Death of a hero
St Elizabeth man takes last breath days after saving 13 seniors during Hurricane Melissa
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28, 2025
Death
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Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
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Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
...psychosocial support available
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28, 2025
Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
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Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support for Sean Paul’s Faith We A Keep
Entertainment, ...
Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support for Sean Paul’s Faith We A Keep
...song dedicated to Hurricane Melissa relief efforts
Kevin Jackson 
December 28, 2025
Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support
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Missions of mercy
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Missions of mercy
Bethel United Church makes hurricane response its agenda
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
December 28, 2025
Missions of mercy
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JPL intensifies as MBU, Portmore continue leadership race with start of second round
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28, 2025
MBU, Portmore continue battle for JPL supremacy today
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