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Departing US still owes money, says WHO chief
April 29 11:59 AM
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United States (US) has still not paid off its membership fee arrears at the World Health Organization, the WHO chief s...
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‘Diverse’ new album coming, says D’Yani
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‘Diverse’ new album coming, says D’Yani
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 29 11:36 AM
Recording artiste D’Yani will be launching a new reggae album this August, and he says the music will have a unique feel. Speaking during the Reggae i...
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Cop among two killed, several others injured in St Thomas crash
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TRELAWNY, Jamaica — A police constable is among two people who were killed in a late-night crash along the Seaforth main road in St Thomas on Tuesday....
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Iran war could push 30 million people into poverty—UN
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Iran war could push 30 million people into poverty—UN
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Paris, France(AFP)—The United States (US)-Israeli war on Iran, which has sent the price of energy and fertiliser soaring, could plunge more than 30 mi...
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Tony Wilson, founder of 70s group Hot Chocolate and co-writer of ‘You Sexy Thing’ has died
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Tony Wilson, founder of 70s group Hot Chocolate and co-writer of ‘You Sexy Thing’ has died
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
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Tony Wilson, who along with lead vocalist Errol Brown co-founded the British soul group Hot Chocolate, has died. The cause of his death has not been r...
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WATCH: Cooreville Gardens resident leads community effort to patch potholes
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WATCH: Cooreville Gardens resident leads community effort to patch potholes
April 29 10:48 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A resident of Cooreville Gardens took matters into her own hands to initiate work to fix potholes in her community with the suppor...
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Call for regional push towards renewable energy
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Call for regional push towards renewable energy
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
April 29 09:51 AM
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny – With spiralling oil prices as a result of the war in the Middle East, the Cayman Islands’ Minister of Finance and Economic De...
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Insurance vital for businesses as global volatility intensifies, says Marathon executive
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Insurance vital for businesses as global volatility intensifies, says Marathon executive
April 29 09:01 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Deputy General Manager of Sales at Marathon Insurance Brokers, Marvin Douglas, is urging Jamaican and Caribbean businesses to trea...
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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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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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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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Gov’t, private sector commit over $1 billion to support tourism workers after Melissa
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Gov’t, private sector commit over $1 billion to support tourism workers after Melissa
November 21, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has announced that more than $1 billion has so far been secured through Government funding and priv...
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Bartlett heads to London for Jamaica Travel Market 2025
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Bartlett heads to London for Jamaica Travel Market 2025
October 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett departed the island on Tuesday for London, England, where he will participate in a series of hig...
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Bartlett announces Hamilton to first focus on cruise tourism
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Bartlett announces Hamilton to first focus on cruise tourism
September 23, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has revealed that newly appointed State Minister Tova Hamilton will concentrate on cruise tourism...
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Bartlett lauds departing Seiveright, welcomes new state minister
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Bartlett lauds departing Seiveright, welcomes new state minister
September 22, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says Delano Seiveright’s recent appointment as Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Inv...
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Bartlett pledges to hammer out parking issues at hotels for ground transportation owners in third JLP term
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Bartlett pledges to hammer out parking issues at hotels for ground transportation owners in third JLP term
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
August 25, 2025
ST JAMES, St James —Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has pledged that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government, if returned to office after the Septe...
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