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Students face new blow
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Students face new blow
After hurricane destroyed uniforms, IDs, schoolers now forced to pay adult fares
Mark Dennis 
December 6 12:30 AM
Students
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Melissa’s hard lesson
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Melissa’s hard lesson
Category 5 storm forces stubborn 81-year-old to finally ditch his zinc roof for concrete
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6 12:28 AM
Melissa’s hard lesson
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Fee cuts for recovery
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Fee cuts for recovery
Hill announces reductions to help businesses reopen after Hurricane Melissa
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6 12:26 AM
Fee cuts for recovery
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Marcia Griffiths thrills 1st Saturday Night Live at Sky Ultra Lounge
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Marcia Griffiths thrills 1st Saturday Night Live at Sky Ultra Lounge
Howard Campbell 
December 6 12:26 AM
Marcia Griffiths thrills 1st Saturday Night Live at Sky Ultra Lounge
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Grief and disbelief
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Grief and disbelief
Treasure Beach in pain after murder of Kenyan artist
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6 12:24 AM
Grief and disbelief
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Pablo YG x UglyAndz Tek A Shot
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Pablo YG x UglyAndz Tek A Shot
December 6 12:24 AM
Pablo YG x UglyAndz
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Jamaica Zoo animals survive
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Jamaica Zoo animals survive
Melissa’s furyPhased reopening set to begin December 19
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6 12:22 AM
Jamaica Zoo animals survive Melissa’s fury
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Downswell, colleagues join hands to help
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Downswell, colleagues join hands to help
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 6 12:22 AM
Downswell, colleagues join hands to help
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Tropical Storm Melissa

#EyeOnMelissa: Gusty winds and rain still expected as Melissa moves away from Jamaica
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#EyeOnMelissa: Gusty winds and rain still expected as Melissa moves away from Jamaica
October 28, 2025
Jamaicans should still expect damaging winds as Category 4 Hurricane Melissa begins to move away from the island. “We are expecting damaging hurricane...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Hurricane Melissa still forecast to make landfall: What to expect
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#EyeOnMelissa: Hurricane Melissa still forecast to make landfall: What to expect
October 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa is still forecast to make landfall in Jamaica Tuesday morning, now as a Category 5 hurricane, according to the m...
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#EyeOnMelissa: No Jamaican will escape Melissa, Samuda warns
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#EyeOnMelissa: No Jamaican will escape Melissa, Samuda warns
October 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, has warned that no one in Jamaica should feel that they will es...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Braeton residents concerned over uncollected garbage ahead of potential flooding
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#EyeOnMelissa: Braeton residents concerned over uncollected garbage ahead of potential flooding
October 26, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Residents of Braeton in Portmore, St Catherine are voicing concerns over the recent lack of garbage collection as Tropical Sto...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Pagee residents upset over distance of shelters as hurricane approaches
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#EyeOnMelissa: Pagee residents upset over distance of shelters as hurricane approaches
October 26, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — With Hurricane Melissa approaching, residents of the fishing village of Pagee in St Mary are preparing to relocate to emergency she...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Melissa strengthens into Category 4 hurricane
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#EyeOnMelissa: Melissa strengthens into Category 4 hurricane
October 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) — Hurricane Melissa was cutting a deadly path through the Caribbean on Sunday, strengthening into a Category 4 storm as it cra...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Melissa becomes Category 3 hurricane
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#EyeOnMelissa: Melissa becomes Category 3 hurricane
October 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) — Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 3 storm on Saturday, cutting a deadly path in the Caribbean, with further int...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Construction Industry Council urges members and public to prioritise safety ahead of Tropical Storm Melissa
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#EyeOnMelissa: Construction Industry Council urges members and public to prioritise safety ahead of Tropical Storm Melissa
October 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As forecasts indicate the approach of severe weather from Tropical Storm Melissa, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) is urgin...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Montego Bay preparing for the storm
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#EyeOnMelissa: Montego Bay preparing for the storm
October 25, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — With Tropical Storm Melissa forecasted to intensify, Jamaicans continue their preparations to mitigate its expected devastation. I...
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#EyeOnMelissa: ‘Prioritise your mental health,’ says Health Ministry
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#EyeOnMelissa: ‘Prioritise your mental health,’ says Health Ministry
October 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As Jamaica braces for the impact of Tropical Storm Melissa, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is reminding Jamaicans to pay atte...
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#EyeOnMelissa: ODPEM activates National Emergency Operation Centre
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#EyeOnMelissa: ODPEM activates National Emergency Operation Centre
October 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — In response to the rapid intensification of Hurricane Melissa, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM...
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#EyeOnMelissa: JPS says no to system shut down
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#EyeOnMelissa: JPS says no to system shut down
October 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  In the wake of information circulating that the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) will be cutting electricity supply at 1:30 pm this a...
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#EyeOnMelissa: NMIA to temporarily close at 9pm as Melissa approaches island
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#EyeOnMelissa: NMIA to temporarily close at 9pm as Melissa approaches island
October 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - PAC Kingston Airport Limited (PACKAL), operator of Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), has advised that the airport will c...
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#EyeOnMelissa: JPS says 275 customers without electricity
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#EyeOnMelissa: JPS says 275 customers without electricity
October 25, 2025
There were 275 customers of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS without electricity as of 9:00 Saturday morning. Energy Minister Daryl vaz shared ...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Norman Manley International Airport to cease operations at 8:00 this evening – Vaz
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#EyeOnMelissa: Norman Manley International Airport to cease operations at 8:00 this evening – Vaz
October 25, 2025
The Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston will close at 8:00pm Saturday or whenever the last flight takes place, as Jamaica remains u...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Holness to meet with Golding to discuss Jamaica’s preparedness for Melissa
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#EyeOnMelissa: Holness to meet with Golding to discuss Jamaica’s preparedness for Melissa
October 25, 2025
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding are to meet at 12:30 this afternoon to discuss the country’s state of readiness fo...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Today is last day for Jamaicans to prepare for Melissa – Thompson
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#EyeOnMelissa: Today is last day for Jamaicans to prepare for Melissa – Thompson
October 25, 2025
Principal Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson has warned that today is the last day for Jamaicans to prepare for what is ...
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#EyeOnMelissa: All JDF personnel in Haiti accounted for
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#EyeOnMelissa: All JDF personnel in Haiti accounted for
October 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is reporting that all personnel who are deployed in Haiti are accounted for and in high spirits. T...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Paulwell calls on OUR to monitor JPS’ billing actions amid storm
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#EyeOnMelissa: Paulwell calls on OUR to monitor JPS’ billing actions amid storm
October 25, 2025
Opposition Spokesman on Energy Phillip Paulwell has called on the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) to intervene to “prevent any unfair practice” b...
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#EyeOnMelissa: TS Melissa set to intensify into hurricane on Saturday morning
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#EyeOnMelissa: TS Melissa set to intensify into hurricane on Saturday morning
October 25, 2025
Tropical Storm Melissa is set to intensify into a hurricane on Saturday morning as it moves closer to Jamaica. According to the Meteorological Service...
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#EyeOnMelissa: JAA warns motorists to avoid flooded roads as Tropical Storm Melissa approaches
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#EyeOnMelissa: JAA warns motorists to avoid flooded roads as Tropical Storm Melissa approaches
October 24, 2025
KINGSTON,  Jamaica — As Tropical Storm Melissa moves closer to Jamaica the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) is urging motorists to exercise extrem...
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WATCH: #EyeOnMelissa: NWA clears critical drains in St Mary
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WATCH: #EyeOnMelissa: NWA clears critical drains in St Mary
October 24, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — Councillor Daedre Moulton of the Jamaica Labour Party says efforts are underway to clear critical drains across St Mary Western as ...
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Students face new blow
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Students face new blow
After hurricane destroyed uniforms, IDs, schoolers now forced to pay adult fares
Mark Dennis 
December 6, 2025
Students
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Melissa’s hard lesson
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Melissa’s hard lesson
Category 5 storm forces stubborn 81-year-old to finally ditch his zinc roof for concrete
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6, 2025
Melissa’s hard lesson
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Fee cuts for recovery
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Fee cuts for recovery
Hill announces reductions to help businesses reopen after Hurricane Melissa
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6, 2025
Fee cuts for recovery
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Marcia Griffiths thrills 1st Saturday Night Live at Sky Ultra Lounge
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Marcia Griffiths thrills 1st Saturday Night Live at Sky Ultra Lounge
Howard Campbell 
December 6, 2025
Marcia Griffiths thrills 1st Saturday Night Live at Sky Ultra Lounge
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Grief and disbelief
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Grief and disbelief
Treasure Beach in pain after murder of Kenyan artist
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6, 2025
Grief and disbelief
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