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Cutting teachers’ legs
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Cutting teachers’ legs
JTA troubled by proposed changes to motor vehicle duty concession
Jason Cross | Reporter 
February 17 12:20 AM
Cutting teachers’ legs
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The wait is over
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The wait is over
Renovation of closed Negril Post Office set to begin Thursday
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
February 17 12:18 AM
The wait is over
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
February 17 12:16 AM
National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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Cortina challenge
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Cortina challenge
Jamaica 14th in women’s monobob; two-man team 23rd after two runs
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17 12:14 AM
Cortina challenge
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Ricketts reiterates confidence in Speid’s ability to qualify Boyz for World Cup
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17 12:12 AM
High on Speid
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Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
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Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
February 17 12:10 AM
Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
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Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
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Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
Squatters tried to prevent woman burying her husband on her own property
Akera Davis Observer Writer 
February 17 12:06 AM
Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
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Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
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Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
February 17 12:05 AM
Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
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#EyeOnMelissa: Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to strike Jamaica as major hurricane early next week
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#EyeOnMelissa: Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to strike Jamaica as major hurricane early next week
October 24, 2025
Tropical Storm Melissa is now projected to make landfall in Jamaica as a major hurricane early next week. According to the Meteorological Service of J...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Tropical storm warning and hurricane watch remain as Melissa stands still
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#EyeOnMelissa: Tropical storm warning and hurricane watch remain as Melissa stands still
October 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As Tropical Storm Melissa remains nearly stationary to the southeast over the Caribbean Sea, the tropical storm warning and hurric...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Jamaica now under tropical storm warning as Melissa crawls across Caribbean
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#EyeOnMelissa: Jamaica now under tropical storm warning as Melissa crawls across Caribbean
October 23, 2025
A tropical storm warning and hurricane watch are now in effect for Jamaica as Tropical Storm Melissa moves slowly across the Caribbean Sea and closer ...
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Tropical storm warning discontinued, flash flood watch and warning in effect
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Tropical storm warning discontinued, flash flood watch and warning in effect
November 5, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— While the tropical storm warning for Jamaica has been lifted a flash flood warning is now in effect for southern parishes and a fla...
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Jamaica under tropical storm warning
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Jamaica under tropical storm warning
November 3, 2024
A tropical storm warning has been issued for Jamaica as an area of low pressure over the west-central Caribbean Sea becomes better organised while mov...
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Schools closed as Bahamians told to prepare for passage of Hurricane Milton
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Schools closed as Bahamians told to prepare for passage of Hurricane Milton
October 9, 2024
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC)— Prime Minister Phillip Davis has announced the closure of schools on some islands in the Bahamas as he urged residents to be pr...
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Cutting teachers’ legs
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Cutting teachers’ legs
JTA troubled by proposed changes to motor vehicle duty concession
Jason Cross | Reporter 
February 17, 2026
Cutting teachers’ legs
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The wait is over
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The wait is over
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February 17, 2026
The wait is over
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
February 17, 2026
National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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Cortina challenge
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Cortina challenge
Jamaica 14th in women’s monobob; two-man team 23rd after two runs
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17, 2026
Cortina challenge
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Ricketts reiterates confidence in Speid’s ability to qualify Boyz for World Cup
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February 17, 2026
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