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OUR admits it lacks manpower to verify utility companies’ recovery claims
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:30 AM
‘We don’t have the capacity’
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Christmas cheer
Government tapping overseas markets to ensure adequate supply of fruits, vegetables, and eggs
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:28 AM
Christmas cheer
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Student loan relief
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Student loan relief
SLB announces debt reset initiative for students affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:26 AM
Student loan relief
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Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
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Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
Insiders say ‘war of words’ good for dancehall
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:26 AM
Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
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Dre Skull banks on Cholita
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Dre Skull banks on Cholita
...drops new single with Skillibeng
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December 4 12:24 AM
Dre Skull banks on Cholita
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Overseas haven for dogs
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Overseas haven for dogs
Canada, US provide homes for more than 50 rescued after Melissa
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:24 AM
Overseas haven for dogs
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Grammy-winning producer Notnice to spread holiday cheer with Christmas compilation
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Grammy-winning producer Notnice to spread holiday cheer with Christmas compilation
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:22 AM
Grammy-winning producer Notnice to spread holiday cheer with Christmas compilation
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Climate justice clash
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Climate justice clash
Holness, Golding differ on what Jamaica should expect from wealthy high-emission countries
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:22 AM
Climate justice clash
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UK rejects visa for Jamaican child left homeless by Hurricane Melissa
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UK rejects visa for Jamaican child left homeless by Hurricane Melissa
November 28, 2025
An eight-year-old Jamaican girl living with her grandmother, whose home was destroyed by Hurricane Melissa, will not be able to join her parents in th...
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London police to stop probing ‘non-crime hate incidents’
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London police to stop probing ‘non-crime hate incidents’
October 20, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- London police said Monday they would stop investigating "non-crime hate incidents" after they were criticised for arre...
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Jamaican-British family wants new probe into son’s murder after killer’s admission
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Jamaican-British family wants new probe into son’s murder after killer’s admission
October 9, 2025
Jamaican-born Baroness Doreen Lawrence has called for British police to launch a new investigation into the 1993 murder of her son, following a convic...
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UK police probe fire at mosque as ‘hate crime’
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UK police probe fire at mosque as ‘hate crime’
October 5, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Police said on Sunday they were investigating a suspected arson at a mosque in southern England as a "hate crime", days...
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British teen dies in car crash 3 months after being freed from Dubai prison
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October 4, 2025
A British teenager who was pardoned by the leader of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after he was jailed in Dubai for having a sexual relationship with...
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Israel condemns ‘barbaric’ attack outside UK synagogue
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JERULSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Thursday's "barbaric attack" outside a British synagogue, while his ...
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UK to launch digital ID scheme to curb illegal migration
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UK to launch digital ID scheme to curb illegal migration
September 26, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday announced plans for a new nationwide digital ID in a bid to c...
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UK police arrest man after Heathrow, European airports cyberattack
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UK police arrest man after Heathrow, European airports cyberattack
September 24, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — United Kingdom (UK) police said Wednesday a man in his 40s had been arrested after a cyberattack caused ongoing problem...
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Exodus earns double platinum in the UK
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Exodus earns double platinum in the UK
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
September 19, 2025
In 1977, when the Bob Marley & the Wailers album Exodus was released, the project saw themes of change, religious politics and matters of the heart. R...
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Putin has let me down, says Trump at end of UK state visit
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September 18, 2025
CHEQUERS, United Kingdom (AFP) — Donald Trump warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin had "really let me down" after he met Prime Minister Keir S...
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Thousands protest in London over Trump UK visit
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Thousands protest in London over Trump UK visit
September 17, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Armed with signs and shouting slogans, thousands of anti-Donald Trump protesters descended on central London on Wednesd...
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Trump arrives in UK for historic second state visit
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Trump arrives in UK for historic second state visit
September 16, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)-US President Donald Trump arrived in Britain on Tuesday for an unprecedented second state visit, with the UK government r...
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UK government looks to military sites to house migrants
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September 7, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The British government said on Sunday it was considering housing migrants on military sites, as anger grows among some ...
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UK court convicts asylum seeker of sexual assault
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UK court convicts asylum seeker of sexual assault
September 4, 2025
CHELMSFORD, United Kingdom (AFP) — A court in England on Thursday convicted an Ethiopian asylum seeker of the sexual assault of a teenage girl and a w...
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Grantie Asher recalls challenging time with ‘Wayside’
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August 31, 2025
While going through rough times last year, singer Grantie Asher called on divine intervention to see him through his challenges. As part of his recove...
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UK’s mass facial-recognition roll-out alarms rights groups
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UK’s mass facial-recognition roll-out alarms rights groups
August 24, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Outside supermarkets or in festival crowds, millions are now having their features scanned by real-time facial-recogni...
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UK vows to speed up asylum claims as hotel protests spread
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UK vows to speed up asylum claims as hotel protests spread
August 24, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK government vowed Sunday to overhaul its asylum system after weekend protests broke out across the country at ho...
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Guyanese nationals added to UK ‘deport now, appeal later’ scheme
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Guyanese nationals added to UK ‘deport now, appeal later’ scheme
August 12, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (CMC) – Guyana is the lone Caribbean Community (Caricom) country named in 15 new countries under the United Kingdom’s “deport n...
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England faces ‘nationally significant’ water shortfall
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England faces ‘nationally significant’ water shortfall
August 11, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — England's water shortfall was classed as "nationally significant" as it experienced its driest first six months of the ...
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UK seeks to stamp out ‘cowboy’ cosmetic procedures including ‘BBL’s’
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UK seeks to stamp out ‘cowboy’ cosmetic procedures including ‘BBL’s’
August 7, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The United Kingdom (UK) government on Thursday announced plans to tighten rules on high-risk cosmetic procedures such a...
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UK teen jailed for a year for torturing two kittens to death
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UK teen jailed for a year for torturing two kittens to death
August 4, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A United Kingdom (UK) judge on Monday sentenced a 17-year-old boy to one year in prison for the "sadistic" torture and ...
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UK defends new online safety law after X criticism
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August 2, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The United Kingdom (UK) government on Saturday defended a new online safety law following harsh criticism from social n...
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‘We don’t have the capacity’
OUR admits it lacks manpower to verify utility companies’ recovery claims
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4, 2025
‘We don’t have the capacity’
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Christmas cheer
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Christmas cheer
Government tapping overseas markets to ensure adequate supply of fruits, vegetables, and eggs
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4, 2025
Christmas cheer
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Student loan relief
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Student loan relief
SLB announces debt reset initiative for students affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4, 2025
Student loan relief
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Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
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Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
Insiders say ‘war of words’ good for dancehall
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4, 2025
Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
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Dre Skull banks on Cholita
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Dre Skull banks on Cholita
...drops new single with Skillibeng
Kevin Jackson 
December 4, 2025
Dre Skull banks on Cholita
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