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Suspect in Denham Town shooting turns himself over to police
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Suspect in Denham Town shooting turns himself over to police
February 24 06:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man has turned himself in to the police in connection with the fatal Denham Town shooting that claimed the lives of a three-year...
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Forex: $156.93 to one US dollar
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Forex: $156.93 to one US dollar
February 24 05:42 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, February 24, ended trading at $156.93, up by 15 cents according to Bank of Jamaica’s dai...
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Chicken shortage set to ease, says Green
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Chicken shortage set to ease, says Green
February 24 05:39 PM
Consumers can expect a reprieve from the current chicken shortage as early as this week, according to Agriculture Minister Floyd Green. Speaking to Ob...
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Kuyah returns to open Jamaica Food and Drink Festival with flavour, fire and acoustics roots
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Kuyah returns to open Jamaica Food and Drink Festival with flavour, fire and acoustics roots
February 24 05:32 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Food and Drink Festival returns March 5-8, and once again, Kuyah will open the four-day culinary celebration. The even...
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Seretse returns to the stage after two decades
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Seretse returns to the stage after two decades
February 24 05:20 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — After two decades of absence from the stage, Seretse, of the island’s leading guitarists will make a highly anticipated appearance...
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Appeals intensify for burn victim
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Appeals intensify for burn victim
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 24 05:15 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A frustrated Carol Blackwood Hewitt is intensifying her appeals to the hearts and good sense of Jamaicans and people overseas, to ...
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MOU signed for development of Montego Bay Sports Complex
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MOU signed for development of Montego Bay Sports Complex
February 24 05:00 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Montego Bay Multi Sports Development Limited and the St James Municipal Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...
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Mother says Ardenne High removed son from classes over hairstyle; school denies claim
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Mother says Ardenne High removed son from classes over hairstyle; school denies claim
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 24 04:41 PM
Ardenne High is pushing back against allegations by a mother that her son had been removed from classes at the institution on Tuesday because his hair...
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Photos: Sterling Asset blends academia and finance at UWI Professor & Senior Staff Mingle
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Photos: Sterling Asset blends academia and finance at UWI Professor & Senior Staff Mingle
January 27, 2026
Sterling Asset Management’s UWI Professor & Senior Staff Mingle, held on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at the University of the West Indies’ Regional H...
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UWI confers honorary doctorate posthumously upon late Don Wehby
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UWI confers honorary doctorate posthumously upon late Don Wehby
January 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The University of the West Indies (UWI) posthumously conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) upon the late Honourab...
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UWI aims to position itself at forefront of e-mobility
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UWI aims to position itself at forefront of e-mobility
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 21, 2026
The University of the West Indies (UWI) has moved to position itself at the forefront of a global shift towards electric mobility (e-mobility), with t...
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Two eliminated as UWI’s King & Queen of Integration moves into high gear
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Two eliminated as UWI’s King & Queen of Integration moves into high gear
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
October 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Following an elimination exercise last Thursday, only six competitors remain in the inaugural Integration King & Queen competition...
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NCB internship opens new career possibilities for Leah Cassie
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NCB internship opens new career possibilities for Leah Cassie
September 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – What began as a routine summer internship has become a transformative experience for actuarial science student Leah Cassie, who di...
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UWI to install 7th chancellor on Saturday
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UWI to install 7th chancellor on Saturday
March 14, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The former group president and chief executive officer of the Sagicor Financial Company, Dr Dodridge Miller, will be inst...
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‘Caribbean culture is not a brand’ – Bogues challenges marketing of region’s soul
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‘Caribbean culture is not a brand’ – Bogues challenges marketing of region’s soul
February 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Declaring that "culture is not a brand", Professor Anthony Bogues, ASA Messer Professor of Humanities of African Studies at Brown ...
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Matthew Hyde gets almost 14 years in prison for torturing girlfriend
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Matthew Hyde gets almost 14 years in prison for torturing girlfriend
December 17, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Twenty-two-year-old Matthew Hyde, the former University of the West Indies (UWI) student who held his girlfriend captive in a dor...
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Matthew Hyde sentencing delayed after power outages, travel mix-up
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Matthew Hyde sentencing delayed after power outages, travel mix-up
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 8, 2024
The sentencing of 21-year-old Matthew Hyde, the former University of the West Indies (UWI) student who held his girlfriend captive in a dorm room and ...
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#GirlsinICT: Two women take on male-dominated Electronics Engineering at UWI
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#GirlsinICT: Two women take on male-dominated Electronics Engineering at UWI
Kelsey Thomas | Online Coordinator 
April 25, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Engineering is a historically male-dominated career, but two female students at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona camp...
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Forex: $156.93 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, February 24, ended trading at $156.93, up by 15 cents according to Bank of Jamaica’s dai...
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Chicken shortage set to ease, says Green
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Kuyah returns to open Jamaica Food and Drink Festival with flavour, fire and acoustics roots
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Seretse returns to the stage after two decades
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