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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign —  Young Jamaica
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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign — Young Jamaica
April 6 05:26 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Young Jamaica is urging Opposition Leader and President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, to immediately clarify...
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
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April 6 04:53 PM
Reggae artiste and actor Ky-Mani Marley and Colombian reggaeton artiste Kapla have teamed up for a collaborative EP, which is being produced by Americ...
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Trump doubles down on Iran threat, says ceasefire ‘not good enough’
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Trump doubles down on Iran threat, says ceasefire ‘not good enough’
April 6 03:45 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his threat to wreck Iran's civilian infrastructure, w...
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
April 6 03:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas, is urging parents and g...
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 03:08 PM
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — As Caribbean workers face growing challenges in accessing higher education overseas, business leaders say online learning i...
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 02:01 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Veteran British sports administrator Craig Reedie, a former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a key figure ...
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 01:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Criminal Records Office is advising the public that there will be temporary changes to operat...
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
April 6 12:56 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Several families left homeless by Hurricane Melissa are now on the path to recovery, as a multi-partner initiative moves to constr...
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Jermaine Francis, a student leader with a mission
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Jermaine Francis, a student leader with a mission
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
March 18, 2026
For University of the West Indies (Mona) marketing student Jermaine Francis, the best interest of his fellow students is his first priority. Currently...
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Academic and medical communities mourn passing of Dr Tomlin Paul
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Academic and medical communities mourn passing of Dr Tomlin Paul
March 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The regional and international academic community is mourning the passing of Dr Tomlin Paul, a respected physician, medical educat...
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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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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Young Jamaica is urging Opposition Leader and President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, to immediately clarify...
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
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Reggae artiste and actor Ky-Mani Marley and Colombian reggaeton artiste Kapla have teamed up for a collaborative EP, which is being produced by Americ...
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Trump doubles down on Iran threat, says ceasefire ‘not good enough’
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his threat to wreck Iran's civilian infrastructure, w...
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas, is urging parents and g...
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — As Caribbean workers face growing challenges in accessing higher education overseas, business leaders say online learning i...
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