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Watch out for fake vets!
Animal advocates warn of rogue practitioners amid delays appointing veterinary board
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9 12:30 AM
Animal advocates and veterinarians have expressed deep concern about delays in appointing a new veterinary board, charging that the absence of a regul...
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US-based J’can organisations ramping up efforts to assist with education, health care
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US-based J’can organisations ramping up efforts to assist with education, health care
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
June 9 12:28 AM
NEW YORK, USA — Ahead of the start of the next school term some Jamaican organisations here have begun to ramp up their efforts to assist schools acro...
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Producer Slyda Di Wizard working towards musical legacy
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Producer Slyda Di Wizard working towards musical legacy
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9 12:26 AM
For more than a decade producer Rayon “Slyda Di Wizard” Curate has been carving out his own space in the music industry. Having worked with top-tier d...
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‘Eight years, $24 billion, still No Cornwall Regional Hospital’ — PNP St James candidates claim
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‘Eight years, $24 billion, still No Cornwall Regional Hospital’ — PNP St James candidates claim
June 9 12:26 AM
“THE people of western Jamaica are now in the eighth year of waiting. What began as a response to air quality concerns has ballooned into a national s...
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Legacy project coming for G C Foster College
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Legacy project coming for G C Foster College
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
June 9 12:24 AM
NEW YORK, USA — Irwine Clare Sr, head of Team Jamaica Bickle — the non-profit body which has helped Jamaican and other Caribbean athletes at the prest...
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Iwaata, Aidonia drop Never Basic
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Iwaata, Aidonia drop Never Basic
June 9 12:24 AM
Two of dancehall’s fiercest voices, Iwaata and Aidonia, have created a fiery new single titled Never Basic, produced by the internationally acclaimed,...
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Jamaica’s finest electrify 2025 Racers Grand Prix
BY ANDRE LOWE Sports content manager lowea@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9 12:22 AM
KISHANE Thompson looks supreme, Bryan Levell is putting the world on notice, Rasheed Broadbell is flying, Tina Clayton is getting back to her best, an...
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Sweet dreams
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Sweet dreams
Young agriculturalist shares beekeeping and agro-processing hopes
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9 12:22 AM
NOT the norm by any means, a third-year student at the College of Agriculture, Science, and Education (CASE), Gavin Coley hopes to make big waves in t...
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USF free Wi-Fi sparks joy in Half-Way Tree
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USF free Wi-Fi sparks joy in Half-Way Tree
April 29, 2025
An air of gratitude filled Half-Way Tree in St Andrew last week as the Universal Service Fund (USF) prepared to officially launch its Connect Ja Publi...
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USF donates $5m in tech to Jamaica Fire Brigade
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USF donates $5m in tech to Jamaica Fire Brigade
February 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Universal Service Fund (USF) has donated 20 desktop computers and two printers to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) to the tune o...
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Winners announced for USF’s Crack the Code competition
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Winners announced for USF’s Crack the Code competition
December 18, 2024
The Universal Service Fund (USF) has announced the winners of its Crack the Code competition, which ran in celebration of Youth and Technology Month t...
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USF launches Connect Ja Public Wi-Fi site in Brown’s Town
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USF launches Connect Ja Public Wi-Fi site in Brown’s Town
October 15, 2024
ST ANN, Jamaica— The Universal Service Fund (USF) says it launched a new Connect Ja Public Wi-Fi site in Brown’s Town, St Ann on Friday in keeping wit...
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USF’s Connect a Child programme to distribute 630 tablets islandwide
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USF’s Connect a Child programme to distribute 630 tablets islandwide
September 20, 2024
The Universal Service Fund (USF) on Thursday began distributing 630 Samsung Galaxy tablets islandwide to students who have been identified by their Me...
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WATCH: Hannah Town gets free Wi-Fi
September 20, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Hannah Town in West Kingston now has free Wi-Fi service, courtesy of the Universal Service Fund (USF). The service has been made a...
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USF awards over $13 million in scholarships to tertiary students
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USF awards over $13 million in scholarships to tertiary students
August 29, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — In line with its vision to advance the country’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, the Universal Service Fund...
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USF bridges ICT access gap at JCDC Independence celebrations
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USF bridges ICT access gap at JCDC Independence celebrations
August 2, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Universal Service Fund (USF) is enhancing the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Independence events by providing ...
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Scholarship to be established in honour of late CEO of Universal Service Fund
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Scholarship to be established in honour of late CEO of Universal Service Fund
June 29, 2024
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunication and Transport Daryl Vaz has announced that an education scholarship is to be es...
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Watch out for fake vets!
Animal advocates warn of rogue practitioners amid delays appointing veterinary board
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9, 2025
Animal advocates and veterinarians have expressed deep concern about delays in appointing a new veterinary board, charging that the absence of a regul...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
US-based J’can organisations ramping up efforts to assist with education, health care
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US-based J’can organisations ramping up efforts to assist with education, health care
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
June 9, 2025
NEW YORK, USA — Ahead of the start of the next school term some Jamaican organisations here have begun to ramp up their efforts to assist schools acro...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Producer Slyda Di Wizard working towards musical legacy
Entertainment
Producer Slyda Di Wizard working towards musical legacy
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9, 2025
For more than a decade producer Rayon “Slyda Di Wizard” Curate has been carving out his own space in the music industry. Having worked with top-tier d...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘Eight years, $24 billion, still No Cornwall Regional Hospital’ — PNP St James candidates claim
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‘Eight years, $24 billion, still No Cornwall Regional Hospital’ — PNP St James candidates claim
June 9, 2025
“THE people of western Jamaica are now in the eighth year of waiting. What began as a response to air quality concerns has ballooned into a national s...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Legacy project coming for G C Foster College
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Legacy project coming for G C Foster College
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
June 9, 2025
NEW YORK, USA — Irwine Clare Sr, head of Team Jamaica Bickle — the non-profit body which has helped Jamaican and other Caribbean athletes at the prest...
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