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KC seek motivation for second-tier Walker Cup through record title chase
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KC seek motivation for second-tier Walker Cup through record title chase
December 4 02:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – For the first time in over a decade, Kingston College (KC) will not be represented in the quarterfinals of the ISSA Manning Cup. T...
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Jazz Must Be returns to The Summit for second staging
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Jazz Must Be returns to The Summit for second staging
December 4 02:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Vocalist Apryl-Jaye will present the second staging of Island Car Rentals Presents: Jazz Must Be on Thursday, December 4 at The Su...
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Gov’t receives Ethiopian delegation on hurricane recovery assistance mission
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Gov’t receives Ethiopian delegation on hurricane recovery assistance mission
December 4 01:49 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government of Jamaica on Thursday received a high-level delegation from the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia which was ...
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Jamaica-bound hurricane relief container robbed in Canada
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Jamaica-bound hurricane relief container robbed in Canada
December 4 01:13 PM
TORONTO, Canada — Canadian police are investigating what volunteers say is a heartbreaking robbery after thieves emptied out a container of donated it...
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Trump’s immigration stance contradicting World Cup ‘unity’ message
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Trump’s immigration stance contradicting World Cup ‘unity’ message
December 4 01:01 PM
WASHINGTON, United States — With the World Cup draw set for Washington this Friday, United States (US) President Donald Trump is expected to feature h...
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Leader of notorious Haitian gang sentenced to life in prison
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Leader of notorious Haitian gang sentenced to life in prison
December 4 12:53 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The self-proclaimed “king” of Haiti’s violent 400 Mawozo gang, Joly Germine, was on Wednesday sentenced to life in p...
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Traffic changes announced for Santa Cruz during festive season
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Traffic changes announced for Santa Cruz during festive season
December 4 10:55 AM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Effective Monday, December 8, 2025, traditional Christmas traffic changes will be in effect for the town of Santa Cruz, St Eli...
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Traffic changes to be implemented in Christiana, Manchester for the holiday season
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Traffic changes to be implemented in Christiana, Manchester for the holiday season
December 4 10:46 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) will introduce a series of traffic changes in Christiana, Manchester, beginning Monday, December...
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UTech announces resumption of classes following Hurricane Melissa
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UTech announces resumption of classes following Hurricane Melissa
November 8, 2025
University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) is advising that in-person and online classes will resume on Monday, November 10, at the Main Campus, Papine...
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Three Jamaicans to be conferred with UTech honorary degrees
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Three Jamaicans to be conferred with UTech honorary degrees
October 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The University of Technology (UTech) is set to confer honorary degrees to American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, Chief Executive Offic...
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‘A complete mess’: UTech students frustrated with portal glitches
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‘A complete mess’: UTech students frustrated with portal glitches
DANA MALCOLM, Observer Online reporter, malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— University of Technology (UTech) students are growing increasingly frustrated with the institution’s online portal, which they say ...
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West Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists awards $10 million in scholarships to 42 students
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West Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists awards $10 million in scholarships to 42 students
September 14, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Seventh-day Adventist Church demonstrated its commitment to holistic ministry when the West Jamaica Conference recently awarde...
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UTech auditorium gets $3.6 million donation in cooling equipment
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UTech auditorium gets $3.6 million donation in cooling equipment
July 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Students at the University of Technology (UTech) will now have access to a cooler and more comfortable space at the Alfred Sangste...
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In pictures: Table Talk Food Awards presents five students with scholarships, bursaries
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In pictures: Table Talk Food Awards presents five students with scholarships, bursaries
June 15, 2025
There was laughter, some tears and a whole lot of celebration for winners of Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards scholarships and bursaries on Fri...
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UTech launches racing club
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UTech launches racing club
May 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) is aiming to become the first Caribbean university to officially compete in the inte...
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UTech saddened as missing student Anisa Dilworth feared dead
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UTech saddened as missing student Anisa Dilworth feared dead
May 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- President of the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), Dr Kevin Brown says the university community is saddened by the news th...
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‘No excuse for violence’: Nurses protest following attack on colleague
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‘No excuse for violence’: Nurses protest following attack on colleague
May 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Nurses across Jamaica joined forces Monday to demand an end to violence against women and children following last week’s brutal at...
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Decomposed body found in Portmore, police unable to confirm identity
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Decomposed body found in Portmore, police unable to confirm identity
May 17, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – The St Catherine South police say they cannot confirm that a body found in the division Saturday afternoon is that of missing ...
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PNP calls for greater protection of women as inDrive driver held in UTech student disappearance
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PNP calls for greater protection of women as inDrive driver held in UTech student disappearance
May 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) Spokesperson on Gender Affairs, Denise Daley is calling for urgent action to protect Jamaica’s women...
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UTech student reported missing
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UTech student reported missing
May 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Family members and the university community are seeking the public’s help in locating Anisa Dilworth, a pharmaceutical technology ...
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Education Minister encourages UTech to expand programmes to aid national development
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Education Minister encourages UTech to expand programmes to aid national development
May 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dana Morris Dixon, is encouraging the leadership of the University o...
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UTech, Y Smart Data sign MoU to create national address codes for Jamaica
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UTech, Y Smart Data sign MoU to create national address codes for Jamaica
April 29, 2025
The University of Technology Jamaica (UTech) and Y Smart Data - a Jamaican geospatial technology company focused on transforming how communities are m...
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Amber UTech Launchpad signs first startups
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Amber UTech Launchpad signs first startups
April 28, 2025
The first three innovative startups have been onboarded into the Amber UTech Launchpad, a transformative initiative aimed at nurturing Jamaica’s brigh...
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Angel soars above the competition to cop J$1m for Flood Sense innovation at UTech/Sagicor challenge
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Angel soars above the competition to cop J$1m for Flood Sense innovation at UTech/Sagicor challenge
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 23, 2025
Angel Pinnock, a third-year Computer Science student at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), walked away with J$1 million on Tuesday after w...
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UTech students compete for $1 million in Sagicor Innovation Challenge
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UTech students compete for $1 million in Sagicor Innovation Challenge
March 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The 5th staging of the Sagicor Innovation Challenge has been officially launched with students of the University of Technology (UT...
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Grange expresses condolences at passing of former UTech president Alfred Sangster
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Grange expresses condolences at passing of former UTech president Alfred Sangster
January 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia “Babsy” Grange is lauding the late Dr Alfred Sangster for his contrib...
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236 TAP participants to graduate in December
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236 TAP participants to graduate in December
November 28, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two hundred and thirty-six young Jamaicans have successfully completed comprehensive training under the Technology Advancement Pro...
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‘Shoot Hoops, Not Guns’ basketball initiative hailed as an effective crime prevention strategy
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‘Shoot Hoops, Not Guns’ basketball initiative hailed as an effective crime prevention strategy
September 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of National Security’s ‘Shoot Hoops, Not Guns’ basketball initiative’ is being hailed by State Minister Juliet Cuthbe...
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UTech raises tuition by 3%; president laments ‘financial distress’ due to subvention cut
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UTech raises tuition by 3%; president laments ‘financial distress’ due to subvention cut
Clevena Brown Observer intern 
August 18, 2024
Lamenting that a $1 billion cut in Government subvention “has caused significant financial distress” to the tertiary institution, University of Techno...
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Jazz Must Be returns to The Summit for second staging
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