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Accompong Electoral Committee defies court injunction, says nominations will proceed
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Accompong Electoral Committee defies court injunction, says nominations will proceed
May 15 11:33 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Accompong Electoral Committee says nomination day activities scheduled for Friday in Accompong, St Elizabeth will proceed as p...
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Jamaica to host UN WIPO director general on historic visit
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Jamaica to host UN WIPO director general on historic visit
May 15 11:08 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government will welcome Daren Tang, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), for an official v...
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EdgeChem brings global expertise to Jamaican painters through workshop
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EdgeChem brings global expertise to Jamaican painters through workshop
May 15 10:35 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Last month, EdgeChem partnered with Pentrilo to host Pentrilo Masters World Tour 2026 – Jamaica, an immersive, hands-on workshop d...
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US passenger from hantavirus cruise quarantines on remote Pitcairn Island
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US passenger from hantavirus cruise quarantines on remote Pitcairn Island
May 15 10:11 AM
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A passenger from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship is in quarantine on tiny Pitcairn Island, a volcanic outcrop...
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Drones to fight school shooters? One US company says yes
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Drones to fight school shooters? One US company says yes
May 15 10:09 AM
AUSTIN, United States (AFP) — A new idea for combatting America's horrific problem of school shootings is to unleash an unarmed drone to confront the ...
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Sophia Brown distributes care packages to hurricane-impacted St Elizabeth residents
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Sophia Brown distributes care packages to hurricane-impacted St Elizabeth residents
May 15 10:06 AM
After months of watching the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa from overseas, Sophia Brown finally saw the carnage when she recently visited her...
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Popcaan, Mvssivh featured on Drake’s new albums
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Popcaan, Mvssivh featured on Drake’s new albums
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
May 15 08:59 AM
Twenty-five-year-old Montego Bay-based beatmaker and producer Justin "Mvssivh" Junagadala and dancehall star Popcaan are featured on two of Drake's al...
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US seeks to indict Cuba’s ex-president Raul Castro — media
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US seeks to indict Cuba’s ex-president Raul Castro — media
May 15 08:39 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) is seeking to indict Raul Castro, the 94-year-old brother of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, ...
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UTech Jamaica AI symposium 2026 to examine Caribbean higher education readiness for the artificial intelligence era
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UTech Jamaica AI symposium 2026 to examine Caribbean higher education readiness for the artificial intelligence era
May 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As Artificial Intelligence (AI) rapidly reshapes education, industry, and the global workforce, the University of Technology, Jama...
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KSAMC moves to boost planning capacity through UTech MOU
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KSAMC moves to boost planning capacity through UTech MOU
March 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is set to deepen its ties with the University of Technology (UTech) throu...
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Salary glitch at UTech resolved for the most part, says president
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Salary glitch at UTech resolved for the most part, says president
March 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Technical issues that led to a delay in the payment of salaries at the University of Technology (UTech) on Wednesday have been res...
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UTech lecturers stage sit-in amid delayed salaries
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UTech lecturers stage sit-in amid delayed salaries
March 26, 2026
KINGSTON — Academic faculty at the University of Technology have staged a sit-in as March salaries have not yet been paid. Following a Zoom meeting he...
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UTech mentor and mentee of the year become co-authors of ‘The Ripple Effect: 5 Keys to Making a Difference that Lasts’
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UTech mentor and mentee of the year become co-authors of ‘The Ripple Effect: 5 Keys to Making a Difference that Lasts’
March 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A mentorship match made through the University of Technology (UTech) Alumni Mentorship Programme has evolved into something extrao...
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Gospel artiste Carlene Davis conferred with UTech honorary degree
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Gospel artiste Carlene Davis conferred with UTech honorary degree
February 1, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Gospel artiste Dr Carlene Davis-Cowan has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) by the University of Technolo...
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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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Accompong Electoral Committee defies court injunction, says nominations will proceed
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Accompong Electoral Committee says nomination day activities scheduled for Friday in Accompong, St Elizabeth will proceed as p...
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Jamaica to host UN WIPO director general on historic visit
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EdgeChem brings global expertise to Jamaican painters through workshop
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EdgeChem brings global expertise to Jamaican painters through workshop
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Last month, EdgeChem partnered with Pentrilo to host Pentrilo Masters World Tour 2026 – Jamaica, an immersive, hands-on workshop d...
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US passenger from hantavirus cruise quarantines on remote Pitcairn Island
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