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Tile City Launches New Showroom @DesignWeekJa
October 11 05:53 AM
Day four of Design Week Ja 2026 was cause for celebration as title sponsor Tile City & Home Centre marked the next chapter in its journey on Thursday,...
Voters’ real BIG fears
Columns
Voters’ real BIG fears
Garfield Higgins 
October 11 05:45 AM
The outcomes of the last three general elections show concretely that the majority of Jamaicans who voted feared having the People’s National Party (P...
The Firearms Act: The case for measured reform
Columns
The Firearms Act: The case for measured reform
Tenneshia T Watkins 
October 11 05:41 AM
Although the current approach to law is for lawyers to speak in modern, plain language, there are times when resort to Latin is necessary. The respons...
The invisible architect
Columns
The invisible architect
Why overseas expertise isn’t always the answer to systemic failures
Wainsworth Small 
October 11 03:01 AM
Across the globe, critical infrastructure systems are proving to be remarkably fragile. In recent months, the UK’s National Air Traffic Services (NATS...
Understanding the Firearms Act
Columns
Understanding the Firearms Act
Jason McKay 
October 11 02:56 AM
Jamaica ’s three greatest problems that have had to be overcome over the last 200 years were achieving emancipation from slavery, the abject poverty t...
Mayor Gager on the right path
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Mayor Gager on the right path
October 11 02:51 AM
We feel the pain of Falmouth Mayor Councillor C Junior Gager, who has signalled that Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC) is gearing to implement toug...
CAFFE in crisis
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CAFFE in crisis
Cash-strapped election watchdog desperately needs private sector lifeline
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 11 02:30 AM
AFTER almost 30 years of monitoring elections in Jamaica, the internationally acclaimed agency Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) is ...

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OUR calls for more coordinated water sector amid drought
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OUR calls for more coordinated water sector amid drought
October 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is calling for better planning in the water sector amid ongoing drought conditions During...
Gov’t adds $50 million to drought response as farm production falls 15%
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Gov’t adds $50 million to drought response as farm production falls 15%
Kelsey Thomas, Online coordinator, thomask@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 22, 2026
The Government is injecting an additional $50 million into its drought intervention programme as dry conditions continue to affect farmers and contrib...
Samuda rejects claim water expansion being politicised
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Samuda rejects claim water expansion being politicised
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 25, 2026
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change Matthew Samuda has brushed aside allegations made by Opposition Spokesman Ian Hayles that he has pol...
Reduced rainfall affecting water systems
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Reduced rainfall affecting water systems
February 24, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Water Commission (NWC) has warned that without a substantial increase in rainfall, water restrictions may become nece...
NWC extends MSME amnesty to December 31
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NWC extends MSME amnesty to December 31
December 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The National Water Commission (NWC) is encouraging micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to take advantage of its amnes...

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