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As Rubio meets with Caribbean leaders; US eases Cuba oil block
February 26 12:20 AM
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MPs demand answers over ‘mind-boggling’ NWC bills
February 26 12:18 AM
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February 26 12:16 AM
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February 26 12:14 AM
US eases ban on Venezuelan oil to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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Head-turning Jamaican basketball team faces Bahamas in World Cup push
February 26 12:12 AM
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February 26 12:11 AM
As Washington softens oil embargo, Cuba coast guard kills 4 on Florida-registered boat
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February 26 12:10 AM
Caribbean Flavours Take Centre Stage at Jamaica Food and Drink Festival 2026
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February 26 12:09 AM
Regional leaders encouraged by engagement with Rubio
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February 25, 2026
The Jamaica Observer understands that Westmoreland burn victim, Dacia Forrester successfully underwent a medical procedure to remove burnt skin cell...
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February 23, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Public health teams in Westmoreland inspected more than 25,000 homes in January as part of intensified mosquito control measur...
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February 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Dacia Forrester should be preparing to celebrate her 41st birthday on Wednesday, but instead, she is currently confined to a hospita...
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February 13, 2026
After more than a year on the run, a man has been arrested and charged in connection with the 2024 murder of his British-Jamaican wife whose body was ...
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February 11, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Recovery efforts in Project STAR communities that were affected by Hurricane Melissa received a significant boost following a ...
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February 10, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Cornwall College took a big step towards qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (I...
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February 3, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica—The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says several of its transformers that were scheduled for installation to support electricity re...
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January 26, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says the Government has allocated $165 million towards the national energy poverty reduction project...
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January 24, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A team of volunteer carpenters led by Dirk Bartalozzi of Bartalozzi Homes arrived in Jamaica from Wisconsin in the United Stat...
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January 23, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A second contingent of Caribbean linemen has arrived in Jamaica, with additional crews expected, as the Jamaica Public Service Com...
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January 20, 2026
With the energisation of power lines leading to the National Water Commission (NWC) Roaring River Pump, customers in sections of Petersfield, sections...
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January 20, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Two men, a pedestrian and a motorist, died as a result of injuries sustained in two separate motor vehicle crashes in Westmore...
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January 16, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica— A Westmoreland man has been charged with arson following an incident in his community on Tuesday, January 13. He has been ident...
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January 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has restored electricity to the Roaring River National Water Commission (NWC) pump, which...
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January 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Some 200 unemployed Jamaicans in St Elizabeth, Westmoreland, St James and Hanover are set to receive hands-on training in constructi...
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January 14, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A massive fire which gutted a maintenance service and hardware property in Negril earlier this evening has been brought under...
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January 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Education Minister Senator Dana Morris Dixon is mourning the tragic loss of three children and an adult following a two-vehicle cr...
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January 10, 2026
Three people are feared dead following a two-vehicle collision on the Crawford to Font Hill main road near the St Elizabeth/ Westmoreland border on Sa...
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January 9, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A Westmoreland family still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Melissa are appealing to the public for assistance to save t...
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January 9, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Petrojam has pumped over 20,000 litres of fuel to generate electricity for the Savanna-la-Mar field hospital in Westmoreland ...
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January 8, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A comprehensive rodent control programme is to be implemented across several communities in Westmoreland as public health official...
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January 4, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — In a Christmas initiative dubbed “Joy to the West”, vulnerable Westmoreland residents were provided with necessary relief item...
As Rubio meets with Caribbean leaders; US eases Cuba oil block
February 26, 2026
ICE COOLING
MPs demand answers over ‘mind-boggling’ NWC bills
February 26, 2026
Bills rising, but taps still dry
Entertainment, ...
Romeich, Slyda di Wizard aim to revive reggae’s youth with Love Echoes rhythm
February 26, 2026
Joyful pulse
February 26, 2026
US eases ban on Venezuelan oil to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
Basketball, ...
Head-turning Jamaican basketball team faces Bahamas in World Cup push
February 26, 2026
Battling Bahamas
