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Bartlett calls on Caricom to prioritise tourism as region’s largest economic activity
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Bartlett calls on Caricom to prioritise tourism as region’s largest economic activity
May 13 12:05 PM
ST JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda — Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism  Edmund Bartlett has issued a call to action to the Caribbean Community (Caricom), urgi...
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Jamaica regressing on logistics hub development, says Hylton
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Jamaica regressing on logistics hub development, says Hylton
May 13 11:58 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has gone backwards in its development of a logistics hub, according to Opposition Spokesperson on Trade, Industry and Glob...
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Powerful Women and Men Perform for Charity returns in first post-COVID show
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Powerful Women and Men Perform for Charity returns in first post-COVID show
May 13 11:26 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — House Speaker Juliet Holness will make her grand return to the stage, while Opposition Leader Mark Golding and Minister of Tourism...
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New trial ordered for US lawyer convicted of murdering wife, son
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New trial ordered for US lawyer convicted of murdering wife, son
May 13 11:11 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A United States (US) court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a prominent lawyer serving a life sentence for ...
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Community newspaper executive Marva Brodie is dead
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Community newspaper executive Marva Brodie is dead
May 13 11:09 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Marva Brodie, co-founder and director of the community newspaper, The News (originally Boulevard News), died from a heart attack a...
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Trinidad PM says country will not recognise Barnett as Caricom secretary general after August
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Trinidad PM says country will not recognise Barnett as Caricom secretary general after August
May 13 10:40 AM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the country will not recognise Dr Carla Barnett as the ...
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Cops escape with minor injuries after service vehicle overturns in Trelawny
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Cops escape with minor injuries after service vehicle overturns in Trelawny
May 13 10:36 AM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Five members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), assigned to the Trelawny Division, escaped with minor injuries after the ser...
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Two lovers rock giants to be honoured at Kingston event
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Two lovers rock giants to be honoured at Kingston event
May 13 09:54 AM
Two giants of lovers rock will be honoured at the second edition of ‘Lovers Rock: A Night of British Reggae’, which takes place on May 17 at Pon Top S...
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Gov’t allocates $165m towards energy poverty reduction project in Westmoreland
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Gov’t allocates $165m towards energy poverty reduction project in Westmoreland
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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Wisconsin-based Bartalozzi Homes rebuilds homes in Jamaica for hurricane victims
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Wisconsin-based Bartalozzi Homes rebuilds homes in Jamaica for hurricane victims
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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More linemen arrive to help restore electricity in Westmoreland and St Elizabeth
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More linemen arrive to help restore electricity in Westmoreland and St Elizabeth
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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Sections of communities in Westmoreland now have light
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Sections of communities in Westmoreland now have light
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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Pedestrian, motorist killed in separate crashes in Westmoreland
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Pedestrian, motorist killed in separate crashes in Westmoreland
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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Westmoreland man charged with arson
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Westmoreland man charged with arson
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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Westmoreland residents get water, light as JPS restores electricity to Roaring River pump
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Westmoreland residents get water, light as JPS restores electricity to Roaring River pump
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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Residents in western Jamaica to receive skills training in construction through BRIDGE initiative
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Residents in western Jamaica to receive skills training in construction through BRIDGE initiative
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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UPDATE: Massive hardware fire in Negril now under control
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UPDATE: Massive hardware fire in Negril now under control
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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Education Ministry mourns lives lost in St Elizabeth/Westmoreland border crash
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Education Ministry mourns lives lost in St Elizabeth/Westmoreland border crash
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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Three feared dead in crash near St Elizabeth/ Westmoreland border
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Three feared dead in crash near St Elizabeth/ Westmoreland border
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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Hurricane-stricken family appeals for help to save 13-y-o son who needs kidney transplant
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Hurricane-stricken family appeals for help to save 13-y-o son who needs kidney transplant
Kelsey Thomas, Online coordinator, thomask@jamaicaobserver.com 
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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Petrojam offers fuel lifeline to Savanna-la-Mar field hospital
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Petrojam offers fuel lifeline to Savanna-la-Mar field hospital
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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Rodent control programme being rolled out in Westmoreland
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Rodent control programme being rolled out in Westmoreland
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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‘Joy to the West’ initiative brings smiles to Westmoreland residents
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‘Joy to the West’ initiative brings smiles to Westmoreland residents
January 4, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — In a Christmas initiative dubbed “Joy to the West”, vulnerable Westmoreland residents were provided with necessary relief item...
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
Howard Campbell 
December 28, 2025
A team from Emirates Facial and Dental Implants Center in New York, were at Little London Primary School in Westmoreland from December 17-20, treating...
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WPM Waste Management focusing on restoring regular collection in Westmoreland
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WPM Waste Management focusing on restoring regular collection in Westmoreland
December 22, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Regional Operations Manager of WPM Waste Management Ltd, Dramaine Jones, says the company’s operations remain firmly focused on re...
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Couples Resorts and Issa Trust Foundation lead rebuilding efforts for employees
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Couples Resorts and Issa Trust Foundation lead rebuilding efforts for employees
December 19, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica  — In an effort to help employees affected by Hurricane Melissa rebuild, Couples Resorts through its non-profit arm, the Issa Tr...
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RADA to host livestock clinic in Westmoreland on Friday
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RADA to host livestock clinic in Westmoreland on Friday
December 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will host a livestock clinic at the Westmoreland Parish Office in Llandilo, on...
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Give Back Jamaica provides relief efforts in St Elizabeth, Westmoreland
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Give Back Jamaica provides relief efforts in St Elizabeth, Westmoreland
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 15, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—Give Back Jamaica, an organisation known for assisting the less fortunate, went into action following the devastation in St Eliz...
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Westmoreland residents urged to treat all non-bottled water
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Westmoreland residents urged to treat all non-bottled water
December 15, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica —Medical officer of health for Westmoreland Dr Marcia Graham, is urging residents to treat all non-bottled water as the parish conti...
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PM asks for residents’ cooperation amid imminent closure of Petersfield hurricane shelter
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PM asks for residents’ cooperation amid imminent closure of Petersfield hurricane shelter
Anthony Lewis, Observer writer 
December 13, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is asking hurricane-affected residents of Petersfield in Westmoreland for cooperation as Gove...
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Powerful Women and Men Perform for Charity returns in first post-COVID show
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — House Speaker Juliet Holness will make her grand return to the stage, while Opposition Leader Mark Golding and Minister of Tourism...
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Community newspaper executive Marva Brodie is dead
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