Jamaica steps up
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Jamaica steps up
Principals of hurricane-affected schools overwhelmed by nat’l support as Sigma Run raises $152m
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 16, 2026
OVERWHELMED by emotion and filled with gratitude, beneficiary school leaders say the outpouring of national support through the Sagicor Sigma Corporat...
Opposition wants clarity on digital services tax plan
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Opposition wants clarity on digital services tax plan
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 16, 2026
AS the Government moves to extend General Consumption Tax (GCT) to overseas digital services, Opposition spokesman on science, technology and digital ...
More than colours
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More than colours
Jamaica’s Bob Marley-inspired football jersey tests boundaries of national pride
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 16, 2026
AS Adidas’s Bob Marley-inspired Jamaica football jersey continues to divide fans days after its unveiling, some voices within the local football commu...
Len Brown to feature on IMC 2026 panel
Entertainment, Music
Len Brown to feature on IMC 2026 panel
...encourages more fora, countering misinformation
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 16, 2026
Len Brown, senior manager of hip hop, R&B, and reggae at the Recording Academy, is looking forward to making an impact at the 2026 edition of Island M...
Boost for Catherine Hall
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Boost for Catherine Hall
$3-billion investment in new SEZ; stadium lease on agenda
February 16, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon has announced that two major divestment initiatives in the Catherine Hall area...
Sun-powered classrooms
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Sun-powered classrooms
Sandals Foundation’s school rebuild post-Hurricane Melissa takes on energy resilience
February 16, 2026
AS teachers and students in the west continue to make the most out of adjusted learning environments post-Hurricane Melissa, the Sandals Foundation ha...
‘I have more to accomplish’
Athletics, Sports
‘I have more to accomplish’
Thompson Herah driven by ambition as she marks return from 20-month setback
BY ANDRE LOWE Sports content manager lowea@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 16, 2026
AFTER months of battling an Achilles injury that forced her away from the sport she loves, Elaine Thompson Herah stepped back onto the track on Saturd...
Mica Moore qualifies for fourth round of monobob
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Mica Moore qualifies for fourth round of monobob
February 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica’s Mica Moore has advanced to the fourth round of the women’s monobob at the XXV Winter Olympics being held at the Eugenio M...
Valedictorian sets sights on advancing deaf community advocacy
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Valedictorian sets sights on advancing deaf community advocacy
Carlysia Ramdeen, Observer Online reporter, ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Driven by a desire to make a meaningful impact within Jamaica’s deaf community, the 2025 valedictorian of the University of the We...
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Monday February 16, 2026
Lifestyle, Page2, Page2 Section, ...
Monday February 16, 2026
February 16, 2026
The Valencia Room at the S Hotel in New Kingston, Thursday last, provided an elegant backdrop for the launch of Heels, Hustle, Heart: Claiming Your Se...
Bellevue Hospital confirms patient’s death
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Bellevue Hospital confirms patient’s death
February 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Bellevue Hospital has confirmed that a patient died on its compound on Monday, February 16, 2026. In a media release, the hospital...
Montego Bay edge Cavalier, Mt Pleasant hammer Dunbeholden
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Montego Bay edge Cavalier, Mt Pleasant hammer Dunbeholden
February 16, 2026
Montego Bay United maintained their seven-point lead in the Jamaica Premier League after holding off defending champions Cavalier 1-0 while former cha...
‘I have more to accomplish’
Athletics, Sports
‘I have more to accomplish’
Thompson Herah driven by ambition as she marks return from 20-month setback
BY ANDRE LOWE Sports content manager lowea@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 16, 2026
AFTER months of battling an Achilles injury that forced her away from the sport she loves, Elaine Thompson Herah stepped back onto the track on Saturd...
Champions Cavalier vow to keep fighting after loss to Montego Bay
Football, Sports
Champions Cavalier vow to keep fighting after loss to Montego Bay
Paul A Reid 
February 16, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Cavalier FC’s technical staff remain wary of not advancing to the Jamaica Premier League play-offs after they were beaten 0-1 by M...
Jamaica’s Rivers looks to flow at Winter Olympics
Sports
Jamaica’s Rivers looks to flow at Winter Olympics
February 16, 2026
THE bobsleigh team has received majority of the attention in Jamaica’s build-up to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, however young Henri Rivers IV wi...

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