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Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
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AS short-term rental scams become more sophisticated, real estate expert Roger Allen is warning that fraudsters are misusing booking platforms like Ai...
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Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 2, 2026
WITH Jamaica on the cusp of its 64th Independence celebrations, constitutional reform advocate Robert Stephens is urging the political directorate to ...
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Emancipendence activities set to ‘light up’ Jamaica
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
August 2, 2026
For the annual week-long celebrations commemorating Jamaica’s ‘Emancipendence’, party-lovers and cultural enthusiasts have planned a calendar of activ...
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Sports
Sunshine joy!
History beckons as Jamaica stun Australia in C’wealth netball semi-final
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 2, 2026
Jamaica will continue their hunt for an elusive Commonwealth Games netball gold medal when they face New Zealand in today’s final at the Hydro Arena i...
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The Nature of Luxury
August 2, 2026
Luxury has become predictable. Gold, marble, 1,000-thread count sheets. We have been taught to look for it in particular places. But some of the most ...
Former PM Golding questions US-Jamaica friendship
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Former PM Golding questions US-Jamaica friendship
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Below is the full text of former Prime Minister Bruce Golding’s address to the Jamaica 64th Independence Gala hosted by Team Jamaica Bickle in Philade...
US embassies urge citizens to consider departing Middle East
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US embassies urge citizens to consider departing Middle East
August 1, 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — United States (US) embassies in capitals across the Middle East on Saturday warned their citizens to beware of "un...
PNP bids farewell to Headley “Dellmar” Samuels
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PNP bids farewell to Headley “Dellmar” Samuels
August 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party (PNP) has expressed profound sadness at the passing of Headley "Dellmar" Samuels, who served as the pa...
International, local acts to perform at Republic Weekend
Entertainment, Latest News
International, local acts to perform at Republic Weekend
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
August 2, 2026
A number of international and local acts are set to hit the stage and deliver their respective hit songs at the Heroes' Weekend staging of Republic We...
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The Style Issue, July 30, 2026
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Polka dots? Consider them officially back on the fashion radar. The vintage print made a chic return on the Spring/Summer 2026 runways of Khaite, Tory...
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•Constitutional reform deadlocked ahead of Jamaica’s 64th Independence •Advocate proposes independent head for reform committee
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 2, 2026
WITH Jamaica on the cusp of its 64th Independence celebrations, constitutional reform advocate Robert Stephens is urging the political directorate to ...
Sunshine Girls win back-to- back silver medal at CWG
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Sunshine Girls win back-to- back silver medal at CWG
August 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls won back-to-back silver medals after being beaten 56-48 in the final of the Commonwealth Games netball co...
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Real estate expert warns of rising short-term rental scams
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 2, 2026
AS short-term rental scams become more sophisticated, real estate expert Roger Allen is warning that fraudsters are misusing booking platforms like Ai...
Sunshine joy!
Sports
Sunshine joy!
History beckons as Jamaica stun Australia in C’wealth netball semi-final
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 2, 2026
Jamaica will continue their hunt for an elusive Commonwealth Games netball gold medal when they face New Zealand in today’s final at the Hydro Arena i...
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‘SHABBY!’
UEFA, Concacaf target Infantino after FIFA shelve World Cup private investment plan
August 2, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino came under increasing fire from continental governing bodies on Saturday despite scrapping a wid...
Rally great Ogier in hospital after high-speed crash
Sports
Rally great Ogier in hospital after high-speed crash
August 2, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — Frenchman Sebastien Ogier and his co-pilot Julien Ingrassia were hospitalised on Saturday after spinning off a forest dirt road ...
Windies hunt historic win at fabled Queen’s Park Oval
Cricket, Sports
Windies hunt historic win at fabled Queen’s Park Oval
August 2, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The West Indies will stride onto the hallowed turf of the Queen’s Park Oval on Sunday with history in their sights and...

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