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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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Len Brown to feature on IMC 2026 panel
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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...
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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...
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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...
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‘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...
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Tammara Glaves-Hucey: On faith, leadership and becoming her truest self
All Woman, Features
Tammara Glaves-Hucey: On faith, leadership and becoming her truest self
February 16, 2026
IN speaking with the people closest to her, friends and colleagues of Tammara Glaves-Hucey, head of general insurance at GKFG, would say she is faith-...
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Guyana to distribute mining lands to small scale gold miners
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Guyana to distribute mining lands to small scale gold miners
February 16, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Guyana government says it will distribute a large acreage of mining lands to local small-scale gold miners within the n...
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Portland Health Department rolls out blood pressure screenings for Heart Month
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Portland Health Department rolls out blood pressure screenings for Heart Month
February 16, 2026
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — The Portland Health Department has commenced a series of blood pressure screenings across the parish in observance of Heart Month...
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Sister of slain policewoman using foundation to help other gun violence victims
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Sister of slain policewoman using foundation to help other gun violence victims
February 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Nearly four decades after gunmen killed her policewoman sister in the line of duty, Denise Johnston is supporting victims of gun v...
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JTA dismisses ‘fake’ media release claiming 50% salary increase for teachers
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JTA dismisses ‘fake’ media release claiming 50% salary increase for teachers
February 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) has dismissed as false a media release being circulated in the public domain claiming a 50 p...
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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...
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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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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...
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PNP calls for compassionate global response to situation in Cuba
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PNP calls for compassionate global response to situation in Cuba
February 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says the current circumstances facing the Cuban people demand a principled and compas...
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Senior journalist praises Lacovia police for going beyond the call of duty
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Senior journalist praises Lacovia police for going beyond the call of duty
February 16, 2026
Senior journalist at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Garfield Agnus, is praising officers from the Lacovia Police Station for their assistance ...
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Police release composite sketches of Portland shooting suspects
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Police release composite sketches of Portland shooting suspects
February 16, 2026
PORTLAND, Jamaica — The Portland police have released a composite sketch of two suspects in connection with a case of wounding with intent and possess...
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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...
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AHF Jamaica champions youth sexual health ahead of International Condom Day 2026
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AHF Jamaica champions youth sexual health ahead of International Condom Day 2026
February 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — In observance of Safer Sex Week 2026 and in the lead-up to International Condom Day, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Jamaica is r...
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Hope insists no ease up against Italy as West Indies reach Super Eight
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Hope insists no ease up against Italy as West Indies reach Super Eight
February 16, 2026
MUMBAI, India (CMC) — Even with the West Indies having punched their ticket to the next phase of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup, skipper Shai Hope i...
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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...
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‘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...
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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...
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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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STANDING on high ground anywhere in Jamaica, with the land folding toward the sea and the city pressing carefully against its limits, it becomes clear...
February 15, 2026
Trinidad gets licences from United States for oil and gas activities in Venezuela
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Trinidad gets licences from United States for oil and gas activities in Venezuela
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government on Friday said that it has been issued with two United States general licences, whi...
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Kingston businessman charged with fraudulent conversion
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OVERWHELMED by emotion and filled with gratitude, beneficiary school leaders say the outpouring of national support through the Sagicor Sigma Corporat...
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Shell apartments an answer to Jamaica’s housing affordability crisis?
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Are shell apartments an answer to the affordability crisis in Jamaica’s housing market? Kingston-based real estate firm Spark FDI (name being changed ...
February 15, 2026
Guyanese Opposition Leader and father want suspension of extradition committal proceedings
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He should resign!
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He should resign!
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February 15, 2026
Thompson-Herah to open season in 60m at Camperdown Classic
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Thompson-Herah to open season in 60m at Camperdown Classic
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Double Olympic 100m and 200m champion Elaine Thompson-Herah will make her long-awaited return to the track when she opens her season...
February 13, 2026
Jamaica’s multidimensional poverty index, escaping the economic KPI trap—Keenan Falconer
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Jamaica’s multidimensional poverty index, escaping the economic KPI trap—Keenan Falconer
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—After several years in gestation, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) recently launched Jamaica’s Multidimensional Poverty Inde...
February 13, 2026
West Indies first team into T20 World Cup Super Eights
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West Indies first team into T20 World Cup Super Eights
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MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- The West Indies became the first team to qualify for the Super Eights phase of the T20 World Cup when they cruised to victory a...
February 15, 2026
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