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OUR calls for more coordinated water sector amid drought
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OUR calls for more coordinated water sector amid drought
October 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is calling for better planning in the water sector amid ongoing drought conditions During...
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African group tells Warmington to apologise and undergo self-repair
October 5, 2026
THE Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) has pointedly told Government Member of Parliament Everald Warmington that he has a “misinformed understanding” of h...
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Diaspora leaders reject claim of no complaints over slow pace of hurricane aid
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
NEW YORK, United States — Diaspora leaders here have rubbished a claim by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade She...
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Designing Resilience
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Designing Resilience
October 5, 2026
“WHO knew that within a few weeks of Design Week Ja 2025, held under the theme ‘Creative Resilience’, Jamaica would be confronted with the devastating...
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
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Sandals Island Challenge hits £100,000 fund-raising target
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Sandals Foundation Island Challenge Jamaica has reached its £100,000 fund-raising target, paving the way for the purchase of ...
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Wet Music Festival paints waterfront
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Wet Music Festival paints waterfront
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
DOWNTOWN Kingston’s waterfront became a playground of paint, foam, and water as hundreds of revellers welcomed daylight in a spectacularly colourful f...
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Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
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Bartlett moves to plug tourism import leak
…proposes Caribbean Tourism Agricultural Logistics Centre
Mark Dennis 
October 5, 2026
CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Warning that the region is losing billions of dollars in potential earnings by failing to adequately connect its farmers and ...
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Reggae Boyz hunt win vs Honduras to guarantee Nations League KO spot
BY DANIEL BLAKE Staff reporter blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
ALTHOUGH Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz are in pole position to qualify for the Concacaf Nations League knockout stage, interim Head Coach Rudolph Speid says t...
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OUR calls for more coordinated water sector amid drought
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OUR calls for more coordinated water sector amid drought
October 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is calling for better planning in the water sector amid ongoing drought conditions During...
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32 dead after military plane crash in Nigeria
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32 dead after military plane crash in Nigeria
October 5, 2026
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — A Nigerian Air Force plane crashed on Monday in the country's southwestern Ondo state, killing all 32 people on board, Presiden...
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Wife of jailed ex-Venezuelan leader Maduro has ‘very delicate’ heart issue — son
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Wife of jailed ex-Venezuelan leader Maduro has ‘very delicate’ heart issue — son
October 5, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan former first lady Cilia Flores has a "very delicate" heart condition, her son-in-law told AFP on Monday, calling...
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Russian officials say ‘situation under control’ after plague reports
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Russian officials say ‘situation under control’ after plague reports
October 5, 2026
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Moscow on Monday downplayed reports that a laboratory technician had died of plague, stressing that post-mortem tests had not d...
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UWI to honour Ralph Gonsalves with research scope at Cave Hill
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UWI to honour Ralph Gonsalves with research scope at Cave Hill
October 5, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The University of the West Indies (UWI) says it will dedicate a research scope in honour of former St Vincent and the Gre...
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KFC Jamaica advises customers of lettuce shortage due to drought
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KFC Jamaica advises customers of lettuce shortage due to drought
October 5, 2026
KFC Jamaica says production challenges being faced by its sole vegetable supplier has resulted in a shortage of lettuce at the restaurant. In an advis...
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Container falls from trailer in Kingston; car damaged
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Container falls from trailer in Kingston; car damaged
October 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Traffic along a section of Ocean Boulevard in downtown Kingston is currently at a standstill after a container fell from a trailer...
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Clarendon taxi operator charged with rape of 12-y-o girl
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Clarendon taxi operator charged with rape of 12-y-o girl
October 5, 2026
CLARENDON, Jamaica—A Clarendon taxi operator has been charged with abduction of a child under 16, assault at common law, and rape following an inciden...
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Four men arrested after illegal gun found in car in St Elizabeth
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Four men arrested after illegal gun found in car in St Elizabeth
October 5, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Four men have been arrested following the seizure of a prohibited weapon along the Pepper main road in St Elizabeth on Sunday ...
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GET SLAVERY HISTORY RIGHT
African group tells Warmington to apologise and undergo self-repair
October 5, 2026
THE Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) has pointedly told Government Member of Parliament Everald Warmington that he has a “misinformed understanding” of h...
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Diaspora leaders reject claim of no complaints over slow pace of hurricane aid
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
NEW YORK, United States — Diaspora leaders here have rubbished a claim by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade She...
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Montego Bay United go top of JPL
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Montego Bay United go top of JPL
October 5, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica – Montego Bay United (MBU) are the new leaders in the Jamaica Premier League after edging hapless Dunbeholden FC 1-0 in their first ...
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Reggae Boyz hunt win vs Honduras to guarantee Nations League KO spot
BY DANIEL BLAKE Staff reporter blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 5, 2026
ALTHOUGH Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz are in pole position to qualify for the Concacaf Nations League knockout stage, interim Head Coach Rudolph Speid says t...
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Shaw strikes again as City overcome Arsenal
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Shaw strikes again as City overcome Arsenal
October 5, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (CMC) — Khadija “Bunny” Shaw continued her prolific goalscoring form with her late strike cementing Manchester City’s 4-2 win over...
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Messi readies for final farewell in Argentina send-off
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Messi readies for final farewell in Argentina send-off
October 4, 2026
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Lionel Messi will bring the curtain down on his glittering Argentina career on Tuesday with a farewell friendly again...
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Bridgeport secure last qualification spot for Manning Cup second round
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Bridgeport secure last qualification spot for Manning Cup second round
October 4, 2026
Bridgeport High defeated Greater Portmore High 2-1 on Saturday to secure the last qualification spot for the ISSA Manning Cup second round. With the w...
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Dervan Malcolm hailed as humble man
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Life without children
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WHILE the figures behind Jamaica’s birth rate crisis paint a daunting picture — women are having an average of 1.3 children in their lifetime, among t...
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East scores brace as Reggae Boyz beat 10-man El Salvador
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East scores brace as Reggae Boyz beat 10-man El Salvador
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Jamaica returned to winning ways in the Concacaf Nations League on Friday as Javon East scored both goals in the Reggae Boyz’ 2-0 victory over host El...
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Buyers now in control of Kingston and St Andrew property market, says Matalon
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October 3, 2026
US Coast Guard intercepts ship carrying fuel to Cuba
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PNP calls for urgent action on workplace safety following death of construction worker at Sangster airport
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ST ANN, Jamaica—A St Ann businesswoman has been slapped with multiple fraud-related charges in connection with an alleged United States work and trave...
October 5, 2026
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