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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Triple jumper Jaydon Hibbert was on Saturday presented with the Jamaica Olympic Association’s (JOA) Olympic Spirit Award for his e...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — With a heavy focus on education which sometimes sees him donning his teacher cap while teaching mathematics, English language, his...
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3-year wait finally ends
November 17, 2024
Dear Claudienne, I have been waiting for a pension refund from the Accountant General’s Department (AGD) for over one year now. In February 2021, I re...
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BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 17, 2024
O CHO Rios High created history as they became the first school from the parish of St Ann to qualify for the semi-finals of the ISSA/Wata daCosta Cup ...
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Man killed after dropping off child at school
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 16, 2024
FRIGHTENED students and teachers at Rousseau Primary School in St Andrew were sent home early Friday following the shooting death of a parent just out...
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on G20 leaders gathering in Rio de Janeiro to r...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — With 19 deaths recorded up to Friday, November 15, the number of children killed in motor vehicle crashes this year has seen an al...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Comedian Dufton 'Duffy' Shepherd believes that the unique ability of Jamaican comedians to create boundary-pushing, socially criti...
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on G20 leaders gathering in Rio de Janeiro to r...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — An elderly woman was injured when the staircase at the Torrington Park Housing Scheme in St Andrew collapsed on Sunday afternoon. ...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — With 19 deaths recorded up to Friday, November 15, the number of children killed in motor vehicle crashes this year has seen an al...