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JPS increase defence
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December 17 12:20 AM
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Seeding the future
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Seeding the future
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Hezron happy with ‘Save The Children’ school tour
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SAGICOR MERGES CARIBBEAN UNITS INTO NEW US$6.9B ENTITY
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December 17 12:14 AM
Sagicor Group to merge with Barbadian affiliate
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Gilbert calls for corporate backing after Jamaica’s women improve FIFA world ranking
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December 17 12:12 AM
Gilbert wants more support for Reggae Girlz after World Rankings climb
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138 Student Living profit jumps 72% as UWI talks near end
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138 Student Living profit jumps 72% as UWI talks near end
December 17 12:10 AM
138 Student Living profit jumps 72% as UWI talks near end
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FTC says ride-hailing ban failed
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FTC says ride-hailing ban failed
...urges regulation over prohibition
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 17 12:09 AM
FTC says ride-hailing ban failed
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Freeze on Child Care and Protection Act amendment irks JFJ
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Freeze on Child Care and Protection Act amendment irks JFJ
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
December 17 12:09 AM
Freeze on Child Care and Protection Act amendment irks JFJ
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One sovereign nation  under God
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One sovereign nation under God
December 17, 2025
One sovereign nation under God
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Blended finance in Jamaica
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Blended finance in Jamaica
December 16, 2025
Blended finance in Jamaica
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A time for compassion
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A time for compassion
Jean Lowrie-Chin 
December 15, 2025
A time for compassion
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Lies, garbage, and utilities
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Lies, garbage, and utilities
Garfield Higgins 
December 14, 2025
Lies, garbage, and utilities
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Reward in full will bring relief to all
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Reward in full will bring relief to all
GARTH MINOTT 
December 14, 2025
Reward in full will bring relief to all
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Shooting blanks
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Shooting blanks
Why men are the root of half of all infertility struggles
Dr Chris Tufton 
December 14, 2025
Shooting blanks
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Family and fighting crime
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Family and fighting crime
Jason McKay 
December 14, 2025
Family and fighting crime
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Her checklist
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Her checklist
Tony Robinson 
December 14, 2025
Her checklist
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Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion
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Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion
Lloyd B Smith 
December 12, 2025
Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion
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Time for a reality check
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Time for a reality check
Ben Jealous 
December 11, 2025
Time for a reality check
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Rethinking Jamaica: Ambition, innovation, and the power to transform
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Rethinking Jamaica: Ambition, innovation, and the power to transform
Kirk-Anthony Hamilton 
December 11, 2025
Rethinking Jamaica: Ambition, innovation, and the power to transform
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Political leadership in a time of crisis
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Political leadership in a time of crisis
Dr Raulston Nembhard 
December 10, 2025
Political leadership in a time of crisis
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Hurricane Melissa and the capabilities we must strengthen
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Hurricane Melissa and the capabilities we must strengthen
Dr Henry Lewis Jr 
December 9, 2025
Hurricane Melissa and the capabilities we must strengthen
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Recovery — the need for speed
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Recovery — the need for speed
Jean Lowrie-Chin 
December 8, 2025
Recovery — the need for speed
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Fixing fragmentation
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Fixing fragmentation
Financing reform and the future of local governance in Jamaica
Richard Vernon 
December 7, 2025
Fixing fragmentation
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Rebuilding schools, restoring stability
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Rebuilding schools, restoring stability
The role of teacher education after Hurricane Melissa
Dr Asburn Pinnock 
December 7, 2025
Rebuilding schools, restoring stability
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Killing as a cultural norm
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Killing as a cultural norm
Jason McKay 
December 7, 2025
Killing as a cultural norm
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Low on statecraft
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Low on statecraft
Delay, disruption, distraction tactics will not help the PNP
Garfield Higgins 
December 7, 2025
Low on statecraft
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A life devoted to justice and democracy
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A life devoted to justice and democracy
Tribute to the Honourable Dorothy Pine-McLarty, OJ
PJ Patterson 
December 7, 2025
A life devoted to justice and democracy
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Justice for whom?
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Justice for whom?
Tony Robinson 
December 7, 2025
Justice for whom?
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The critical role of DBJ in Jamaica’s recovery
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The critical role of DBJ in Jamaica’s recovery
Keith Collister 
December 5, 2025
The critical role of DBJ in Jamaica’s recovery
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Jamaica’s unfulfilled motto
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Jamaica’s unfulfilled motto
BY YANNICK NESTA PESSOA 
December 5, 2025
Jamaica’s unfulfilled motto
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