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Political hacks fuelling school chaos
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Political hacks fuelling school chaos
JTA president says incompetent boards worsening indiscipline
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 18 12:30 AM
JAMAICA Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver has charged that part of the indiscipline challenge being experienced across multiple scho...
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He’ll kill again
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He’ll kill again
Mother says 15-year sentence for her son’s murderer not enough
BY INGRID HENRY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 18 12:28 AM
PORT MARIA, ST MARY — Tears filled Phillipa Walker’s eyes last Friday when the man who attacked her and her three-year-old son as they walked home fro...
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Parents, drug pushers blamed for student violence
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Parents, drug pushers blamed for student violence
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 18 12:26 AM
A Corporate Area high school principal is calling for parents and individuals who vend illicit substances to children to be held accountable as substa...
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Courtesy classes for Westmoreland cops
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Courtesy classes for Westmoreland cops
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
May 18 12:24 AM
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — In response to concerns about how members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) interact with the public, the Westmor...
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Ronko gang trial still in limbo despite judge’s stern warning
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Ronko gang trial still in limbo despite judge’s stern warning
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 18 12:22 AM
EIGHT months after Supre me Court judge Justice Leighton Pusey issued a stern warning to prosecuting and defence counsel to have “every single, striki...
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Move beyond the pews
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Move beyond the pews
New Adventist regional president urges greater church involvement in society
May 18 12:22 AM
RENOWNED motivational speaker and new president of the North Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (NJC) Pastor Jermaine Johnson is challenging...
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Sandals Foundation speeds hospital recovery with modular units
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Sandals Foundation speeds hospital recovery with modular units
May 18 12:20 AM
OUTPATIENT services at Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny and Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover are on track for full resumption following the...
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Cuban trio fined after months of working illegally in St James
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Cuban trio fined after months of working illegally in St James
May 18 12:16 AM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Three Cubans who entered Jamaica by boat and spent months working in western Jamaica without contacting immigration authoritie...
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Towards greater nurturing of Jamaica’s cricket
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Towards greater nurturing of Jamaica’s cricket
May 18, 2026
Many Jamaicans now in their 20s and younger are blissfully unaware. However, up to just over two decades ago, Kingston College (KC), the all-boys inst...
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We can’t give up on Haiti
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We can’t give up on Haiti
May 17, 2026
W ord that, so far, only a contingent of 400 Chadian soldiers has arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as part of a new multinational anti-gang force is ...
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Jail is for criminals, not people who make mistakes
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Jail is for criminals, not people who make mistakes
May 17, 2026
A number of years ago I was at a traffic court in St Catherine. A young woman had been charged with driving without insurance. She pleaded guilty and ...
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As the Jamaica Premier League hurtles toward a thrilling climax…
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As the Jamaica Premier League hurtles toward a thrilling climax…
May 16, 2026
The back page of our Friday edition summed up the immediate status of the Jamaica Premier League football competition. ‘Big Man Time’ read the headlin...
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Should we draw a line?
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Should we draw a line?
May 15, 2026
Dear Editor, Jamaican music is one of the country’s greatest cultural treasures. From reggae to dancehall, our music has shaped global entertainment a...
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The clock is ticking
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The clock is ticking
May 15, 2026
Dear Editor, Nearly every comment for and against in the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) debate has some sound logic behind i...
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Jamaica poorer for Mr Dennis Lalor’s passing
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Jamaica poorer for Mr Dennis Lalor’s passing
May 15, 2026
The passing of Mr Dennis Lalor has stripped Jamaica of one of its most consequential private sector builders, a man whose life’s work helped to shape ...
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Making retirement savings compulsory
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Making retirement savings compulsory
May 14, 2026
By 2050, nearly one in three Jamaicans could be over 60, according to the statisticians. What this rapid growth in the aging population portends is a ...
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Uplifting news amid increasing negativity
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Uplifting news amid increasing negativity
May 13, 2026
Adding to everyday stresses and strains, Jamaicans must cope with negativity from every direction. For many of us, bad news just makes our sense of be...
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Migration an inevitable human reality, even with all its challenges
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Migration an inevitable human reality, even with all its challenges
May 12, 2026
THE tone of last week’s second United Nations International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) in New York was hopeful but clearly absent was the stridency...
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Climate-resilient hurricane/emergency shelters needed
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Climate-resilient hurricane/emergency shelters needed
May 11, 2026
We think Local Government Minister Mr Desmond McKenzie should take the advice of people still in emergency shelter in Petersfield, Westmoreland, post-...
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Excelerate Energy’s powerful message to the world
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Excelerate Energy’s powerful message to the world
May 10, 2026
THE decision by Excelerate Energy to deepen its investment in Jamaica only one year after acquiring more than US$1 billion in assets from New Fortress...
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A chance for the JFF to replace improvisation with development
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A chance for the JFF to replace improvisation with development
May 9, 2026
Jamaica’s failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is far more than another sporting disappointment. It is a painful reminder that the country c...
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Protecting Jamaican farmers in an increasingly complex world
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Protecting Jamaican farmers in an increasingly complex world
May 8, 2026
As Member of Parliament for St Elizabeth South Western and son of the soil, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Floyd Green doesn’t need to second-gues...
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Jamaica gets tough on revenge porn
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Jamaica gets tough on revenge porn
May 7, 2026
“Think carefully about how hard you want to hurt someone before you click send.” Senator Kamina Johnson Smith’s warning, delivered last Friday as the ...
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NaRRA requires a revolution to succeed
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NaRRA requires a revolution to succeed
May 6, 2026
As announced by the prime minister, the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) is intended not only to accelerate post-Hurricane Mel...
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Nearly $3 trillion in brutal climate-related losses in only 25 years
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Nearly $3 trillion in brutal climate-related losses in only 25 years
May 5, 2026
Hopefully, the nation’s planners, the intelligentsia as a whole, and even ordinary folks who read have taken note of the latest discussion paper relea...
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As the new hurricane season approaches…
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As the new hurricane season approaches…
May 4, 2026
EVEN for those in western Jamaica whose homes remained structurally intact during and after its passage, Hurricane Melissa altered reality in nightmar...
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Consider a non-MP House Speaker
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Consider a non-MP House Speaker
May 3, 2026
Jamaica’s Parliament is no stranger to accusations of bias from the Chair. The latest flashpoint surrounds Mrs Juliet Holness, the Member of Parliamen...
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The great Mr Hansle Parchment
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The great Mr Hansle Parchment
May 2, 2026
THE story surrounding the triumph of 110 metre hurdler Mr Hansle Parchment at the Tokyo Olympic Games in early August 2021 is now among the centrepiec...
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Cattle dung and bluster
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Cattle dung and bluster
May 1, 2026
It is difficult not to scoff at Montego Bay Deputy Mayor Dwight Crawford’s recent promise to take on the issue of stray cattle roaming Fairview Office...
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Should a JLP Gov’t be praised for developing a PNP enclave?
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Should a JLP Gov’t be praised for developing a PNP enclave?
April 30, 2026
Last Friday, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness spent much time driving home the point that development has no colour and that every Jamaican has an equ...
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Political hacks fuelling school chaos
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Political hacks fuelling school chaos
JTA president says incompetent boards worsening indiscipline
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 18, 2026
JAMAICA Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver has charged that part of the indiscipline challenge being experienced across multiple scho...
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He’ll kill again
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He’ll kill again
Mother says 15-year sentence for her son’s murderer not enough
BY INGRID HENRY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 18, 2026
PORT MARIA, ST MARY — Tears filled Phillipa Walker’s eyes last Friday when the man who attacked her and her three-year-old son as they walked home fro...
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Parents, drug pushers blamed for student violence
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Parents, drug pushers blamed for student violence
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 18, 2026
A Corporate Area high school principal is calling for parents and individuals who vend illicit substances to children to be held accountable as substa...
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Courtesy classes for Westmoreland cops
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Courtesy classes for Westmoreland cops
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
May 18, 2026
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — In response to concerns about how members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) interact with the public, the Westmor...
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Ronko gang trial still in limbo despite judge’s stern warning
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Ronko gang trial still in limbo despite judge’s stern warning
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 18, 2026
EIGHT months after Supre me Court judge Justice Leighton Pusey issued a stern warning to prosecuting and defence counsel to have “every single, striki...
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