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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY CARLYSIA RAMDEEN Observer Online reporter ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 17 06:50 PM
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett on Tuesday officially launched the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme (THARP), an initiative aimed at p...
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
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TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Muschett High scored a double win, beating Holland High in two Under-16 games in ISSA Rural Area Zone B boys' basketball competiti...
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after the stabbing death of a 35-year-old man in Penn Avenue, Kingston 11 on Decemb...
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
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December 17 03:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of trying to dispose of a gun while trying to evade the security forces has been freed after the presiding judge fou...
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Reggae Sumfest Beach Party pulsating
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Reggae Sumfest Beach Party pulsating
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July 18, 2010
MONTEGO BAY, St James — The 2010 Reggae Sumfest fever was ignited on Saturday night here at Cornwall Beach where the musical festival, dubbed 'the gre...
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Canadian artiste Farahri makes Reggae Sumfest debut
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Canadian artiste Farahri makes Reggae Sumfest debut
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Miss Gay Caribbean/USA to be crowned today
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Miss Gay Caribbean/USA to be crowned today
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Reggae Festival cancellation to drain US$2M from economy
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Innovation and preservation
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Sugar Minott — a man for all seasons
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Sugar Minott — a man for all seasons
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July 17, 2010
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Festival song finalists for Sumfest Beach Party
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Festival song finalists for Sumfest Beach Party
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Heineken Green Synergy 2010 gets into gear with auditions
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Corporate endorsement for Reggae Sumfest
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High energy reigns at gospel road show finale
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The University Singers to tour Europe
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Gospel finalist Godson packs a powerful punch
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A new Door Opens for Richard Blackburn
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Japan comes to Jamaica
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