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Fire brigade urges parents to discourage children from making prank calls
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Fire brigade urges parents to discourage children from making prank calls
December 30 05:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is appealing to parents and guardians to discourage children from making prank calls to emergency ser...
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Supreme Ventures in talks to sell Evolve loan portfolio to Dolla Financial
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Supreme Ventures in talks to sell Evolve loan portfolio to Dolla Financial
December 30 04:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) said on Monday it is in initial discussions to divest the loan portfolio and selected assets of its...
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St Ann police apprehend robbery suspect
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St Ann police apprehend robbery suspect
December 30 04:40 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man suspected of involvement in a robbery in the St Ann Police Division was apprehended on Tuesday during an intelligence-led op...
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Fitz-Henley pays tribute to late journalist Donald Oliver
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Fitz-Henley pays tribute to late journalist Donald Oliver
December 30 04:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, has paid tribute to late journalist Donald Oliver. O...
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CASE rape suspect killed in police operation
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CASE rape suspect killed in police operation
December 30 04:26 PM
PORTLAND, Jamaica — A man who was being sought by police in connection with a reported sexual assault at the College of Agriculture, Science and Educa...
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Observer Online’s top social media personalities of 2025
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Observer Online’s top social media personalities of 2025
December 30 04:20 PM
In 2025, social media continued to shape conversations across Jamaica, launch trends and transform ordinary people into digital powerhouses. From come...
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PNP extends condolences on the passing of sports journalist Donald Oliver
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PNP extends condolences on the passing of sports journalist Donald Oliver
December 30 04:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Opposition Spokesperson on Sports, Wavell Hinds has expressed condolences at the passing of Donald Oliver, describing him as a sp...
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World bids farewell to 2025, a year of Trump, truces and turmoil
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World bids farewell to 2025, a year of Trump, truces and turmoil
December 30 04:11 PM
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) —New Year's Eve revellers will toast the end of 2025 on Wednesday, waving goodbye to 12 months packed with Trump tariffs, a Ga...
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PNP urges Gov’t to address police concerns, conclude wage negotiations
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PNP urges Gov’t to address police concerns, conclude wage negotiations
November 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People's National Party (PNP) Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson, is calling on the government to immediately address...
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Police warn protesting taxi drivers to desist from blocking roads, intimidating road users
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Police warn protesting taxi drivers to desist from blocking roads, intimidating road users
November 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are warning protesting taxi operators to desist from blocking roadways and threatening and intimidating other road user...
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Haiti opposition intensifies call for president to step down as car kills six protesters
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Haiti opposition intensifies call for president to step down as car kills six protesters
November 22, 2018
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – Opposition political parties Thursday intensified their calls for the resignation of President Jovenel Moise after six p...
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NWC plans to subsidise customers’ first 2,000 gallons of water
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NWC plans to subsidise customers’ first 2,000 gallons of water
November 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The National Water Commission (NWC) under their new Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) rate review request, intends to sub...
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: PM should provide redress of human rights abuses for SOE detainees
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: PM should provide redress of human rights abuses for SOE detainees
November 22, 2018
Dear Editor, Anyone who has heard the parliamentary testimony of Public Defender Arlene Harrison-Henry in regard to the state of affairs regarding Sta...
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O-Wrap: Stop blocking roads, cops warn cabbies… Former KC athlete dies from ALS… NWC to subsidise first 2,000 gallons of water
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O-Wrap: Stop blocking roads, cops warn cabbies… Former KC athlete dies from ALS… NWC to subsidise first 2,000 gallons of water
November 22, 2018
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE'S top ten stories for today: 1. Police warn protesting taxi drivers to desist from blocking roads, int...
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PM appeals for more responsible road use
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PM appeals for more responsible road use
November 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Prime Minister Andrew Holness, is appealing for more responsible road use in order to reduce crashes and fatalities. “I impl...
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Bill to protect workers from employment injuries and diseases before Parliament
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Bill to protect workers from employment injuries and diseases before Parliament
November 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Labour and Social Security says the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill (2017) is now before a Joint Select ...
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C’bean to explore cooperation with the United Arab Emirates
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C’bean to explore cooperation with the United Arab Emirates
November 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica and its Caribbean counterparts are to bolster existing partnerships and explore new opportunities for economic, cultural a...
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Dislocation in transport sector could have been avoided by dialogue, says PNP
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Dislocation in transport sector could have been avoided by dialogue, says PNP
November 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People's National Party (PNP) Leader Dr Peter Phillips says that he believes the dislocation in the transport sector caused by pro...
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Indian island police struggle to recover body of American missionary
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Indian island police struggle to recover body of American missionary
November 22, 2018
NEW DELHI, India (AP) — Indian authorities were struggling Thursday to figure out how to recover the body of an American missionary killed after wadin...
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Adequate Internet access for all schools
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Adequate Internet access for all schools
November 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information continues to work with e-Learning Jamaica Company and the Universal Service Fund ...
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JCDC to get $31-m energy efficiency upgrade
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JCDC to get $31-m energy efficiency upgrade
November 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is set to benefit from a $31-million energy efficiency upgrade, which is being ...
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Traffic pile-up on Mandela Highway
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Traffic pile-up on Mandela Highway
November 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA), in a tweet a short while ago, said there is a traffic pile up along the Mandela Highway due to a ...
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Mominul, Gabriel shine on day one of Windies vs Bangladesh Test
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Mominul, Gabriel shine on day one of Windies vs Bangladesh Test
November 22, 2018
CHITTAGONG Bangladesh (AFP) — Shannon Gabriel took four wickets in three overs after Mominul Haque slammed a century on the opening day of the first T...
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Shaw wants more focus on value chains that lead to market expansion
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Shaw wants more focus on value chains that lead to market expansion
November 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Audley Shaw, says focus must be placed on those value chains that allow fo...
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Australia thrash Windies Women to reach World T20 final
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Australia thrash Windies Women to reach World T20 final
November 22, 2018
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (AFP) — Australia dethroned the West Indies and booked a place in Saturday's Women's World Twenty20 final with a crushing 71-run v...
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Forex: $126.72 to one US dollar
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Forex: $126.72 to one US dollar
November 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Thursday, November 22 ended trading at J$126.72 down by eight cents according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily fore...
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Crime Stop offers $200k reward for information on murder of American woman
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Crime Stop offers $200k reward for information on murder of American woman
November 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Crime Stop is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and charge of those involved in the murder of an Am...
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‘Bolo’ shot dead in Manchester
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‘Bolo’ shot dead in Manchester
November 22, 2018
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man identified only as 'Bolo' was shot dead in the community of Clarkestown near Mandeville in Manchester this morning. Police...
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Caribbean Airlines to add 12 new planes to fleet
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Caribbean Airlines to add 12 new planes to fleet
November 22, 2018
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines (CAL), says it will be adding 12 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to its fleet, starting...
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Hundreds of migrants push on to US-Mexico border bridge
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Hundreds of migrants push on to US-Mexico border bridge
November 22, 2018
TIJUANA, Mexico (AFP) —Tension mounted as hundreds of Central American migrants massed at a Mexican border town headed on Thursday for a bridge crossi...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is appealing to parents and guardians to discourage children from making prank calls to emergency ser...
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Supreme Ventures in talks to sell Evolve loan portfolio to Dolla Financial
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Supreme Ventures in talks to sell Evolve loan portfolio to Dolla Financial
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) said on Monday it is in initial discussions to divest the loan portfolio and selected assets of its...
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St Ann police apprehend robbery suspect
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St Ann police apprehend robbery suspect
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man suspected of involvement in a robbery in the St Ann Police Division was apprehended on Tuesday during an intelligence-led op...
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Fitz-Henley pays tribute to late journalist Donald Oliver
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Fitz-Henley pays tribute to late journalist Donald Oliver
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, has paid tribute to late journalist Donald Oliver. O...
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CASE rape suspect killed in police operation
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PORTLAND, Jamaica — A man who was being sought by police in connection with a reported sexual assault at the College of Agriculture, Science and Educa...
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