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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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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
December 17 06:42 PM
LAS VEGAS, United States — A 60-metre sprinter from the United States has become the first female track athlete to join the controversial Enhanced Gam...
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
December 17 06:33 PM
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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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
December 17 06:22 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A manhunt for the mass shooter who opened fire in an exam room at one of America's top universities stretched into a f...
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
December 17 05:04 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela struck a defiant note Wednesday, insisting that its crude oil exports were not impacted by United States (US) Pre...
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
December 17 04:29 PM
PARIS, France (AFP)—The winners of the 2026 World Cup will receive $50 million in prize money as part of a record financial contribution for the tourn...
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
December 17 04:05 PM
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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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
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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Attempt to silence Montague not in the public’s interest — G2K
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Attempt to silence Montague not in the public’s interest — G2K
January 7, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Generation 2000 (G2K), the young professional affiliate of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), says the attempt by the Police Officer'...
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J’can kills former classmate at NYE party in Florida
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J’can kills former classmate at NYE party in Florida
January 7, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two former high school classmates from Jamaica had a fatal encounter on New Year's Eve, when it is said that one shot the other de...
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Flash flood watch extended for all parishes
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Flash flood watch extended for all parishes
January 7, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Meteorological Service has discontinued the flash flood warning for low-lying and flood-prone areas of Trelawny, St Ann, St Mar...
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May to reshuffle govt in new year reboot as Brexit looms
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May to reshuffle govt in new year reboot as Brexit looms
January 7, 2018
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May will begin reshuffling her cabinet Monday in a bid to reassert authority after a tor...
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UPDATE: Quallo denies that he is resigning
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UPDATE: Quallo denies that he is resigning
January 7, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police Commissioner George Quallo has denied that he is leaving the job. Quallo's denial was aired on radio shortly after OBSERVER...
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UPDATE: Caribbean passengers delayed at JFK after flood, storm backlog
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UPDATE: Caribbean passengers delayed at JFK after flood, storm backlog
January 7, 2018
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Caribbean nationals are among scores of passengers that are expecting long delays after John F Kennedy (JFK) Internati...
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Boat with 851 pounds of ganja seized in St Thomas
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Boat with 851 pounds of ganja seized in St Thomas
January 7, 2018
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Police officers in St Thomas yesterday seized 851 pounds of ganja, a boat and 13 gallons of gasoline during operations in Holland...
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Driver, passenger arrested after St James cops find 2 guns in motorcar
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Driver, passenger arrested after St James cops find 2 guns in motorcar
January 6, 2018
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Two men were yesterday arrested in Anchovy, St James after police found two firearms in the motor vehicle they were travelling in....
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Dr Alexis calls for urgent help for flood-damaged South East St Mary
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Dr Alexis calls for urgent help for flood-damaged South East St Mary
January 6, 2018
ST MARY, Jamaica - People's National Party caretaker for South East St Mary, Dr Shane Alexis is calling on the government to urgently provide critical...
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Blast of arctic air breaks records; temperatures set to rise
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Blast of arctic air breaks records; temperatures set to rise
January 6, 2018
NEW YORK, USA (AP) — The blast of arctic air that engulfed portions of the East Coast broke more cold temperature records in several cities — although...
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JFK airport terminal flooded as brutal cold grips US East Coast
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JFK airport terminal flooded as brutal cold grips US East Coast
January 6, 2018
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York's flagship airport descended into chaos Sunday when a water main broke, flooding a terminal as brutally cold ...
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Venezuela orders cut off of air, sea traffic with three Caribbean neighbours
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Venezuela orders cut off of air, sea traffic with three Caribbean neighbours
January 6, 2018
CARACAS, Venezuela (CMC) — Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has ordered a temporary shutdown of air and maritime traffic with three Caribbean neig...
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Saudi princes arrested for sit-in against having to pay utilities
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Saudi princes arrested for sit-in against having to pay utilities
January 6, 2018
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Eleven Saudi princes face trial after their arrest at a sit-in protesting having to pay their utility bills, authorities ...
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Norway Labour party deputy leader resigns amid sex claims
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Norway Labour party deputy leader resigns amid sex claims
January 6, 2018
OSLO, Norway (AFP) - Former Norwegian minister Trond Giske, a deputy leader of the Labour party, announced his resignation on Sunday after accusations...
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DomRep gov’t rejects claim of mistreating Haitians
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DomRep gov’t rejects claim of mistreating Haitians
January 6, 2018
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CMC) — The government of Dominican Republic has hit out at accusations that the country has mistreated undocumented...
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JCF, JDF members hurt in deadly robot taxi crash; Henry orders detailed analysis
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JCF, JDF members hurt in deadly robot taxi crash; Henry orders detailed analysis
January 6, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Transport and Mining, Lester Mike Henry has ordered the Road Safety Unit to do a "detailed analysis of the black boxes...
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Weather affects police phone lines in St Mary, Portland
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Weather affects police phone lines in St Mary, Portland
January 6, 2018
PORTLAND, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force has advised that phone lines at the police station in Port Maria, Islington and Port Antonio are do...
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Guyana Civil Aviation Authority summons Fly Jamaica
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Guyana Civil Aviation Authority summons Fly Jamaica
January 6, 2018
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The management of Fly Jamaica Airways has been summoned to a meeting with officials at the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority ...
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Cuban fishermen end-up in Hope Bay, Portland
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Cuban fishermen end-up in Hope Bay, Portland
January 6, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — OBSERVER ONLINE Portland correspondent is reporting that three Cuban fishermen, landed in Jamaica — Hope Bay in Portland — early y...
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UPDATE: Cops identify three of four people killed in robot taxi crash
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UPDATE: Cops identify three of four people killed in robot taxi crash
January 6, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police have identified three of the four people killed in a two-vehicle crash on Old Harbour Road in Spanish Town, St Catherin...
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#ShaggynFriends: Sting hits the stage
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#ShaggynFriends: Sting hits the stage
January 6, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Internationally renowned singer, songwriter and humanitarian Sting, who arrived in Jamaica last Thursday, had the audience here at...
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Single lane on Ocho Rios main road due to landslide
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Single lane on Ocho Rios main road due to landslide
January 6, 2018
ST ANN, Jamaica — The police are advising that there is a land slippage on the Ocho Rios main road in St Ann in the vicinity of Reynolds Pier due to h...
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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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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