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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’
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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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Pregnant Venezuelan teen fatally shot in holiday food line
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December 30, 2017
CARACAS, Venezuela |(AFP) - A pregnant 18-year-old Venezuelan woman was fatally shot in the head early Sunday in Caracas as she waited in line at a Na...
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Revellers welcome 2018 in Europe
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Revellers welcome 2018 in Europe
December 30, 2017
PARIS, France (AFP) - Countless revellers switched into party mode Sunday across Europe to ring in 2018 after Sydney and Hong Kong earlier welcomed Ne...
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IBI Ambassador seeks to change lives through music
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IBI Ambassador seeks to change lives through music
December 30, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Recently appointed ‘I Believe Initiative’ (IBI) Ambassador, vocal coach and recording artiste, Adiel Thomas, is on a mission...
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New Zealand wary of Gayle revival as series sweep beckons
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New Zealand wary of Gayle revival as series sweep beckons
December 30, 2017
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand were Sunday wary of Chris Gayle coming into form in the second Twenty20 as they eyed a series sweep agains...
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Brother-in-law of Martin Luther King Jr dies at 83
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Brother-in-law of Martin Luther King Jr dies at 83
December 30, 2017
ATLANTA, United States (AP) — The brother-in-law of Martin Luther King Jr, and a founding member of The Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Socia...
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Fireworks, prayers as revellers around the world welcome 2018
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Fireworks, prayers as revellers around the world welcome 2018
December 30, 2017
NEW YORK, USA (AP) - From spectacular fireworks in Hong Kong and Australia to a huge LED lightshow at the world's tallest building in Dubai, a look at...
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Kingston labourer missing
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Kingston labourer missing
December 30, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police is reporting that a 37-year-old maintenance worker has been missing since Wednesday, December 20. He is Ricardo Robinso...
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St Catherine teen missing since November 25
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St Catherine teen missing since November 25
December 30, 2017
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — An Ananda Alert has been activated for 15-year-old Tiana Robinson who the police say has been missing since Saturday, November...
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10 killed in Costa Rica plane crash
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10 killed in Costa Rica plane crash
December 30, 2017
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AFP) — A small passenger plane crashed in Costa Rica on Sunday, killing all 12 people on board, most of whom were foreign touris...
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Make reforms while sun shines on world economy — Lagarde
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Make reforms while sun shines on world economy — Lagarde
December 30, 2017
PARIS, France (AFP) — International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has urged France and other countries to push through reforms "while the sun ...
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Guyanese author says Barbudians fighting to retain collective ownership of land
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Guyanese author says Barbudians fighting to retain collective ownership of land
December 30, 2017
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — A Guyanese-born author of several books on African and African Diaspora history says the people of Barbuda are currently no...
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Haitians tell US President ‘#Neveragain’ on 214th anniversary of Haiti’s independence
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Haitians tell US President ‘#Neveragain’ on 214th anniversary of Haiti’s independence
December 30, 2017
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — As Haitian Americans prepare to commemorate their homeland's 214th anniversary as the world's first black republic on ...
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Hurricane-affected C’bean islands to benefit from JN Foundation  funds
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Hurricane-affected C’bean islands to benefit from JN Foundation funds
December 30, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Caribbean countries which were devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria earlier this year are to benefit from donations made to a J...
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Former Windies all-rounder Simmons is Afghan coach
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Former Windies all-rounder Simmons is Afghan coach
December 30, 2017
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Former West Indies all-rounder Phil Simmons has been appointed coach of Afghanistan as the country prepares for its first T...
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: JCF should adopt methods of protest that don’t affect its trustworthiness
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: JCF should adopt methods of protest that don’t affect its trustworthiness
December 30, 2017
Dear editor, The prolonged 'mystery illness' affecting hundreds of Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) officers across several divisions goes to show tha...
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Cut Juliet some slack
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Cut Juliet some slack
December 30, 2017
Dear editor, I read Juliet Cuthbert’s recent post on Twitter, and I must admit, I feel mixed emotions. For one, I can empathise with her being irked b...
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Isolated showers expected across northern parishes today
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Isolated showers expected across northern parishes today
December 29, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological Service of Jamaica has reported that isolated showers mainly across northern parishes are expected this morning...
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UWI honours former Chancellor
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UWI honours former Chancellor
December 29, 2017
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The University of the West Indies (UWI) has conferred the title of 'Chancellor Emeritus' on its former Chancellor, Sir Ge...
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PM youth awardee to use position to advocate for youth development
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PM youth awardee to use position to advocate for youth development
December 29, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Recipient of the Prime Minister's Youth Awards for Excellence in Leadership and Youth Ambassador for Jamaica, Santana Morris...
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Transport minister says re-election to IMO council will facilitate expansion into maritime industry
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Transport minister says re-election to IMO council will facilitate expansion into maritime industry
December 29, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Transport and Mining Minister Mike Henry says Jamaica's re-election to the influential Council of the International Maritime...
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Valedictorians in the apprenticeship programme optimistic about their employability
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Valedictorians in the apprenticeship programme optimistic about their employability
December 29, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Jahmarley Knight and Steve Pinnock are optimistic about their employability having just received National Vocational Qualifi...
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16 y-o killed, brother injured in Montego Bay
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16 y-o killed, brother injured in Montego Bay
December 29, 2017
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A 16 year-old boy was killed and his brother injured when they were pounced upon by unknown assailants in their community of John'...
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