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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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Three siblings, one goal: Olympic glory for Jamaica
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Three siblings, one goal: Olympic glory for Jamaica
July 6, 2025
Three siblings, one goal: Olympic glory for Jamaica
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Green wave rising in Manchester
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Green wave rising in Manchester
JLP targets clean sweep in central parish after restructuring
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 6, 2025
Green wave rising in Manchester
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Polishing dreams
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Polishing dreams
From nine-to-five to CEO, Owen Johnson detailing his way to success
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 29, 2025
Polishing dreams
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Death or destitution?
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Death or destitution?
Experts trace lifelong pain of young men who survive motor bike crashes
June 29, 2025
Death or destitution?
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Mental Health Act ‘screaming for change’
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Mental Health Act ‘screaming for change’
Expert says Jamaica also needs specific power of attorney legislation
Alicia Dunkley-Willis Senior Reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 22, 2025
Mental Health Act ‘screaming for change’
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Young, called and connected: How a St Andrew church keeps its youth rooted in faith
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Young, called and connected: How a St Andrew church keeps its youth rooted in faith
Carlysia Ramdeen, Observer Online reporter, ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 22, 2025
As churches across Jamaica and the world contend with the steady decline of youth attendance, Escarpment New Testament Church of God is defying the tr...
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100 years strong Etta Williamson defies age with active lifestyle
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100 years strong Etta Williamson defies age with active lifestyle
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 15, 2025
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Network of care needed for seniors, says CCRP
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Network of care needed for seniors, says CCRP
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 15, 2025
Network of care needed for seniors, says CCRP
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‘Yah suh me a stay’
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Flooding, destruction do little to stop seaside restaurateur
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 8, 2025
FLOODING and destruction have become routine for one businessman at his restaurant in Long Bay, Portland, but he’s adamant that he’ll never abandon th...
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No word-of-mouth information; have proof
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Immigration lawyer urges J’cans bound for US schools to document everything
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 8, 2025
WITH the United States announcing changes to policies impacting international students, immigration attorney Nadine Atkinson-Flowers is urging Jamaica...
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Triumph, at last!
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Triumph, at last!
Carol Reid-O’Connor’s never-say-die attitude lands her dream job
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 1, 2025
Triumph, at last!
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‘Unprecedented’
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Jamaicans urged to prepare for US changes in foreign students’ policies
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 1, 2025
‘Unprecedented’
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Family anguish
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Rumours of missing woman’s murder cloud her fate
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 25, 2025
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Job description or code of conduct?
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May 25, 2025
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Without a trace
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Missing for years, lobby group calls for JCF unit to probe children’s disappearance
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 18, 2025
Without a trace
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Teen windshield wipers don’t want to hustle forever
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Teen windshield wipers don’t want to hustle forever
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 18, 2025
Teen windshield wipers don’t want to hustle forever
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A conversation with stilt walkers at carnival
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A conversation with stilt walkers at carnival
May 11, 2025
Carnival isn’t just home to revellers, the Jamaica Observer spotted some towering figures at road march 2025 and snagged a quick Q and A with Simone H...
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From cashier to decorated firefighter
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From cashier to decorated firefighter
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 4, 2025
THOUGH she initially dreamt of becoming a nutritionist, life had other plans for Kerry-Ann Heron-Grizzle who struggled to make ends meet while working...
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Jamaica’s vanishing clay fields
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Jamaica’s vanishing clay fields
Artisans demonstrate potential of US$262.8-billion global pottery ceramics marketArtisans demonstrate potential of US$262.8-billion global pottery ceramics market
May 4, 2025
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Carnival capital of Caribbean? Jamaica takes aim at title
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Carnival capital of Caribbean? Jamaica takes aim at title
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27, 2025
Despite carnival not being a native Jamaican celebration, the Ministry of Tourism and local event promoters say they’re aiming to make the local stagi...
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WATCH: Jamaica bullish over swimming after strong Carifta performance
April 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s swimmers returned to the island last week after their impressive second-place finish at the 2025 Carifta Aquatics Champi...
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Enterprise risk expert: Jamaica must act thoughtfully to offset US tariffs
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Enterprise risk expert: Jamaica must act thoughtfully to offset US tariffs
April 27, 2025
As global economic tensions mount, Jamaican enterprise risk expert Denis Gray, Chief Risk Officer at the VM Group, is urging local businesses to stay ...
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