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Herbert Morrison crush Muschett 108 – 2 in ISSA basketball
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Herbert Morrison crush Muschett 108 – 2 in ISSA basketball
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 5 03:41 PM
MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Former champions Herbert Morrison Technical recorded a lopsided 108-2 win over Muschett High at Herbert Morrison Technical on...
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
December 5 03:29 PM
WASHINGTON, (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it has approved an US$80 million loan to enhance the resilience and sustainability ...
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
December 5 03:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Event promoter and artiste manager Romeich Major is criticising corporate companies for "not holding strong" by postponing Christmas...
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Christian Tavares-Finson lauds Jimmy Cliff as national icon
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Christian Tavares-Finson lauds Jimmy Cliff as national icon
December 5 02:42 PM
Government Senator Christian Tavares-Finson has described Jimmy Cliff as a national icon whose message of positivity transcends music and will resonat...
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Patricia Smith seeks partners to assist Melissa victims sheltered at Godfrey Stewart High amid uncertain future
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Patricia Smith seeks partners to assist Melissa victims sheltered at Godfrey Stewart High amid uncertain future
December 5 02:33 PM
The Patricia Smith Foundation is seeking partners to bring long-lasting relief for 50 hurricane victims who are still housed at the Godfrey Stewart Hi...
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Request for help allegedly sparks jealous rage
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Request for help allegedly sparks jealous rage
December 5 12:28 PM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A domestic quarrel sparked by a woman’s request for a male friend to help her get back on her feet after Hurricane Melissa, al...
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Guyanese man to be sentenced for murdering mother
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Guyanese man to be sentenced for murdering mother
December 5 12:00 PM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) - A Guyanese High Court judge has set January 6 next year as the date for sentencing Deonarine Dookhoo, a Guyanese man who w...
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Digicel says latest act of vandalism causing service disruption for customers in Kingston
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Digicel says latest act of vandalism causing service disruption for customers in Kingston
December 5 11:57 AM
Digicel has condemned what it says is, “a more recent, deliberate and criminal act of vandalism that has damaged a critical section of its underground...
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4, 2025
Despite losing acres of crops to Hurricane Melissa, farmers in St Elizabeth say they are pushing ahead on their own, replanting their fields even as t...
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Seville donates $500,000 to support farmers after Hurricane Melissa
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Seville donates $500,000 to support farmers after Hurricane Melissa
November 11, 2025
Jamaica’s 100m world champion Oblique Seville has donated $500,000 towards the United Way Jamaica Restoration and Rehabilitation Fund to primarily ass...
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Portland farmers grateful despite losses from devastating hurricane
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Portland farmers grateful despite losses from devastating hurricane
November 11, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica — Despite ongoing efforts to salvage what remains after Hurricane Melissa, farmers in Portland are expressing gratitude that the dev...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Farmers told to reap early where possible to minimise losses – Green
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#EyeOnMelissa: Farmers told to reap early where possible to minimise losses – Green
October 26, 2025
Farmers were urged to harvest whatever crops they could ahead of Jamaica being impacted by Hurricane Melissa in order to minimise their losses. This w...
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RADA urges farmers to prepare for Tropical Storm Melissa
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RADA urges farmers to prepare for Tropical Storm Melissa
October 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is urging farmers across the island to prepare themselves and their farms for ...
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Farmers struggle with crop production amid drought
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Farmers struggle with crop production amid drought
Brace for possible price increases, says JAS head
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 8, 2025
Farmers in sections of St Catherine and St Elizabeth are facing what they describe as devastating crop losses due to the ongoing drought affecting the...
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WATCH: Holness urges business literacy and greater financing access for small farmers
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WATCH: Holness urges business literacy and greater financing access for small farmers
August 3, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green and the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) to intensif...
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Channel resilience into innovation, GG charges farmers
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Channel resilience into innovation, GG charges farmers
August 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen, has charged the country’s farmers to channel the spirit of resilience, which defines the Jama...
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Farmers’ Pension Scheme coming, says Green
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Farmers’ Pension Scheme coming, says Green
May 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government is moving to establish a Farmers’ Pension Scheme to benefit the country’s farmers, many of whom have no savings to ...
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Work completed on Parnassus Agro Park in Clarendon
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Work completed on Parnassus Agro Park in Clarendon
March 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Work on the Parnassus Agro Park in Clarendon, which falls under the Southern Plains Agricultural Development Project, is now compl...
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Scores of farmers attend yam symposium
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Scores of farmers attend yam symposium
March 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - About 200 farmers gathered at the Kendal Camp and Conference Centre in Shooters Hill, Manchester, on March 11, for the 2025 Yam Sy...
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United States ready to welcome ‘persecuted South African farmers’
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United States ready to welcome ‘persecuted South African farmers’
February 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States is ready to resettle "persecuted South African farmers," a State Department spokesperson said Sat...
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Gov’t to spend $134m as farmers in seven parishes battle dry conditions – Green
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Gov’t to spend $134m as farmers in seven parishes battle dry conditions – Green
February 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica--With the island experiencing lower than average rainfall since December last year and with the effects already being felt by farmer...
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US farmers fret over Trump’s deportation plans
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US farmers fret over Trump’s deportation plans
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31, 2024
Firebaugh, United States (AFP) - Lifelong farmer Joe Del Bosque knows that America can't live without immigrants, but he worries that many of his coun...
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Farmers urged to protect microorganisms for optimal soil health
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Farmers urged to protect microorganisms for optimal soil health
December 11, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Agricultural Land Management Division (ALMD) is encouraging stakeholders in the agricultural sector to focus their efforts on ...
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St Elizabeth farmers charged for lottery fraud
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St Elizabeth farmers charged for lottery fraud
December 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Investigators assigned to the Black River Criminal Investigations Branch (CIB) have arrested and charged two farmers who allegedly...
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WATCH: Market prices surge as Hurricane Beryl’s impact lingers on agriculture
Kelsey Thomas | Online Coordinator 
August 23, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A shortage of essential farm produce continues to affect the prices of vegetables and fruits in markets across the island since Hu...
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PNP urges Gov’t to do more for agriculture
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PNP urges Gov’t to do more for agriculture
August 19, 2024
TRELAWNY,Jamaica — Opposition spokesperson on agriculture, fisheries and mining Dr Dayton Campbell is accusing the Government of not doing enough to e...
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Robinson says removal of GCT on imported raw foods could devastate local farmers
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Robinson says removal of GCT on imported raw foods could devastate local farmers
March 14, 2024
Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Planning and the Public Service, Julian Robinson has warned that the decision of the Government to remove the General...
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Herbert Morrison crush Muschett 108 – 2 in ISSA basketball
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Herbert Morrison crush Muschett 108 – 2 in ISSA basketball
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 5, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Former champions Herbert Morrison Technical recorded a lopsided 108-2 win over Muschett High at Herbert Morrison Technical on...
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
December 5, 2025
WASHINGTON, (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it has approved an US$80 million loan to enhance the resilience and sustainability ...
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
December 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Event promoter and artiste manager Romeich Major is criticising corporate companies for "not holding strong" by postponing Christmas...
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Christian Tavares-Finson lauds Jimmy Cliff as national icon
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Christian Tavares-Finson lauds Jimmy Cliff as national icon
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Government Senator Christian Tavares-Finson has described Jimmy Cliff as a national icon whose message of positivity transcends music and will resonat...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Patricia Smith seeks partners to assist Melissa victims sheltered at Godfrey Stewart High amid uncertain future
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Patricia Smith seeks partners to assist Melissa victims sheltered at Godfrey Stewart High amid uncertain future
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The Patricia Smith Foundation is seeking partners to bring long-lasting relief for 50 hurricane victims who are still housed at the Godfrey Stewart Hi...
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