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A voice in sport lost
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A voice in sport lost
Tributes pour in for award-winning journalist Donald Oliver
December 31 12:20 AM
A voice in sport lost
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‘Closure & comfort’
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‘Closure & comfort’
•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:18 AM
‘Closure comfort’
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I Love Soca delivers premium vibes at Heroes’ Circle
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 31 12:16 AM
New location, no problem!
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STAGE ECONOMICS
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STAGE ECONOMICS
Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
December 31 12:14 AM
Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
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RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:12 AM
More work to do
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
BOJ pushing
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‘Arrive alive’
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‘Arrive alive’
Increase in road fatalities pushes authorities to intensify strategies to change driver behaviour
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
‘Arrive alive’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
Church leaders weigh in on debate over State’s offer of rebuilding funds
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
December 31 12:09 AM
‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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Food For The Poor partners with Cedella Marley for Hurricane Beryl response
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Food For The Poor partners with Cedella Marley for Hurricane Beryl response
July 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Food For The Poor (FFTP) has partnered with Cedella Marley to raise funds to help survivors of Hurricane Beryl with repairs or rep...
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JDF DART team to assist with rebuilding houses in areas hardest hit by Beryl
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JDF DART team to assist with rebuilding houses in areas hardest hit by Beryl
July 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has instructed Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman to mobilise the Disaster...
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UN emphasises gender-sensitive approach in response to Hurricane Beryl
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UN emphasises gender-sensitive approach in response to Hurricane Beryl
July 10, 2024
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) has announced a regional response plan to support communities in the Caribbean worst affected by ...
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Groups call for international solidarity with countries battered by Hurricane Beryl
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Groups call for international solidarity with countries battered by Hurricane Beryl
July 10, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the Special Rapporteurship on Economic, Social, Cultural a...
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Beryl’s winds downed 257 light poles in St Elizabeth
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Beryl’s winds downed 257 light poles in St Elizabeth
July 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The vast majority of customers of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), are expected to have power restored by this Saturday, J...
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Cari-Med supports Food for the Poor’s hurricane relief efforts
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Cari-Med supports Food for the Poor’s hurricane relief efforts
July 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Cari-Med Foundation has donated relief supplies valued at approximately $4.5 million to Food for the Poor in support of its ef...
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Report price gouging post-Beryl to CAC, says Holness
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Report price gouging post-Beryl to CAC, says Holness
July 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness is advising Jamaicans to report any incidence of price gouging in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl w...
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Damage to main road network from Hurricane Beryl estimated at $10.25 billion — Holness
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Damage to main road network from Hurricane Beryl estimated at $10.25 billion — Holness
July 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The preliminary estimate of the damage done to Jamaica’s main road network by Hurricane Beryl that impacted the island on July 3 h...
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529 reports of roads impacted by Hurricane Beryl — NWA
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529 reports of roads impacted by Hurricane Beryl — NWA
July 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) says it has received 529 reports of affected road sections in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl as ...
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Flow restores internet services to 58% of affected communities, mobile coverage to 81%
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Flow restores internet services to 58% of affected communities, mobile coverage to 81%
July 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Flow Jamaica has restored home internet and cable services to 1,216 communities which were impacted during the passing of Hurrican...
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Five tips to stay safe amid Hurricane Beryl’s flooding, water contamination
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Five tips to stay safe amid Hurricane Beryl’s flooding, water contamination
By Gabrielle Wade 
July 9, 2024
In the aftermath of Category 4 Hurricane Beryl, Jamaica has been severely impacted by widespread flooding and water contamination. These conditions he...
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Golding calls on Gov’t to address significant damage to Sandy Gully
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Golding calls on Gov’t to address significant damage to Sandy Gully
July 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Opposition Leader Mark Golding has called on the Government to address the damage to Sandy Gully following a tour on Monday of the c...
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Flood watch as Beryl sweeps across US
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Flood watch as Beryl sweeps across US
July 9, 2024
HOUSTON, United States (AFP)— A flood watch was in place Tuesday across multiple US states as tropical depression Beryl lashes the country's south wit...
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Anthony B marks the passage of ‘Bad Beryl’
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Anthony B marks the passage of ‘Bad Beryl’
July 8, 2024
Rastafarian firebrand Anthony B has released a single called Bad Beryl , a song dedicated to Hurricane Beryl, an explosive whopper of a storm that bat...
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Capleton warns of price spikes with ‘Gone Up’
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Capleton warns of price spikes with ‘Gone Up’
July 8, 2024
Dancehall artiste Capleton is concerned that Jamaican consumers will be hit with higher prices for agricultural items within the next couple of weeks ...
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NWA urges caution at signalised intersections amid post-hurricane traffic light outages
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NWA urges caution at signalised intersections amid post-hurricane traffic light outages
July 8, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) is urging motorists to exercise extreme caution while using signalised intersections where the tra...
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94 per cent of roads blocked during hurricane reopened, NWA says
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94 per cent of roads blocked during hurricane reopened, NWA says
July 8, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) has reopened some 94 per cent of the roads reported as being rendered impassable due to the passag...
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Banana Board report 80-100 per cent loss of banana, plantain crop
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Banana Board report 80-100 per cent loss of banana, plantain crop
July 8, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Preliminary assessments conducted by the Banana Board post-Hurricane Beryl show an 80 to 100 per cent loss for bananas and plantai...
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Ocho Rios Bay Beach, Green Grotto Caves among many attractions and offices reopened — UDC
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Ocho Rios Bay Beach, Green Grotto Caves among many attractions and offices reopened — UDC
July 8, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) says the Ocho Rios Bay Beach and Green Grotto Caves and Attractions in St Ann as well as i...
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Floyd’s Pelican Bar still standing despite brutal Hurricane Beryl
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Floyd’s Pelican Bar still standing despite brutal Hurricane Beryl
July 8, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Despite the damaging impact of Category 4 Hurricane Beryl which battered the island, particularly the southern parishes including ...
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Hurricane Beryl hammers Texas coast with flooding, winds
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Hurricane Beryl hammers Texas coast with flooding, winds
July 8, 2024
HOUSTON, United States (AFP)— Hurricane Beryl made landfall Monday in the southern US state of Texas, killing at least two people and causing millions...
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Bog Walk Gorge reopened
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Bog Walk Gorge reopened
July 8, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica— The police have advised that the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine is now open to the motoring public. The corridor was closed to ...
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A voice in sport lost
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A voice in sport lost
Tributes pour in for award-winning journalist Donald Oliver
December 31, 2025
A voice in sport lost
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‘Closure & comfort’
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‘Closure & comfort’
•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31, 2025
‘Closure comfort’
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New location, no problem!
Entertainment, ...
New location, no problem!
I Love Soca delivers premium vibes at Heroes’ Circle
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 31, 2025
New location, no problem!
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STAGE ECONOMICS
Business
STAGE ECONOMICS
Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
December 31, 2025
Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
Sports
RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31, 2025
More work to do
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