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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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Integrity Commission blocks threatening social media accounts
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Integrity Commission blocks threatening social media accounts
December 15, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Integrity Commission (IC) has moved to block some accounts across its social media platforms, ostensibly because of what it de...
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JLP lashes out at ‘unwarranted attacks’ on PM by Integrity Commission
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JLP lashes out at ‘unwarranted attacks’ on PM by Integrity Commission
December 11, 2024
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has condemned what it says “appears to be unrelenting, baseless and coordinated attacks by a few agents within the Inte...
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Holness alleges victimisation following second Integrity Commission report
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Holness alleges victimisation following second Integrity Commission report
December 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - “Having read the report of the Integrity Commission, I am concerned that I am being targeted” was the response from Prime Minister...
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Holness-connected company refutes IC findings of building breach
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Holness-connected company refutes IC findings of building breach
December 10, 2024
The directors of a real estate company connected to Prime Minister Andrew Holness have refuted claims in an Integrity Commission (IC) report that a Be...
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Company connected to Holness accused of deliberate building breach by Integrity Commission
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Company connected to Holness accused of deliberate building breach by Integrity Commission
December 10, 2024
A company connected to Prime Minister Andrew Holness has been accused of deliberate building breaches by the Integrity Commission (IC) in relation to ...
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PM happy with preliminary court ruling in IC case, says Morris Dixon
December 8, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica – Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon has weighed in on the Supreme Court granting Pri...
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Supreme Court grants Holness leave for judicial review of IC report
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Supreme Court grants Holness leave for judicial review of IC report
December 6, 2024
Prime Minister Andrew Holness registered a win in the Supreme Court on Friday when he was granted leave to apply for judicial review of the Integrity ...
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Dalrymple-Philibert expected to learn if she’s going to trial on December 13
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Dalrymple-Philibert expected to learn if she’s going to trial on December 13
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6, 2024
Former House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert could learn next Friday whether she will be ordered to trial on allegations that she made a false stat...
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Warmington doubles down on call for audit of the Integrity Commission
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Warmington doubles down on call for audit of the Integrity Commission
October 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The war of words between the Integrity Commission (IC) and some Government Members of Parliament (MPs) continued on Tuesday when th...
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3% of investigation reports from Integrity Commission referred to FID, TAJ— Stephenson
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3% of investigation reports from Integrity Commission referred to FID, TAJ— Stephenson
October 16, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Only about three per cent of the cases that are investigated by the Integrity Commission (IC) are referred to external entities suc...
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IC concerned Parliamentarians do not know the law after Warmington’s audit call
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IC concerned Parliamentarians do not know the law after Warmington’s audit call
October 16, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Integrity Commission (IC) says it is concerned that there are Parliamentarians who continue to exhibit a clear lack of knowled...
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Panton takes no chance, brings own water to meeting of Parliament’s oversight committee
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Panton takes no chance, brings own water to meeting of Parliament’s oversight committee
October 15, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Chairman of the Integrity Commission (IC), Seymour Panton, has brushed aside critics who say the commission and its commissioners a...
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Panton rejects claims that Integrity Commission is partisan
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Panton rejects claims that Integrity Commission is partisan
October 15, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Chairman of the Integrity Commission (IC), Retired Justice Seymour Panton has pushed back hard against statements made by some poli...
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Statements by parliamentarians putting Integrity Commission staff at risk – Panton
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Statements by parliamentarians putting Integrity Commission staff at risk – Panton
October 15, 2024
Chairman of the Integrity Commission (IC), Seymour Panton, has warned that statements being made against the IC and its commissioners, including deman...
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Mikael Phillips referred for prosecution by Integrity Commission
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Mikael Phillips referred for prosecution by Integrity Commission
October 15, 2024
The Integrity Commission (IC) has recommended that Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester North Western, Mikael Phillips, be charged with breaching ...
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Mikael Phillips says his statutory declarations were filed late; denies illicit enrichment probe
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Mikael Phillips says his statutory declarations were filed late; denies illicit enrichment probe
October 12, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Mikael Phillips has admitted that his 2022 statutory declaration was filed late but, he's den...
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Robert Miller declares PM Holness, his childhood friend, a man of integrity
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Robert Miller declares PM Holness, his childhood friend, a man of integrity
October 8, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for St Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller launched a stout defence of Prime Minister Andrew Holness, his ...
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Churches call for patience, due process in Integrity Commission matter involving Holness
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Churches call for patience, due process in Integrity Commission matter involving Holness
September 25, 2024
The Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) is advising against the politicisation of the Integrity Commission (IC) investigation report on the yet-to-be ce...
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Gov’t MPs vote against motion to support IC recommendations for investigation into PM affairs
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Gov’t MPs vote against motion to support IC recommendations for investigation into PM affairs
September 24, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) tabled a motion in support of the Integrity Commission’s recommendation to refer the in...
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PNP rubbishes threat of lawsuit by Holness
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PNP rubbishes threat of lawsuit by Holness
September 20, 2024
The People’s National Party (PNP) says it will not be deterred by Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ threat to sue members of the party over alleged false...
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Government MPs express support for Holness, slam ‘politically motivated attacks’
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Government MPs express support for Holness, slam ‘politically motivated attacks’
September 20, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The caucus of Government Members of Parliament (MPs) has expressed support for Prime Minister Andrew Holness following the Integri...
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Holness moves to sue PNP members for ‘false and defamatory statements’
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Holness moves to sue PNP members for ‘false and defamatory statements’
September 19, 2024
Prime Minister and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader Andrew Holness has instructed his attorneys to initiate legal action against senior members of th...
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BY CARLYSIA RAMDEEN Observer Online reporter ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
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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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