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16 February 2025 07:21
ADDIS Ababa, Ethiopia (CMC)- Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley arrived here on Thursday at the start of a state visit that also coincides with the 3...
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16 February 2025 07:14
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – New President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Daniel Best has left Guyana following a successful three-day visit th...
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16 February 2025 06:52
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr Keith Rowley has sought to reassure Indo-Trinidadians that there is no reason...
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16 February 2025 00:57
The New Cellar8 Wine Bar Bistro in Upper Manor Park Plaza was abuzz as technology consultant Christopher Reckord and entrepreneur Jimmy Joseph jointly...
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DASHAN HENDRICKS, Business content manager, hendrickds@jamaicaobserver.com
16 February 2025
Jamaica's trade relationship with China has grown at a staggering pace over the past five years, wit...
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Feb 16th '25
Shereita Grizzle, Observer staff reporter, grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com
In light of the recent arrest of dancehall artiste KipRich, triggered by what law enforcers described as lyrics that “promote criminal activity”, at least one entertainment lawyer is encouraging artistes to get more creative with their content. Ronald Young, an attorney with some two decades of expe...
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Feb 16th '25
Playa properties to be sold after acquisition
DAVID ROSE, Observer business writer, davidr@jamaicaobserver.com
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has signed an agreement to acquire Playa Hotels & Resorts NV in a US$2.6-billion deal which will see Hyatt acquiring Playa’s Jewel brand and further spreading its reach in Jamaica, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. The deal was announced on Monday, with a Hyatt subsidiary to acquire all the outstanding ordinary shares in Playa at US$13.50 a share, a 40 per cent premium on the market price prior to the Hyatt announcement in December and assume US$900 million of Playa’s ...
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Feb 16th '25
Mikayla Brown one step closer to cosmetology dream with prosthetic leg
By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com
Defying the odds
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Feb 16th '25
The skies were overcast but the spirits were high during the ceremonial opening of parliament on Thursday to mark the start of the 2025/2026 legislative year. Jamaica Observer photographer Garfield Robinson was in and around Gordon House. Check out some more highlights in the gallery below.
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Feb 16th '25
Over 100 years and counting for Sam Isaacs and Son funeral home
By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com
Keeping it in the family
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Feb 9th '25
Dancehall’s love affair with hierarchies
Shereita Grizzle, Observer staff reporter, grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com
Vybz Kartel’s release after 13 years of incarceration rehashed an age-old debate regarding crowns and titles in dancehall. With many dubbing Kartel a king returning to his throne, fellow deejay Beenie Man felt slighted having been officially crowned King of the Dancehall in 2009. But are titles really that important in the entertainment space? Does a crown add any value to one’s career? “Historically titles and crowns mattered because it offered power and influence and so I understand the obsess...
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Feb 9th '25
DAVID ROSE, Observer business writer, davidr@jamaicaobserver.com
IN its latest review of its fee schedule, Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has increased fees across the board for listed companies and investors. JSE made these changes on January 1, with investors seeing an adjustment in the total JSE cess/trade fee being adjusted from 0.35 per cent to 0.36 per cent per equity trade. This is due to the Jamaica Central Securities Depository Limited (JCSD) adjusting its settlement fee on equity and depository receipts from 3 basis points (0.03 per cent) to 4 basis p...
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Feb 9th '25
A striking carmine red 1979 MGB Roadster stole the spotlight as MG, a Chinese-owned automobile maker...
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Feb 9th '25
Hundreds of reggae fans from across the world gathered at the Bob Marley Museum on Thursday to comme...
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Feb 9th '25
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the ...
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9 February 2025
The Jamaican slider turtle, also known as the Cat Island slider, is a freshwater turtle (Trachemys t...
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9 February 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) --Sexual violence against children in violence-ravaged Haiti soared tenfol...
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Lengthy wait for autopsies stall grieving process, says psychotherapist
By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com
9 February 2025
Families in limbo
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Funeral homes struggle to reconstruct bodies after months-long autopsy wait
By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com
9 February 2025
Delays lead to decay
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9 February 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Dr Carla Barne...
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Former JAS president says investment in management system can help farmers, reduce reliance on imports
TAMOY ASHMAN Sunday Observer staff reporter, ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com
2 February 2025
WITH an estimated 20 to 30 per cent of food produced in Jamaica wasted, former president of Jamaica ...
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19 February 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A section of Harbour Street in downtown Kingston was earlier blocked off after a...
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19 February 2025
BOTSWANA — Botswana’s 200m Olympic champion, Letsile Tebogo, is being hailed as a hero after rescuin...
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19 February 2025
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19 February 2025
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19 February 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Sports Minister Olivia Grange says the National Stadium track will be resurfaced...
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19 February 2025
ARIZONA, United States - US media are reporting at least two confirmed deaths following the collisio...
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19 February 2025
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19 February 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Even as the local economy went on to register its second consecutive quarter of ...
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19 February 2025
Drummer Willie Stewart pays tribute to former bandmate
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Drummer Willie Stewart has paid tribute to his former Third World colleague Milton “Prilly” Hamilton...
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19 February 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Marlon Nesbeth has been appointed as Ca...
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19 February 2025
ROME, Italy (AFP) - Tech giant Google has paid 326 million euros to Italy following an investigation...
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19 February 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica - The St Ann police are crediting community engagement and cooperation for the disco...
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19 February 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica - No new taxes will be introduced to finance the $1.26 trillion budget for fiscal ...
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19 February 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Dancehall artiste Lisa Hyper was arrested by police Tuesday night at the Norman ...
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19 February 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica – Clarendon police have charged three men with assault after a man's leg was brok...