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WATCH: NSWMA workers protest after colleague dies of electrocution
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WATCH: NSWMA workers protest after colleague dies of electrocution
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Several employees of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) staged a protest at the organisation’s offices on Wedne...
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Netherlands ‘insufficiently’ protects Caribbean island from climate change — court
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Netherlands ‘insufficiently’ protects Caribbean island from climate change — court
January 28, 2026
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The Netherlands "insufficiently" protects the tiny Caribbean territory of Bonaire from climate change, a Dutch court ru...
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$30 million worth of cocaine seized at Sangster airport, St Elizabeth farmer being sought
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$30 million worth of cocaine seized at Sangster airport, St Elizabeth farmer being sought
January 28, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – A St Elizabeth farmer is being sought by the police following the seizure of approximately 50.2 kilograms of cocaine at the Sa...
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Cybercrime crackdown
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Cybercrime crackdown
Gov’t moves to toughen law as online threats surge
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
January 28, 2026
Cybercrime crackdown
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New Bill seeks to tighten rules on gated communities
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New Bill seeks to tighten rules on gated communities
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 28, 2026
New Bill seeks to tighten rules on gated communities
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Selector Richie D enlists Sanchez, Wayne Wonder for Valentine’s Day concert
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Selector Richie D enlists Sanchez, Wayne Wonder for Valentine’s Day concert
Kevin Jackson 
January 28, 2026
Selector Richie D enlists Sanchez, Wayne Wonder for Valentine’s Day concert
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Lee-Chin-linked firms pay US$94m after deadline; bondholders rule out enforcement
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Lee-Chin-linked firms pay US$94m after deadline; bondholders rule out enforcement
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 28, 2026
Lee-Chin-linked firms pay US$94m; bondholders say no enforcement needed
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Jamaica Broilers secures full $24-b local refinancing
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Jamaica Broilers secures full $24-b local refinancing
...US financing remains a work in progress
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 28, 2026
Jamaica Broilers secures full $24-b local refinancing
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Manchester start boys’ basketball quarters with wins
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Manchester start boys’ basketball quarters with wins
January 28, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Defending champions Manchester High were double winners in the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Rural Area boys...
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Rise & Thrive initiative strengthens community leadership in Kingston ZOSO
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Rise & Thrive initiative strengthens community leadership in Kingston ZOSO
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Community-based organisations operating in some of Kingston and St Andrew’s most vulnerable communities are receiving critical sup...
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TotalEnergies Jamaica donates 1,884 solar lamps to aid hurricane recovery
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TotalEnergies Jamaica donates 1,884 solar lamps to aid hurricane recovery
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — TOTALEnergies Jamaica’s donation of 1,884 solar lamps to Food For The Poor (FFTP) and the Salvation Army was met with gratitude la...
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Lamonth Rochester moves to Serbia
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Lamonth Rochester moves to Serbia
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Manchester High and Cavalier Soccer Club (SC) player Lamonth Rochester joins Serbian club Radnicki FC in the January transf...
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Jamaican model walks Paris show
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Jamaican model walks Paris show
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — SAINT International's model, Sanique Dill walked the VIKTOR & ROLF Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2026 in Paris show on Wednesday....
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$1.7b programme to rehabilitate 200 roads by March
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$1.7b programme to rehabilitate 200 roads by March
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The $1.7-billion Graded Overlay Emergency Road Rehabilitation (GO) Programme, which targets road infrastructure damaged by Hurrica...
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January 20, 2026
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JFJ calls for prompt, fair investigation into sexual harassment allegations against MP Dwayne Vaz
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JFJ calls for prompt, fair investigation into sexual harassment allegations against MP Dwayne Vaz
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has expressed concern over serious allegations of sexual harassment made against Dwayne Vaz, member of...
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Harsher penalties for offences targeting minors
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Harsher penalties for offences targeting minors
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The 2026 Cybercrimes (Amendment Act) will enhance legal safeguards for children by imposing stricter penalties on cyber offences t...
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PM Andrew Holness lauds  Tavares-Finson for service as ECJ commissioner
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PM Andrew Holness lauds Tavares-Finson for service as ECJ commissioner
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has noted the decision taken by Senator Tom Tavares-Finson to retire as a Commissioner of the Electo...
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DCS upgrading key institutional spaces to raise standard of care and rehabilitation
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DCS upgrading key institutional spaces to raise standard of care and rehabilitation
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has been investing in the renovation and upgrading of key institutional spaces, as p...
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First set of modular homes expected in February
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First set of modular homes expected in February
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The first set of modular homes being procured by the Government to address housing issues in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa sh...
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Sterling agrees Chelsea exit after troubled spell
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Sterling agrees Chelsea exit after troubled spell
January 28, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Raheem Sterling left Chelsea by mutual consent on Wednesday as the former England forward finally ended his nightmare spell ...
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Villa’s Tielemans ruled out for up to 10 weeks
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Villa’s Tielemans ruled out for up to 10 weeks
January 28, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Aston Villa's Premier League title bid has suffered a major blow after Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans was ruled ou...
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Gauff defends epic racquet smash and hits out at it being broadcast
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Gauff defends epic racquet smash and hits out at it being broadcast
January 28, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Coco Gauff said Tuesday an epic racquet smash after losing heavily to Elina Svitolina at the Australian Open was importa...
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Key Mount Pleasant players face immigration concerns ahead of potential USA trip
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 28, 2026
Visa woes hit Mount Pleasant before Champions Cup campaign
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Melissa aftermath still felt by western schools sports
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Melissa aftermath still felt by western schools sports
Rachid Parchment | Sports Writer | parchmentr@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 28, 2026
Melissa aftermath still felt by western schools sports
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New Bill seeks to tighten rules on gated communities
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Legendary drummer Sly Dunbar dies at 73
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Jamaican schools set three records at New York International Showcase
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Broadcaster Walter ‘Bob’ Clarke has died
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Veteran broadcaster Walter Charles “Bob” Clarke has died. The media practitioner of more than five decades reportedly died early T...
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Minor earthquake felt in Jamaica
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Second Jamaican signs up for Enhanced Games
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JPS contractor dies after falling from ladder
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Lee-Chin-linked firms pay US$94m after deadline; bondholders rule out enforcement
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