Real Madrid’s Vinicius banned for Clasico after red card
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Real Madrid’s Vinicius banned for Clasico after red card
October 14 12:35 PM
MADRID, Spain (AFP)—Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior will miss the upcoming Clasico in La Liga against Barcelona after being issued a four-match sus...
High-powered firearm seized at Golden Age Home
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High-powered firearm seized at Golden Age Home
October 14 12:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A high-powered weapon and more than 20 rounds of ammunition were seized at the Denham Town Golden Age Home in Kingston on Tuesday....
Diddy rushed to hospital after prison fight with Dudus — report
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Diddy rushed to hospital after prison fight with Dudus — report
October 14 11:32 AM
American music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was reportedly rushed to hospital on Wednesday after allegedly getting into a physical altercation with convic...
Jamaica receives 22 TCNs, mostly from Latin America
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Jamaica receives 22 TCNs, mostly from Latin America
October 14 10:55 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Most of the 22 third-country nationals (TCNs) who arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday under an agreement with the United States are from...
Pope out of bed, progress ‘normal’, doctors say
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Pope out of bed, progress ‘normal’, doctors say
October 14 09:35 AM
ROME, Italy (AFP)—Pope Leo XIV is out of bed, walking and eating following an operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung, and has undergone ...

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‘A big deal’
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‘A big deal’
Samuda hails $100-m water projects that will benefit 3,000 residents in Trelawny
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 12, 2026
BOUNTY HALL, St James — Approximately 3,000 residents in Trelawny are expected to benefit from a more-than-$100-million investment by the National Wat...
Don’t rely on watchmen; get security guards
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Don’t rely on watchmen; get security guards
Cop offers advice as some St James schools reel from robberies
October 12, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Saying it is impossible for the police to patrol every school, a senior cop is urging the education ministry to replace watchm...
Mayor flags dangers of backyard burials
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Mayor flags dangers of backyard burials
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 11, 2026
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Falmouth Mayor C Junior Gager is appealing to residents across Trelawny to stop backyard burials, warning that the practise could...
FIWI brings relief to hurricanehit Westmoreland school
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FIWI brings relief to hurricanehit Westmoreland school
…announces fashion fund-raiser
Brian Pitter | Digital Media Specialist 
October 11, 2026
STUDENTS at Townhead Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland were recently treated to a day of entertainment, food and giveaways as the FIWI organis...
Morris makes new push for cap on NHT drawdown
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Morris makes new push for cap on NHT drawdown
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
October 7, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Opposition spokesman on housing and sustainable living Senator Floyd Morris has called for a cap on National Housing Trust (NH...
‘Seven too many’
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‘Seven too many’
Trelawny police unsatisfied despite lower murder toll
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaiacaobserver.com 
October 6, 2026
THE Trelawny police are taking no comfort in the parish’s low murder figure, with head of the division Superintendent Velonique Campbell saying the se...
Accused in massive cocaine bust granted bail
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Accused in massive cocaine bust granted bail
October 6, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A 56-year-old exporter was granted $600,000 bail in the St James Parish Court last Wednesday after his attorney challenged the...
Lucea split over four-month roadwork
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Lucea split over four-month roadwork
Stakeholders welcome long-needed fix to Seaview Drive but some disappointed in project timeline
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
October 1, 2026
Lucea split over four-month roadwork
Inclusive education push
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Inclusive education push
Morris Dixon wants more children with special needs in existing schools
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
September 29, 2026
Inclusive education push
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Frustrated Meadows of Irwin residents appeal to Wihcon, municipal corporation
September 27, 2026
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