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Chief Justice Bryan Sykes accepts Jolyan Silvera’s guilty plea
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Chief Justice Bryan Sykes accepts Jolyan Silvera’s guilty plea
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 5 11:31 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Observer Online understands that Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has accepted Jolyan Silvera's guilty plea for manslaughter and using a ...
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Bunny Wailer’s daughter boosts Blackheart Man merchandising to mark ‘Wailers 50’ celebration
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Bunny Wailer’s daughter boosts Blackheart Man merchandising to mark ‘Wailers 50’ celebration
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Ngeri Livingston, the daughter of the late Bunny Wailer, is gearing up to expand the merchandising arm of her father's estate with the release of a sp...
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Commonwealth experts to observe Barbados election for the first time
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Commonwealth experts to observe Barbados election for the first time
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A team of Commonwealth experts has been deployed by Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey to observe the February 11 general election in Barbados. The Co...
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SSP Nicholson commends cops after arrest of St Catherine shop-breaking suspects
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SSP Nicholson commends cops after arrest of St Catherine shop-breaking suspects
February 5 10:26 AM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Commanding Officer for the St Catherine North Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hopton Nicholson, is comm...
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Belgian man convicted of rape for fake payments to sex worker
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Belgian man convicted of rape for fake payments to sex worker
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — A client who duped a sex worker with fake proof of payment has been convicted of rape in Belgium, in a ruling the Antwerp co...
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US denies asking St Lucia to stop sending nationals to Cuba to study medicine
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US denies asking St Lucia to stop sending nationals to Cuba to study medicine
February 5 08:46 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The United States (US) Government said on Wednesday it had not asked St Lucia to stop sending its nationals to study medi...
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Parliament tightening governance measures, says Lowe
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Parliament tightening governance measures, says Lowe
February 5 07:53 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Colleen Lowe, has declared that the team she leads is committed to transparency, accountability...
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Cancer second leading cause of death in the Caribbean
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Cancer second leading cause of death in the Caribbean
February 5 07:43 AM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) on Wednesday said cancer remains the second leading cause o...
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Youth power drives climate resilience in Montego Bay
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Youth power drives climate resilience in Montego Bay
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
February 5, 2026
Youth power drives climate resilience in Montego Bay
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Eagle-eyed immigration officers spoil Dominican’s attempt to jet to Spain
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Eagle-eyed immigration officers spoil Dominican’s attempt to jet to Spain
February 3, 2026
Eagle-eyed immigration officers spoil Dominican’s attempt to
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ALG Vacations blends volunteerism and tourism to support Jamaica after Melissa
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ALG Vacations blends volunteerism and tourism to support Jamaica after Melissa
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
February 3, 2026
ALG Vacations blends volunteerism and tourism to support Jamaica after Melissa
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E-waste disposal slows recovery of BPO sector after Melissa
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E-waste disposal slows recovery of BPO sector after Melissa
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
February 3, 2026
E-waste disposal slows recovery of BPO sector after Melissa
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Fake permit lands Dominican in Jamaican court
February 1, 2026
Fake permit lands Dominican in Jamaican court
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Seiveright urges push of positive message post-Melissa
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Seiveright urges push of positive message post-Melissa
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
January 30, 2026
Seiveright urges push of positive message post-Melissa
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Wayne Wonder strengthens Melissa relief with $5-m donation
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Wayne Wonder strengthens Melissa relief with $5-m donation
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
January 30, 2026
Wayne Wonder strengthens Melissa relief with $5-m donation
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Shelters must be better prepared, says MoBay mayor
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Shelters must be better prepared, says MoBay mayor
January 29, 2026
Shelters must be better prepared, says MoBay mayor
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NSWMA eyeballs nine nights
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NSWMA eyeballs nine nights
Part of three-pronged strategy to curb illegal dumping
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
January 27, 2026
NSWMA eyeballs nine nights
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St James Municipal Corporation thanks media Observer, TVJ, Western Mirror awarded for outstanding coverage
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St James Municipal Corporation thanks media Observer, TVJ, Western Mirror awarded for outstanding coverage
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
January 27, 2026
St James Municipal Corporation thanks media
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Man charged with harbouring woman on murder rap granted bail
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Man charged with harbouring woman on murder rap granted bail
January 23, 2026
Man charged with harbouring woman on murder rap granted bail
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NWC moves to speedily fix water woes in St James
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NWC moves to speedily fix water woes in St James
Service restored to 95 per cent of customers with scheduled trucking to those without the commodity
January 23, 2026
NWC moves to speedily fix water woes in St James
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Hope rising for Hanover grandmother and orphans
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Hope rising for Hanover grandmother and orphans
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
January 22, 2026
Hope rising for Hanover grandmother and orphans
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Boost for beekeepers
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Boost for beekeepers
Donated equipment to be made available to all St James farmers
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
January 21, 2026
Boost for beekeepers
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Melissa leaves grandmom with heavy burden
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Melissa leaves grandmom with heavy burden
Category 5 hurricane took her son, now she must raise his three orphaned boys
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
January 18, 2026
Melissa leaves grandmom with heavy burden
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Over half of flood-hit Catherine Hall, Westgreen homes rewired
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Over half of flood-hit Catherine Hall, Westgreen homes rewired
January 16, 2026
Over half of flood-hit Catherine Hall, Westgreen homes rewired
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PPE boost
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PPE boost
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies donate to Sav Health Centre
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
January 16, 2026
PPE boost
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Alleged armed robber claims he bought, not stole, phone
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Alleged armed robber claims he bought, not stole, phone
January 11, 2026
Alleged armed robber claims he bought,
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Hardship in Hanover
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Hardship in Hanover
Mayor worried as hotel closures leave scores jobless and struggling to survive
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
January 11, 2026
Hardship in Hanover
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Safety boost
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Safety boost
Hanover records 40 per cent drop in major crimes
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
January 11, 2026
Safety boost
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Flanker man remanded after alleged bedroom break-in
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Flanker man remanded after alleged bedroom break-in
January 11, 2026
Flanker man remanded after alleged bedroom break-in
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Canada fuels potato recovery push
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Canada fuels potato recovery push
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
January 9, 2026
Canada fuels potato recovery push
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Observer Online understands that Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has accepted Jolyan Silvera's guilty plea for manslaughter and using a ...
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Bunny Wailer’s daughter boosts Blackheart Man merchandising to mark ‘Wailers 50’ celebration
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