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Guilty before help
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Kids being pushed to plead, undermining reform process
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
February 25, 2026
Guilty before help
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Cable clean-up coming
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Cable clean-up coming
JPS assures dangling lines from Hurricane Melissa will be removed in ‘second wave’
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
February 25, 2026
Cable clean-up coming
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IMC panel to explore opportunities; hosts 5th Jamaica Creative Expo
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 25, 2026
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Byles blasts banks over Jam-Dex delays
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Byles blasts banks over Jam-Dex delays
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 25, 2026
Byles blasts banks over Jam-Dex delays
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JamRockers skipper Facey promises to perform for Melissa victims in FIBA World Cup qualifiers
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 25, 2026
Trelawny’s Facey aiming to boost nation’s spirits in FIBA World Cup qualifier
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Wage demands test fiscal space as Government faces $190.7-b deficit
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Wage demands test fiscal space as Government faces $190.7-b deficit
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 25, 2026
Wage demands test fiscal space as Government faces $190.7-b deficit
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Mother says Ardenne High removed son from classes over hairstyle; school denies claim
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Mother says Ardenne High removed son from classes over hairstyle; school denies claim
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 24, 2026
Ardenne High is pushing back against allegations by a mother that her son had been removed from classes at the institution on Tuesday because his hair...
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Caricom meets under Cuba crisis cloud
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Caricom meets under Cuba crisis cloud
February 24, 2026
Caricom meets under Cuba crisis cloud
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BBC orders probe into airing of BAFTA racial slur
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BBC orders probe into airing of BAFTA racial slur
February 25, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The head of the BBC on Wednesday ordered a "fast-tracked" internal investigation into the "serious mistake" that saw a ...
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Centenarian Storytelling series targets students in St Ann
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Centenarian Storytelling series targets students in St Ann
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
February 25, 2026
A centenarian storytelling series targeting students is set to be launched on Thursday at the Bamboo Blu in Mammee Bay, St Ann. The initiative aims to...
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Cuba coastguard kills four on Florida-registered boat
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Cuba coastguard kills four on Florida-registered boat
February 25, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba—Cuba's coastguard shot dead four people and injured six others travelling in a US-registered speedboat in an exchange of fire off the Cub...
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Ex-US Treasury chief Larry Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties
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Ex-US Treasury chief Larry Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties
February 25, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convi...
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Regional leaders encouraged by first round of engagement with Rubio
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Regional leaders encouraged by first round of engagement with Rubio
February 25, 2026
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders say they are encouraged by statements made by visiting United States Secretary of S...
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‘I feel loved’: Irish MP overwhelmed by Jamaican response to viral speech
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‘I feel loved’: Irish MP overwhelmed by Jamaican response to viral speech
BRIAN PITTER Observer writer 
February 25, 2026
Thomas Gould, the Irish politician who recently captured global attention because of his distinctive accent, says he has been overwhelmed by the volum...
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Jamaican man answers to drug trafficking charges in Florida
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Jamaican man answers to drug trafficking charges in Florida
February 25, 2026
A Jamaican man reportedly appeared in a Florida federal court Monday to answer to charges stemming from the seizure of millions of US dollars worth of...
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Jackson chides Chang over comment that JFJ ‘living off blood money’
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Jackson chides Chang over comment that JFJ ‘living off blood money’
February 25, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson has chided Dr Horace Chang for the national security minister's remark th...
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Crawford chides councillors amid bad road fuss
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Crawford chides councillors amid bad road fuss
February 25, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica—Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford has criticised councillors and the Manchester Municipal Corporatio...
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WATCH: Truck overturns on Hatfield main road
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WATCH: Truck overturns on Hatfield main road
February 25, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— A truck carrying sand overturned along the Hatfield main road in Manchester on Wednesday morning. Work is now in progress to clea...
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Fi We Children calls for reform of school grooming policies, urges principals to sign MoU
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Fi We Children calls for reform of school grooming policies, urges principals to sign MoU
February 25, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is calling for urgent review and reform of school grooming policies across Jamaica and is inviting...
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JamRockers skipper Facey promises to perform for Melissa victims in FIBA World Cup qualifiers
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 25, 2026
Trelawny’s Facey aiming to boost nation’s spirits in FIBA World Cup qualifier
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Big signing
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MOU inked for major renovation of Montego Bay Sports Complex
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 25, 2026
Big signing
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McKay Security pumps $5.1m into St Thomas FA
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McKay Security pumps $5.1m into St Thomas FA
February 25, 2026
McKay Security pumps $5.1m into St Thomas FA
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Forde optimistic after Immaculate claims Corporate Area Champs
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Forde optimistic after Immaculate claims Corporate Area Champs
February 25, 2026
Forde optimistic after Immaculate claims Corporate Area Champs
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Cornwall, William Knibb, and Clarendon lead ISSA Rural U-16 football
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Cornwall, William Knibb, and Clarendon lead ISSA Rural U-16 football
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 25, 2026
Cornwall, William Knibb, and Clarendon lead ISSA Rural
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