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World Cup ticket!
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World Cup ticket!
February 12, 2026
Jamaica’s Under-17 Reggae Boyz qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup with a 3-1 victory over Canada in Costa Rica on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. The...
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Montego Bay showdown
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Montego Bay showdown
Legal storm brewing as Snappaz owner prepared to take challenge of court order as far as Privy Council
February 12, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Well-known Montego Bay businessman and restaurateur Milton Russell is challenging a court ruling to cease operations and demol...
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Third World to honour Cat Coore in Wickie Wackie tribute
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Third World to honour Cat Coore in Wickie Wackie tribute
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
February 12, 2026
When Wickie Wackie Music Festival opens today, Thursday, February 12, it will once again transform Jamaica’s north coast into a vibrant celebration of...
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Witness cop says deadly force accepted if attacked
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Witness cop says deadly force accepted if attacked
Jason Cross | Reporter 
February 12, 2026
A detective corporal, who is the second witness in the murder trial of six cops, told the seven-member jury on Wednesday that, based on the Constabula...
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FIFA team arrives to inspect proposed Women’s World Cup facilities today
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 12, 2026
Despite construction work yet to begin at the National Stadium, Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President Michael Ricketts is hopeful FIFA’s inspect...
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Felecia Robinson’s V-Day Sweet Treats
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Felecia Robinson’s V-Day Sweet Treats
February 12, 2026
Felecia Robinson laid out a Valentine’s Day table with some of her favourites for Thursday Food as we delve into her story of sweet persistence and ar...
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New taxes coming, Gov’t confirms
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New taxes coming, Gov’t confirms
February 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Finance Minister Fayval Williams confirmed late Wednesday that new tax measures will form part of Jamaica’s upcoming budget, as th...
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Jamaica 3 – 1 Canada: Young Reggae Boyz book ticket to U17 World Cup
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Jamaica 3 – 1 Canada: Young Reggae Boyz book ticket to U17 World Cup
February 11, 2026
Jamaica are through to the Fifa Boys Under-17 World Cup in Qatar after beating 10-man Canada 3-1 in their top-of-the-table Concacaf Group G qualifier ...
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Top boys schools look to impress at Corporate Area Champs
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Top boys schools look to impress at Corporate Area Champs
February 12, 2026
Kingston College (KC), Jamaica College (JC) and Calabar High, the top boys’ schools in the Corporate Area Championships, have reaffirmed their desire ...
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Police pursuing intelligence, suspects in murder of 4-y-o girl
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Police pursuing intelligence, suspects in murder of 4-y-o girl
February 12, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Head of the Manchester police, Superintendent Carey Duncan, says detectives are close to making a breakthrough in the murder of ...
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JDF head in Washington for defence conference
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JDF head in Washington for defence conference
February 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States —  Jamaica’s Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, is currently in the United States participating i...
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WATCH: Gov’t continues to monitor situation in Cuba as blackout affects students
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WATCH: Gov’t continues to monitor situation in Cuba as blackout affects students
February 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Senator Kamina Johnson Smith says while some students studying in Cuba have expressed concern surrounding the current situation in t...
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Throne Speech: NaRRA represents new development architecture for Jamaica — GG
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Throne Speech: NaRRA represents new development architecture for Jamaica — GG
February 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government’s vehicle to drive reconstruction efforts post-Hurricane Melissa — the National Reconstruction and Resilience Autho...
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Foreign policy must be leveraged for economic independence — Holness
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Foreign policy must be leveraged for economic independence — Holness
February 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has called on heads of Jamaica’s diplomatic and consular missions to leverage foreign policy as a...
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Monday, February 9, 2026
February 9, 2026
We’re living vicariously through Jamaican-born, US-based emergency physician Dr Janell Wright and Lepremier Miami Suits CEO Mike Marshall, who have be...
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Pizza Hut Jamaica to open $180 million restaurant in Portmore
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Pizza Hut Jamaica to open $180 million restaurant in Portmore
February 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Pizza Hut Jamaica will open a new restaurant in Cumberland, Portmore, as part of a $180 million investment by operator Restaurants...
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Nine murders recorded in St James since 2026
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Nine murders recorded in St James since 2026
February 12, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James police say that up to Thursday, nine individuals have been murdered in the parish. Deputy Superintendent of police Ro...
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Opposition raises concern over new taxes post-Hurricane Melissa
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Opposition raises concern over new taxes post-Hurricane Melissa
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Expressing concern over the possibility of new taxes on Jamaicans rebuilding from Hurricane Melissa’s devastation, members of the ...
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Bail extended, stop order imposed for POA head Wayne Cameron
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Bail extended, stop order imposed for POA head Wayne Cameron
February 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chairman of the Police Officers’ Association (POA), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Wayne Cameron, was ordered to surrender...
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Condom purchases fall by 30%; promotion campaigns drop by up to 50%
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Condom purchases fall by 30%; promotion campaigns drop by up to 50%
February 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The prevention of human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is at risk due to the lack ...
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JFF boss over the moon as young Reggae Boyz secure qualification to the FIFA Under-17 World Cup
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 12, 2026
No Jamaican men’s team has been to a World Cup in almost two decades. That will finally change this year as the young Reggae Boyz secured a historic q...
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Reggae Boy Damion Lowe signs with Dewa United FC in Indonesia
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Reggae Boy Damion Lowe signs with Dewa United FC in Indonesia
February 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica Reggae Boyz Vice-Captain, Damion Lowe, has officially signed with Dewa United FC, who compete in Indonesia’s top-flight Su...
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FIFA team arrives to inspect proposed Women’s World Cup facilities today
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 12, 2026
Despite construction work yet to begin at the National Stadium, Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President Michael Ricketts is hopeful FIFA’s inspect...
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Humble Lion eye quick return to JPL
Football, Sports
Humble Lion eye quick return to JPL
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 12, 2026
FLORENCE HALL, Trelawny — Humble Lion FC have no plans of staying in the Jamaica Football Federation Championships for too long and are determined to ...
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Motie, Rutherford power West Indies to victory over England at World Cup
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Motie, Rutherford power West Indies to victory over England at World Cup
February 12, 2026
MUMBAI, India — Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie tore the heart out of England’s much-vaunted middle order Wednesday as the West Indies won by 30 runs ...
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NEW TAXES AHEAD
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FOR the first time in almost a decade, new taxes are likely to return to Jamaica’s budget — a step economist Dr Damien King says reflects fiscal reali...
February 11, 2026
Jamaica 3 – 1 Canada: Young Reggae Boyz book ticket to U17 World Cup
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Jamaica 3 – 1 Canada: Young Reggae Boyz book ticket to U17 World Cup
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Jamaica are through to the Fifa Boys Under-17 World Cup in Qatar after beating 10-man Canada 3-1 in their top-of-the-table Concacaf Group G qualifier ...
February 11, 2026
5.6 magnitude earthquake felt across eastern parishes
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5.6 magnitude earthquake felt across eastern parishes
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A moderate earthquake was felt across eastern parishes early Tuesday morning. According to the Earthquake Unit at the University o...
February 10, 2026
Montego Bay showdown
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Montego Bay showdown
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MONTEGO BAY, St James — Well-known Montego Bay businessman and restaurateur Milton Russell is challenging a court ruling to cease operations and demol...
February 12, 2026
Basil Jarrett lawsuit against JC board chairman for case management on Tuesday
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Basil Jarrett lawsuit against JC board chairman for case management on Tuesday
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —The defamation lawsuit filed by Major Basil Jarrett, former president of the Jamaica College Old Boys Association (JCOBA) and direc...
February 9, 2026
New taxes coming, Gov’t confirms
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New taxes coming, Gov’t confirms
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Finance Minister Fayval Williams confirmed late Wednesday that new tax measures will form part of Jamaica’s upcoming budget, as th...
February 11, 2026
Man with Jamaican roots gains fame after playing grass in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show
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Man with Jamaican roots gains fame after playing grass in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show
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Andrew Athias travelled eight hours across the United States to be part of the Super Bowl halftime show headlined by Bad Bunny. Little did he know tha...
February 10, 2026
Reggae Boyz to face Martinique in pre-World Cup playoffs friendly
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Reggae Boyz to face Martinique in pre-World Cup playoffs friendly
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The Jamaica Observer has learnt that the Reggae Boyz will take on Martinique in an international friendly on February 21 as they continue preparations...
February 10, 2026
Collateral blood
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Collateral blood
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MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Police here are theorising that Sunday’s killing of a four-year-old girl in a gun attack in Landsettlement near Royal Flat ma...
February 10, 2026
Two women killed, man wounded in Rocky Point gun attack
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Two women killed, man wounded in Rocky Point gun attack
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CLARENDON, Jamaica — Detectives have yet to establish a motive following Monday night’s double murder of a mother and her daughter as well as the woun...
February 10, 2026
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