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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
February 10, 2026
The Jamaica Observer has learnt that the Reggae Boyz will take on Martinique in an international friendly on February 21 as they continue preparations...
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Collateral blood
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Collateral blood
Cops suggest foreign link in deadly shooting of 4-y-o girl
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
February 10, 2026
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...
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More care for children with special needs
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More care for children with special needs
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 10, 2026
Children with special needs are set to benefit from major technological advancements at The Mico College University Child Assessment and Research in E...
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Windies U-19 assistant coach implores stakeholders to save regional game
Cricket, Sports
Windies U-19 assistant coach implores stakeholders to save regional game
February 10, 2026
West Indies cricket still has immense global appeal and ought to be saved from sliding into obscurity, says former player Nikita Miller. The Jamaican,...
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VOICE OF THE REGION
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VOICE OF THE REGION
David Riley eyes global impact for Caribbean coaches after World Athletics appointment
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 10, 2026
AFTER being appointed to the World Athletics Coaches’ Commission, local coach David Riley says he plans to champion the concerns and recommendations o...
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Wedding Proposals on Valentine’s Day
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Wedding Proposals on Valentine’s Day
February 10, 2026
Valentine’s Day has long been associated with romance, grand gestures, and love in its most celebratory form. It’s no surprise, then, that it remains ...
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Klansman trial proceedings further stalled amid contagious ‘disease’ scare
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Klansman trial proceedings further stalled amid contagious ‘disease’ scare
February 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – There was a further delay in the ongoing trial of the alleged Tesha Miller faction of the Klansman Gang on Monday morning amid ren...
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‘Him let me down’
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‘Him let me down’
•Comrades in St Mary Western disappointed with their former MP•Some want leniency, others want the stiffest punishment
Renae Osbourne, Observer Reporter, osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 9, 2026
JOLYAN Silvera’s admission of guilt in the killing of his wife in November 2023 has sent shock waves through St Mary Western, with many who supported ...
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Google turns to century-long debt to build AI
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Google turns to century-long debt to build AI
February 10, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Google-parent Alphabet will issue bonds maturing in 100 years as it continues to invest massively in infrastructure fo...
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What does ‘increasing productivity’ really mean?
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What does ‘increasing productivity’ really mean?
By Keenan Falconer 
February 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—In the hopes of increasing national income and economic growth, which have remained perpetually anaemic in Jamaica, the need to enha...
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Ukrainian athlete vows to wear banned helmet at Winter Olympics
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Ukrainian athlete vows to wear banned helmet at Winter Olympics
February 10, 2026
CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy (AFP)  — Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych vowed Tuesday that he would wear a helmet that depicts victims of the...
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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
February 10, 2026
The Jamaica Observer has learnt that the Reggae Boyz will take on Martinique in an international friendly on February 21 as they continue preparations...
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Senior clinical psychologist encourages healthy co-parenting
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Senior clinical psychologist encourages healthy co-parenting
February 10, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Senior Clinical Psychologist at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Georgia Rose, is encouraging separated parents to pr...
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Flow taps creative industry to deliver impactful internet safety message
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Flow taps creative industry to deliver impactful internet safety message
February 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Telecommunications provider Flow has partnered with the local creative industry to deliver its 2026 internet safety message with g...
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Monday, February 9, 2026
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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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Shock as ‘humble’ party promoter/taxi operator killed in St Mary
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Shock as ‘humble’ party promoter/taxi operator killed in St Mary
February 10, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica — A pall of gloom hangs over the parish of St Mary following Monday night's killing of a man popularly known for his work as a taxi o...
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Legal Aid Council says 90% of client requests relate to divorce matters
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Legal Aid Council says 90% of client requests relate to divorce matters
February 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Legal Aid Council (LAC), an agency of the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, is reporting that 90 per cent of leg...
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Lawmakers to approve amendments to Income Tax Act on Tuesday
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Lawmakers to approve amendments to Income Tax Act on Tuesday
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
February 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are expected to approve amendments to the Income Tax Act on Tuesday, paving the way for ...
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Man accused of fatally stabbing uncle arrested in St Elizabeth
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Man accused of fatally stabbing uncle arrested in St Elizabeth
February 10, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police on Monday arrested a 35-year-old man accused of stabbing to death his 69-year-old uncle at their family home in Burnt S...
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Mr World Caribbean 2024 grateful to be alive after accident
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Mr World Caribbean 2024 grateful to be alive after accident
February 10, 2026
Mr World Caribbean 2024 Tarique Barrett says he is grateful for life after being hit from his motorcycle by a taxi on Sunday along Fairview Avenue in ...
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David Riley eyes global impact for Caribbean coaches after World Athletics appointment
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 10, 2026
AFTER being appointed to the World Athletics Coaches’ Commission, local coach David Riley says he plans to champion the concerns and recommendations o...
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KC set the pace in U-14 and U-16 schoolboy competitions
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KC set the pace in U-14 and U-16 schoolboy competitions
February 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defending Burger King Under-14 champion Kingston College (KC) are through to the quarterfinals and are joined by Campion College a...
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JC, Alpha early leaders in Corporate Area Athletics Championship
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JC, Alpha early leaders in Corporate Area Athletics Championship
February 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica College (JC) and the Convent of Mercy “Alpha” Academy are the early leaders of the Corporate Area Athletics Championship a...
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FIFA officials to visit Jamaica to assess facilities for 2031 Women’s World Cup bid
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FIFA officials to visit Jamaica to assess facilities for 2031 Women’s World Cup bid
February 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The governing body of world football, FIFA, will be visiting the island this week to conduct an on-site inspection of facilities, ...
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Windies U-19 assistant coach implores stakeholders to save regional game
Cricket, Sports
Windies U-19 assistant coach implores stakeholders to save regional game
February 10, 2026
West Indies cricket still has immense global appeal and ought to be saved from sliding into obscurity, says former player Nikita Miller. The Jamaican,...
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Chasing sunshine and freedom
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AT just 12 years old, Errol McCarthy left Jamaica with his sister for Birmingham, England. Now 72 years old and retired, he has returned home, fulfill...
February 8, 2026
‘We will remember The Boogieman’
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‘We will remember The Boogieman’
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More than 40 years after Jamaica’s last oil well was drilled, its offshore petroleum question is back under scrutiny as new seabed sampling seeks to c...
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Out with the old! In with the new!
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I, like many others, have been a voice crying out for the building of a ‘new Jamaica’ for the last 40 years. That cry must now be intensified for Jama...
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Jamaican-owned Crab King thrives in New Jersey
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In crab-loving New Jersey, the Crab King restaurant , run by Jamaican Rae-Anna Story and her American husband, Huschel, is thriving by serving afforda...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Kelly Ann Beckford set a meet and facility record in the Women’s 800m Invitational at Saturday’s second day of the Penn ...
February 8, 2026
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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
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
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