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MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Two men, one said to be a decommissioned justice of the peace (JP) and the other a current JP, are in police lock-up on a str...
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Speid confident young team can dethrone favourites to become Unity Cup champions
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
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IT may not be FIFA World Cup qualification but the Reggae Boyz have an opportunity to give their supporters something to celebrate when they battle de...
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MONTEGO BAY, St James — University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) President Dr Kevin Brown has raised an alarm over what he described as an emerging c...
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Fire gutted a bar and a restaurant on Ward Avenue in Mandeville on Saturday morning, leaving two business owners with over $20 m...
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Since emerging on the music scene in 2015, providing musical accompaniment for several established reggae and dancehall acts, Tower Band has stamped i...
‘Jamming’ scores 2x platinum for Bob in the UK
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BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
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Approximately 49 years after its original release as a 45rpm vinyl single,  Jamming  by Bob Marley and the Wailers has been certified double platinum ...
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Dock deception fails
News
Dock deception fails
Ex-cop identifies accused in seconds flat despite seat shuffle, attempted shirt swap
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
May 30, 2026
Despite a seating shuffle and surreptitious shirt swap among defendants, a former cop, who had arrested Klansman accused gangster Carlos Williams in A...
Judge refuses prosecutor’s bid to eject media
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Judge refuses prosecutor’s bid to eject media
Jason Cross | Reporter 
May 30, 2026
Prosecutor Kathy-Ann Pyke’s attempt on Friday to have the media excluded from the courtroom while she made a special application in the murder trial o...
Current and ex-JP in legal trouble
News
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Kasey Williams | Reporter 
May 30, 2026
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Two men, one said to be a decommissioned justice of the peace (JP) and the other a current JP, are in police lock-up on a str...
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PARIS, France (AFP) -- Naomi Osaka continued to shine in the City of Light as she beat American teenager Iva Jovic 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (3/7), 6-4, in the F...
WHAT A CLASH!
Football, Sports
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Frazsiers Whip face off against Arnett Gardens for JWPL title
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May 30, 2026
BATTLE lines have been drawn, but the coaches for three-times defending champions Frazsiers Whip FC and Arnett Gardens FC are showing tonnes of respec...
Youthful Boyz ready for Nigeria test
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