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Ex-cop’s appeal crushed
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Ex-cop’s appeal crushed
15-year sentence for rape and abduction of teen girl stands
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
February 18, 2026
Ex-cop’s appeal crushed
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Children prefer the buses with lewd music
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Children prefer the buses with lewd music
Stakeholders admit to challenges with rural school transport programme
Jason Cross | Reporter 
February 18, 2026
Children prefer the buses with lewd music
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Gramps Morgan, Antiguan PM collab on Reparations
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Gramps Morgan, Antiguan PM collab on Reparations
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
February 18, 2026
Gramps Morgan, Antiguan PM collab on
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JN TARGETS 80 PER CENT LOSS CUT AS NEGATIVE OUTLOOK RAISES STAKES
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JN TARGETS 80 PER CENT LOSS CUT AS NEGATIVE OUTLOOK RAISES STAKES
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 18, 2026
JN targets 80 per cent loss cut under mounting rating pressure
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Toll suspension costs TJH US$3.5m but revenue and profit still top forecast
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Toll suspension costs TJH US$3.5m but revenue and profit still top forecast
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 18, 2026
Toll suspension costs TJH US$3.5m but revenue and profit still top forecast
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Content creator hits out at skin bleaching, scamming glorification among 'influencers'
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17, 2026
A Jamaican content creator is sounding the alarm over what he says is the glorification of skin bleaching, scamming and other degenerate practices in ...
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Jamaica’s two-man bobsled team fail to advance to fourth round
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Jamaica’s two-man bobsled team fail to advance to fourth round
February 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s two-man bobsled team of Shane Pitter and Junior Harris failed to qualify for the fourth and final round of their event a...
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Cutting teachers’ legs
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Cutting teachers’ legs
JTA troubled by proposed changes to motor vehicle duty concession
Jason Cross | Reporter 
February 17, 2026
Cutting teachers’ legs
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YouTube suffers widespread outage
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YouTube suffers widespread outage
February 17, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Video sharing site YouTube suffered a widespread outage late Tuesday, with hundreds of thousands of users reporting ...
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Drug bust at FedEx Half-Way Tree
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Drug bust at FedEx Half-Way Tree
February 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police have confirmed that a major drug bust has taken place at the FedEx location in Half-Way Tree. Details surrounding the seizu...
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Content creator hits out at skin bleaching, scamming glorification among 'influencers'
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17, 2026
A Jamaican content creator is sounding the alarm over what he says is the glorification of skin bleaching, scamming and other degenerate practices in ...
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Westmoreland man charged with wounding with intent
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Westmoreland man charged with wounding with intent
February 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 37-year-old construction worker of Strathbogie, Westmoreland, has been charged with wounding with intent after allegedly shootin...
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Mechanic freed of gun charges
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Mechanic freed of gun charges
February 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 30-year-old mechanic of a St James address was on Tuesday found not guilty of being in possession of an illegal firearm and 10 r...
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Titchfield, St Mary High cop  Eastern Champs titles
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Titchfield, St Mary High cop Eastern Champs titles
February 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Titchfield High boys and St Mary High girls were the respective winners of the Eastern Championship held at the National Stadium o...
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Ex-cop’s appeal crushed
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Ex-cop’s appeal crushed
15-year sentence for rape and abduction of teen girl stands
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
February 18, 2026
Ex-cop’s appeal crushed
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Children prefer the buses with lewd music
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Children prefer the buses with lewd music
Stakeholders admit to challenges with rural school transport programme
Jason Cross | Reporter 
February 18, 2026
Children prefer the buses with lewd music
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Justice gap exposes youth to hard time
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Justice gap exposes youth to hard time
Legislators urged to fix Child Diversion Act blind spot
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
February 18, 2026
Justice gap exposes youth to hard time
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Heritage through young eyes
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Heritage through young eyes
Seven students claim top honours in JIS competition
February 18, 2026
Heritage through young eyes
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Gift waiting for fisherman’s return
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Gift waiting for fisherman’s return
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
February 18, 2026
Gift waiting for fisherman’s return
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Doue inspires PSG to comeback Champions League win in Monaco
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Doue inspires PSG to comeback Champions League win in Monaco
February 17, 2026
MONACO, Principality of Monaco (AFP) -- Paris Saint-Germain recovered from a shambolic start as Desire Doue inspired a comeback from two goals down to...
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Vinicius stunner helps Real Madrid edge Benfica in play-off marred by alleged racism
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Vinicius stunner helps Real Madrid edge Benfica in play-off marred by alleged racism
February 17, 2026
LISBON, Portugal (AFP) -- Vinicius Junior scored a sensational goal to earn Real Madrid a 1-0 Champions League play-off first leg victory at Benfica o...
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Jamaica’s two-man bobsled team fail to advance to fourth round
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Jamaica’s two-man bobsled team fail to advance to fourth round
February 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s two-man bobsled team of Shane Pitter and Junior Harris failed to qualify for the fourth and final round of their event a...
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Bob Marley One Love Football Festival set to take place on Ash Wednesday
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Bob Marley One Love Football Festival set to take place on Ash Wednesday
February 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The 44th staging of the Bob Marley One Love Football Festival is set to take place on Ash Wednesday, February 18, at the Harbour V...
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Lime Hall score back-to-back wins to kickstart JFF championships
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Lime Hall score back-to-back wins to kickstart JFF championships
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — Lime Hall Academy scored back-to-back wins to start the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Championships after hammering Progressive ...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three employees of a fast-food restaurant in Manchester have been arrested and charged after allegedly fleecing approximately $600...
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