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Music producer charged with breaches of Firearms Act
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Music producer charged with breaches of Firearms Act
March 31 07:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 22-year-old music producer has been charged after allegedly threatening a man at gunpoint. Assault at common law (firearm) and p...
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More World Cup heartbreak for Jamaica, beaten in play-off by DR Congo
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More World Cup heartbreak for Jamaica, beaten in play-off by DR Congo
March 31 07:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz suffered a final heartbreak in their bid to reach to the FIFA Men’s World Cup for the first time since 1998 ...
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Tiger Woods pleads not guilty in driving while impaired car crash
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Tiger Woods pleads not guilty in driving while impaired car crash
March 31 06:35 PM
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Golf superstar Tiger Woods pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to driving under the influence in the case of his Florida car cr...
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Reggae Boyz, DR Congo locked 0-0 at halftime
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Reggae Boyz, DR Congo locked 0-0 at halftime
March 31 05:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica and the Democratic Republic of Congo were locked at 0-0 at halftime in their FIFA Inter-Continental play-off final game at...
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Italy miss out on World Cup as Bosnia qualify on penalties
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Italy miss out on World Cup as Bosnia qualify on penalties
March 31 04:50 PM
ZENICA, Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFP) — Bosnia and Hercegovina stunned Italy in a penalty shoot-out on Tuesday to qualify for the 2026 World Cup at the...
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Forex: $158.58 to one US dollar
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Forex: $158.58 to one US dollar
March 31 04:49 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, March 31, ended trading at $158.58, down by 3 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s ...
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Jamaica looks to ‘build back better’ as Morgan concludes UK-facilitated Peru visit
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Jamaica looks to ‘build back better’ as Morgan concludes UK-facilitated Peru visit
March 31 04:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Minister with responsibility for Works, Robert Nesta Morgan, recently concluded a strategic working visit to Peru, aimed at exami...
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KSAMC moves to enforcement phase following close of signage regularisation campaign
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KSAMC moves to enforcement phase following close of signage regularisation campaign
March 31 03:59 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has announced the transition into the enforcement phase of its signage com...
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WATCH: Port Maria gets clean-up ahead of Christmas season
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WATCH: Port Maria gets clean-up ahead of Christmas season
November 30, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica – The St Mary Municipal Corporation kicked off Christmas preparation in Port Maria with a massive clean-up exercise on Sunday in coll...
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Former ECJ chair Dorothy Pine-McLarty has died; Holness pays tribute
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Former ECJ chair Dorothy Pine-McLarty has died; Holness pays tribute
November 30, 2025
Dorothy Pine-McLarty, former chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), has died. A cause of death was not immediately available. Prime...
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Major Lazer releases ‘Gyalgebra’ mixtape, proceeds from launch to benefit hurricane relief efforts in Jamaica
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Major Lazer releases ‘Gyalgebra’ mixtape, proceeds from launch to benefit hurricane relief efforts in Jamaica
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
November 30, 2025
Gyalgebra, the new mixtape by Major Lazer was released on November 21. It is Major Lazer’s first self-contained music project in five years and its fi...
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Dutch attorney representing Jah Cure stabbing victim appeals to the public to not ‘blame the victim’
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Dutch attorney representing Jah Cure stabbing victim appeals to the public to not ‘blame the victim’
CLAUDE MILLS, Observer Online writer 
November 30, 2025
Attorney-at-law R Bouwman, who is representing Dutch concert promoter Nicardo ‘Papa’ Blake, the victim of a stabbing assault at the hands of reggae si...
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Arsenal held by 10-man Chelsea, Isak ends drought to fire Liverpool
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Arsenal held by 10-man Chelsea, Isak ends drought to fire Liverpool
November 30, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Mikel Merino rescued Arsenal as the Premier League leaders battled to a 1-1 draw against 10-man Chelsea in a heavyweigh...
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Health Minister welcome Barbados field hospital in Savanna-la-mar
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Health Minister welcome Barbados field hospital in Savanna-la-mar
November 30, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, has welcomed the establishment of the Barbados Field Hospital on the groun...
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State ward-turned-entrepreneur credits Revivalists for getting her on path to success
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State ward-turned-entrepreneur credits Revivalists for getting her on path to success
Church seeks to dispel myths about movement
Carlysia Ramdeen, Observer Online reporter, ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 30, 2025
A successful entrepreneur in the United States, Dr Patricia Smith wasn’t born with the proverbial golden spoon in her mouth. Abandoned by her parents ...
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JPS Foundation leads clean-up of Holiness Christian Church in Catherine Hall
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JPS Foundation leads clean-up of Holiness Christian Church in Catherine Hall
November 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — JPS Foundation, through its Volunteers On Location To Serve (VOLTS), joined recovery efforts in Catherine Hall, St James, last Thu...
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Flow employee recognised for outstanding customer service at CACU awards
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Flow employee recognised for outstanding customer service at CACU awards
November 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — B2B Service Support Officer at Flow, Alicia Tucker has received the Consumer Advisory Committee on Utilities (CACU) Customer Servi...
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Gov’t to ramp up land titling efforts
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Gov’t to ramp up land titling efforts
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
November 30, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness said the Government will be ramping up its land titling efforts in Westmoreland that will ass...
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Capleton promises high energy performance at Food, Rum and Reggae Festival
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Capleton promises high energy performance at Food, Rum and Reggae Festival
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
November 30, 2025
The Food, Rum and Reggae Festival will take place next Sunday December 6 and one of the headliners, dancehall firebrand, Capleton, is promising to upl...
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Alleged burglar mobbed, set ablaze in St Elizabeth
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Alleged burglar mobbed, set ablaze in St Elizabeth
November 30, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A man accused of burglary was mobbed in Bona Vista Housing Scheme in Myersville, St Elizabeth on Saturday. Police have identif...
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Pope arrives in Lebanon with message of peace
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Pope arrives in Lebanon with message of peace
November 30, 2025
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon on Sunday with a message of peace for the crisis-hit nation, still reeling from a war between ...
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St James Municipal Corporation issues final notice for bus stop sheds
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St James Municipal Corporation issues final notice for bus stop sheds
November 30, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James Municipal Corporation is calling on entities that have adopted bus stop sheds to remove compromised signs. With the p...
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Barbados installs second president during Independence Day parade
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Barbados installs second president during Independence Day parade
November 30, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The second president of Barbados, Jeffrey Bostic, was sworn in early Sunday during the 59th anniversary of Independence a...
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Basketball: Herbert score big wins over York Castle
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Basketball: Herbert score big wins over York Castle
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 30, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Herbert Morrison Technical scored big wins over York Castle High in their opening Inter Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA...
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Jamaica on track to record lowest murder rate in nearly 40 years
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Jamaica on track to record lowest murder rate in nearly 40 years
November 30, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, has highlighted Jamaica’s significant progress in reducing violent crime, noting that, for the f...
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Three former champs among early D’Cup quarter-final qualifiers
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Three former champs among early D’Cup quarter-final qualifiers
November 30, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Three former champions are among the early qualifiers for the quarter-finals of the Inter Secondary Schools Sports Association...
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Hong Kong in mourning as fire death toll climbs to 146
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Hong Kong in mourning as fire death toll climbs to 146
November 30, 2025
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Crowds of mourners gathered on Sunday across Hong Kong including thousands near the apartment blocks that were engulfed in fl...
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‘Living in fear’
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‘Living in fear’
Haitian migrant grapples with uncertainty in Jamaica
BY BRITTANIA WITTER Observer online reporter witterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 30, 2025
‘Living in fear’
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Building permit rules remain
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Building permit rules remain
A reminder from MoBay mayor as Jamaicans rebuild after Melissa
By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 30, 2025
Building permit rules remain
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Simply Dad
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Simply Dad
Eldest daughter of icon Jimmy Cliff says all 19 siblings bear parts of him
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 30, 2025
Simply Dad
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More World Cup heartbreak for Jamaica, beaten in play-off by DR Congo
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Reggae Boyz, DR Congo locked 0-0 at halftime
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica and the Democratic Republic of Congo were locked at 0-0 at halftime in their FIFA Inter-Continental play-off final game at...
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Italy miss out on World Cup as Bosnia qualify on penalties
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Italy miss out on World Cup as Bosnia qualify on penalties
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