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February 17 08:56 PM
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'
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Westmoreland man charged with wounding with intent
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Westmoreland man charged with wounding with intent
February 17 08:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 37-year-old construction worker of Strathbogie, Westmoreland, has been charged with wounding with intent after allegedly shootin...
Mechanic freed of gun charges
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Mechanic freed of gun charges
February 17 07:51 PM
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...
Titchfield, St Mary High cop Eastern Champs titles
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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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Shell apartments an answer to Jamaica’s housing affordability crisis?
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Shell apartments an answer to Jamaica’s housing affordability crisis?
JULIAN RICHARDSON, Online content manager, richardsonj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 15, 2026
Are shell apartments an answer to the affordability crisis in Jamaica’s housing market? Kingston-based real estate firm Spark FDI (name being changed ...
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World Bank finds countries losing human capital long before workers enter the labour market
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 15, 2026
Labour squeeze years in the making
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BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 13, 2026
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C3 Metals raises CDN$28m
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C3 Metals raises CDN$28m
...deepens push in Jamaica and Peru copper-gold hunt
February 13, 2026
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February 11, 2026
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