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Woman killed in St Croix shark attack
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Woman killed in St Croix shark attack
January 11 12:35 PM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands (CMC) —A shark attack along a beach in St Croix, on Thursday, claimed the life of a United States (US) woman. She ...
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St James Municipal Corporation ramps up earthquake preparedness activities
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St James Municipal Corporation ramps up earthquake preparedness activities
January 11 11:36 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —In observance of Earthquake Awareness Month throughout January, the St James Municipal Corporation will intensify its routine publi...
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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
January 11 11:31 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Thirty-two people were killed in 27 fatal crashes during the month of December 2025 according to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA)....
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ISSA Champions Cup set to start January 20
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ISSA Champions Cup set to start January 20
January 11 11:16 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The ISSA Champions Cup will kick off on January 20th and end on the 31st, Observer Online has been reliably informed. The start of t...
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Grange mourns passing of pioneering women’s cricketer, Dorothy Hobson
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Grange mourns passing of pioneering women’s cricketer, Dorothy Hobson
January 11 10:49 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Sports Minister Olivia Grange has extended condolences to the family, friends, and the wider sporting fraternity following the passi...
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Part 2 of ‘Kevin Smith: Cult Pastor’ documentary premieres on YouTube
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Once revered as a prophet, Kevin Smith’s legacy is now defined by a deadly cult ritual that claimed lives and led to posthumous charges of murder, con...
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Transport Authority commences motor vehicle examinations January 12 for 2026/27 licencing period
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Transport Authority commences motor vehicle examinations January 12 for 2026/27 licencing period
January 11 09:53 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Transport Authority will commence motor vehicle examinations on Monday, January 12 in preparation for the renewal of road licen...
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Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’
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Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’
January 11 09:18 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to "make a deal" or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flo...
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Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 29, 2024
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Mass murderer defiant
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Mass murderer defiant
Cocoa Piece killer ditches attorney, insists on appealing sentence
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
September 28, 2024
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‘Slaughtered like an animal’
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Jason Cross | Reporter 
September 27, 2024
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Firearms folly
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Firearms folly
Court of Appeal to urge Parliamentarians to review gun law
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
September 26, 2024
Firearms folly
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US$28-m theft
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JPS customers paying one per cent more to cover for people stealing electricity
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Appeal on the rocks
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Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
September 24, 2024
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‘That wicked monster’
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‘That wicked monster’
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Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
September 23, 2024
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Big bucks to out cheaters
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Big bucks to out cheaters
Private investigators tap into lucrative infidelity market
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 22, 2024
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‘I will go mad in jail’
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‘I will go mad in jail’
Man who set houses ablaze in jealous rage says he needs to clear his mind before surrendering to police
Jason Cross | Reporter 
September 21, 2024
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Return fire
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Return fire
Holness instructs lawyers to file defamation suit against senior PNP members
September 20, 2024
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Quarrel over Andrew
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September 19, 2024
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No Currie favour
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No Currie favour
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Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 17, 2024
No Currie favour
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I DARE YOU!
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I DARE YOU!
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Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 16, 2024
I DARE YOU!
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PNP’s big push
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PNP’s big push
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Arthur Hall | Editor | HallA@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 15, 2024
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Futile search
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Jason Cross | Reporter 
September 14, 2024
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Boston Jerk closed
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Boston Jerk closed
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Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 13, 2024
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Tragic demise
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Tragic demise
Body of man who tried to save woman in flooded gully found
Jason Cross | Reporter 
September 12, 2024
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Hero fisherman
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Hero fisherman
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BY GARFIELD ROBINSON Observer photographer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 11, 2024
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Corruption nightmare
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Corruption nightmare
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September 10, 2024
Corruption nightmare
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NOTHING BUT FLUFF
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NOTHING BUT FLUFF
Educator pours scorn on criticism of teacher-training colleges
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
September 9, 2024
NOTHING BUT FLUFF
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Last drive home
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Last drive home
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Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 8, 2024
Last drive home
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Twist to school gate murder
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Twist to school gate murder
Man killed was on bail for shooting death of teen four years ago
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
September 7, 2024
Twist to school gate murder
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Woman killed in St Croix shark attack
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St James Municipal Corporation ramps up earthquake preparedness activities
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St James Municipal Corporation ramps up earthquake preparedness activities
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —In observance of Earthquake Awareness Month throughout January, the St James Municipal Corporation will intensify its routine publi...
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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Thirty-two people were killed in 27 fatal crashes during the month of December 2025 according to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA)....
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ISSA Champions Cup set to start January 20
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ISSA Champions Cup set to start January 20
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The ISSA Champions Cup will kick off on January 20th and end on the 31st, Observer Online has been reliably informed. The start of t...
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Grange mourns passing of pioneering women’s cricketer, Dorothy Hobson
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