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Reputed gang leader ‘Bloodstain’ nabbed by St Catherine police
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Reputed gang leader ‘Bloodstain’ nabbed by St Catherine police
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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A reputed gang leader who was wanted for murder and multiple acts of violence was captured by the St Catherine South police on...
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UN demands independent probe into woman’s killing by US immigration officer
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UN demands independent probe into woman’s killing by US immigration officer
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The United Nations demanded Tuesday a swift and independent investigation after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a...
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January 13 12:20 AM
No one above
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20 years, 7,420 deaths
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January 13 12:18 AM
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Jolyan Silvera murder trial remains private
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Jolyan Silvera murder trial remains private
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 13 12:16 AM
Jolyan Silvera murder trial remains private
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Trapped remake
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January 13 12:16 AM
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Absent witnesses force delay in Maitland trial
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Absent witnesses force delay in Maitland trial
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January 13 12:14 AM
Absent witnesses force delay in Maitland trial
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Section of Spanish Town Road collapses
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Section of Spanish Town Road collapses
September 8, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are advising the public that a section of Spanish Town Road in the vicinity of Tools Hardware has collapsed. As a resul...
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Comrades tell Fagan resign; PNP backs MP
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Comrades tell Fagan resign; PNP backs MP
September 8, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party (PNP) has condemned as “inappropriate” posting of placards at the office of Member of Parliament (MP) ...
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UPDATE: Gunmen in hostage standoff with police surrender
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UPDATE: Gunmen in hostage standoff with police surrender
September 8, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two men believed to be the gunmen who held persons hostage in a lottery store on Molynes Road in St Andrew have surrendered to the...
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15-y-o boy struck by lightning dies
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15-y-o boy struck by lightning dies
September 8, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A teenage boy was killed yesterday after being struck by lightning in his community, the police have said. He has been identified ...
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Briana Williams hearing tomorrow —JADCO
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Briana Williams hearing tomorrow —JADCO
September 8, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel is scheduled to convene a preliminary hearing in the matter of the Jamaica Anti-Dop...
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Gunmen hold several hostage at bar on Molynes Road
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Gunmen hold several hostage at bar on Molynes Road
September 8, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A massive police operation is now underway at a bar and lottery operation at the intersection of Molynes Road and Seaward Drive wh...
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Forex: J$137.93 to one US dollar
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September 8, 2019
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Proceed with caution in Three Miles area —police
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Proceed with caution in Three Miles area —police
September 8, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are advising motorists to proceed with caution in the vicinity of Portia Simpson Miller Square (Three Miles) in St Andr...
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Senior men’s ice hockey team bags gold in Florida
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Senior men’s ice hockey team bags gold in Florida
September 8, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange is congratulating the Jamaica Senior Men's ice hockey team whic...
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Earthquake rattles T&T, Grenada
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September 8, 2019
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 rocked Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada this morning, but there were no reports o...
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Immigration crackdown suspended in The Bahamas
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September 8, 2019
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The Bahamas Government says it has suspended the crackdown on illegal migrants in Great Abaco Island and Grand Bahama as the d...
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Adolescent mothers excel in CSEC
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Adolescent mothers excel in CSEC
September 7, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) is reporting strong performance by adolescent mothers, who sat the Caribbean...
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Police arrest, charge 4 with serious crimes
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Police arrest, charge 4 with serious crimes
September 7, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Criminal Investigations Branch (CIB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that investigators continue to make ...
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Trump has another Republican challenger, Mark Sanford
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Trump has another Republican challenger, Mark Sanford
September 7, 2019
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former Republican governor Mark Sanford announced today that he is entering the race for his party's presidential no...
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120 soldiers deployed to The Bahamas
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120 soldiers deployed to The Bahamas
September 7, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — A contingent of 120 Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers departed the island yesterday to provide recovery and humanitarian ...
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No cholera or epidemic in The Bahamas – PAHO
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No cholera or epidemic in The Bahamas – PAHO
September 7, 2019
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The Ministry of Health Bahamas and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are reassuring the public that none of the isla...
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NWC announces scheduled supply for Eastwood Park, Cassia Park areas
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NWC announces scheduled supply for Eastwood Park, Cassia Park areas
September 7, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Water Commission (NWC) is advising customers that water supply regulations are now in effect for Eastwood Park and Ca...
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France’s summer heatwaves claimed 1,500 lives
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France’s summer heatwaves claimed 1,500 lives
September 7, 2019
PARIS, France (AFP) — Two heatwaves that hit France this summer claimed more than 1,500 lives, Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said earlier today. But tha...
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Australia beat England by 185 runs in 4th Test, retain Ashes
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Australia beat England by 185 runs in 4th Test, retain Ashes
September 7, 2019
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — Australia retained the Ashes with a 185-run win over England in the fourth Test at Old Trafford a short while ago. ...
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Bartlett upbeat about Jamaica’s Country Brand Ranking in tourism
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Bartlett upbeat about Jamaica’s Country Brand Ranking in tourism
September 7, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says that he is “heartened” by results of a new study by Bloom Consulting, which shows Jamaica en...
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High turbidity, JPS issues impacting water supply in Clarendon — NWC
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High turbidity, JPS issues impacting water supply in Clarendon — NWC
September 7, 2019
CLARENDON, Jamaica — The National Water Commission (NWC) says that Jamaica Public Service (JPS) power supply issues continue to impact the Low Ground ...
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We are not mining bauxite in the Cockpit Country Protected Area, Norando insists
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We are not mining bauxite in the Cockpit Country Protected Area, Norando insists
September 7, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Noranda Bauxite is insisting that there is no bauxite mining taking place in the protected areas of the Cockpit Country, contrary ...
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Reputed gang leader ‘Bloodstain’ nabbed by St Catherine police
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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A reputed gang leader who was wanted for murder and multiple acts of violence was captured by the St Catherine South police on...
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UN demands independent probe into woman’s killing by US immigration officer
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UN demands independent probe into woman’s killing by US immigration officer
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January 13, 2026
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No one above the law
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FNID sends clear warning: Nobody untouchable
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January 13, 2026
No one above
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20 years, 7,420 deaths
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