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48-hour curfew extended in St Andrew South Police Division
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48-hour curfew extended in St Andrew South Police Division
December 23 07:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew that was imposed in the St Andrew South Police Division, has been extended. The curfew began at 6:00 pm on Tu...
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JN Foundation brings ‘Comfort for Christmas’ to Mustard Seed Communities
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JN Foundation brings ‘Comfort for Christmas’ to Mustard Seed Communities
December 23 07:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — For the fourth consecutive year, the JN Foundation has reaffirmed its commitment to Mustard Seed Communities, spreading holiday ch...
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KSAMC warns against destruction of entertainment billboards
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KSAMC warns against destruction of entertainment billboards
December 23 06:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is warning the public against the destruction of entertainment billboards...
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WIP Terminal Limited lists on Jamaica Stock Exchange
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WIP Terminal Limited lists on Jamaica Stock Exchange
December 23 06:10 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — West Indies Petroleum Terminal Limited (WIP Terminal) officially commenced trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) on Tuesday,...
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Forex: $159.76 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.76 to one US dollar
December 23 06:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 23, ended trading at $159.76, down 35 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s...
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Cash assistance programme launched to support 50,000 Jamaicans post Melissa
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Cash assistance programme launched to support 50,000 Jamaicans post Melissa
December 23 04:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica –   The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), on Tuesday...
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Fisherman charged for Rocky Point triple murder
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Fisherman charged for Rocky Point triple murder
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 23 04:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 26-year-old fisherman, Daniel Henry has been charged with three counts of murder after allegedly using a machete to chop his mot...
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SERHA reports temporary delay in supplier payments due to banking issue
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SERHA reports temporary delay in supplier payments due to banking issue
December 23 03:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) has advised that some suppliers will experience a delay in receiving payments tha...
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Six high-risk inmates transferred as ministry ramps up security measures at Fort Augusta
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Six high-risk inmates transferred as ministry ramps up security measures at Fort Augusta
January 16, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six high-risk inmates have been transferred from the Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre (FAACC) as part of efforts to enhance ...
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Bill to acquire PDV Caribe shares in Petrojam to be tabled at next sitting of House
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Bill to acquire PDV Caribe shares in Petrojam to be tabled at next sitting of House
January 16, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government is to table a Bill entitled, an 'Act to Provide for the Compulsory Acquisition of the Shares Held by PDV Caribe in ...
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FLA distances itself from ‘malicious’ sex tape being circulated on WhatsApp
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FLA distances itself from ‘malicious’ sex tape being circulated on WhatsApp
January 16, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) is seeking to distance itself from a video with graphic sexual content that is purportedly b...
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Repairs completed on transmission main along Mandela Highway — NWC
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Repairs completed on transmission main along Mandela Highway — NWC
January 16, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Water Commission (NWC) is advising that repairs are now completed on the Rio Cobre/Tulloch Spring water transmission ...
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Gas prices up $0.28, diesel up $0.37
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Gas prices up $0.28, diesel up $0.37
January 16, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists should see an increase at the pumps in the price of gasoline and diesel, effective Thursday, January 17, according to th...
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140 buyers expected for Caribbean Travel Marketplace
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140 buyers expected for Caribbean Travel Marketplace
January 16, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the 37th Caribbean Travel Marketplace (CTM), being hosted in Jamaica later this month, will ...
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Palisadoes boat audit reveals that only 3 vessels licensed to transport passengers
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Palisadoes boat audit reveals that only 3 vessels licensed to transport passengers
January 16, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A just-completed audit by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) has revealed that only three of the 82 boats found between Palis...
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PHOTO: Police commissioner assists fire victim
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PHOTO: Police commissioner assists fire victim
January 16, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Shelton Blake of Bellrock in Kingston 11 was highly appreciative of the carving tools that he received from Commissioner of Police...
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British MPs vote overwhelmingly to reject Brexit deal
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British MPs vote overwhelmingly to reject Brexit deal
January 15, 2019
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to reject the EU divorce deal struck between London and Brussels, in a h...
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Youth crime, violence demands a regional solution, says CARICOM Secretary General
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Youth crime, violence demands a regional solution, says CARICOM Secretary General
January 15, 2019
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — A two-day conference aimed at examining and redefining violence prevention solutions as it relates to youth violence and pr...
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Forex: J$131.58 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$131.58 to one US dollar
January 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Tuesday, January 15 ended trading at J$131.58 down by $1.22 according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign exch...
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JDF soldier shot dead in Manchester
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JDF soldier shot dead in Manchester
January 15, 2019
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The police have confirmed that a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier succumbed on Saturday after he was found in bushes near the...
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Five charged with murder of Kingston businessman
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Five charged with murder of Kingston businessman
January 15, 2019
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Five people have been charged with the murder of Kingston businessman Howard Ares whose body was found in a shallow grave on T...
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‘Hostage politics’: Death sentence heightens China, Canada tensions
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‘Hostage politics’: Death sentence heightens China, Canada tensions
January 15, 2019
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China on Tuesday vociferously defended a court's decision to impose the death penalty on a convicted Canadian drug smuggler, es...
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12 killed in road crashes since start of year
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12 killed in road crashes since start of year
January 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Road Safety Unit (RSU) in the Ministry of Transport and Mining has revealed that 12 people have died on the nation's roads sin...
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$100k reward for whereabouts of missing US citizen
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$100k reward for whereabouts of missing US citizen
January 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A reward of $100,000 is being offered through Crime Stop for information leading to the whereabouts of missing US citizen Janice P...
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Gov’t to help improve coffee industry
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Gov’t to help improve coffee industry
January 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Audley Shaw, says the Government will be taking a multipronged approach to...
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Holness to make statement to House on Petrojam buy-back today
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Holness to make statement to House on Petrojam buy-back today
January 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness is scheduled to make a statement in the House of Representatives Tuesday afternoon on the government...
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Trelawny police seize three firearms, arrest two people
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Trelawny police seize three firearms, arrest two people
January 15, 2019
TRELAWNY, Jamaica – The Trelawny police have reported that a man and a woman were taken into custody following the seizure of three firearms and 59 ro...
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UPDATE: UK parliament deals historic defeat to PM May’s Brexit deal
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UPDATE: UK parliament deals historic defeat to PM May’s Brexit deal
January 15, 2019
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain's parliament on Tuesday voted against Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal by a massive margin, triggering ...
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Extreme poverty rises again in LatAm, C’bean
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Extreme poverty rises again in LatAm, C’bean
January 15, 2019
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Extreme poverty in Latin America hit its highest level for nine years in 2017, according to a report by the UN's Economic Comm...
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Accused St James baby thief to face court tomorrow
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Accused St James baby thief to face court tomorrow
January 15, 2019
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James woman who is accused of stealing a baby in the parking lot at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay on Januar...
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Forex: $159.76 to one US dollar
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