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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
December 28 11:57 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Park Lane and 100 Lane, Red Hills Road, Kingston 19, has been extended. The curfew wil...
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
December 28 11:35 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – Immigration leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives in the United States have condemned President Donald ...
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
December 28 10:50 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — For Bishop Maurice Clarke, Jamaica is not simply home — it is “my heartbeat.” And when Hurricane Melissa tore through sections of...
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
December 28 09:27 AM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – A driver and his passenger were rushed to hospital Sunday morning after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a utilit...
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Death of a hero
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St Elizabeth man takes last breath days after saving 13 seniors during Hurricane Melissa
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28 12:20 AM
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Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
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Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
...psychosocial support available
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28 12:18 AM
Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
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Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support for Sean Paul’s Faith We A Keep
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Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support for Sean Paul’s Faith We A Keep
...song dedicated to Hurricane Melissa relief efforts
Kevin Jackson 
December 28 12:16 AM
Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support
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Missions of mercy
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Missions of mercy
Bethel United Church makes hurricane response its agenda
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
December 28 12:14 AM
Missions of mercy
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Universities urged to ensure degrees align with country’s development goals
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Universities urged to ensure degrees align with country’s development goals
October 22, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Floyd Green, has called on local universities to ensure ...
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Judicial Education Institute launched
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Judicial Education Institute launched
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The capacity of judges and court staff is to be bolstered through access to training and sensitisation programmes at the new...
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Trump ‘made me cry’ says widow of fallen US soldier
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WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) — The pregnant widow of an American soldier killed in an ambush in Niger said Monday that Donald Trump had struggle...
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10 cops to submit statements on St Catherine man’s killing to INDECOM
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10 cops to submit statements on St Catherine man’s killing to INDECOM
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it has launched an investigation into the death of an unidentified man...
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PHOTO: SVL donates $4m to UHWI in honour of Brian George
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PHOTO: SVL donates $4m to UHWI in honour of Brian George
October 22, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) has donated $4 million to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) to purchase of a portab...
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Firearm seized in Portland, 3 men arrested
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three men have been taken into custody after the police found a firearm in a vehicle along the Hope Bay main road in Portland on S...
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New coffee blending regulations in Jamaica
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New coffee blending regulations in Jamaica
October 22, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries says steps are being taken to promulgate new regulations concerning ...
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UPDATE: Windies (219) & 369-8 vs Zimbabwe (159)
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UPDATE: Windies (219) & 369-8 vs Zimbabwe (159)
October 22, 2017
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (CMC) — West Indies reached 369 for eight in their second innings at the close on the third day of the first Test on Monday at Quee...
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Rifle cleaner, 9mm magazine found in Denham Town ZOSO
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Rifle cleaner, 9mm magazine found in Denham Town ZOSO
October 22, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Joint Command of the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO) Communications Unit has reported that rifle cleaner, along with a 9mm ...
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Antigua tourism minister arrested in UK; Cabinet appointment revoked
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ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) — Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne  has advised the Governor General, Sir Rodney Williams to immediately revoke the Cabin...
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Guyana bank directors in fraud case offered bail
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Guyana bank directors in fraud case offered bail
October 22, 2017
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Eight directors with the Guyana Bank For Trade Industry were released when they appeared in Court on Monday. They are all c...
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Brathwaite helps WIndies consolidate lead
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Brathwaite helps WIndies consolidate lead
October 22, 2017
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Kraigg Brathwaite's unbeaten half-century solidified the West Indies' advantage over Zimbabwe on the third morning of the f...
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O-Wrap: Two killed at stoplight… 3 new SVL directors… Ja to get sport coaches from China
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O-Wrap: Two killed at stoplight… 3 new SVL directors… Ja to get sport coaches from China
October 22, 2017
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE's top 10 stories for today 1. Deadly shooting at stoplight in St James Two men are dead and another th...
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Deadly shooting at stoplight in St James
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Deadly shooting at stoplight in St James
October 22, 2017
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Two men are dead and another three are nursing gunshot wounds following last night's shooting at a stoplight on the Flankers main ...
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CDB approves funding for regional grid modernisation
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CDB approves funding for regional grid modernisation
October 22, 2017
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a grant of US$350,000 to assist utilities and relevant stakeholders acr...
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Trinidad’s Persad Bissessar seeking fresh UNC mandate
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Trinidad’s Persad Bissessar seeking fresh UNC mandate
October 22, 2017
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Opposition leader Kamla Persad Bissessar will seek re-election to the post of leader of the United National Congress (...
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Owner of Ramdial’s Automobile murdered
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Owner of Ramdial’s Automobile murdered
October 22, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The father of slain businessman Richard Ramdial, was a short while ago shot dead on Beechwood Avenue in Kingston. He has been iden...
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Forex: J$127.61 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$127.61 to one US dollar
October 22, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Monday, October 23, ended trading at J$127.61 down by 17 cents according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign e...
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Ronaldo wins 2017 Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award
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Ronaldo wins 2017 Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award
October 22, 2017
LONDON, United Kingdom — Cristiano Ronaldo has set his sights on a "lucky seventh" piece of FIFA silverware after collecting his fifth Men's Player of...
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China providing Jamaica with coaches for 7 sporting disciplines
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China providing Jamaica with coaches for 7 sporting disciplines
October 22, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — China will be providing Jamaica with coaches for the sporting disciplines of swimming, synchronised swimming, badminton, gymnastic...
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Chase banking on victory but expects Zimbabwe resistance
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Chase banking on victory but expects Zimbabwe resistance
October 22, 2017
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (CMC) — Batsman Roston Chase says he is confident of a West Indies victory in the opening Test but does not expect Zimbabwe to simp...
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CDB moves to support youth development in region
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CDB moves to support youth development in region
October 22, 2017
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has announced that it will be improving how it supports youth development in its Borrowing...
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