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Jackson welcomes security operations in SSL fraud case
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Jackson welcomes security operations in SSL fraud case
December 27 12:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on National Security and Member of Parliament Fitz Jackson has welcomed the start of security operations link...
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Woman dies in motor vehicle crash in Trelawny
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Woman dies in motor vehicle crash in Trelawny
December 27 12:24 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — A woman is now dead and a man nursing injuries following a motor vehicle collision along the One Mile main road in Falmouth Saturd...
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SLB to further enhance digital portal as part of ongoing transformation
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SLB to further enhance digital portal as part of ongoing transformation
December 27 12:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is looking to further enhance its digital portal, a move that underscores the role of technology i...
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Man dies in motor vehicle crash in St James
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Man dies in motor vehicle crash in St James
December 27 10:39 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A man is now dead following a motor vehicle crash on the Rosemount roadway on Saturday morning. He has been identified as 46-year-...
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Former SSL executive in custody
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Former SSL executive in custody
December 27 10:22 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A former high-level executive of Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) is in police custody as investigations continue into the mult...
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Ukraine anti-corruption agency tries to raid parliament
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Ukraine anti-corruption agency tries to raid parliament
December 27 09:44 AM
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukraine's anti-corruption agency said security services were preventing officers from raiding the parliament on Saturday, as inv...
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Major multi-agency raids underway as part of SSL fraud probe
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Major multi-agency raids underway as part of SSL fraud probe
December 27 07:11 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A significant coordinated law enforcement operation, involving multiple elite agencies, is currently underway across Jamaica, with...
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Release the weed, or else…
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Release the weed, or else…
Attorney threatens legal action against JCF over failure to return ganja to Rastafarian
Jason Cross | Reporter 
December 27 12:20 AM
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Unmasking tourism potential key to region’s sustainable growth
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Unmasking tourism potential key to region’s sustainable growth
September 27, 2017
ST JAMES, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says unmasking the full economic potential of tourism remains at the heart of the regi...
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OPM being petitioned to call referendum on dollarization of J’can dollar
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OPM being petitioned to call referendum on dollarization of J’can dollar
September 27, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A petition has been launched on the Office of the Prime Minister's (OPM's) website calling for a referendum to dollarize the Jamai...
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Coca-Cola donates millions to Caribbean and Mexico
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Coca-Cola donates millions to Caribbean and Mexico
September 27, 2017
ATLANTA, United States (CMC) — The Coca-Cola beverage company has donated more than US$6 million to hurricane and earthquake-ravaged countries in the ...
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7-y-o battling for life after father, another man murdered in St James
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7-y-o battling for life after father, another man murdered in St James
September 27, 2017
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A father, who was accompanying his seven-year-old daughter to school, was one of two people shot dead by rampaging gunmen in the t...
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J’can man kidnapped, killed in Antigua — reports
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J’can man kidnapped, killed in Antigua — reports
September 27, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Jamaican man living in Antigua was allegedly kidnapped and found dead yesterday. According to the Antigua Observer, 26-year-old ...
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Woods has ‘nothing to prove’, says McIlroy
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Woods has ‘nothing to prove’, says McIlroy
September 27, 2017
NEWCASTLE, United Kingdom (AFP) — Rory McIlroy said Tiger Woods "doesn't have anything to prove to anyone" as the 14-time major winner battles to reco...
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JCA says several unclaimed urns at island’s airports, issues notice to relatives
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JCA says several unclaimed urns at island’s airports, issues notice to relatives
September 27, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) says several urns containing the remains of loved ones lie uncollected at the islands two major a...
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250 more young people to be recruited under JNSC
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250 more young people to be recruited under JNSC
September 27, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says that come November, an additional 250 young people will be recruited by the Jamaica Defe...
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Windies remain positive ahead of series finale
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Windies remain positive ahead of series finale
September 27, 2017
SOUTHAMPTON, England (CMC) — Stand-in West Indies skipper, Jason Mohammed, said the Caribbean side were still pumped up for Friday's final One-Day Int...
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With Hefner gone, Playboy’s impact on women still has people talking
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With Hefner gone, Playboy’s impact on women still has people talking
September 27, 2017
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Playboy degraded women, it empowered women. It liberated them, and objectified them. The legacy of the iconic magazi...
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Zika virus mutated around 2013, leading to birth defects — study
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Zika virus mutated around 2013, leading to birth defects — study
September 27, 2017
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Zika has been around for decades but only recently began to cause birth defects due to a single mutation the mosquito-bor...
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All GSAT students to be placed in high school in 2018 — Reid
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All GSAT students to be placed in high school in 2018 — Reid
September 27, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid, says the ministry will, as of 2018, be able to place all st...
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SDC to showcase downtown manufacturers
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SDC to showcase downtown manufacturers
September 27, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Social Development Commission (SDC) will be hosting its inaugural Downtown Home and Furnishing Fair on September 30, to ...
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Man killed, another arrested in separate gun seizures in Kingston
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Man killed, another arrested in separate gun seizures in Kingston
September 27, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — One man is dead and another in police custody following separate incidents in Kingston last night, when the authorities retrieved ...
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O-Wrap: 7-y-o among 4 shot in St James… PNP’s shadow cabinet…  J’can murdered in Antigua
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September 27, 2017
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE's top 10 stories for today1. 7-y-o battling for life after father, another man murdered in St JamesA f...
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Holness expected to announce date for St Mary SE by-election Sunday
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Holness expected to announce date for St Mary SE by-election Sunday
September 27, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness is expected to announce the date for parliamentary by-elections for St Mary South Eastern, when he v...
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Mohammed to lead West Indies in England finale
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Mohammed to lead West Indies in England finale
September 27, 2017
SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Jason Mohammed will take over as captain of West Indies in the fifth and final one-day international against Engla...
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Black Lives Matter is a movement that can’t be sued — US judge
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Black Lives Matter is a movement that can’t be sued — US judge
September 27, 2017
BATON ROUGE, Louisana (AP) — Black Lives Matter is a social movement, like the tea party or the civil rights movement, and therefore can't be sued, a ...
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PNPYO applauds Phillips’ shadow cabinet selection
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PNPYO applauds Phillips’ shadow cabinet selection
September 27, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party Youth Organisation (PNP YO) has applauded Opposition Leader and Party President, Dr Peter David Philli...
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Puerto Ricans say US relief efforts failing them
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Puerto Ricans say US relief efforts failing them
September 27, 2017
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Trump administration declared Thursday that its relief efforts in Puerto Rico are succeeding, but people on the islan...
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Falmouth to benefit from newly appointed tour guides
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Falmouth to benefit from newly appointed tour guides
September 27, 2017
Trelawny, Jamaica — Falmouth is set to benefit from the appointment of ten new tour guides who underwent a two-week training in Team Jamaica and Tour ...
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PNP announces new shadow cabinet
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PNP announces new shadow cabinet
September 27, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips this morning unveiled a new 27-member shadow cabinet at a press conference held at the People'...
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Jackson welcomes security operations in SSL fraud case
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on National Security and Member of Parliament Fitz Jackson has welcomed the start of security operations link...
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Woman dies in motor vehicle crash in Trelawny
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SLB to further enhance digital portal as part of ongoing transformation
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — A man is now dead following a motor vehicle crash on the Rosemount roadway on Saturday morning. He has been identified as 46-year-...
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