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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
January 11 10:41 AM
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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Deadly breach
Claudienne Edwards | Writer 
June 15, 2007
THIRTY-FIVE funeral homes operating illegally in residential areas in the Corporate Area and putting the health of citizens at risk, are to be served ...
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Four JLP supporters injured in shooting
BY KARYL WALKER Observer staff reporter walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 15, 2007
THE Allman Town police were last night trying to locate three men accused of shooting up a bus carrying Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters Thursday...
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Grant renews calls for Proceeds of Crime Act to include praedial larceny
BY PATRICK FOSTER Observer writer ?fosterp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 15, 2007
PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Norman Grant has reiterated his call for praedial larceny to be included in the Proceeds of Crime ...
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Duhaney Park Primary, Queens Prep students win top GSAT scholarships
June 15, 2007
THIRTY-TWO students from primary and preparatory schools islandwide, were recipients of 2007 GSAT scholarships provided by the Government of Jamaica, ...
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ODPEM set to boost stock levels for hurricane response
BY Alicia Dunkley Observer staff reporter dunkleya@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 15, 2007
THE Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) said it is taking steps to boost its stock levels to be able to efficiently respo...
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Six ordered extradited
BY PAUL HENRY Observer staff reporter henryp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 15, 2007
NORRIS "Deedo" Nembhard, the St Ann businessman who was in 2004 designated a drug kingpin by US President George W Bush, was yesterday among six accus...
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Man shot dead on Slipe Pen Road
June 14, 2007
HOMICIDE detectives from the Kingston West police division are blaming a bloody battle between gangs based in the volatile Kingston communities of Cra...
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Gov’t announces plan for $80-m public morgue
June 14, 2007
THE government yesterday announced plans to build a state-of-the-art morgue in Kingston, in the aftermath of the exposure of the gross inadequacies of...
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Shields gagged
KARYL WALKER, Observer staff reporter 
June 14, 2007
LEAD investigator into the Bob Woolmer death, Deputy Commissioner Mark Shields, along with other officers have been gagged by Police Commissioner Luci...
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Two guns found in bag of rice
June 14, 2007
CUSTOMS officials yesterday discovered two guns hidden in a bag of rice in a barrel at a warehouse at the port in Kingston. According to Patricka Cham...
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UTech rolls out island’s first solar-powered vehicle
PAUL HENRY, Observer staff reporter 
June 14, 2007
THE University of Technology (UTech) on Wednesday launched the island's first solar-powered vehicle - a golf cart or Solcar. The vehicle, developed by...
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Standard of autopsies on citizens also needs review, says JFJ
June 14, 2007
LOCAL human rights watchdog, Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ), in light of the review ordered to determine the correctness of techniques and standards used...
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Journalists hail Charles Kinkead at thanksgiving service
June 14, 2007
VETERAN newspaper photo journalist, Charles Kinkead, known to some as 'Gruesome', was yesterday remembered for his 'impeccable professionalism' by mem...
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PNP moves ahead
Don Anderson Poll 
June 14, 2007
More Jamaicans say they would vote for the People's National Party (PNP) if general elections were held now, breaking a six-month statistical dead hea...
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Cuba, Barbados salute George Lamming
RICKEY SINGH, Observer Caribbean correspondent 
June 14, 2007
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The government of Cuba has held several activities to mark the 80th birthday of George Lamming, the remarkable, iconic novelist...
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Pervez Mir calls for legal action against Seshaiah
KERRY MCCATTY , Observer staff reporter 
June 14, 2007
PAKISTAN cricket team media manager Pervez Mir on Wednesday said that government pathologist Dr Ere Seshaiah should be sued for misleading police inve...
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Alleged cow thieves denied bail
TK Whyte 
June 13, 2007
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine - Three Ocho Rios men who were arrested in Spanish Town for unlawful possession of 500 pounds of beef early Tuesday morning...
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More voters have favourable view of Simpson Miller than of Golding
June 13, 2007
A significant 54% of persons interviewed in an Observer-commissioned poll conducted by Don Anderson and his team from Market Research Services Limited...
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Andem trial pushed back to Oct 8
June 13, 2007
THE trial of Joel Andem and two others for the 2000 abduction and murder of businesswoman Sylvia Edwards was again postponed when the accused appeared...
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Legalise undercover cops, starve gangsters – ACP Hinds
Vaughn Davis, Observer staff reporter 
June 13, 2007
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Glenmore Hinds has asked the government to enact legislation allowing cops to infiltrate and gather evidence against ...
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Our Juicy Chef Jacqui Sinclair places fibre on the front burner.
June 13, 2007
Today I will be featuring fibre, a popular word on food labels. So what is fibre? The colloquial term is "roughage". It is the indigestible part of fo...
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PSOJ chastises Buchanan for ‘personalising, politicising’ businessman’s comments
June 13, 2007
THE Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) yesterday chastised Information and Development Minister Donald Buchanan for attempting to "personal...
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