Olivier Shield to be played on January 7
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Olivier Shield to be played on January 7
December 26 05:13 PM
The much-anticipated Olivier Shield clash between St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) and Excelsior High will be played on Wednesday, January ...
A look back at the 13 biggest local stories of 2025
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December 26 05:08 PM
From a once in a lifetime hurricane to a historic third term for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), a 30-year low in murders, and the major flop by the R...
Portland man slapped with murder and gun charges
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Portland man slapped with murder and gun charges
December 26 03:37 PM
PORTLAND, Jamaica — A 34-year-old man has been charged with murder, possession of a prohibited weapon and unlawful possession of ammunition following ...
Izizzi player hits $2.8 million jackpot on Greek Gods game
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Izizzi player hits $2.8 million jackpot on Greek Gods game
December 26 02:28 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A restaurant worker and long-time Izizzi player is celebrating a $2.8 million jackpot win after winning the Greek Gods game. A ded...
Guyana’s non-oil sector registers growth of more than 7%
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Guyana’s non-oil sector registers growth of more than 7%
December 26 02:19 PM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana’s non-oil economy grew by 13.8 per cent in the first half of 2025, according to the mid-year economic report. Touris...
Double murder mars Christmas Day on March Pen Road
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Double murder mars Christmas Day on March Pen Road
December 26 12:58 PM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Despite an increased police presence, gunmen struck on March Pen Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Christmas Day leaving t...

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‘Stop sleeping with your daughters’
BASIL WALTERS Observer staff reporter 
February 13, 2005
PROFESSOR Rupert Lewis has called on Jamaican men to take control of their sexuality and refrain from having sex with their daughters, having cited in...
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Massive loan losses contributed to banking system’s insolvency
Observer Reporter 
February 12, 2005
The evidence shows that Jamaica's economic performance in the 1990s, a period during which tight monetary policy with high interest rates prevailed, c...
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Unity theme for JLP conference next week
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
February 12, 2005
Unity will be the underlying message at the National Arena during next Sunday's annual conference of the often-fractious Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). P...
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Captured ‘gangster’ wet his pants
Observer Reporters 
February 12, 2005
THE police yesterday captured the man who they say took over the leadership of Joel Andem's notorious Gideon Warriors gang and claimed that Kevin "Ric...
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Eagle takeover was a shock, says Chen-Young
Observer Reporter 
February 12, 2005
For most of the 1980s through the mid '90s, Paul Chen-Young epitomised a new entrepreneurial spirit in Jamaica. As his Eagle Financial Network expande...
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I’ll be watching you!
Observer Reporter 
February 12, 2005
Enjoying the cushion of the PNP's largest delegate base and the psychological advantage of winning most votes in last week's vice-presidential contest...
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Federation wants Braeton cops back on the job
Observer Reporter 
February 12, 2005
THE Police Federation, which paid roughly $10 million in legal fees for the six cops who were on Friday cleared of the Braeton Seven murders, is now m...
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Still no word on new ballistics machine
By Karyl Walker Observer staff reporter 
February 12, 2005
Ballistics evidence played a major role in the just-concluded Braeton 7 trial, as the prosecution and defence teams tried to use it to show if bullets...
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Chang gets March 9 court date
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
February 11, 2005
WESTRN BUREAU - Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Deputy Leader Dr Horace Chang is to return to the Black River Resident Magistrate's Court on March 9 to ans...
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Emotion-filled memorial service for slain children
Observer Reporter 
February 11, 2005
Emotions ran deep at St Cyprian's Anglican Church in Highgate, St Mary Thursday afternoon during a memorial service for two of the three children who ...
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Braeton cops not guilty
Observer Reporter 
February 11, 2005
The six policemen who were charged with the murder of seven young men in Braeton, St Catherine in March 2001 were freed in the Home Circuit Court yest...
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The cut and thrust of Tuesday’s Parliamentary debate
KERRY MCCATTY, Observer writer 
February 10, 2005
THE atmosphere was tense, the air anticipatory, as members of the House of Representatives hunkered down Tuesday to hear Prime Minister PJ Patterson's...
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Powerful homemade gun found at Braeton death house
T K WHYTE, Observer staff reporter 
February 9, 2005
A unique homemade shotgun made in the shape of a Tech 9 submachine gun, carrying a shooting range of 25 yards, was among four illegal fire arms found ...
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Antoinette Haughton walks off talkshow
Observer Reporter 
February 9, 2005
THE CVM Communications Group announced Tuesday that Antoinette Haughton-Cardenas, the fiery host of its mid-morning radio talkshow Disclosure, was tem...
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JPs urged to stamp out cronyism and corruption
Observer Reporter 
February 9, 2005
SENIOR deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn has called on Justices of the Peace to be armour bearers of honesty and integrity in the...
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Arson suspected in $2m St George’s College fire
Observer Reporter 
February 9, 2005
THE fire that destroyed a business office of the Jesuit Centre on the compound of the St George's College Monday night has left damage amounting to $2...
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$50m invested in goat meat production to meet local demand
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
February 8, 2005
WESTERN BUREAU- The government has allocated $50 million to a goat-rearing project, aimed at boosting production of local mutton to satisfy a growing ...
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Another family bitter after police shooting
PETE SANKEY, News editor 
February 7, 2005
UNLIKE Michael Gayle, there was no blocking of roads or public demonstration. Neither was it a major story in the media. However, the January 24 shoot...
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Police claim progress in probe of constable’s murder
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
February 7, 2005
WESTERN BUREAU - The Montego Bay police yesterday claimed they were close to a breakthrough in Sunday's fatal shooting of police constable Joshua Bris...

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