US actress Selma Blair arrested after flight altercation
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US actress Selma Blair arrested after flight altercation
October 12 05:26 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—United States (US) actress Selma Blair was arrested after an alleged altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to New Yor...
‘Breaking Bad’ actor RJ Mitte dead at 34
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‘Breaking Bad’ actor RJ Mitte dead at 34
October 12 05:18 PM
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)—RJ Mitte, the young actor best known for playing Walter White Jr in the award-winning TV series Breaking Bad , has di...
Black River ITA Service Hub to reopen October 13
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Black River ITA Service Hub to reopen October 13
October 12 04:54 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica —The Black River Service Hub of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA)  is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, and wil...
Coventry crush Newcastle to climb out of relegation zone
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Coventry crush Newcastle to climb out of relegation zone
October 12 04:45 PM
COVENTRY, United Kingdom (AFP)—Coventry earned a slice of Premier League history as they climbed out of the relegation zone with a stylish 4-1 win aga...
Trump admin moves to strip citizenship from Haitian, Cubans
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Trump admin moves to strip citizenship from Haitian, Cubans
October 12 04:36 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC)—The Donald Trump administration says it has filed denaturalisation actions in multiple US district courts against one ...
Absent witness, IT issues delay Ruel Reid and Co trial
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Absent witness, IT issues delay Ruel Reid and Co trial
October 12 04:14 PM
An absent witness meant no evidence was elicited in the trial of former Education Minister Ruel Reid, Former head of the Caribbean Maritime University...

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Gov’t defends $40m salary for NaRRA CEO
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Gov’t defends $40m salary for NaRRA CEO
October 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Government has moved to provide clarification regarding the remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Re...
Reggae Girlz defeat Mexico 4-3 in friendly
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Reggae Girlz defeat Mexico 4-3 in friendly
October 10, 2026
Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz outscored Mexico 4-3 in the first of two friendly internationals in Aguascalientes on Friday as they stepped up preparations fo...
NHT refund hurdle cleared
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NHT refund hurdle cleared
October 11, 2026
Dear Claudienne, Good day. I have been an overseas voluntary contributor to the NHT for the past 12 years. For the past four years I was able to colle...
‘Miss Nellie’ still going strong at 103
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‘Miss Nellie’ still going strong at 103
October 10, 2026
MINISTER of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr on Wednesday joined family and well-wishers in celebrating Nellie Pearl Eulalee Pennycooke, ...
‘Effectively, it’s a drizzle’
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‘Effectively, it’s a drizzle’
Friday’s heavy downpour not enough to ease drought, says Samuda
October 11, 2026
FRIDAY, October 9, 2026, just before midday, dark clouds, pregnant with rain, hovered ominously over Kingston and St Andrew. By early afternoon the su...
Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida
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Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida
October 9, 2026
PENSACOLA, United States (AFP)—Hurricane Isaias lashed the US Gulf Coast with heavy rain and strong winds Friday night, as the Category 2 storm made l...
A mother’s tears, a son’s dream
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A mother’s tears, a son’s dream
High-achieving Spanish Town youth needs help to fund medical education
BY BILLEANE WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 11, 2026
ONE young man’s dream of becoming a doctor took shape when he was just four years old. Now, at 20, after securing the academic achievements necessary ...

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