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HOUSTON, United States (AFP)—Brazil reached the last 16 of the World Cup on Monday after Gabriel Martinelli scored deep into stoppage time to secure a...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Financial Investigations Division (FID) has charged two men in connection with the alleged provision of microcredit services w...
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Swaby criticises local gov’t minister comments on $600m monthly road fund allocation
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kingston Mayor and Chairman of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Andrew Swaby, has challenged comments mad...
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Cholita launches debut EP ‘Broken Promises’, features Popcaan for lead single
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican recording artiste Cholita officially unveiled her debut extended play (EP), Broken Promises , on Friday evening during a ...
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Miss Universe Jamaica Clarendon, Manchester and St Elizabeth crown new titleholders
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New titleholders for the inaugural Miss Universe Jamaica Clarendon, Manchester and St Elizabeth joint pageant were announced last night inside the aud...
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March 7, 2026
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Serial rapist gets 15 years: Teen boy among victims
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Serial rapist gets 15 years: Teen boy among victims
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Shock after well-known Westmoreland businessman dies
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SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — Shockwaves reverberated across the parish of Westmoreland on Friday following news of the suspected suicide of a well-k...
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20 years for Silvera
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March 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera has been sentenced to 20 years and 10 months in prison fo...
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Champagnie appeals for leniency in Silvera’s sentencing
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BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defence attorney Peter Champagnie on Friday sought leniency for his client Jolyan Silvera during the former Member of Parliament’s...
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Westmoreland burn victim succumbs to injuries
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Observer Online  understands that Dacia Forrester, the woman who was set ablaze during a confrontation at a gas station in Whitho...
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Jason Cross | Reporter 
March 6, 2026
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Parents grieve son’s death in school incident
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Garvey Maceo and Cornwall College advance in ISSA rural junior football
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Garvey Maceo High and Cornwall College are the first finalists in the ISSA Rural Area Under-14 and Under-16 football competiti...
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BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
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Jerome Williams | Reporter 
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