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ATL Automotive onboard for Skvnk Fest 2026
Rory Daley 
June 5 06:51 PM
The ATL Automotive Group will be out in full force as the title sponsor for Skvnk Fest, scheduled for this Sunday, June 7, at Cinema 2, New Kingston. ...
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Bartlett leads launch of Caribbean Tourism Supply-Side initiative
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June 5 06:37 PM
MANHATTAN, New York — Jamaica's Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Tourism Supply-Side Ministerial Committee, Edmund Bartlett on Thursday address...
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Mt Pleasant to face Antiguan opposition in CFU Shield opener
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Mt Pleasant to face Antiguan opposition in CFU Shield opener
June 5 06:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mount Pleasant Academy will play All Saints United of Antigua and Barbuda in the Round of 16 of the Caribbean Football Union Club ...
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Newell welcomes travel waste ticketing proposal, urges broader waste management reforms
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Newell welcomes travel waste ticketing proposal, urges broader waste management reforms
June 5 06:15 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition spokesman on environment and climate resilience and Member of Parliament for St Mary Central, Omar Newell, has welcomed...
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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King has died
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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King has died
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
June 5 06:09 PM
Kanya King, the London born entrepreneur who alongside Andy Ruffell founded the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards in 1996, has died at the age of 57...
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Showfa Express and Paymaster launch flat-rate parcel delivery service
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Showfa Express and Paymaster launch flat-rate parcel delivery service
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June 5 05:43 PM
Customers have been promised a more reliable and cost-effective way of sending and receiving packages through a new flat-rate parcel delivery service ...
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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’
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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’
June 5 05:07 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United State (US) CDC on Friday urged strong public health interventions against the current Ebola outbreak, cit...
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Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
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Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
June 5 04:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Parliament's Economy and Production Committee is to undertake a comprehensive review of flexible work hours and work-from-home pol...
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Family scuffles bring relatives before court
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Family scuffles bring relatives before court
October 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Several matters were before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday stemming from scuffles amongst families. In one ins...
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Neighbour declines mediation in shared electricity quarrel
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Neighbour declines mediation in shared electricity quarrel
July 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two neighbours who are before the court for a disagreement stemming from electricity they share at a premises rejected an offer to...
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St Andrew man discharged following mediation in assault case
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St Andrew man discharged following mediation in assault case
May 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A St Andrew man who was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm, was on Tuesday formally discharged with a verdict of not gui...
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Vendor slapped with gun and assault charges
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Vendor slapped with gun and assault charges
January 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A vendor of Majesty Gardens in Kingston has been charged with several offences following an incident in his community on Thursday,...
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Feuding neighbours referred to restorative justice
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Feuding neighbours referred to restorative justice
January 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 69-year-old man accused of assaulting his neighbour was referred to restorative justice when he appeared before the Kingston and...
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Trial date set for woman accused of assaulting minor and stealing his phone
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Trial date set for woman accused of assaulting minor and stealing his phone
January 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman who allegedly assaulted a minor and took his phone was given a trial date when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew ...
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Resident’s assault case against security guard dismissed in court
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Resident’s assault case against security guard dismissed in court
November 20, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A dispute between a female resident of a housing complex and the property’s security guard took centre stage in the Kingston and S...
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Tyre repairman facing charges after allegedly beating, robbing woman in her home
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Tyre repairman facing charges after allegedly beating, robbing woman in her home
October 12, 2024
HANOVER, Jamaica —   A tyre repairman of Sandy Bay, Hanover has been charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and robbery with violence after he a...
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Man accused of breaking into house, stealing $2,000
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Man accused of breaking into house, stealing $2,000
July 2, 2024
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A man who reportedly broke into a house in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, assaulted a woman and then escaped with $2,000 has be...
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ATL Automotive onboard for Skvnk Fest 2026
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The ATL Automotive Group will be out in full force as the title sponsor for Skvnk Fest, scheduled for this Sunday, June 7, at Cinema 2, New Kingston. ...
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Bartlett leads launch of Caribbean Tourism Supply-Side initiative
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MANHATTAN, New York — Jamaica's Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Tourism Supply-Side Ministerial Committee, Edmund Bartlett on Thursday address...
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Mt Pleasant to face Antiguan opposition in CFU Shield opener
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mount Pleasant Academy will play All Saints United of Antigua and Barbuda in the Round of 16 of the Caribbean Football Union Club ...
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Newell welcomes travel waste ticketing proposal, urges broader waste management reforms
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Newell welcomes travel waste ticketing proposal, urges broader waste management reforms
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition spokesman on environment and climate resilience and Member of Parliament for St Mary Central, Omar Newell, has welcomed...
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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King has died
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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King has died
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
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Kanya King, the London born entrepreneur who alongside Andy Ruffell founded the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards in 1996, has died at the age of 57...
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