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MoBay mayor says St James merits bigger share of TEF

October 10 03:30 AM

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Arguing that the city of Montego Bay punches well above its weight in bringing in tourism dollars, St James Municipal Corporat...

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Grieving deputy fire chief urges Jamaicans to unite against road carnage

October 10 03:28 AM

MONTEGO BAY, St James — New St James deputy fire chief Superintendent O’Neil Henry is all too familiar with the carnage that can take place on the roa...

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Red Stripe and NRSC ink partnership to advance road safety

October 10 03:26 AM

RED Stripe and the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) have formalised a partnership to strengthen road safety efforts across Jamaica, in support of t...

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Mayor declares war on litterbugs

Tired of blame, Gager promises tough action, plans Falmouth clean-up blitz

BY HORACE HINES Observer writer

October 10 03:24 AM

FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Tired of being blamed for filthy conditions in the parish capital — despite the municipal authority’s ongoing efforts to keep the...

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Trump calls Nobel Peace Prize pick ‘disgraceful’

October 9 09:50 PM

SYRACUSE, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump slammed the "disgraceful" Nobel Peace Prize choice on Friday as leaving an "in...

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Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida

October 9 09:15 PM

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...

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Trump forms panel to probe US Fed governor Lisa Cook

October 9 08:40 PM

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump has set up a committee to probe Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over alle...

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Man gets $30,000 bail after allegedly assaulting woman over rejected advances

October 7, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A St Andrew man was granted $30,000 bail with two sureties in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday after he allegedl...

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Man accused of assaulting child’s mother referred to restorative justice

July 18, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of assaulting the mother of his child has been referred to restorative justice after appearing in the Kingston and S...

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High school student charged in alleged bathroom robbery and assault

June 17, 2026

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A 15-year-old student of BB Coke High School has been charged in connection with the alleged assault and robbery of a fellow s...

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Assault case against Spanish Town mayor resolved through mediation

June 10, 2026

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – The assault case against Spanish Town Mayor Norman Scott was dismissed in the Balaclava Criminal Court in St Elizabeth on Tues...

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54-y-o accused of breaking into house, knocking out man’s teeth

May 24, 2026

CLARENDON, Jamaica — A 54-year-old man has been charged after a reported housebreaking incident where he attacked another man Joseph Wynter has been c...

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Beenie Man rejects assault claims, threatens legal action

May 19, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Recording artiste Beenie Man is rubbishing recent allegations that he assaulted another artiste, describing them as false, malicio...

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Four STETHS schoolgirls charged after series of fights

May 13, 2026

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police have charged four St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) students with assaulting occasioning bodily harm reported...

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Chinese women robbed, assaulted at Port Maria supermarket

May 12, 2026

ST MARY, Jamaica — Two Chinese women who operate a supermarket in Port Maria were robbed of an undetermined sum of cash and assaulted during an early ...

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Bus conductor in video assaulting schoolgirls in police custody

April 28, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The bus conductor captured in a viral video assaulting two female students of a Corporate Area high school is now in police custod...

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JC student charged after viral assault video

April 24, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica College student who was caught on a viral video violently assaulting a peer has been formally charged by the police. T...

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Jamaica College treating viral assault incident as ‘urgent and serious’

April 20, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica College says it is treating as “urgent and serious” a disturbing incident captured in a viral video involving its students...

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Education Ministry investigating physical assault of student at ‘prominent’ high school

April 20, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education has launched an investigation into a viral video showing students in school uniforms violently assaultin...

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Dwayne Vaz claims innocence amid allegations of Westmoreland assault

February 25, 2026

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Central Dwayne Vaz is denying any wrongdoing after being charged by police over an alle...

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Gas station attendant charged with assault after woman set alight

February 23, 2026

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Thirty-year-old gas station attendant Collate Swaby has been charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm following...

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St Elizabeth woman charged after allegedly assaulting student

February 6, 2026

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police in St Elizabeth have charged a 45-year-old woman in connection with an alleged assault on a student in the parish. The ...

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Farmer charged after allegedly slapping teenage girl in St Elizabeth

February 6, 2026

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police in St Elizabeth have charged a 28-year-old farmer following an alleged assault on a teenage girl in the parish. Charged...

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Boxer Gervonta Davis arrested over alleged assault of ex-partner

January 29, 2026

MIAMI, United States -- US police arrested former champion boxer Gervonta Davis in Miami after his ex-partner reported him for physical assault, kidna...

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Assaulted Vincentian grandmother agrees with jail sentence for grandson

January 5, 2026

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — A 38-year-old St Vincent man has been sentenced to 11 months in prison for assaulting his 80-year-old grandmother, after...

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Request for help allegedly sparks jealous rage

December 5, 2025

MONTEGO BAY, St James — A domestic quarrel sparked by a woman’s request for a male friend to help her get back on her feet after Hurricane Melissa, al...

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Dutch attorney representing Jah Cure stabbing victim appeals to the public to not ‘blame the victim’

CLAUDE MILLS, Observer Online writer

November 30, 2025

Attorney-at-law R Bouwman, who is representing Dutch concert promoter Nicardo ‘Papa’ Blake, the victim of a stabbing assault at the hands of reggae si...

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Cop in assault case to return to court

November 26, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A police officer accused of assaulting a man with a baton, seen in a 2024 video, will return to court next May. Maurice Hylton app...

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Mavado’s son Dantay Brooks facing assault, weapon charges

October 23, 2025

Dantay Brooks, the son of dancehall superstar Mavado, has once again found himself in trouble with the law. Observer Online understands that the junio...

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MoBay mayor says St James merits bigger share of TEF

October 10, 2026

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Arguing that the city of Montego Bay punches well above its weight in bringing in tourism dollars, St James Municipal Corporat...

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Grieving deputy fire chief urges Jamaicans to unite against road carnage

October 10, 2026

MONTEGO BAY, St James — New St James deputy fire chief Superintendent O’Neil Henry is all too familiar with the carnage that can take place on the roa...

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Red Stripe and NRSC ink partnership to advance road safety

October 10, 2026

RED Stripe and the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) have formalised a partnership to strengthen road safety efforts across Jamaica, in support of t...

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Mayor declares war on litterbugs

Tired of blame, Gager promises tough action, plans Falmouth clean-up blitz

BY HORACE HINES Observer writer

October 10, 2026

FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Tired of being blamed for filthy conditions in the parish capital — despite the municipal authority’s ongoing efforts to keep the...

International News, ...

Trump calls Nobel Peace Prize pick ‘disgraceful’

October 9, 2026

SYRACUSE, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump slammed the "disgraceful" Nobel Peace Prize choice on Friday as leaving an "in...

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