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‘Doubt the doubt’: Phylicia Rashad urges Jamaican women and girls to push forward
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‘Doubt the doubt’: Phylicia Rashad urges Jamaican women and girls to push forward
DANA MALCOLM Observer Online reporter  jol.malcolmd@gmail.com 
February 27 07:47 PM
Celebrated actress Phylicia Rashad has urged Jamaican women to pursue their ambitions without fear, telling them that, “There's no challenge that's gr...
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Wholesale changes for U20 Reggae Boyz against Cayman at Concacaf qualifiers
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Wholesale changes for U20 Reggae Boyz against Cayman at Concacaf qualifiers
February 27 07:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaican coaching staff at the CONCACAF U-20 Qualifiers - Round 1 in Curacao has made wholesale changes to the starting team to ...
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African and Caribbean literary voices to take centre stage at Jamaica Book Festival’s literary exchange
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African and Caribbean literary voices to take centre stage at Jamaica Book Festival’s literary exchange
February 27 06:33 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Book Festival’s inaugural Africa Caribbean Literary Exchange will culminate on Saturday February 28 with a dynamic fes...
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Market Bag: Burgerman takes shop-off challenge as prices continue to fall at ‘Curry’
February 27 06:20 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prices at Coronation Market continue to trend downwards this week, with tomatoes selling for as low as $30 per pound, while cabbag...
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Indecom investigating police fatal shooting in Coral Gardens
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Indecom investigating police fatal shooting in Coral Gardens
February 27 06:04 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) says it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of three me...
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Jamaican insurance agent Tona-Lee Lewis Wright making waves in US
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Jamaican insurance agent Tona-Lee Lewis Wright making waves in US
February 27 05:43 PM
From the hills of Manchester in Jamaica to becoming the number one ranked agent among more than 6,000 nationwide with her US-based employer, Tona-Lee ...
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Paramount acquires Warner Bros. in US$110 billion mega-merger
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Paramount acquires Warner Bros. in US$110 billion mega-merger
February 27 05:23 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Paramount Skydance announced Thursday it will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal valuing the combined company at U...
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Love March Movement leader condemns alleged attacks during prayer vigil in Kingston
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Love March Movement leader condemns alleged attacks during prayer vigil in Kingston
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 27 05:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Dr Daniel Thomas, president of the Christian youth organisation, Love March Movement, is condemning what he describes as ongoing phy...
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Bail extended, stop order imposed for POA head Wayne Cameron
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Bail extended, stop order imposed for POA head Wayne Cameron
February 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chairman of the Police Officers’ Association (POA), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Wayne Cameron, was ordered to surrender...
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Bail extended after mediation fails in wounding case
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Bail extended after mediation fails in wounding case
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A dispute involving allegations of wounding was referred to mediation but later returned to court when the discussions proved unsu...
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Suspected serial rapist arrested and charged by C-TOC while on bail
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Suspected serial rapist arrested and charged by C-TOC while on bail
January 21, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man who was out on bail after being charged with four cases of rape, committed between 2023 and 2024, is now back in custody on ...
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Jamaican among four denied bail on drug charges in The Bahamas
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Jamaican among four denied bail on drug charges in The Bahamas
December 30, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Four men, including a Jamaican, have been denied bail and will return to court on April 16, 2026 on charges of attempting to s...
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Two cops granted bail of $200,000 in relation to 2023 assault incident
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Two cops granted bail of $200,000 in relation to 2023 assault incident
December 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Two policemen were each granted bail in the sum of $200,000 after they were charged with assaulting a man on September 1, 2023 at th...
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Bail extended for tenant accused of housebreaking and larceny
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Bail extended for tenant accused of housebreaking and larceny
December 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Bail was on Tuesday extended for a primary tenant who is charged with housebreaking and larceny in relation to a dispute involving...
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No bail for alleged stabber
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No bail for alleged stabber
November 21, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Kenneth Campbell, no stranger to the criminal courts, will have to stay behind bars as he faces fresh allegations of stabbing ...
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Security guard granted bail after $370,000 fleeced from woman’s bank account
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Security guard granted bail after $370,000 fleeced from woman’s bank account
October 24, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A security guard was granted bail of $150,000 with up to three sureties, while his two co-accused had their station bail extended ...
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Man in $1m cocaine case offered bail
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Man in $1m cocaine case offered bail
August 20, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A farmer who was wanted by police on cocaine charges for over a year before surrendering was offered bail in the Manchester Pari...
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Farmer charged for imitation firearm granted $400,000 bail
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Farmer charged for imitation firearm granted $400,000 bail
August 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A 31-year-old farmer from Lawrence Town who was arrested and charged with possession of an imitation firearm, was granted $400,000 ...
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‘No exceptional circumstances’: Diddy’s bail request denied again
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‘No exceptional circumstances’: Diddy’s bail request denied again
August 4, 2025
A federal judge has once again denied Sean “Diddy” Combs’ request for bail, ruling there are no “exceptional circumstances” warranting his release ahe...
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Man pleads guilty to cocaine charges, granted $400,000 bail
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Man pleads guilty to cocaine charges, granted $400,000 bail
July 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man charged with possession of cocaine, dealing in cocaine and attempting to export the drug was granted bail in the sum of $400...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail after prostitution conviction
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail after prostitution conviction
July 2, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail on Wednesday after a trial in which he was convicted on federal prostitution charg...
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Man in viral video killing granted $2m bail
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Man in viral video killing granted $2m bail
June 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A man charged after he was caught on video shooting another man was granted bail in the sum of $2 million in the Corporate Area Pari...
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Bail extended for pregnant woman, partner accused in motor vehicle theft
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Bail extended for pregnant woman, partner accused in motor vehicle theft
May 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman accused of conspiring with her partner to steal her co-worker’s motor vehicle had her bail extended when she appeared in t...
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Bail denied for accused nurse beater
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Bail denied for accused nurse beater
Jason Cross | Reporter 
May 21, 2025
Sixty-five year-old businessman Robert Bell, the man allegedly seen in a viral video assaulting a nurse while clutching his firearm, has been denied b...
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US singer Chris Brown freed on £5M bail in UK assault case
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US singer Chris Brown freed on £5M bail in UK assault case
May 21, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — American R&B singer Chris Brown, former boyfriend of superstar Rihanna, was on Wednesday ordered released on bail in an...
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Man remanded, co-accused granted bail following brawl outside Kingston court
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Man remanded, co-accused granted bail following brawl outside Kingston court
May 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — One man was remanded in custody, while another was granted bail in the sum of $150,000 for disorderly conduct, following an allege...
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Teen accused of robbing biker granted bail
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Teen accused of robbing biker granted bail
April 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A teen accused of robbery with aggravation and malicious destruction of property was granted bail when he appeared in the Kingston...
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Bail extended for man who failed to deliver vehicles
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Bail extended for man who failed to deliver vehicles
April 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An elderly man, who is currently before the court for failing to deliver vehicles despite collecting payments from two parties, ha...
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$500,000 bail granted for brothers caught with over $1m in Apple products
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$500,000 bail granted for brothers caught with over $1m in Apple products
April 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two brothers were granted bail of $500,000 each when they appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday to answer...
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WATCH: Bail application deferred for Mandeville licensed firearm holder amid outstanding CCTV footage
March 19, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Patrick Thompson, the licensed firearm holder who is accused of killing two women and injuring three others last month, was furt...
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‘Doubt the doubt’: Phylicia Rashad urges Jamaican women and girls to push forward
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‘Doubt the doubt’: Phylicia Rashad urges Jamaican women and girls to push forward
DANA MALCOLM Observer Online reporter  jol.malcolmd@gmail.com 
February 27, 2026
Celebrated actress Phylicia Rashad has urged Jamaican women to pursue their ambitions without fear, telling them that, “There's no challenge that's gr...
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Wholesale changes for U20 Reggae Boyz against Cayman at Concacaf qualifiers
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaican coaching staff at the CONCACAF U-20 Qualifiers - Round 1 in Curacao has made wholesale changes to the starting team to ...
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African and Caribbean literary voices to take centre stage at Jamaica Book Festival’s literary exchange
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African and Caribbean literary voices to take centre stage at Jamaica Book Festival’s literary exchange
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Book Festival’s inaugural Africa Caribbean Literary Exchange will culminate on Saturday February 28 with a dynamic fes...
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Market Bag: Burgerman takes shop-off challenge as prices continue to fall at ‘Curry’
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prices at Coronation Market continue to trend downwards this week, with tomatoes selling for as low as $30 per pound, while cabbag...
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Indecom investigating police fatal shooting in Coral Gardens
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Indecom investigating police fatal shooting in Coral Gardens
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KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) says it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of three me...
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