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Forex: $161.05 to one US dollar
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Forex: $161.05 to one US dollar
November 24 05:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, November 24, ended trading $161.05, down 60 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s dai...
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PJ Patterson pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
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PJ Patterson pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
November 24 05:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Prime Minister P J Patterson has expressed profound sadness at the passing of reggae legend James Chambers, better known as...
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Gold in France for Rvssian’s Santa
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Gold in France for Rvssian’s Santa
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
November 24 05:30 PM
Jamaican music producer and recording artiste Rvssian continues to bear gifts as his 2024 hit collaboration Santa featuring Rauw Alejandro and Nigeria...
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
November 24 05:24 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former St Andrew High 400m/400m hurdler Michka Hyde broke the Jamaican national record in the women’s Marathon after she completed...
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
November 24 04:50 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Monday urged the public to be cautious after a 39-year-old man appeared ...
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Scientists say most dogs have some wolf DNA – even chihuahuas
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Scientists say most dogs have some wolf DNA – even chihuahuas
November 24 04:06 PM
PARIS, France (AFP) — Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware -- they probably have some wolf in them. That is the di...
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Lennie Little-White has fond memories of late cousin, Jimmy Cliff
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Lennie Little-White has fond memories of late cousin, Jimmy Cliff
Howard Campbell 
November 24 04:05 PM
In many ways, Jimmy Cliff was similar to Ivan, the ambitious character he played in The Harder They Come , the 1972 movie that made him a superstar. T...
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Limit overexposure to news about hurricane devastation to safeguard mental health
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Limit overexposure to news about hurricane devastation to safeguard mental health
November 24 03:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People struggling with feelings of stress and anxiety in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa are being urged to limit their exposur...
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Businessman charged with wounding with intent
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Businessman charged with wounding with intent
September 12, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica – A 33-year-old businessman has been charged with wounding with intent following an incident at a bar in his community on Sunday, June...
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Businessman charged with larceny of motor vehicle
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Businessman charged with larceny of motor vehicle
September 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A Kingston businessman has been charged with larceny of motor vehicle and conspiracy to larceny of motor vehicle following an inci...
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Businessman accused of hitting man with board in market
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Businessman accused of hitting man with board in market
August 28, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A businessman who is accused of hitting another with a board in a market on Brigade Street in Black River, St Elizabeth on Wed...
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Trelawny licensed firearm holder charged after allegedly pointing gun at man
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Trelawny licensed firearm holder charged after allegedly pointing gun at man
June 21, 2025
FALMOUTH, Jamaica  –  A   58-year-old Trelawny businessman has been charged with assault at common law and using a firearm to commit a scheduled offen...
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Stop order made against businessman in alleged $96m POS scam
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Stop order made against businessman in alleged $96m POS scam
June 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jerhoden Hinds, the businessman accused of stealing over $96 million from a local bank by manipulating a point-of-sale (POS) machi...
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Curfew imposed in community following businessman’s death
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Curfew imposed in community following businessman’s death
April 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A curfew has been imposed in the Retreat community and surrounding areas in St Mary as police fear reprisals following the shootin...
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Businessman Samuel ‘Fraughty’ Dixon killed in St Mary
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Businessman Samuel ‘Fraughty’ Dixon killed in St Mary
March 24, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — The police are now investigating the shooting death of popular St Ann businessman Samuel “Fraughty” Dixon at his home in Tower Isle...
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Businessman charged with wounding with intent
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Businessman charged with wounding with intent
March 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A Kingston businessman has been charged with wounding with intent following an altercation in St Andrew earlier this month. Kevin ...
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Businessman charged in deadly St Andrew gun attack
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Businessman charged in deadly St Andrew gun attack
March 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Swift investigations by the St Andrew South police have resulted in a businessman being charged in connection with a deadly gun att...
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St Catherine businessman charged with assault
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St Catherine businessman charged with assault
December 29, 2024
Thirty-year-old Kevaugn Bailey, a business owner of Planters, Old Harbour in St Catherine, has been charged with assault occasioning bodily harm follo...
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Businessman caught with illegal firearm in targeted operation
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Businessman caught with illegal firearm in targeted operation
December 14, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A businessman of Farewell Avenue in St Andrew was arrested after he was caught with an illegal firearm and ammunition during a tar...
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Businessman charged in chopping death of Westmoreland woman
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Businessman charged in chopping death of Westmoreland woman
November 7, 2024
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica - A businessman of Truro district in Frome, Westmoreland has been charged with murder in relation to the chopping death of a wom...
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Chinese supermarket operator beaten with hammer in Christiana
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Chinese supermarket operator beaten with hammer in Christiana
August 22, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A manhunt has been launched for a man said to be of unsound mind after he allegedly used a hammer to physically assault a Chines...
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Businessman Dean Shaw gunned down at Shortwood Plaza
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Businessman Dean Shaw gunned down at Shortwood Plaza
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Businessman Dean Shaw was shot dead at Shortwood Plaza in St Andrew on Saturday. Details surrounding the shooting are not yet avai...
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Forex: $161.05 to one US dollar
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Forex: $161.05 to one US dollar
November 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, November 24, ended trading $161.05, down 60 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s dai...
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PJ Patterson pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
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PJ Patterson pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
November 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Prime Minister P J Patterson has expressed profound sadness at the passing of reggae legend James Chambers, better known as...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Gold in France for Rvssian’s Santa
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Gold in France for Rvssian’s Santa
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
November 24, 2025
Jamaican music producer and recording artiste Rvssian continues to bear gifts as his 2024 hit collaboration Santa featuring Rauw Alejandro and Nigeria...
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
November 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former St Andrew High 400m/400m hurdler Michka Hyde broke the Jamaican national record in the women’s Marathon after she completed...
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
November 24, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Monday urged the public to be cautious after a 39-year-old man appeared ...
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