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PRIME Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that the Government will initially limit the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) t...
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Judge tells co-accused Pinnock he may have to cross-examine witness himself
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:28 AM
Clearly frustrated by disruptions caused by the repeated absence of a defence attorney, Justice Sanchia Burrell on Wednesday told co-accused Fritz Pin...
Here comes Fudgie…30 years later
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Mr G reflects on success after breakthrough track
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:26 AM
Dancehall artiste and producer Mr G, aka Goofy, credits his breakthrough 1996 hit Fudgie for opening several doors for his career. The deejay, who sta...
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Minority shareholders approve $63.50-billion buyout
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:26 AM
Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) is set to become a private company in the coming months as minority shareholders on Wednesday approved an offer by ...
INSIDE THE CHARTS: Beenie Man’s For You continues upward trajectory
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INSIDE THE CHARTS: Beenie Man’s For You continues upward trajectory
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October 8 12:24 AM
Three weeks after it made its debut, For You, credited to producer Kemar McGregor, Beenie Man, and Snoop Dogg featuring Elephant Man, Dyani, Shaneil M...
200 Cubans back in public health system
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200 Cubans back in public health system
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October 8 12:24 AM
THE Government has re-engaged 157 Cuban medical professionals months after the collapse of a long-standing bilateral health-care arrangement with Cuba...
Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
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October 8 12:24 AM
JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck and Opposition Leader Mark Golding clashed in Parliament on Tuesday over data on the Gun Court. The exchange was sparked...

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October 7, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police are now on the scene of a murder where a businessman was shot by a gunman in Knoxwood near Lacovia in St Elizabeth Wedn...
Shock after well-known Westmoreland businessman dies
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Shock after well-known Westmoreland businessman dies
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March 6, 2026
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — Shockwaves reverberated across the parish of Westmoreland on Friday following news of the suspected suicide of a well-k...
17-y-o implicated in St Mary businessman’s murder
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ST MARY, Jamaica—A 17-year-old boy from Boscobel, St Mary, has been charged with conspiracy to rob and possession of criminal property in connection w...
Businessman charged with wounding with intent
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Businessman charged with wounding with intent
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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...
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
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 ...
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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