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Can it get any worse?
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Can it get any worse?
PAC to resume review of AG’s report on UHWI today; health ministry also under scrutiny
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14 12:20 AM
Can it get any worse?
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‘Stop the profiling!’
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‘Stop the profiling!’
Justice minister tells JPs to help disrupt gangs and provide more support to vulnerable communities
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14 12:18 AM
‘Stop the profiling!’
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Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
Art & Culture, ...
Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 12:16 AM
Winning OlympiX
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
Football, ...
Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
Former national footballer ‘Zun’ Clarke says Jamaica built a side, not a team
Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 12:14 AM
Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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‘I CAN DO IT’
Football, ...
‘I CAN DO IT’
Miguel Coley confident about reported imminent return to Reggae Boyz technical staff
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 12:12 AM
Coley relishing expected return to Reggae Boyz technical staff
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War in the Middle East: Latest developments
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War in the Middle East: Latest developments
April 14 12:11 AM
War in the Middle East: Latest developments
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Fashion Radar: Lloyd’s Department Store
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Fashion Radar: Lloyd’s Department Store
April 14 12:10 AM
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Salt Marsh protests lack of water; NWC gives May 15 timeline
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Salt Marsh protests lack of water; NWC gives May 15 timeline
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
April 14 12:10 AM
Salt Marsh protests lack of water; NWC gives May 15 timeline
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Law enforcement authorities in Belize seize plane, drugs in major operation
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Law enforcement authorities in Belize seize plane, drugs in major operation
April 13, 2026
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) – Belize security forces say they have seized a plane as well as 551 kilograms of suspected cocaine during an operation over th...
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JDF makes $1.4 billion cocaine seizure offshore St Elizabeth
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JDF makes $1.4 billion cocaine seizure offshore St Elizabeth
March 23, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Over 2,500 kilograms of cocaine were seized offshore St Elizabeth over the weekend following the interception of a vessel travelli...
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10 arrested, over $9m in cocaine seized in week-long anti-trafficking operations
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10 arrested, over $9m in cocaine seized in week-long anti-trafficking operations
March 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) says it has captured 10 people and seized over $9 million worth of cocain...
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Westmoreland men charged after $720k drug seizure on Mandela Highway
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Westmoreland men charged after $720k drug seizure on Mandela Highway
March 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two men from Westmoreland have been charged with several breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act after police seized cocaine and ganja...
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Jamaican man answers to drug trafficking charges in Florida
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Jamaican man answers to drug trafficking charges in Florida
February 25, 2026
A Jamaican man reportedly appeared in a Florida federal court Monday to answer to charges stemming from the seizure of millions of US dollars worth of...
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Government worker on cocaine rap granted $1m bail; co-accused’s bail extended
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Government worker on cocaine rap granted $1m bail; co-accused’s bail extended
February 4, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — One of two government employees detained at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay last month following the seizure of ...
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$30 million worth of cocaine seized at Sangster airport, St Elizabeth farmer being sought
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$30 million worth of cocaine seized at Sangster airport, St Elizabeth farmer being sought
January 28, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – A St Elizabeth farmer is being sought by the police following the seizure of approximately 50.2 kilograms of cocaine at the Sa...
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Probe launched into cocaine missing from police station in Belize
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Probe launched into cocaine missing from police station in Belize
January 27, 2026
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — Belizean Police Commissioner Dr Richard Rosado has confirmed that an investigation has been launched into the disappearance o...
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Parish council employees to return to court next Thursday
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Parish council employees to return to court next Thursday
January 27, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The two municipal corporation employees allegedly at the centre of a cocaine trafficking case are to appear again in court on Febr...
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Cocaine found during audit of C-TOC storage as probe deepens after police inspector’s arrest
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Cocaine found during audit of C-TOC storage as probe deepens after police inspector’s arrest
January 23, 2026
Another high-level investigation is currently underway within the Jamaica Constabulary Force following the discovery of two illegal parcels of cocaine...
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Gov’t employees on cocaine rap to return to court on January 27
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Gov’t employees on cocaine rap to return to court on January 27
January 21, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — One of the two government employees held at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay last week in connection with the sei...
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Two gov’t employees arrested in cocaine bust at Sangster airport
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Two gov’t employees arrested in cocaine bust at Sangster airport
January 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica  –  Detectives assigned to the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) have arrested two senior government employees - ...
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St Catherine man charged following drug bust
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St Catherine man charged following drug bust
January 15, 2026
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica—A St Catherine man has been charged with possession of cocaine and dealing in cocaine following a drug bust at his home on Wedne...
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CTOC inspector on cocaine rap granted $2.5m bail
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CTOC inspector on cocaine rap granted $2.5m bail
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 14, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The inspector charged with offences relating to a January 8 drug bust reportedly told lawmen not to search his vehicle because the...
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CTOC police inspector arrested after search turns up cocaine
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CTOC police inspector arrested after search turns up cocaine
January 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A police inspector assigned to the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Branch (CTOC) has been arrested on suspicion of breaches ...
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Caribbean nationals detained in major coke seizure
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Caribbean nationals detained in major coke seizure
December 12, 2025
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) — Six Caribbean nationals are due to appear in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) court after being charged in con...
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Two Canadians detained, cocaine seized in MOCA operation in St Elizabeth
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Two Canadians detained, cocaine seized in MOCA operation in St Elizabeth
December 6, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Agents from the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) are currently carrying out an anti-narcotics operation...
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Man caught with dozens of cocaine pellets to be sentenced
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Man caught with dozens of cocaine pellets to be sentenced
December 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 38-year-old man is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to drug offences in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tues...
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Is it crack or not?
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Is it crack or not?
November 21, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica  — A man nabbed in a police raid and slapped with cocaine possession charges argued in court Thursday that neither he nor cops knew ...
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JDF Coast Guard seizes cocaine valued at $3.7 billion off south coast
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JDF Coast Guard seizes cocaine valued at $3.7 billion off south coast
November 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard has made a significant dent in the region’s drug-trafficking network after seizing mor...
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Panama seizes tons of US-bound cocaine, arrests 10
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Panama seizes tons of US-bound cocaine, arrests 10
November 11, 2025
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP)—Panamanian authorities on Tuesday announced a large seizure of US-bound cocaine on a ferry in the Pacific, at a time Washing...
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Colombia recalls ambassador to US as Trump-Petro feud intensifies
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Colombia recalls ambassador to US as Trump-Petro feud intensifies
October 20, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombia on Monday recalled its ambassador to the United States as a public feud between the nations' leaders heated up with...
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Can it get any worse?
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Can it get any worse?
PAC to resume review of AG’s report on UHWI today; health ministry also under scrutiny
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14, 2026
Can it get any worse?
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘Stop the profiling!’
News
‘Stop the profiling!’
Justice minister tells JPs to help disrupt gangs and provide more support to vulnerable communities
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14, 2026
‘Stop the profiling!’
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
Art & Culture, ...
Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14, 2026
Winning OlympiX
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
Football, ...
Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
Former national footballer ‘Zun’ Clarke says Jamaica built a side, not a team
Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14, 2026
Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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‘I CAN DO IT’
Football, ...
‘I CAN DO IT’
Miguel Coley confident about reported imminent return to Reggae Boyz technical staff
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14, 2026
Coley relishing expected return to Reggae Boyz technical staff
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