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Tide turns against Holness in latest bid to enter US Congress
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Integrated Diaspora Service moves to bridge gap between Jamaicans globally
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Integrated Diaspora Service moves to bridge gap between Jamaicans globally
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
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Kiwanians join K-Kids to plant fruit trees
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Kiwanians join K-Kids to plant fruit trees
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Crime an emotional burden on Jamaicans, says cop once held hostage by prisoners
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Crime an emotional burden on Jamaicans, says cop once held hostage by prisoners
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
June 8 12:24 AM
Crime an emotional burden on Jamaicans, says cop once held hostage by prisoners
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Rural communities not forgotten, says Holness
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Rural communities not forgotten, says Holness
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
June 8 12:22 AM
Rural communities not forgotten, says Holness
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Can the troubled Granville community rise again?
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Can the troubled Granville community rise again?
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Can the troubled Granville community rise again?
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From Jamaica to New York: Netania Mundell’s journey into global marketing
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From Jamaica to New York: Netania Mundell’s journey into global marketing
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Cops kill alleged ‘Gaza’ gangster in Rockfort
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Cops kill alleged ‘Gaza’ gangster in Rockfort
May 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man said to be a high-ranking gang member was shot dead by police on St Patrick Road in Rockfort, East Kingston, on Wednesday mo...
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Cop whose gun ‘went off’ and killed girlfriend slapped with manslaughter charge
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Cop whose gun ‘went off’ and killed girlfriend slapped with manslaughter charge
April 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A police constable implicated in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, 20-year-old Jimoy Suckoo, at a hotel in May Pen, Clarendon ...
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Cop seen in viral video allegedly assaulting elderly man interdicted
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Cop seen in viral video allegedly assaulting elderly man interdicted
April 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says the Inspectorate and Professional Oversight Bureau (IPROB) is investigating an incident wh...
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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
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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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Alleged attempt to bribe cop lands two men before the court
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Alleged attempt to bribe cop lands two men before the court
November 27, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A $5,000 note allegedly tucked beneath a Chinese passport failed to sway a cop, landing two men before the St James Parish Court o...
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Cop in assault case to return to court
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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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Trinidad prison superintendent detained under SOE
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Trinidad prison superintendent detained under SOE
August 27, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — A Trinidadian prison superintendent has been detained under the country’s state of emergency (SOE) after he was identi...
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Main suspect in shooting of cop’s family killed in St James
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Main suspect in shooting of cop’s family killed in St James
August 14, 2025
The main suspect in the August 9, attack on a policeman attached to the lottery scam unit task force, his wife and son, has been killed by lawmen, He ...
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ICE nabs undocumented Jamaican attempting to buy gun while employed as cop
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ICE nabs undocumented Jamaican attempting to buy gun while employed as cop
August 3, 2025
MAINE,  United States (CMC) – The United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says officers in the state of Maine have arreste...
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Cop accidentally shoots herself in New Kingston
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Cop accidentally shoots herself in New Kingston
July 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A policewoman accidentally shot herself in a parking lot on St Lucia Avenue in New Kingston on Friday. The woman, a corporal from ...
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JFJ hails convictions, disappointed with ‘lenient’ sentence in Mario Deane case
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JFJ hails convictions, disappointed with ‘lenient’ sentence in Mario Deane case
July 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Advocacy group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has welcomed the “historic convictions” of three cops in the Mario Deane case but says ...
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Cop arrested after allegedly caught driving stolen car
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Cop arrested after allegedly caught driving stolen car
May 25, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica— A policeman has been arrested after allegedly being found with his gun and identification card in a vehicle that had just been ...
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Cop held with illegal firearm, charged
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Cop held with illegal firearm, charged
May 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A policeman was charged after he was allegedly caught with an illegal gun in Denham Town, West Kingston, recently. The accused, 28...
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Crime an emotional burden on Jamaicans, says cop once held hostage by prisoners
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