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Shoppers urged to exercise caution for a safer Christmas season
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Shoppers urged to exercise caution for a safer Christmas season
December 24 02:00 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Members of the public are being urged to limit the amount of cash carried, plan shopping activities carefully, and take proactive m...
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
December 24 12:57 PM
Roots singers Milton Blake and Luciano were friends for over 20 years before they recorded a song together. That first collaboration was done in 2016,...
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
December 24 12:56 PM
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst...
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Manchester police push safety reassurance amid four murders in 48 hours
December 24 12:25 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester have moved to reassure the public that the parish is safe to conduct business amid four murders in Mandevil...
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
December 24 11:24 AM
  KINGSTON, Jamaica —In a bid to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced it will temporarily relax th...
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
December 24 11:15 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (Caricom) Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) has reaffirmed its commitment to regional integratio...
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
December 24 09:45 AM
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Scouts marched under a clear blue sky in Bethlehem on Wednesday, as the Palestinian city emerged from the s...
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
December 24 09:32 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt, through his foundation, has joined the Janet Richards Foundation in a nearly $1 million donation to...
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CAD reassures public that court records remain fully intact after Hurricane Melissa
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CAD reassures public that court records remain fully intact after Hurricane Melissa
December 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Court Administration Division (CAD) is reassuring the public that court records remain fully intact following the recent passag...
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Man ordered to pay $4,000 art evaluation fee
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Man ordered to pay $4,000 art evaluation fee
December 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was ordered to compensate an art evaluator over an outstanding $4,000 evaluation fee when he appeared before the Kingston an...
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Man fined $2,000 for possession of offensive weapon
December 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was fined $2,000 for possession of an offensive weapon after pleading guilty in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on T...
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Cabbie stabs passenger in fare dispute, ordered to pay $200k in medical expenses
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Cabbie stabs passenger in fare dispute, ordered to pay $200k in medical expenses
December 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A taxi driver who admitted to stabbing a passenger with a screwdriver, in a dispute over the fare, was ordered to compensate the v...
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72-year-old accused of torching daughter’s house in St James
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72-year-old accused of torching daughter’s house in St James
December 5, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A 72-year-old St James electrician is now at the centre of a fiery family saga in which he allegedly attempted to burn down his ch...
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14-y-o  charged after alleged housebreaking
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14-y-o charged after alleged housebreaking
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 14-year-old boy of Gordon Pen, St Catherine, is facing house-breaking and larceny   charges after he reportedly broke into a wom...
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Man charged in killing of British National in St Ann
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Man charged in killing of British National in St Ann
December 3, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — Police have arrested and charged a St Ann man in connection with the fatal attack of a British national in Retreat Heights earlier t...
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Man granted bail as judge expresses doubts in case against him
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Man granted bail as judge expresses doubts in case against him
December 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 48-year-old man was offered bail in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday as the judge queried whether the crown ev...
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French court jails mayor over sex tape blackmail plot
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French court jails mayor over sex tape blackmail plot
December 1, 2025
LYON, France (AFP) — A French court on Monday sentenced a mayor to four years in jail for blackmailing a political rival with a secretly filmed sex ta...
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Men charged in 1800-pound ganja case to return to court in January
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Men charged in 1800-pound ganja case to return to court in January
November 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three men charged in relation to a 1,890-pound ganja seizure in August will return to court in January 2026. Patrick Branford, Leo...
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Man fined $15,000 for selling jerk without food handler’s permit
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Man fined $15,000 for selling jerk without food handler’s permit
November 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was fined in court on Tuesday for operating in a jerk restaurant without a food handler's permit. Rohan Gayle appeared in th...
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UK man changes plea, admits driving into Liverpool FC parade
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UK man changes plea, admits driving into Liverpool FC parade
November 26, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A British man changed his plea Wednesday and admitted deliberately ploughing his car into crowds at Liverpool Football ...
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Accused phone thief claims he was trying to fund mother’s eye surgery
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Accused phone thief claims he was trying to fund mother’s eye surgery
November 20, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A man who was hauled before the court for allegedly stealing three phones has painted himself as a concerned son who was simply tr...
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Men fined $30,000 for transporting coconuts without required documentation
November 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two men were each fined $30,000 on Tuesday for transporting large quantities of coconuts without the documentation required under ...
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Mediation rejected in simple larceny case, accused to return to court
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Mediation rejected in simple larceny case, accused to return to court
November 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man has been ordered to return to court after the complainant rejected an opportunity for mediation in a larceny case on Tuesday...
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Portland sales rep charged with gun-related offences
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Portland sales rep charged with gun-related offences
November 16, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica — Detectives from the Portland Police Division have charged a 32-year-old sales representative following an incident in Port Antonio...
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Apprentice jockey charged after armed robbery of teen in Portmore
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Apprentice jockey charged after armed robbery of teen in Portmore
November 16, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 21-year-old apprentice jockey has been charged with multiple offences stemming from the armed robbery of a teenage girl in P...
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Man freed of gun charges after five-day trial
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Man freed of gun charges after five-day trial
November 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was acquitted of gun related charges in the Supreme Court, Gun Court Division, following a five-day trial before presiding j...
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Trump refiles $15 bn defamation lawsuit against New York Times
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Trump refiles $15 bn defamation lawsuit against New York Times
October 17, 2025
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump has refiled a US $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, cou...
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Case dropped after credit union worker repays $2.6m, but…
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Case dropped after credit union worker repays $2.6m, but…
October 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Parish Court Judge Paula Blake Powell on Tuesday discharged former credit union worker Dianne Thompson from a multimillion-dollar ...
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Family encouraged to attend restorative justice session in assault case
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Family encouraged to attend restorative justice session in assault case
October 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A family is to attend at least one restorative justice session after appearing in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesd...
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One number initiated all calls, former Digicel employee tells Maitland murder trial
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One number initiated all calls, former Digicel employee tells Maitland murder trial
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The prosecution in the murder trial of constable Noel Maitland on Tuesday superimposed a forensic analyst, who was in the middle o...
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Shoppers urged to exercise caution for a safer Christmas season
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Shoppers urged to exercise caution for a safer Christmas season
December 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Members of the public are being urged to limit the amount of cash carried, plan shopping activities carefully, and take proactive m...
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
December 24, 2025
Roots singers Milton Blake and Luciano were friends for over 20 years before they recorded a song together. That first collaboration was done in 2016,...
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
December 24, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst...
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Manchester police push safety reassurance amid four murders in 48 hours
December 24, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester have moved to reassure the public that the parish is safe to conduct business amid four murders in Mandevil...
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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  KINGSTON, Jamaica —In a bid to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced it will temporarily relax th...
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