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Trinidad police seize $6.3 million worth of ganja
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Trinidad police seize $6.3 million worth of ganja
February 22 03:15 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Sunday said it seized more than TT$6.3 million worth of marijuana that ...
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Iran-US talks expected Thursday despite fears of strikes
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Iran-US talks expected Thursday despite fears of strikes
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PARIS, France (AFP)—Iranian officials held out hope for progress towards a deal to head off renewed conflict when talks with US negotiators resume on ...
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Navasky Anderson reclaims men’s indoor 800m record
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Navasky Anderson reclaims men’s indoor 800m record
February 22 02:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaican men’s indoor 800m record has been broken for a fourth time in eight days after Navasky Anderson ran 1:44.75 seconds for...
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New York mayor orders citywide travel ban ahead of major US storm
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New York mayor orders citywide travel ban ahead of major US storm
February 22 02:27 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday ordered the shutdown of the city's entire traffic network for all but emergency ...
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Former Arnett Gardens star killed in alleged confrontation with police
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Former Arnett Gardens star killed in alleged confrontation with police
February 22 02:08 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former Arnett Gardens footballer Lucien Anderson is dead. According to reports, the 55-year-old was fatally shot during a confront...
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Burn Foundation of Jamaica seeks US$55,000 to save woman set ablaze at gas station
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Burn Foundation of Jamaica seeks US$55,000 to save woman set ablaze at gas station
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 22 01:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Dacia Forrester should be preparing to celebrate her 41st birthday on Wednesday, but instead, she is currently confined to a hospita...
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$131m investment transforms Belfield Community Health Centre in St Mary
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$131m investment transforms Belfield Community Health Centre in St Mary
February 22 01:11 PM
St Mary, Jamaica—A $131-million investment by the Ministry of Health and Wellness has transformed the Belfield Community Health Centre in St Mary, sig...
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Body of man found in Manchester
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Body of man found in Manchester
February 22 12:15 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Police are trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found on the Blue Mountain to Top ...
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Two accused in ‘sophisticated’ multimillion dollar fraud to return to court
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Two accused in ‘sophisticated’ multimillion dollar fraud to return to court
February 18, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two of the three people charged in January in connection to a multimillion dollar fraud affecting multiple financial institutions ...
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Man remanded in custody after mother refuses to drop case
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Man remanded in custody after mother refuses to drop case
February 18, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man experiencing mental health challenges was remanded in custody when he appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Cour...
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Bail extended, stop order imposed for POA head Wayne Cameron
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Bail extended, stop order imposed for POA head Wayne Cameron
February 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chairman of the Police Officers’ Association (POA), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Wayne Cameron, was ordered to surrender...
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Mentally challenged woman pleads to go home after stabbing mother
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Mentally challenged woman pleads to go home after stabbing mother
February 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A young woman suffering from a mental health condition was remanded in custody on Tuesday for a psychiatric evaluation after movin...
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Silvera’s manslaughter plea accepted amid lack of evidence on shooting circumstances — ODPP
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Silvera’s manslaughter plea accepted amid lack of evidence on shooting circumstances — ODPP
…Prosecution outlines facts in Silvera case
February 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) says it had no evidence capable of establishing what occurred inside the ...
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Man denied bail in WhatsApp malicious communication case
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Man denied bail in WhatsApp malicious communication case
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A foreign national who allegedly sent threats that he had put a “hit” on his landlord's daughter was remanded in custody when he a...
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Silvera seen smiling as prosecutors mull manslaughter plea
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Silvera seen smiling as prosecutors mull manslaughter plea
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 3, 2026
Former Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera was seen smiling Tuesday morning as he was being taken from a courtroom to a holding cell at the Supreme Co...
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Legally blind man dismissed of larceny and uncustomed goods charges
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Legally blind man dismissed of larceny and uncustomed goods charges
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A legally blind man was on Tuesday admonished and discharged after the court accepted that charges against him arose out of a misu...
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Man accused of urinating in front of cops freed
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Man accused of urinating in front of cops freed
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of indecent exposure had his case withdrawn when he appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesd...
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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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Media barred in ‘good samaritans’ fatal crash case
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Media barred in ‘good samaritans’ fatal crash case
January 21, 2026
Members of the media were barred from entering the courtroom as Tor McIntosh, the university student charged with two counts of death by dangerous dri...
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‘If the puzzle doesn’t fit, you must acquit’ says Maitland attorney
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‘If the puzzle doesn’t fit, you must acquit’ says Maitland attorney
Jason Cross, Observer staff reporter, crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defence attorney Christopher Townsend on Tuesday sought to have the seven-member jury in the Constable Noel Maitland murder trial ...
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Court rules punishment of cop over viral TikTok video was excessive
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Court rules punishment of cop over viral TikTok video was excessive
January 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Supreme Court judge has ruled that senior members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) overstepped their legal authority in d...
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Bail extended for man accused of stealing gas cylinder
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Bail extended for man accused of stealing gas cylinder
January 14, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of stealing a gas cylinder had his bail extended when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tues...
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Jolyan Silvera murder trial set to begin Monday
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Jolyan Silvera murder trial set to begin Monday
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jolyan Silvera heard confirmation in the Home Circuit Court in Kingston that his murder trial is set to begin on Monday. Silvera w...
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Maduro to appear before judge Monday in New York — court
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Maduro to appear before judge Monday in New York — court
January 4, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Venezuela's deposed president Nicolas Maduro is scheduled to appear before a federal judge in New York at noon Monday,...
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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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Trinidad police seize $6.3 million worth of ganja
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Iran-US talks expected Thursday despite fears of strikes
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Navasky Anderson reclaims men’s indoor 800m record
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Navasky Anderson reclaims men’s indoor 800m record
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaican men’s indoor 800m record has been broken for a fourth time in eight days after Navasky Anderson ran 1:44.75 seconds for...
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Former Arnett Gardens star killed in alleged confrontation with police
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Former Arnett Gardens star killed in alleged confrontation with police
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