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No deportee flood
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No deportee flood
Chang says foreign convicts from US will not be more than 25 at a time
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
June 17 12:20 AM
No deportee flood
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Food in every fashion
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Food in every fashion
Foodie Seminar 2026 provides expert panel on all aspects of culinary arts
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 17 12:18 AM
Food in every fashion
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World Cup fever grips Corporate Area
Entertainment
World Cup fever grips Corporate Area
Watch parties draw growing crowds
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
June 17 12:16 AM
World Cup fever grips Corporate Area
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SCOTIA’S $54-B EXIT PROBLEM
Business
SCOTIA’S $54-B EXIT PROBLEM
Proposed buyout removes one of the JSE’s largest dividend stocks; investors with few options
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 17 12:14 AM
Scotia exit could shrink JSE by 10%
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$200 JOKE
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$200 JOKE
Legislators fume over paltry penalty after summoned UHWI CEO skips sitting again prompting calls for stronger sanctions
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
June 17 12:13 AM
$200 JOKE
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Records back Chai Chong
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Records back Chai Chong
Newly submitted UHWI documents support former chairman’s account of CEO selection process
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
June 17 12:12 AM
Records back Chai Chong
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MAGNIFIQUE!
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MAGNIFIQUE!
Mbappe takes French record as Les Bleus start World Cup with win over Senegal
June 17 12:12 AM
Deschamps hails ‘extraordinary’ Mbappe as France win on World Cup bow
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Golding wants diaspora members on public boards
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Golding wants diaspora members on public boards
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
June 17 12:11 AM
Golding wants diaspora members on public boards
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Court of Appeal grants Fitz Jackson leave to appeal in Scotia Bank cheque fee case
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Court of Appeal grants Fitz Jackson leave to appeal in Scotia Bank cheque fee case
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Anthony Williams, a member of the legal team representing Member of Parliament Fitz Jackson in his court matter with Scotia Bank i...
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Woman accused of stealing overnight companion’s cell phone
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Woman accused of stealing overnight companion’s cell phone
June 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman accused of stealing a cell phone from a man she spent the night with will return to court in late June for trial on simple...
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Accused in $93 million bank fraud to return to court in September
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Accused in $93 million bank fraud to return to court in September
June 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An accused man was ordered to return to court in September to answer to charges in a $93 million fraud case when he appeared at th...
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Driver in fatal police shooting granted bail
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Driver in fatal police shooting granted bail
June 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A labourer of a York Town address, Clarendon, was on Thursday offered bail in the sum of $400,000 when he appeared in the May Pen ...
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Judge to rule on dismissing Yahweh Qahal case
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Judge to rule on dismissing Yahweh Qahal case
June 1, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Senior Parish Judge Kaysha Grant-Pryce will rule later this month on whether a case against a faith-based group involving charges ...
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American sentenced to over 10 years for selling elderly data to Jamaican scammers
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American sentenced to over 10 years for selling elderly data to Jamaican scammers
May 29, 2026
NORTH CAROLINA, United States (CMC) — A North Carolina man has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison after being convicted of running a seven-year...
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Unmatched male DNA discovered in vehicle from deadly 2013 police operation
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Unmatched male DNA discovered in vehicle from deadly 2013 police operation
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 27, 2026
An analyst from the Government Forensic Laboratory revealed on Tuesday that DNA belonging to an unidentified male was found in the motor vehicle in wh...
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Accompong Electoral Committee defies court injunction, says nominations will proceed
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Accompong Electoral Committee defies court injunction, says nominations will proceed
May 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Accompong Electoral Committee says nomination day activities scheduled for Friday in Accompong, St Elizabeth will proceed as p...
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Three men appear in Trinidadian court on murder charges after police station attack
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Three men appear in Trinidadian court on murder charges after police station attack
April 28, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Three men, including a municipal police officer, appeared in a magistrate’s court in Trinidad, charged with the murder...
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Emotional testimony marks Klansman gang trial on Thursday
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Emotional testimony marks Klansman gang trial on Thursday
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 24, 2026
“HE’S dead, he’s dead, Sir, he’s dead.” That encapsulated the recollection of a glum prosecution witness tasked with identifying the body of Kemar Wil...
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Court confirms Neymar corruption acquittal over Barcelona transfer
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Court confirms Neymar corruption acquittal over Barcelona transfer
April 22, 2026
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Spain's Supreme Court on Wednesday announced it had confirmed the acquittal of Neymar and former Barcelona presidents of corr...
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Harvey Weinstein rape retrial hears opening arguments
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Harvey Weinstein rape retrial hears opening arguments
April 21, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The retrial of disgraced United States (US) movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, accused of raping actress Jessica Mann, got ...
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Murder trial of six cops resumes after short break
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Murder trial of six cops resumes after short break
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The murder trial of six policemen is to resume on Monday in the Home Circuit Court in Kingston, after it took a short break last w...
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Amy Winehouse’s dad loses suit against friends for selling clothes
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Amy Winehouse’s dad loses suit against friends for selling clothes
April 20, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The father of music superstar Amy Winehouse on Monday lost a United Kingdomw (UK) lawsuit he brought against two of her...
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Accused mayor chopper granted $300,000 bail
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Accused mayor chopper granted $300,000 bail
April 17, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica — The man accused of attacking and chopping St Ann Mayor Michael Belnavis in the head early last year has been granted bail after pre...
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Police fast-track investigation of shooting incident involving Jaii Frais
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Police fast-track investigation of shooting incident involving Jaii Frais
April 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police say investigations are being fast-tracked into Sunday night’s shooting at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, as popul...
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Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial begins in New York
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Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial begins in New York
April 14, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The retrial of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on a rape charge on which a jury was previously deadlocked start...
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Soca artiste Patrice Roberts ordered to pay US$30,000 to Canadian entertainment company
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Soca artiste Patrice Roberts ordered to pay US$30,000 to Canadian entertainment company
April 8, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – A High Court judge in Trinidad and Tobago has ordered Soca artiste Patrice Roberts to pay her former Canadian-based ma...
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60-y-o accused of stabbing granddaughter admonished and discharged after mediation
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60-y-o accused of stabbing granddaughter admonished and discharged after mediation
March 24, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 60-year-old woman accused of stabbing her granddaughter during a confrontation in June 2024 was admonished and discharged on Tue...
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Man granted $100,000 bail on wounding with intent charge
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Man granted $100,000 bail on wounding with intent charge
March 24, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 30-year-old man was granted bail in the sum of $100,000 with one to two sureties when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew ...
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Man cleared after 30-year delay in forgery case
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Man cleared after 30-year delay in forgery case
March 24, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man whose case had been before the court for more than 30 years due to a lack of attendance by witnesses was admonished and disc...
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Travel agency CEO admonished and discharged after repaying $150,000
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Travel agency CEO admonished and discharged after repaying $150,000
March 18, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The owner of a local travel agency, who was charged with fleecing $150,000 from her client, was admonished and discharged followin...
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No deportee flood
Chang says foreign convicts from US will not be more than 25 at a time
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
June 17, 2026
No deportee flood
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Food in every fashion
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Food in every fashion
Foodie Seminar 2026 provides expert panel on all aspects of culinary arts
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 17, 2026
Food in every fashion
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World Cup fever grips Corporate Area
Entertainment
World Cup fever grips Corporate Area
Watch parties draw growing crowds
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
June 17, 2026
World Cup fever grips Corporate Area
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SCOTIA’S $54-B EXIT PROBLEM
Business
SCOTIA’S $54-B EXIT PROBLEM
Proposed buyout removes one of the JSE’s largest dividend stocks; investors with few options
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 17, 2026
Scotia exit could shrink JSE by 10%
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$200 JOKE
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$200 JOKE
Legislators fume over paltry penalty after summoned UHWI CEO skips sitting again prompting calls for stronger sanctions
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
June 17, 2026
$200 JOKE
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