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Charities trying to beat Dec 31 deadline for hurricane relief supply waivers
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
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Rastas express mixed views on cannabis exec order in US
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Rastas express mixed views on cannabis exec order in US
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 22 12:28 AM
Rastas express mixed views on cannabis exec order in US
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Davie Community Worship Center, Florida, donates $1 million to aid Melissa-hit churches
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Davie Community Worship Center, Florida, donates $1 million to aid Melissa-hit churches
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UDC expands fireworks fest to St Bess, Westmoreland
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UDC expands fireworks fest to St Bess, Westmoreland
December 22 12:26 AM
UDC expands fireworks fest to St Bess, Westmoreland
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Two die in Manchester crashes; two-month-old among four hospitalised
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Two die in Manchester crashes; two-month-old among four hospitalised
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 22 12:24 AM
Two die in Manchester crashes; two- month-old among four hospitalised
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JN Money spreading ‘Holiday Hope’
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JN Money spreading ‘Holiday Hope’
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JN Money spreading ‘Holiday Hope’
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Krystle Thorpe: Building a life of purpose, one client at a time
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Police Federation expresses condolences following death of traffic cop
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Police Federation expresses condolences following death of traffic cop
December 13, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The Jamaica Police Federation has expressed condolences to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and colleagues of Constable Er...
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Police constable dies in vehicular collision
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Police constable dies in vehicular collision
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
December 13, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed the death of a policeman following a motor vehicle collision in St Elizabet...
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24 killed in road crashes in November – ITA
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24 killed in road crashes in November – ITA
December 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is reporting that 24  people were killed in 20 fatal crashes during the month of November. The ...
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One dead, several injured in St Ann crash
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One dead, several injured in St Ann crash
AKERA DAVIS OBSERVER WRITER 
December 11, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — A female is confirmed dead and several others injured in a crash along the Queens Highway in Discovery Bay, St Ann. The crash happen...
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WATCH: Edwin Allen High mourns 14-y-o student killed in crash
December 1, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Students at Edwin Allen High School gathered quietly in their quadrangle on Monday, their faces heavy with grief as they mourned ...
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Vaz saddened by toll road crash
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Vaz saddened by toll road crash
November 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says he is saddened following the tragic motor vehicle crash on the Vineyard Town leg, of the East to...
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UPDATE: Five dead, 15 injured in toll road crash
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UPDATE: Five dead, 15 injured in toll road crash
November 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Five people have died, and another 15 received medical treatment following a crash on the PJ Patterson Highway on Wednesday aftern...
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Two feared dead in toll road crash
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Two feared dead in toll road crash
November 26, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — At least two people are feared dead following a crash on the PJ Patterson Highway on Wednesday afternoon. Police, firemen and ...
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Trelawny higgler dies after motorcycle crash
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Trelawny higgler dies after motorcycle crash
November 21, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — A Trelawny higgler died after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a parked truck along a section of the North Coast Highway...
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Traffic pile-up on Kendal main road after crash
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Traffic pile-up on Kendal main road after crash
November 14, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Heavy traffic is now being experienced on the Kendal main road in Manchester following the collision of two heavy duty vehicles ...
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UPS, FedEx ground MD-11 cargo planes after deadly crash
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UPS, FedEx ground MD-11 cargo planes after deadly crash
November 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States Freight carriers UPS and FedEx said they have grounded their fleets of MD-11 cargo planes, after one o...
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Engine fell off US cargo plane before deadly crash — officials
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Engine fell off US cargo plane before deadly crash — officials
November 5, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The death toll from a cargo plane crash in the southern United States (US) state of Kentucky rose to 11 on Wednesday...
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Taxi driver pinned in two-vehicle Mandeville crash extricated by firefighters
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Taxi driver pinned in two-vehicle Mandeville crash extricated by firefighters
October 26, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Firefighters had to be called in to get an occupant out of a Toyota Wish motor car following a two-vehicle crash on New Green Ro...
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Soldier hospitalised after being pinned under JDF unit in Mandeville crash
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Soldier hospitalised after being pinned under JDF unit in Mandeville crash
October 23, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been hospitalised after the unit he was driving crashed and overturned, reportedly pin...
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At least 15 dead in road accident in Brazil
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At least 15 dead in road accident in Brazil
October 18, 2025
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — At least 15 people died in a road accident when a bus driver going the wrong way lost control of the vehicle in northeast Br...
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UPDATE: Soldiers involved in Harbour Street crash in good health
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UPDATE: Soldiers involved in Harbour Street crash in good health
October 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The soldiers who were involved in Friday morning’s two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Harbour Street and Hanover Street ...
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Soldiers injured in Harbour Street crash
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Soldiers injured in Harbour Street crash
October 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — At least two military personnel were reportedly injured Friday morning in a crash on Harbour Street in downtown Kingston. Confirmi...
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WATCH: Two die in Manchester three-vehicle crash
October 11, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Two people, a man and a woman, died as a result of injuries they sustained in a three-vehicle collision on the Winston Jones Hig...
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British teen dies in car crash 3 months after being freed from Dubai prison
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British teen dies in car crash 3 months after being freed from Dubai prison
October 4, 2025
A British teenager who was pardoned by the leader of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after he was jailed in Dubai for having a sexual relationship with...
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Two dead in early morning St Catherine crash
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Two dead in early morning St Catherine crash
October 4, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Two people are now dead following an early Saturday morning collision along the Hellshire main road in St Catherine which also...
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WATCH: 29 Knox College students escape serious injuries in Manchester bus crash
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WATCH: 29 Knox College students escape serious injuries in Manchester bus crash
October 1, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Twenty-nine students of the Spalding-based Knox College escaped serious injuries after the Coaster bus they were travelling in ve...
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Cop dies three days after bike crash in St Elizabeth
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Cop dies three days after bike crash in St Elizabeth
September 29, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A police constable who sustained serious injuries in a motorcycle crash on the Lacovia main road in St Elizabeth on Friday has...
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Charities trying to beat Dec 31 deadline for hurricane relief supply waivers
BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer 
December 22, 2025
Race against time!
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Rastas express mixed views on cannabis exec order in US
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Rastas express mixed views on cannabis exec order in US
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 22, 2025
Rastas express mixed views on cannabis exec order in US
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Davie Community Worship Center, Florida, donates $1 million to aid Melissa-hit churches
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Davie Community Worship Center, Florida, donates $1 million to aid Melissa-hit churches
December 22, 2025
Davie Community Worship
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UDC expands fireworks fest to St Bess, Westmoreland
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UDC expands fireworks fest to St Bess, Westmoreland
December 22, 2025
UDC expands fireworks fest to St Bess, Westmoreland
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Two die in Manchester crashes; two-month-old among four hospitalised
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Two die in Manchester crashes; two-month-old among four hospitalised
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 22, 2025
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