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Guilty before help
Kids being pushed to plead, undermining reform process
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
February 25 12:20 AM
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Cable clean-up coming
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JPS assures dangling lines from Hurricane Melissa will be removed in ‘second wave’
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
February 25 12:18 AM
Cable clean-up coming
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IMC panel to explore opportunities; hosts 5th Jamaica Creative Expo
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 25 12:16 AM
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NHT transfers to top $200 billion as temporary measure becomes long-term revenue stream
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NHT transfers to top $200 billion as temporary measure becomes long-term revenue stream
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 25 12:14 AM
NHT transfers to top $200 billion as temporary measure becomes long-term revenue stream
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Byles blasts banks over Jam-Dex delays
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Byles blasts banks over Jam-Dex delays
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 25 12:14 AM
Byles blasts banks over Jam-Dex delays
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Keeping the house clean
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Keeping the house clean
MOCA, Casino Gaming Commission sign MOU to keep Jamaica in FATF safe zone
Jason Cross | Reporter 
February 25 12:14 AM
Keeping the house clean
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Recovery in sight
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Recovery in sight
Central bank sees rebound in 2026–27 even as reconstruction spending raises inflation concerns
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 25 12:13 AM
Recovery in sight
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Stop institutionalising our children, Chuck appeals
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Stop institutionalising our children, Chuck appeals
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 25 12:13 AM
Stop institutionalising our children, Chuck appeals
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Two men injured in crash on Reading main road
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Two men injured in crash on Reading main road
February 17, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Two men were injured in a motor vehicle crash along the Reading main road in St James on Tuesday morning. Reports indicate that th...
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75-y-o pedal cyclist killed in Hanover crash
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75-y-o pedal cyclist killed in Hanover crash
February 13, 2026
HANOVER, Jamaica — A 75-year-old man has become the 33rd road fatality since the start of the year, after he succumbed to injuries sustained in a moto...
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Woman injured in Clarendon crash
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Woman injured in Clarendon crash
February 12, 2026
CLARENDON, Jamaica — The driver of a Toyota RAV4 had to be extricated from her car by firefighters after a truck collided with her vehicle on Thursday...
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WATCH: Two-vehicle collision along Dyke Road, Portmore
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WATCH: Two-vehicle collision along Dyke Road, Portmore
February 12, 2026
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A collision involving a taxi and a private motor vehicle occurred early Thursday morning along Dyke Road in Portmore, St Cathe...
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Third pedestrian dies in Manchester crash in two days
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Third pedestrian dies in Manchester crash in two days
February 8, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A pedestrian died as a result of injuries he sustained after being struck by a motorcar on the Old Greenvale Road in Mandeville,...
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Bus accident kills at least 16 pilgrims in north-east Brazil
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Bus accident kills at least 16 pilgrims in north-east Brazil
February 3, 2026
SAO PAULO, Brazil(AFP)—A bus returning from a religious festival in northeast Brazil veered off the road on a curve and overturned on Tuesday, killing...
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Driver injured in collision at Lyndhurst Road, Beechwood Avenue intersection
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Driver injured in collision at Lyndhurst Road, Beechwood Avenue intersection
February 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The driver of a Toyota Regius Ace motor van was taken to hospital Tuesday morning following a two-vehicle collision at the interse...
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81 road users killed during 4th quarter of 2025 says ITA
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81 road users killed during 4th quarter of 2025 says ITA
January 24, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Eighty-one people were killed in 68 fatal crashes during the fourth quarter of 2025 between October and December, according to the...
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Trelawny crash victim identified as 68-y-o St Mary man
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Trelawny crash victim identified as 68-y-o St Mary man
January 23, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Police have identified the man who died following a two-vehicle collision on the North Coast Highway in Trelawny on Thursday after...
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Pedestrian, motorist killed in separate crashes in Westmoreland
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Pedestrian, motorist killed in separate crashes in Westmoreland
January 20, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Two men, a pedestrian and a motorist, died as a result of injuries sustained in two separate motor vehicle crashes in Westmore...
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Education Ministry mourns lives lost in St Elizabeth/Westmoreland border crash
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Education Ministry mourns lives lost in St Elizabeth/Westmoreland border crash
January 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Education Minister Senator Dana Morris Dixon is mourning the tragic loss of three children and an adult following a two-vehicle cr...
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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
January 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Thirty-two people were killed in 27 fatal crashes during the month of December 2025 according to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA)....
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Three children among four killed in St Elizabeth/ Westmoreland border crash
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Three children among four killed in St Elizabeth/ Westmoreland border crash
January 11, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica —Three children and an adult died following a two-vehicle collision on the Crawford to Font Hill main road near the St Elizabeth...
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Stray animals endangering Trelawny motorists, says Gager
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Stray animals endangering Trelawny motorists, says Gager
January 9, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Mayor of Falmouth and chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC), C Junior Gager, has expressed concern about road fatal...
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Police identify men killed in fiery Trelawny crash
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Police identify men killed in fiery Trelawny crash
January 8, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The police have confirmed the identities of the two men who died in a fiery motor vehicle crash along the North Coast Highway in T...
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Two dead in fiery Trelawny crash
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Two dead in fiery Trelawny crash
January 5, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Two unidentified individuals died in a fiery motor vehicle crash along a section of the North Coast Highway in Trelawny on Sunday ...
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Ex-heavyweight champion ‘stable’ following fatal Nigeria crash
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Ex-heavyweight champion ‘stable’ following fatal Nigeria crash
December 29, 2025
SAGAMU, Nigeria (AFP) — Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was in a "stable condition" in hospital after a car accident in Nigeri...
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Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
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Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
December 29, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Information has now indicated that, contrary to earlier information which suggested that Christopher Clarke died from injuries sus...
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Woman dies in motor vehicle crash in Trelawny
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Woman dies in motor vehicle crash in Trelawny
December 27, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — A woman is now dead and a man nursing injuries following a motor vehicle collision along the One Mile main road in Falmouth Saturd...
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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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Kids being pushed to plead, undermining reform process
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February 25, 2026
Guilty before help
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Cable clean-up coming
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Cable clean-up coming
JPS assures dangling lines from Hurricane Melissa will be removed in ‘second wave’
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
February 25, 2026
Cable clean-up coming
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IMC panel to explore opportunities; hosts 5th Jamaica Creative Expo
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 25, 2026
Maximise, monetise!
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NHT transfers to top $200 billion as temporary measure becomes long-term revenue stream
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NHT transfers to top $200 billion as temporary measure becomes long-term revenue stream
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 25, 2026
NHT transfers to top $200 billion as temporary measure becomes long-term revenue stream
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Byles blasts banks over Jam-Dex delays
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Byles blasts banks over Jam-Dex delays
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 25, 2026
Byles blasts banks over Jam-Dex delays
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